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Investor Spotlight: Rogers Healy, Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners
Founder Feature: Maria of The Purple Drop
#245 - Growing Your Brand with Influencer Marketing with Joybyte
How to Make the Most of Expo West as an Emerging CPG Brand | Little Latke, Gato Dates & Hola Mija Chips
Founder Fundraising Journey: Craig Dubitsky, Happy Products
Founder Feature: Matt Beaman of Goodburn Sauce Co.
#244 - Live Pitch Practice & Feedback
R&D RADIO: Travis Zissu from Scale Food Lab
Investor Spotlight: Elly Truesdell, New Fare Partners
Founder Feature: Hannah Pollack of Nightingale Ice Cream
#243 - Building Your Team Legal Considerations with Giannuzzi Lewendon
Investor Spotlight: Denise Lambertson, Constellation Capital
Founder Feature: Gabriella Labi and Tonya Reznikovich of Gato Dates
R&D RADIO: Brian Chau from Chau Time
#242 - KeHE Grocery Run Recap
Investor Spotlight: Josh Resnick, OpenSky Ventures
Founder Feature: Edouardo Jordan of The Food with Roots
#241 - Breaking Into Misfits Market: What the Buying Team Actually Wants
Investor Spotlight: Mollye Santulli, Springdale Ventures
Founder Feature: Jessica Hamel of PlantChi
R&D RADIO: Rachel Zemser, Founder of A La Carte Connections
Mini Episode: Extracts and Essences (Tea, Coffee, and more) with Vibrant Ingredients
#240 - Introducing Startup CPG's R&D Radio with Adam Yee
Investor Spotlight: Sumeet Shah, VHS Ventures
Founder Feature: Keya Wingfield of Keya's Snacks
Mini Episode: Founders and Funders Roadshow
Mini Episode: Flavors, Formulators & Fast Turnarounds with Ian Haworth, FlavorSum
#239 - The New Non-UPF Verification with Megan Westgate
Understanding Advisors with Jamie Borteck
Founder Feature: Emmanuel Waters and Courtney Tucker of Old Hillside Bourbon
#238 - Legal Ask-Me-Anything with Giannuzzi Lewendon
Founder Fundraising Journey: Jesse Konig, CEO & Co-Founder of Jesse & Ben's
Founder Feature: Lindsay Hancock of My Better Batch
#237 - Inside Founders & Funders with Alex Michaelsen from Leisure Hydration and Alex Malamatinas from Melitas Ventures
Unpacking CPG Finance: Ryan Williams, Founder of Northall
Founder Feature: Kun Yang of Pricklee
#236 - Expo West Tips for New Exhibitors
The Year of Fiber: What to Expect at Expo West 2026 with Comet
Investor Spotlight: Brian Bernstein, Rich Products Ventures
Founder Feature: Chef V of Alchemy of Food
#235 - Winter FancyFaire* Recap with Leana Salamah from SFA, John Lane from Raley's, and Marc Brown from ONOIN
Investor Spotlight: Hayden Williams, BrandProject
Founder Feature: Kartik Das of Doosra
#234 - Startup CPG's Expo West 2026 Preview
Investor Spotlight: Nate Cooper, Barrel Ventures
Founder Feature: Yaniv Simpson of The Conscious Bar
#233 - Ask-Me-Anything: Marketing with Janice Greenwald
Investor Spotlight: Brian Folmer, FirstLook Ventures
Founders Feature: Heidi and William Schneiders of Tea Jams
#232 - 2026 Brand Resolutions
Investor Spotlight: Trevor Rechnitz, Vanterra Ventures
Founder Feature: Taylor Espinoza of Unicorn Bites
#231 - Tools I Actually Use to Save Time
Investor Spotlight: Brian Bustamante-Nicholson, Greycroft
Founder Feature: Alan Scholnick of Datefix
#230 - From Self-Distribution to Full-Service Distributor: Scaling Ops with Smidge Beverage and Cin7
Investor Spotlight: Family Fund with Josh Wand and Sean Kelly
Founder Feature: Houston Buehrle of Little Zing
#229 - The Rise of Ketone IQ: Creating a New Energy Category with Michael Brandt
Operator Spotlight: R&D Insights with Matt Craighead, R&D Manager Trubar
Founder Feature: Stephanie McGregor of RINGA
#228 - Spotlight on Grocery Run Events with Amna Mettmann of Brause and Jocelyn Ramirez from Todo Verde
Investor Spotlight: Alex Borschow, Rocana Ventures
Founder Feature: Amie Kesler of Carolyn's Krisps
#227 - Operations Ask-Me-Anything with Jamie Valenti-Jordan
Investor Spotlight: Nick Giannuzzi, Humble Growth
Startup CPG's Grocery Run with KeHE
Founder Feature: Liv Truesdell of FROST Buttercream
#226 - Hungryroot 101: Launch Your Brand & Master Smart Cart Shopping
The Founder Fundraising Journey: Karl Franz Williams, Founder of Uncle Waithleys
Founder Feature: Erica Groussman of Trubar
#225 - Amazon vs. Your Own Website: The Great eCommerce Debate with Daybreak Agency and Gawronski Media
Investor Spotlight: Jaxon Stuart, Spacestation Investments
Founder Feature: Linda Xu of Huā Wellness
#224 - The Rise of Neuro Gum with Kent Yoshimura
Investor Spotlight: Alex Malamatinas of Melitas Ventures
Founders Feature: Lucy Dana of One Trick Pony
#223 - Startup CPG Innovation Sections at UNFI Selling Shows ft. Jubilee’s and Loopini Pizza
Late Stage Insights For Early Brands to Learn From: Aaron Garcia, Main Post Partners
Founder Feature: Tabi and Meena Hoshmand of Tursh
#222 - Buyer Spotlight: Pastas, Pasta Sauces, Oils, and Vinegars, with Brooke Gil of Whole Foods Market
Investor Spotlight: Deborah Benton of Willow Growth Partners
Founder Feature: Elan Halpern & Kiki Couchman of Sourmilk
#221 - QVC 101 with Häppy Candy and Freestyle Snacks
Founder Feature: Suzannah Raff of Cleo+Coco
#220 - Brain Health Ingredients 101 w/ Cognizin, Radicle Science, and Karma Water
Investor Spotlight: Liz Myslik of Loft Growth Partners
Founder Feature: Arif Khan and Sabeen Hasan of Chikka Chikka
#219 - Managing People at Work with Seth Goldman of JUST Ice Tea
Investor Spotlight: Ben Zises, SuperAngel.Fund
Founder Feature: Haylee Jordan and Tom Eddleston of FABRIC
#218 - Forecasting 101 with Graza & Drivepoint
Ops Spotlight: Laura Romano of Graza
Founder Feature: Ollie & Sophie Spring of OOSO Sparkling Tea
#217 - Creative Briefs 101 with Janice Greenwald and Kat Karpati
Investor Spotlight: Tyler Morgan, BFG Partners
Founder Feature: Joe Cassinelli of El Nacho
#216 - Food Labeling Law 101 with Lauren Handel
Investor Spotlight: Ryan Springer of Midnight Venture Partners
Founder Feature: Sarah Hartmann of Vêsucré