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In the 1960's, the hippie movement grew up as a rebellion against the intertwining of politics and capitalism, which it called “The Establishment.” The pot-smoking hippies accused The Establishment of putting the pursuit of profit above everything, to the detriment of every aspect of our society, from the environment to our access to recorded music. Flash forward to today. It turns out the pot-smoking hippies were right about a lot of stuff. As pot is becoming increasingly legalized across the country, today's generation of socially conscious activists can be found inside the business establishment. They're a part of a movement called Conscious Capitalism. Conscious Capitalism says we can make and sell products for a profit, but do it in a way that is consciously aware of who makes the product, what's in the product, and how the product is marketed and sold. Locally, a great example of conscious capitalism was Naked Pizza. It was an attempt to curb the country's obesity epidemic by making one of its contributors into a healthy option. Naked Pizza was born in New Orleans. Its co-founder was Robbie Vitrano. Robbie's contributions to New Orleans entrepreneurship are numerous and legendary. And now he's back with not one but two socially conscious products: Good Spread - a peanut butter; and Uncanny Wellness - a company that is finding unique ways of delivering the legal derivative of cannabis, CBD. Dr Bill Accousti is an orthopedic surgeon at Children's Hospital in New Orleans. He's an Associate professor of Orthopedic Surgery at LSU Health Sciences Center. And Dr Bill is the creator of Dr. Bill's Syrup. Dr Bills Syrup is a unique blend of maple syrup and cane syrup. You can find Dr Bill's Syrup at a number of places, including some Rouse's supermarkets and well-known New Orleans restaurants. Because Dr Bill is a proponent of bone health, and aware of the vitamin deficiency that erodes it, each serving of Dr Bill's Syrup has a full day's supply of Vitamin D. One of the most cliched pieces of advice in marketing is, “Build a better mousetrap.” In other words, take a pedestrian product that everybody needs and make some change to it that will make it more attractive than the currently available options. You might not think there's much you could do to improve peanut butter, cane syrup, or maple syrup. And you probably didn't think about taking your favorite drink and adding CBD to it. This conversation might not change your life, but it could sure change your breakfast. This episode of Out to Lunch was recorded in the wine room at Commander's Palace. Out to Lunch You can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at our website. And meet another two fascinating New Orleanians around the lunch table, wind-power engineer Hiram Mechling and designer Caroline Landry Farouki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Krystal Denham joins us in this special episode to talk about what has inspired her to dream big, do good, and spread joy. She shares her journey and talks about SUP yoga, her new business and her BIG dream! Join us. Listen in! Then go do that thing you have always wanted to do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/summer20/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/summer20/support
This episode stems from the new reality of the spread of the Corona Virus, something bad, and pivots to the spread to something good encouragement, hope, a helping hand. This leads to more self love. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toni-carthan/support
It's probably no exaggeration to say that the boom in entrepreneurial business in New Orleans wouldn't have happened without the business incubator, Idea Village. Robbie Vitrano was one of the founders of Idea Village. He was also one of the founders of the ad agency Trumpet and the revolutionary Naked Pizza. Today, Robbie talk to Peter Ricchiuti about his newest ventures, among them Good Spread, peanut butter that's, literally, setting out to change the world, and Uncanny Wellness, a company with a unique approach to CBD: it's water soluble, so you can add it to your coffee, shake, or even maple syrup if you'd like. And talking of syrup, Dr Bill Accousti is the creator of Dr Bill's Syrup, a brand new blend of cane syrup and maple syrup. Because Dr Bill is also an orthopedic surgeon, Dr Bill's syrup has your daily dose of Vitamin D in every serving. This is a fascinating conversation, ranging over many entrepreneurial subjects. Robbie is a veteran entrepreneur whose experiences include working with Mark Cuban and creating innovative and memorable marketing campaigns for an extraordinarily wide range of companies, and Bill is an enthusiastic, vastly over-qualified newcomer to entrepreneurship. Photos over lunch in the wine room at Commander's Palace by Jill Lafleur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
J.P. and Nick welcome Blue Jays manager John Gibbons onto the show to talk about topics ranging from mound visits to BBQ, J.P. gets a rant in about the “Man in White” and reveals the one thing minor leaguers judge big leaguers on. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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BRAND SECRETS AND STRATEGIES: Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar
This episode's FREE download Your brand's selling story is the cornerstone of all effective business building strategies. Learn How To Get Your Brand On The Shelf and What Retailers REALLY Want. This Is Your Roadmap To Success. CLICK HERE TO GAIN INSTANT ACCESS TO MY FREE TURNKEY SALES STORY STRATEGIES COURSE Shoppers want healthy natural products. Big brands and retailers struggle to connect with these shoppers and the brands driving this trend. Learn what is at the heart of natural, why it resonates with consumers and why it matters. Today's episode focuses on what makes natural natural. You've heard me talk about this on a lot of different podcasts, the content that I put out there, the webinars I produce and everything else. This is the underlying question that people keep asking me: What makes natural natural, and why is it important? Why do they need to pay attention to it? You've probably heard me describe natural as being somewhat like a religion. That in no way means that anyone's trying to be preaching natural. The point being is this, the natural community is more connected to what makes natural natural, the ingredients in the packaging, the ground that the ingredients are grown in, the climate, the environment, every thing that's involved in making food more accessible. This goes well beyond the package or on the shelf. This talks about the story, the underlying story, the mission behind the brand behind the entrepreneur, why they do what they do, and why it's important. The point is simply this: The natural organic brands that we talk about, that we celebrate on this show, are the ones that are driving sustainable sales across every category and every channel. It's these unique disruptive brands that are changing the way people think about food. At the heart of this discussion, we use words like transparency, clean label, and try to explain what those are and why those matter. Customers want products that they can trust, products that they can rely on to deliver exceptional nutritional value to them and their family. This is about celebrating the food for being something more than just a commodity, something you stick in your mouth. It's about building a community and uniting that community. It's about bringing people together. This is what makes natural natural. And this is why this episode is so important. This is why I do what I do on this podcast, and with the other content I produce. Today I'm thrilled to introduce you to Robbie Vitrano, a thought leader in this space. He leverages the insights that he gets from all the other thought leaders and brings them together. This session is perhaps one of the most impactful episodes I've had yet in that it addresses that fundamental underlying question that people keep asking me: What makes natural natural? And why this matters. Here's Robbie Vitrano from Good Spread and NatchCom Download the show notes at: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session41
In this episode we sit down with Daniel Anderson and talk about; surviving lighting storms, proper etiquette at mountain town concerts, RV disasters, and techniques for comfortable defecating experiences in the woods. Oh, and we also hear about an awesome product changing the world, Good Spread. Learn more at helpgoodspread.com.
In most ways, Robbie was "ruined" by New Orleans, a dying city, that he thought he was saving. It turns out it saved him, leading to the remaking of his brand design studio (Trumpet) into the launchpad for an entrepreneurial ecosystem that's at the center of a refocused, civically reengaged New Orleans. Robbie now runs, designs, and invests in food companies with social and environmental impact such as Good Spread, a nut butter company launched from a non-profit maker of a therapeutic peanut butter that treats and cures kids suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition. Along the way, he co-founded Idea Village, Naked Pizza (a healthy delivery pizza company expanded internationally and sold to Mark Cuban), and maintains a portfolio of food-based companies under Innisfree. Robbie was an Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year finalist, was named City Business Magazine’s innovator of the year, and won the Louisiana Technology Council’s technology of the year award. He is also a member of Adweek’s creative all-star team.
Fatim Bahh will be talking about making meaningful change through socially-conscious companies, and how we can create positive change with our purchases. "Education is the one thing that a man can never take away from you." - Fatim Bahh Learn more about this episode of The Stay Inspired Podcast at www.kongitfarrell.com/10
This is part 2 of the Good Spread interview. Plus we have more of Chris Day's weird world of crowdfunding. In this episode we’re joined once more from Nashville, Tennessee by Alex Cox and Mark Slagle, co-founders of Good Spread Peanut Butter. Back in 2011 they were inspired to help address malnutrition in developing countries – and their solution was unusual. But as we hear from Alex and Mark, it hasn’t all been plain sailing – or smooth spreading – they’ve had their fair share of crunchy bits along the way… Be sure to check out part 1 of this interview on iTunes
(Recorded at IMPACT…a youth rally on the campus of Lipscomb University) Mark Moore, former missionary to Uganda, Africa, Founder of Mana Nutrition and the man ultimately responsible for introducing Rubio to the career of youth ministry, stops by to...