The Product Makers' Lab Podcast
by Olivia Ratten
We all dream of creating products that fly off the shelves because customers love them. But what does it truly take to develop these winning products, sustain that momentum, and keep your product lines ahead of the competition?In this podcast, I interview leaders from small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the consumer packaged goods industry to uncover how they innovate for lasting success. Drawing from my own experience in the industry, this is more than just a passion—it’s my obsession. oliviaratten.substack.com
Episodes
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Episode #2 - Modernising a Legacy Food Brand with Will Nicholl
In this episode of Product Makers Lab, I talk with Will Nicholl, owner of Maleny Cuisine—one of Queensland’s oldest condiment brands. What started as a leap of faith, buying an existing business and moving a young family across the ditch, has grown into a resilient, values-led food business with...
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Episode #1: Building a Community-First Brand with Phoebe Preuss
In this episode of Product Makers Lab, I talk with Phoebe Preuss, founder of Living Koko, a zero-waste cacao business with deep Indigenous roots and a powerful commitment to community development and ethical sourcing. Phoebe’s story is one of real-world innovation: from learning chocolate-making…
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Spoken Memo #2: Just like ‘luck,’ innovation isn’t random. It comes to those who practice it.
I’ve been listening to Dr. Mayim Bialik’s podcast this morning, in an episode where she interviews Deepak Chopra. There was a line that Deepak said that really stood out to me: “Luck is where preparedness meets opportunity.” In this part of the podcast, they were talking about how successful...
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Spoken Memo #1: We want change, but are we willing to change to get it?
In today's spoken memo, I reflect on how building a workshop to drive real change for my client led me to explore why creativity can feel like a dirty word in business. Read my article, Creativity is a Dirty Word,...
About this show
We all dream of creating products that fly off the shelves because customers love them. But what does it truly take to develop these winning products, sustain that momentum, and keep your product lines ahead of the competition?In this podcast, I interview leaders from small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the consumer packaged goods industry to uncover how they innovate for lasting success. Drawing from my own experience in the industry, this is more than just a passion—it’s my obsession.
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