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The Leadership Shift Every Food Founder Needs to Make
Episode 46
#46 At some point, every food founder has to make the shift from doing it all — production, sales, deliveries — to leading with vision and trust. In …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The After-Hours Founder: Building Your Food Dream While Working 9–5
Episode 45
Are you running your food business after work — squeezing in production between dinner and bedtime, wondering if it'll ever be enough to grow? You're…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Following Your Bliss: How Ananda Elixirs Turned Functional Mushrooms into a Soda Alternative.
Episode 44
How Samantha and her husband turned a kitchen experiment into a functional mushroom soda brand redefining what it means to "follow your bliss."
In th…
11 months ago
Expert Segment: Clean Labels, Cocoa Volatility, and the Power of Upcycling — with Brad Buchholz of POM Wonderful
Episode 43
In this expert segment, Brad Buchholz, VP of Business Development at POM Wonderful, shares how clean-label innovation, upcycling, and grit are shapin…
11 months, 1 week ago
3 Things You Must Get Right Before Scaling Your Recipe
Episode 42
Scaling a recipe sounds simple — just make more of it, right?
Not quite.
In this episode, I'm breaking down the three most overlooked things food fou…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Leadership Lessons Every Food Founder can steal From The Global Leadership Summit
Episode 41
I just returned from the Global Leadership Summit, and while the speakers came from different professions, their lessons couldn't be more relevant fo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Expert Segment: Food Ethnographer June Jo Lee- How Food Shapes, Culture, Care and Belonging.
Episode 40
Expert Spotlight: June Jo Lee on Food Ethnography
In this episode, I sit down with June Jo Lee, a leading food ethnographer, to explore how food is m…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Mini Series: 3 Things Food Founders Struggle with in Co-Manufacturing. Part 3: Mastering Communication with Co-Manufacturers
Episode 39
Clear, consistent communication can make or break your co-manufacturing partnership. Misunderstandings around production runs, timelines, or specs of…
1 year ago
Mini Series: 3 Things Food Founders Struggle with in Co-Manufacturing. Part 2: Protecting Your Product Integrity
Episode 38
Scaling often means tweaks in formulation, process, or packaging — and one of the biggest challenges founders face is making sure the product still t…
1 year ago
Mini Series: 3 Things Food Founders Struggle with in Co-Manufacturing. Part 1: Cracking the MOQ Code
Episode 37
Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs) are one of the biggest hurdles food founders face when scaling. They can feel like an impossible barrier — too big fo…
1 year ago