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If you've ever felt overwhelmed by paid ads—or wondered why your budget isn't getting results overnight—you're not alone. In this episode, Whitney sits down with Ashley Brock, founder of Paid Ads Academy, to break down what's really going on behind the curtain.They chat about everything from how the paid ads game has changed, to common mistakes businesses make, to why SEO still matters (yes, still). Ashley also shares her journey from agency life to running her own thing, and offers up some no-BS advice for brands looking to grow through ads.Whether you're just dipping your toe into digital advertising or trying to get your team up to speed, there's a lot to think about—and even more to learn.-----------AshleyBrock.comConnect with Ashley on InstagramConnect with Ashley on LinkedInConnect with Whitney on Instagram Connect with Whitney on LinkedInTrue Story Website-------------About Ashley: Ashley Brock is a seasoned paid advertising expert with over a decade of experience managing over $200 million in ad spend for some of the world's most recognized brands, including Fortune 500 companies like Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, California Closets, and Nutpods. Having worked at four leading advertising agencies, Ashley has honed her expertise across Google Ads, YouTube Ads, social media ads, and more. She's taught the skill of paid advertising to business owners worldwide, empowering hundreds of entrepreneurs through her signature training program to generate seven-figure-results in a single month and helping some of her clients win with paid ads. Ashley's mission is simple: to help you win with ads and achieve your goals faster.
In episode 225, founder of Prep Dish Allison Schaaf discusses her current bedtime routine. She walks through the steps she takes each night, for herself not her kids ;). Make sure to click through the resource links below to check out the items referenced in this episode. Want to try Prep Dish meal plans for FREE? Go to ---> PrepDish.com/MPM Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/ Resources mentioned in this podcast: magnesium powder LMNT electrolyte powder (chocolate flavor- so good served hot with a splash of Nutpods or milk!) Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes Dental Care- MI paste for re-mineralization Dime beauty Facial Tape PrepDish.com/MPM for 2 weeks of FREE meal plans!
When Madeline Haydon decided to turn her homemade, plant-based coffee creamer into a business, she didn't fit the mold of a typical founder. She was a woman of color, pregnant with her second child, and had no experience in the food industry. At first, almost all of her sales were through Amazon, and she struggled to convince investors to take a risk on her. But over 10 years, she grew nutpods from a $30,000 Kickstarter campaign into a leading coffee creamer brand, now available in 15,000 stores across the US. This episode was produced by Alex Cheng with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Neva Grant. Our audio engineers were Gilly Moon and Patrick Murray.You can subscribe to Guy's brand new newsletter at guyraz.com.You can also follow HIBT on Twitter & Instagram, and email us at hibt@id.wondery.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode we welcome back special guest JD! JD of the Meat-Fish-Produce improv group! All 5 star beverages today, Deathwish coffee with Nutpods marshmallow creamer, Dt Mt Dew, and Epic Brewings Oak + Orchard release #3 Pinot. RLXP includes a china cabinet and selling out (in the good way). We've played the explore as a cat game Stray (PS5), The anime action RPG Tales of Arise (PS5/XBSeX), the poker deck building game without poker that is Balatro (PC/Switch/PS5), and the skateboarding LBGTQIA+ RPG about relationships Thirsty Suitors (XBSeX/Gamepass). Our reccos are to record later on weekends, PaletteSwap videogame news and humor, the movie Bad Girl Boogey, and Meat Fish Produce improv shows in central Ohio. Links - Meat Fish Produce - https://www.instagram.com/meatfishproduce/ Palette Swap - https://paletteswap.site/ GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support
By his own admission, Will Nitze doesn't give great advice. His nearly 41,000 Linkedin followers, however, likely have a different opinion. Will cut his teeth in CPG in 2017 when he launched IQBAR, a pioneering brand of protein bars infused with adaptogenic ingredients that are said to improve cognitive function. The company has since created a portfolio of brain health-centric product lines, including zero–sugar hydration powders and instant mushroom coffee. IQBAR is carried in over 10,000 locations, including Walmart, Sprouts, Wegmans, BJ's Wholesale, Vitamin Shoppe and H-E-B. Over the past six years, Will has chronicled his experience as an entrepreneur via daily posts on Linkedin where he shares words of encouragement and lessons learned from building an upstart brand. But he's careful to contextualize insights and advice – including those about IQBAR's successful ecommerce strategy and its unorthodox approach to financing – as specific to his business and not necessarily applicable to other brands. Nevertheless, he has the attention of many founders who praise his candid takes on the food and beverage industry. Will is equally forthright in the following interview, in which he shares and explains his perspective on everything from fundraising (“Bootstrapping is the worst thing you can do.”) and staffing (“How can we build a $50 million brand with a staff of six?”) to retail strategy (“Choose channels that scale well.). Show notes: 0:43: Interview: Will Nitze, Founder & CEO, IQBAR – Nitze spoke about his recent move from Boston to Miami and why IQBAR has always been a remotely operated company, how posting daily content on Linkedin has helped grow his following and why he's cautions founders active on the platform not to confuse some information with actionable advice. He also explained how trial and error has been the best education on how to build a brand, the value of e-commerce success in landing distribution at brick and mortar retailers, how his realization that “people don't really want brain food” impacted business strategy and why he hates hiring employees. Later, he explained why you can't negotiate well without telling really good stories, how innovation impacts investor interest and how to assess timing when launching brand extensions. Brands in this episode: IQBAR, Nutpods, Reese's
Creamy and Comforting Butternut Squash SoupCold weather and soup are synonymous in my mind. Nothing is more comforting then a warming bowl of goodness – except one that's easy to prepare, nutritious and versatile. This Butternut Squash recipe is it. Make it vegan by using vegetable stock and now it's a plant-based powerhouse.This Butternut Squash soup has a mousse-like consistency that almost addicting. To add even more staying power, I serve it over quinoa. Let me know if try it and any modifications/additions you make!Get the recipe here: https://baltimoreglutenfree.com/creamy-butternut-squash-soup/Nutpods discount code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alison has been investing in consumer brands for nearly a decade. Prior to Able, Alison was a General Partner & Managing Director at CircleUp Growth Partners where she led investments in early stage consumer brands. Before CircleUp, Alison was a Vice President at TSG Consumer where she invested in consumer and retail brands and worked closely with the e-commerce investments in their portfolio. She spent a year as an operator on the executive team of Backcountry.com, one of the TSG portfolio companies. Prior to TSG, Alison worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in the Consumer & Retail Group. Alison has served on the Board of Directors of Kosas Cosmetics, Nutpods and Mented Cosmetics. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and lives in San Francisco with her husband.
Alison has been investing in consumer brands for nearly a decade. Prior to Able, Alison was a General Partner & Managing Director at CircleUp Growth Partners where she led investments in early stage consumer brands. Before CircleUp, Alison was a Vice President at TSG Consumer where she invested in consumer and retail brands and worked closely with the e-commerce investments in their portfolio. She spent a year as an operator on the executive team of Backcountry.com, one of the TSG portfolio companies. Prior to TSG, Alison worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in the Consumer & Retail Group. Alison has served on the Board of Directors of Kosas Cosmetics, Nutpods and Mented Cosmetics. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and lives in San Francisco with her husband.
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
In today's ask me anything/Q+A/advice episode, I am answering your questions about advocating to your parents, knowing what type of therapy is right for you, hitting rock bottom, dealing with judgment, addressing the teen mental health crisis, supporting men struggling with their mental health, talking about mental health on social media, skills coaching, diary cards, troubled teen industry stories, reading recommendations and so much more!! MENTIONED + https://forms.gle/wDCi5HLxSKA197Ph9 (Anonymous topic submission form) +https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/ep109 (EP #109 Understanding Depression: Causes, Cognitions, Comorbidity, + Coping Featuring UPenn Professor Ayelet Ruscio PhD) + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtIZZs-GAOA (John Oliver - Mental Health Care) + https://www.bustle.com/wellness/how-millennials-and-gen-z-approach-mental-health (Bustle - Millennials May Be The “Therapy Generation,” But Gen Z Is Even More Open About Mental Health) + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOg0TY1jG3w (This is Paris - Documentary) + Troubled Teen Industry Episodes: https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/ep64?rq=troubled%20teen%20industry (#64 Sydney Montana), https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/ep62?rq=troubled%20teen%20industry (#62 Evan Haines), https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/ep41 (#41 Daisye) + https://www.mcleanhospital.org/treatment/3east (3East McLean Hospital) (highly recommend this residential program) + https://www.amazon.com/shop/shepersistedpodcast/list/BUSRSZXXXINI (Shop reading recs) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORs ☕️This week's episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Shop their delicious Vegan, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and Whole 30 creamers today and https://glnk.io/93op/shepersistedpodcast (use code 'SHEPERSISTEDPODCAST' at checkout for 15% off your order).
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guests are Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright—the psychotherapists, sleep experts, and the authors of The Happy Sleeper and Generation Sleepless. In this episode, we discuss why teenagers are experiencing more sleep deprivation than any other demographic, the "perfect storm" leading teens to lose sleep, what exactly happens when you sleep + why it's so important that you get enough rest, at-home steps you can take to improve your sleep hygiene, night routine tips, how to combat insomnia, tips to get up in the morning, and so much more! If you are a teen or parent of a teen who struggles with sleep (like most of us do) this episode is for you and will provide so much value! MENTIONED + The Happy Sleeper website: https://www.thehappysleeper.com/ (https://www.thehappysleeper.com/) + The Happy Sleeper Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappysleeper/ (https://www.instagram.com/thehappysleeper/) + https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593192133/ (Generation Sleepless: Why Tweens and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough, and How We Can Help Them) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guests are https://www.shrinkchicks.com/ (ShrinkChicks) co-hosts and https://www.thetherapygroup.com/ (Therapy Group) founders Emmalee Bierly, LMFT, and Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT! We dive into how negative therapy experiences led Emalee + Jennifer to become therapists, the reasons college is one of the most challenging seasons for mental health, why you should be therapist-shopping, the biggest determinant of success in therapy, how to optimize your sessions to get the most out of them, debunking therapy myths, what is the family systems modality, and signs therapy may be beneficial for you. MENTIONED + ShrinkChicks' Website & Podcast: https://www.shrinkchicks.com/ (https://www.shrinkchicks.com/) + ShrinkChicks' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shrinkchicks/ (https://www.instagram.com/shrinkchicks/) + Therapy Group Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetherapygrp/ (https://www.instagram.com/thetherapygrp/) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guest is Carmen Applegate—the host of The Girly Girl Podcast! In this episode, we answer all your questions about high school, content creation, podcast growth, Pinterest marketing, dating, boys, flirting, and so much more! Carmen's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-girly-girl-podcast/id1527929846?uo=4 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-girly-girl-podcast/id1527929846?uo=4) Carmen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlygirlpodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/thegirlygirlpodcast/) This week's DBT Skill is grounding. Learn more https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/distress-tolerance/grounding/ (HERE)! MENTIONED + https://almost30.com/podcast-pro (Almost30 Podcast Accelerator ) + https://www.scoutsagency.com/ (Scout's Agency) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS ☕️This week's episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Shop their delicious Vegan, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and Whole 30 creamers today and https://glnk.io/93op/shepersistedpodcast (use code 'SHEPERSISTEDPODCAST' at checkout for 15% off your order).
On today's episode of Finding the Thing, Shannon and Emily discuss travel anxiety, Nutpods creamer, and kicking off the start of summer with Memorial Day. Things happening right now -flights getting cancelled this holiday weekend, costs are up for flying and everywhere, staffing is down (increase in covid is causing absences), weather issues. National Weather Service confirmed 2 tornadoes touched down locally for us in Central Pennsylvania on Friday in Lancaster and Franklin counties. Travel anxiety and stressors include: stomach upset, packing stress, fear of new/unfamiliar places, fear of flying, contamination fears, OCD, pet care, and family issues. We discuss ways to manage these common stressors.
Nutpods began as a Kickstarter campaign but the plant based creamers blew up from there. They're now available in more than 15,000 stores nationwide. The Nutpods brand is also the number one dairy-free creamer on Amazon. Here's the real kick, it all started with a mother who wanted to take a second shot at her career: Madeline Haydon. She was pregnant and looking for a healthy non-dairy creamer that wasn't filled with potentially harmful ingredients. In this episode, she discusses how she got the money to start, what she would have done differently and the challenges she came upon along the way. If you want to connect with the Second Shot crew, join us at instagram.com/secondshotpodcast . You can find Nutpods at nutpods.com
In this episode, Lisa, Jamie & Mikey are trying some really great food finds like cauliflower kung pao rice noodles with veggies, Mediterranean meatballs from Applegate, a new flavored creamer from NutPods, 2 different types of plant based jerky, yummy açaí pops, AND SO MUCH MORE. Plus, 2 great treats that received a 10 on Lisa's rating scale: one is sweet and one is sour! Find out by clicking play right now, and then head on over to our Foodcast page for a list of all the products mentioned in the episode!
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guest is https://www.efiasulter.com/ (Efia Sulter)—a mindset and manifestation coach and the host of https://anchor.fm/themanifestedit (The Manifest Edit)! Efia's passion is helping ambitious women create the life they truly desire – not just the life they've settled for. In this episode, we dive deep into Efia's journey of overcoming the childhood trauma of being orphaned, the value of the coach-client relationship, what exactly manifesting is, the importance of subconscious programming, angel numbers, manifestation misconceptions, how mental health and manifestation intersect, how race relates to manifesting, and so much more! Efia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/efiasulter_/ (https://www.instagram.com/efiasulter_/) Efia's Website: https://www.efiasulter.com/ (https://www.efiasulter.com/) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS ☕️This week's episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Shop their delicious Vegan, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and Whole 30 creamers today and https://glnk.io/93op/shepersistedpodcast (use code 'SHEPERSISTEDPODCAST' at checkout for 15% off your order).
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guest is https://www.mytraumacoach.com/about (Michele Rosenthal)—a Certified Professional Coach, Board Certified Trauma and PTSD Hypnotist, Licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming AND a trauma and PTSD survivor herself. She is also an award-winning trauma/PTSD blogger, award-nominated author, and keynote speaker as well as a Trauma Recovery Specialist and Mental Health Advocate. In this episode, we discuss Michele's journey, the implications of our trauma definition, the benefits of an integrative (mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual) recovery approach, overcoming trauma addiction, and the 4 steps of healing. Michele's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michele.rosenthal/ (https://www.instagram.com/michele.rosenthal/) Michele's Website: https://www.mytraumacoach.com/ (https://www.mytraumacoach.com/) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS ☕️This week's episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Shop their delicious Vegan, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and Whole 30 creamers today and https://glnk.io/93op/shepersistedpodcast (use code 'SHEPERSISTEDPODCAST' at checkout for 15% off your order).
9 female-founded vegan brands to support on International Women's Day. By Stephanie McClain at TheBeet.com Original post: https://thebeet.com/female-founded-vegan-brands-to-support-on-international-womens-day/ Plant Based Briefing Merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop The Beet is a plant-based platform offering information on food, health, news, reviews, expert advice. They cover everything from vegan restaurants to the latest food products that make it even easier to eat plant-based, to which whole foods to eat daily to get the right amount of protein, iron and other essential nutrients. How to support the podcast: Share with others. Buy some merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop Leave 5-star rating and review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Based-Briefing/dp/B08K59CRM4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=18XNAH6UMO9L5&keywords=plant+based+briefing&qid=1643393899&sprefix=plant+based+briefi%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-3 Follow Plant Based Briefing on social media: Twitter: @PlantBasedBrief YouTube: YouTube.com/PlantBasedBriefing Facebook: Facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing LinkedIn: Plant Based Briefing Podcast Instagram: @PlantBasedBriefing #vegan #plantbased #veganpodcast #plantbasedpodcast #plantbasedbriefing #thebeet #wildwonder #miyokos #miyokoschinner #gimme #anniechun #lagustasluscious #confectionary #threegirlsvegancreamery #nutpods #mayascookies #deuxdough #wholier #multivitamins #womensday #womenshistorymonth
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's solo episode is all about crisis survival! In this episode we dive deep into how to survive a crisis—whether that's extreme anxiety, anger, depression, urges, or something else! I cover what qualifies something as a crisis, SUDs scores, creating a safety plan, DBT survival skills (STOP, asking for help, ride the wave, TIPP, ACCEPTS + IMPROVE, and more), coping with general distress vs. specific situations, and what's worked for me! MENTIONED +https://ccp.net.au/suds-thermometer/ ( SUDS/Feelings Thermometer) + https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/safety-plan (Crisis Survival/Safety Plan Template) + https://www.wesleyan.edu/caps/CAPS%20at%20Home/Crisis%20Survival%20Skills%20Handout.pdf (ALL of the DBT Crisis Survival Skills Worksheets) + https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines (National Hotlines) (via APA) + https://www.nami.org/help (NAMI Hotline + Resources) + https://theyouthalliance.com/resources/help-hotlines/ (Teen Help Hotlines) + https://mhanational.org/crisisresources (Mental Health America Hotlines + Resources) + https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=100%20coping%20skills&rs=typed&term_meta[]=100%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=coping%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=skills%7Ctyped (100 Coping Skills Lists) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS ☕️This week's episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Shop their delicious Vegan, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and Whole 30 creamers today and https://glnk.io/93op/shepersistedpodcast (use code 'SHEPERSISTEDPODCAST' at checkout for 15% off your order).
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guest is https://www.baileyjst.com/ (Bailey Stanworth)—founder of PLAY digital, co-host of What Day is It?, and a self-proclaimed accidental influencer! In this episode, we take a deep dive into Bailey's mental health and body image journey, how society influences self-esteem, setting boundaries as you consume content, mood-boosting follow recommendations, being vulnerable online vs. in-person, advice for SMMs/creators, and more! Bailey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyjst/ (https://www.instagram.com/baileyjst/) What Day is It: https://whatdayisitpodcast.com/ (https://whatdayisitpodcast.com/) PLAY Digital: https://www.instagram.com/playdigital/ (https://www.instagram.com/playdigital/) This week's DBT Skill is Mindfulness (Participate/Observe/Describe + Nonjudgementally/Effectively/One-Mindfully! Learn more here: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/mindfulness/ (https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/mindfulness/) MENTIONED + https://instagram.com/aliciamccarvell?utm_medium=copy_link (Alicia Mccarvell) + https://instagram.com/upworthy?utm_medium=copy_link (Upworthy) + https://instagram.com/tanksgoodnews?utm_medium=copy_link (Tank's Good News) + https://instagram.com/thebirdspapaya?utm_medium=copy_link (The Bird's Papaya) + https://instagram.com/rawbeautytalks?utm_medium=copy_link (RawBeautyTalks) + https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095GL6XHQ?ref=exp_shepersistedpodcast_dp_vv_d (Five Minute Journal) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today's guest is https://www.madelinebbailey.com/ (Madeline Bailey)—she holds an M.S in Neuroscience from Tulane University and has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests are in neurobiological and molecular, specifically epigenetic changes, caused by stress and trauma, and how these later affect the development of mental health conditions. Madeline and I met through the Almost30 Podcast Accelerator—highly recommend to any podcasters out there—and connected over our shared passion for mental health! In the second half of this podcast swap (listen to me on Finding Your Freedom https://pod.link/1496653089/episode/e7371b38fda6e5ba711cc13afc834fff (HERE)) we discuss Madeline's mental health journey, navigating traumatic experiences/PTSD, ways we respond to traumas (bit and little t), what happens to the brain when we experience trauma and when this becomes PTSD, regulating emotions with/without PTSD, treatment options, epigenetics, and more! Madeline's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madelinebbailey/ (https://www.instagram.com/madelinebbailey/) Finding Your Freedom: https://pod.link/1496653089 (https://pod.link/1496653089) This week's DBT Skill is Check the Facts! Learn more here: https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/202/Check-the-Facts.pdf (https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/202/Check-the-Facts.pdf) MENTIONED + https://almost30.com/podcast-pro (PodcastPro from Almost30 (tons of freebies and their YouTube is AMAZING)) + https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143127748?ref=exp_shepersistedpodcast_dp_vv_d (The Body Keeps the Score) + https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/ (EMDR) + https://hubermanlab.com/ (The Huberman Lab Podcast) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
This week, your two favorite Matts discuss the Britney v. Jamie Lynn, the 2021 SAG Award Nominations, Degrassi getting rebooted on HBOMax, and more! Become a patron! Watch us on YouTube Follow @itsmattsteele Follow @mattpalmermusic
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
Today I am joined by https://www.instagram.com/raisinggoodhumanspodcast/ (Dr. Aliza Pressman)—a developmental psychologist with over 15 years of experience working with families. Dr. Aliza holds a BA from Dartmouth College and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Columbia University Graduate School. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Hospital where she is co-founding director of The Mount Sinai Parenting Center. (bio via https://draliza.com/ (draliza.com)) Dr. Pressman's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raisinggoodhumanspodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/raisinggoodhumanspodcast/ ) Dr. Pressman's Website: https://draliza.com/ (https://draliza.com/) TOPICS + The 4 parenting styles and which help vs. hurt parent-teen relationships + Why we pursue the familiar feelings of our home environment even if they're unhealthy + A step-by-step guide to decrease conflict and navigate it when it does arise + Why parents should ALWAYS be the ones to repair after a conflict + The most common points of contention between parents and teens + Resources for both parents and teens to improve their relationship MENTIONED + https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHEOzgKm5j/ (Jen Atkin's New Year's Goal Setting Template) + http://www.devpsy.org/teaching/parent/baumrind_styles.html (Diane Baumrind) + https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399168834/ (Brainstorm by Dan Siegal) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Surviving Teen Depression and Anxiety
In today's solo episode I tell my mental health story. I dive into my struggle with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and more. I also discuss my treatment journey, my experience with DBT, and where I'm at today. I give my best at-home mental health tips you can implement and answer your questions about my journey! I hope this is a reminder that you're not alone! Mentioned in the episode... + https://www.allure.com/story/dialectical-behavioral-therapy-guide-borderline-personality-disorder (About DBT) + https://depts.washington.edu/uwbrtc/research/publications/ (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Studies) + https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/ (DBT Skills) + https://www.mcleanhospital.org/treatment/3east (3East McLean Hospital - Adolescent DBT Programs) + https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/featured-episodes/ep28 (Ep. 28 feat. Dr. Blaise Aguirre) SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC (https://amzn.to/3A69GOC) EPISODE SPONSORS
Taste Radio hosts Ray Latif, Jacqui Brugliera and Mike Schneider discussed recent headlines on BevNET and NOSH, including how prebiotic soda brand Poppi leveraged its presence on TikTok in support of a recent $13.5 million round of capital, why MTN DEW's limited-edition Flamin' Hot variety works (whether we like it or not) and the potential pitfalls of brand positioned as a better-for-you Hot Pocket. They also riffed on a number of new products, including those marketed by an indoor greenhouse giant, a legacy flour company, a vegan frozen food brand and the maker of beer-centric beef jerky. Show notes: 0:34: Ronaldo Comes Home. Jacqui Is Def Into This 80's Band. Plus, Bings and Jing. -- The episode opened with a chat about t-shirts and an iconic rock outfit, Ray glowing on the heels of a massive shift in global soccer and what makes Poppi's Tik Tok content so compelling. The hosts also spoke about the thoughtful planning and execution of MTN DEW's limited-edition spicy flavor, a recent article on NOSH about chef Ming Tsai's plant-based frozen sammies (aka bings), chatted (again) about the remarkable Fly By Jing and discussed some of their favorite products sampled over the past couple weeks. Brands in this episode: Poppi, Holy Kombucha, MTN DEW, Cheetos, Van Leeuwen, Kraft Foods, Boston Beer Co., Natural Light, Nutpods, Essentia, MingsBings, Hot Pockets, Gotham Greens, King Arthur, Fly By Jing, Clo-Clo, Good Planet, Earth & Star, BrewPub Jerky, HopTea
Genius Juice CEO & Founder, Alex Bayer, interviews Cashey Harshman, of Frooishen Design. Casey is the managing partner and founder of Frooishen Design. He also had a stint at Interact Boulder, where he got his start in the design world. Frooishen has designed national brands such as Nutpods, and our own Genius Juice labels. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/genius-juice/support
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig's Legal Food Talk, host Justin Prochnow welcomes client and queen of plant-based creamers, Madeline Haydon, founder of Nutpods. Justin and Madeline chat about their initial meeting out on the beverage conference circuit and Madeline's early trials and tribulations to get a company off the ground. Madeline talks about the uphill battles for a smaller company fighting against some of the giants in the industry and provides some great insights on fundraising for small companies. The two discuss the growing category of plant-based alternatives and how Nutpods focus on shelf-stable products really helped the company be well situated for the COVID crisis of 2020. They close out the podcast talking about Madeline's personal story and her motivation for supporting Feeding America and local food banks and some final advice for entrepreneurs looking to follow in her footsteps. This is an episode about an amazing woman behind a great company and products that you don't want to miss.
Today I’m joined by McConnell Smith of VMG Partners — a private equity firm focused on growth-stage investments. In this episode, we explore emerging opportunities across fitness and wellness. We discuss VMG’s new $850M fund, including the firm’s approach to backing consumer- and health-focused brands. And McConnell talks about VMG’s investment in [solidcore] — a Pilates-based boutique fitness concept. More from McConnell McConnell is a partner at VMG Partners, a growth equity fund focused on partnering with emerging, high-growth, health and wellness focused consumer brands. He has worked closely with a number of VMG’s investments, including [solidcore], Quest, Sun Bum, Nutpods, Justin’s, Solid Gold, Vermont Smoke & Cure, and Hello Bello, among others. McConnell joined VMG in 2016 and focuses on the nutrition, wellness, and fitness categories. Prior to VMG, he worked in the consumer investment banking groups at Piper Sandler and KeyBanc Capital Markets, and before that was a member of L’Oreal’s supply chain finance team. McConnell grew up in Cleveland and attended Yale University where he played (quite poorly) wide receiver on the Yale football team. More from Fitt Insider Fitt Insider is a newsletter and podcast on the business of fitness and wellness. Join industry-leading operators and investors by subscribing: http://insider.fitt.co
On the 137th episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast, we sit down with Maysaa Abouhamze, one of the co-owners of Cinnaholic Seattle in Capitol Hill. Maysa, along with her business partner of over 10 years, Treva Catsandres, opened up Cinnaholic Seattle 2 and 1/2 years ago and their vegan custom cinnamon rolls have been a hit. Operating as a full on bakery, you can also order cinnacakes, banana bread, cookie dough, and so much more. Tune in as Maysaa tells us how she and Treva started and made Cinnaholic Seattle so popular. In addition, Monica and Nelson recap a short week of what they ate. Nelson checked out the new Donburi Station in Bellevue, had Wing Night at Ba Bar and Churros and ice cream at the new Carmelo's Tacos location, got burgers at the Ram Restaurant and Brewhouse and picked up chicken wings and chicken skins from Foulee Market. Meanwhile, Monica received at Tax Fuel Kit from Java Trading Company, 4th & Heart, and Nutpods, got a delivery from Rethinking Groceries, checked out the Chebogz sister truck, Paraiso, had cookies delivered from Treat Cookies, ate with Steph Forrer and Annie at Wild Ginger McKenzie, and checked out a new pop-up by Enseamada. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy the latest episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast!
This week, we’re joined by Brandon Schwartz and Lawrence Cisneros, the co-founders of DRNXMYTH, a brand of ready-to-pour fresh cocktails whose proprietary bottle and ultra-high quality ingredients have made its products among the most unique -- and sought after -- offerings in the spirits industry. Amid a rapidly expanding market for ready-to-drink cocktails, DRNXMYTH has differentiated itself via an innovative package that keeps the spirit and a cold-pressed juice-based mixer separate until the time of consumption. A twist of the bottle and a quick shake and the result is a fresh craft cocktail. DRNXMYTH made its official debut in early 2020 and has since built a strong direct-to-consumer business among cocktail enthusiasts thirsting for high-quality offerings at a time when most bars around the country were shuttered. In an interview included in this episode, Schwartz and Cisneros spoke about the origins of the brand and how they navigated a complex web of alcohol regulation, supplier partnerships and packaging technology to achieve their vision for the products. They also discussed how the pandemic impacted their go to market strategy and how they surrounded themselves with investors that understood the impact of technology within an emerging category. Show notes: 0:52: Remembering A Legend. Ray’s New Love. And, A Spirited Chat About New Products. -- The episode opened with a chat about Jacqui’s passion for Gaelic football, high school athletic endeavors and a few updates to Taste Radio. The hosts also shared remembrances of industry icon and Odwalla and Califia Farms founder Greg Steltenpohl, who passed away earlier this month. Later, they spoke about a new line of indulgent ice cream bars, buzzy cocktails and Spindrift’s foray into hard seltzer. 20:44: Interview: Brandon Schwartz & Lawrence Cisneros, Co-Founders, DRNXMYTH -- BevNET CEO John Craven sat down with Schwartz and Cisneros, who discussed their backgrounds in law and consumer products, the inspiration for the brand and how they identified white space for a super-premium bottle cocktail. They also discussed the lengthy timeline for developing DRNXMYTH’s bottle and operational strategy, convincing investors to buy into the concept before the package was commercially ready and why they aligned with bartenders and mixologists to create the recipes for and market the cocktails. Later, Schwartz and Cisneros talked about their innovation strategy and how they crafted a consumer experience, building DRNXMYTH’s direct-to-consumer platform and how investors perceive the opportunity for ready-to-drink cocktails. Brands in this episode: DRNXMYTH, Califia Farms, Odwalla, Nutpods, Kokomio, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Leilo, Deloce, Bomani, Intent Beverage, Mindright, Spirit & Co., Spindrift, Suja, Evolution Fresh
Aditi Dash is a Partner at CircleUp and invests in consumer brands like Beyond Meat, nutpods, and Black Medicine. We discuss emigrating from India at age 8, being told to "not sit at the table" while working at Morgan Stanley, taking the advice to "get out of the building" during a surprise FDA visit at La Colombe Coffee, and why hormone health and the convergence of Media x Consumer excite her as an investor.Subscribe to our newsletter. We explore the intersection of media, technology, and commerce: sign-up linkLearn more about our market research and executive advisory: RockWater websiteListen to our weekly executive insights on Media x Commerce news: Mondays at 2pm PT on Clubhouse via @chriserwinFollow The Come Up on Twitter: @TCUpodEmail us: tcupod@wearerockwater.com---EPISODE TRANSCRIPT:Chris Erwin:Hi, I'm Chris Erwin. Welcome to The Come Up, a podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and leaders.Aditi Dash:The FDA showed up at the plant that I was running, and I'd had almost a meltdown, and I was freaking out and was given the advice to, "Hey, you just need to leave. You need to trust that the production manager and the warehouse manager have everything under control, and that the processes that you've put in place by this point are going to work." Chris Erwin:This week's episode features Aditi Dash, a partner at CircleUp. CircleUp is a consumer investor in companies like Beyond Meat, nutpods, Rebel, Black Medicine and more. Aditi was born in India and came to the US with her family at the age of eight. They spent time in Boulder, Colorado, then she went to the East Coast. After undergrad, she joined Morgan Stanley as an investment banker, and in her first week received the shocking advice of, "Never sit at the table."After a couple of years in banking, she went to the buy-side and was a consumer investor at Stripes Group. But while there, she felt disingenuous sitting across the table from founders, realizing that she wanted more operating experience so that she could give better advice. So she went to business school at Harvard, and shortly thereafter joined La Colombe, a coffee manufacturer. She has some pretty crazy stories from there, like when the FDA gave one of her plants a surprise visit, almost caused her a personal meltdown until her team told her to just get out of the building and trust the processes that she's built.Afterwards, Aditi went back to the buy-side and joined CircleUp as a partner. So at the end of our interview, we talk about what investment themes get her excited for 2021, like hormone health as purchase criteria and the convergence of media and direct-to-consumer brands. We also talk about why so many people don't get the basics of business and why Clubhouse is so exhausting. All right. This was a super fun interview with Aditi, I'm pumped to tell you her story, let's get into it. Tell me a little bit about where you grew up. What was your household like? Aditi Dash:Sure. So I grew up in a few different places. I'll start all the way at the beginning. I was born in this town called Dhanbad. It's in India, it's in Eastern India, and it is the coal mining capital of the country. Think West Virginia coal mines, a lot of the coal in India comes from this town, and that is what this town is known for. So I was born there at my grandmother's house, on my maternal grandmother's house, and lived there for a little bit, and then my family moved to Calcutta, which is now known as Kolkata. And that is the first real memory I have of a household. Aditi Dash:I lived in an apartment, two bedroom apartment with my parents. I have a younger brother. It was as far as I can remember full of joy and fun. We were middle class in India, and we were from a small town in a big city. So I guess the reason I'm saying that is that it felt like even just being in Kolkata was a big move for me and my family. Chris Erwin:Yeah. Totally. How old were you when you came over to the US? Aditi Dash:I was eight years old when I came to the US. And we moved to Milpitas in California, which is in the Bay Area. And it's like a tech hub today, it's in the center of Silicon Valley. And my dad was brought here in order to work in the tech industry. Chris Erwin:Was your father working in the technology industry back in India? Aditi Dash:Exactly. He was working in the tech industry back in India. I guess it's the reverse of outsourcing, but the- Chris Erwin:Insourcing. Aditi Dash:They insourced him and then three months later my mom and my brother joined him in California. Again, we had this great apartment in Milpitas. It was a two bedroom apartment that I recently went back to the complex and realized how tiny it was. But it was big in my eyes and my dad worked at Sun Microsystems, my mom was stay-at-home. I had a lot of fun, interesting memories from that point, but it was very community-driven. In that apartment complex, my parents got to know all the other Indians, and we hung out almost every single day if not every week, and it just was a really strong Indian community within that apartment and some of my parents best friends to this day are from there. They still see them on a weekly basis, which is kind of crazy. Chris Erwin:Wow. My mother was born in Italy, and then she migrated to the US. And I think they first landed in Erie, Pennsylvania when she was four years old. And a key part of that was that there was a lot of other local Italian community nearby to help to ease the transition and the logistics, and then just to feel that there was a support network. So did you actually move with whether other family members or other people from your Indian community back in India, when you made this move at age eight? Aditi Dash:No. It was a new community here. I think my dad may have had some friends that he was working with in India that also moved here at the same time, but for me it was a completely new thing. Chris Erwin:Do you remember being really excited or were you scared? What was going through your mind? Aditi Dash:Yes. I was really excited. I had a shirt that I would wear all the time that said baseball on it. I couldn't wait to move here. Just the things that were super exciting once I got here were like carpet. We didn't really have carpet in India, and so it was just I remember being fascinated by it, and volunteering to clean it whenever I could. Chris Erwin:That's a rare thing for a kid at that age, wanting to do chores like clean the carpet. Aditi Dash:Yeah. It felt like an adventure, but I'm sure that my parents telling me something along the lines of "Hey, this is going to be fun," had something to do with that. Chris Erwin:And so I know that you then end up at Brown, but in that interim period, what were you getting into a groove in? Were there certain sports or like now you're a consumer investor, were there any glimpses into your current career back then in your childhood? Aditi Dash:Yeah. A few things. So at the age of 12, we moved to Boulder, Colorado. And so in Colorado, in Boulder is where I really had my formative years, my rebellious years, my years to just figure out who I was. And weirdly enough, Boulder today is a hub for consumer products and for consumer products businesses, especially in the world of food and beverage. And I think that part of the reason that it became a hub is encompassed in some of the glimpses that I saw back then of this desire to live a healthier life, people even back then were very focused on natural ingredients, knowing where products came from, local, and then health and wellness, like running, yoga, skiing, physical activity. There was just a big focus on continuous improvement at least for the body and soul, that I just think that it impacted me in ways that maybe I didn't get, and attracted me to the world of natural foods, natural products, natural living and just consumer in general. Chris Erwin:Okay. It's funny, there's this like big westward migration from India to California, and then it's Boulder, Colorado, and then it's- Aditi Dash:Yeah. It's off to Rhode Island and Brown. Chris Erwin:Okay. And when you went to Brown, what was in your eyes then of what you wanted to do with your life? Aditi Dash:I filled out all my applications that I wanted to be a biomedical engineer, but I had a few different things that I wanted to do. I was interested in potentially doing something more political. I was working at the senator's office in Colorado, when I worked there. I was interested in potentially becoming a doctor, which is what I had always thought I'd want to do. I was really into writing as well, and I'd written my essay to apply to Brown about hamburgers and hot dogs and moving to America. So I wanted to do a little bit of something in writing. But I ended up starting as a engineering major, and I finished as an engineering major, and I studied economics as well. Chris Erwin:Aditi, before we move on from Brown, I just saw that on your LinkedIn that you founded I think a tutor network called BearPaw Tutors. What was that? Aditi Dash:Yes. Two of my best friends from engineering lab and I founded this company called BearPaw Tutors. And it was really fun. But basically, it was a business that would hire tutors from Brown and pay them $1 more than they could make tutoring Brown students, and then go out in the community starting with private schools, and find parents that were looking for SAT tutors for their kids and charge them less than they would have to pay Kaplan. Our costs were really low, because at the time, I think Brown students could make $8 an hour tutoring, and so we'd pay them $10 an hour. And then the parents were paying us like $30 an hour for the tutoring. And so we'd make a pretty good margin on that relationship, and our kind of angle was that we would allow parents to book online, pay online and leave a review online. So it was early in just doing all this online tutoring, and it was local and it was profitable, and it was really, really, really fun. Chris Erwin:Yeah. That's a pretty good spread for a business that kicks off in college, so kudos. Aditi Dash:Yeah. And so my friend Matt, who was the CEO and it was his idea, and he now works at Square. And my friend Tito, who was helping with just kind of building out the basic tech side of things is now an air miner. Chris Erwin:What's an air miner? Aditi Dash:An air miner, his vision is to take CO2 out of the atmosphere and turn it into carbon-based products. Chris Erwin:Is that kind of like carbon capture in a way? Aditi Dash:Yeah, exactly. Carbon capture. Chris Erwin:Got it. Cool. So after Brown, you go to investment banking at Morgan Stanley in New York City, and I think you start in the TMT group and then you go over to healthcare. But I'm curious, why did you want to go to banking in New York? Aditi Dash:I didn't know much about business or finance, but I had so much fun doing this BearPaw Tutors thing, that I was trying to figure out what I should do. And the advice I was given was, "You got to go into banking or consulting, if you like business." And so I started applying to all the consulting and banking firms and was lucky to get an internship at Morgan Stanley. And honestly, I didn't know what I was doing. I did not know what LevFin was, I didn't know what high yield bonds were. I felt like I just walked into this crazy finance party, and I was like, "This is great. I can do this." It was a blast. I had a great time. Chris Erwin:Okay. Yeah. You're definitely not learning like LevFin and LBO models when you're an undergrad. You're learning like trade theory and very abstract concepts. Very different. So you're there, and is the experience what you expected? I think you were there for maybe two to three years. Aditi Dash:The experience was not what I expected. I expected cubicles, but I was placed on a trading floor because that's where the leveraged finance TMT team was, so TVs everywhere, rows and rows of desks and no privacy whatsoever. So not just for me, but for anybody. Incredible learning experience. Whether I liked it or not, I was on like all the calls with important clients, because they were happening right next to me. I sat next to my boss, and I got a lot of responsibilities, I got yelled at. And at some point, and it was just, it was wild in that way. And then I also didn't expect the market to crash and people to lose their shit, because to me it was the first job, and I didn't realize how historical the Lehman bankruptcy was when I first started the gig. So I didn't realize the impact that it was having on individuals across the US. I didn't internalize that. Chris Erwin:It's interesting you say that, because I was also in banking from 2005 to 2010, pre-business school. So I was there during the whole debt crisis and market downturn. And I remember we were working on these really big landmark transactions, our buyers couldn't get the debt to complete them. So the markets fell through, and it was devastating. But I don't think I realized like not until hindsight, because I was kind of in my mid 20s. I don't think I fully acknowledged how severe the situation it was and how difficult it was for so many people. I was just concerned about myself and being like, "Oh, my comp is impacted." And I was like, well, in retrospect, so many people are losing their jobs, these venerable institutions are going away, like this is a really big deal. Do you feel that you felt what was actually happening in that moment or not? Aditi Dash:No. I was too young to feel it, and I don't think I quite got it. And I just hadn't seen enough, and maybe I still haven't seen enough of how the world works. Chris Erwin:Totally. So you mentioned, Aditi, in another chat we had that there was a piece of advice that you got about sitting at the table from an associate. Why don't you talk about that? Aditi Dash:Yeah. So I think this is on one of my first days at Morgan Stanley like post-training, and one of the associates told me, "Never sit at the table." And that was the first thing that he said to me, because we had our start date on a Monday and every Monday started with a Monday morning meeting. And so I showed up and I was told, "Hey, never sit at the table." And as I look back on that, I didn't think it was a huge deal. I was like, "Okay, I'll sit on the sides." But as I think back to that moment, and I think about every individual that has gotten into a job like that, and the first thing they hear is, "Never sit at the table," I get a little bit upset to be honest, because I don't think that's necessarily the message that we want to be sending to people that are starting new jobs. Aditi Dash:I think that we don't have to say, "Hey, sit at the table and say something," it's important to convey respect and know what you know and know what you don't know, but I don't think that just having a consistent never sit at the table messaging leads to confidence or people speaking up. I think you have to break out of that in order to be successful. Chris Erwin:Yeah. I think you also said it sets you up for second guessing yourself. And in life where you can second guess yourself everywhere, but you need confidence. And that if you feel that you have researched the topic, have spoken with credible advisors about something, that's like you have to go forth and trust yourself. Just hearing this story, there's a few layers to it, where it's almost like, "Hey, one, we don't want to hear from you. Don't sit at the table, your voice doesn't matter." But two, also like, "Maybe we don't want you to hear everything that we're saying as well." What a terrible message for someone that's just entering the workforce? Aditi Dash:Yeah. I think it goes both ways. And I think that it's also part of the culture of banking, or it was back then. Chris Erwin:I think you transition from TMT and then into healthcare, but then you make a transition to become part of the growth investment team at Morgan Stanley, and you move west to San Francisco. I think you went to Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. So what was that move about? Aditi Dash:So at the end of three years of banking, most people have to decide if they're going to stay in banking or leave banking. And for me, I liked banking but I had this feeling in the back of my mind that maybe there's something that I could like more. And so I told the banking team, I was in the healthcare group at the time, that I would be leaving. And so they were gracious enough to help make introductions, and it's a whole process where the analyst then starts being able to have time to go on interviews and interviewed at some funds, and tried to find a good gig. Aditi Dash:And then this was an inbound opportunity. It came in through somebody I knew at Morgan Stanley, who said, "Hey, I know you're looking to move to the buy-side, and we're rebuilding our team. It used to be called Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, now it's going to be called Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. We're rebuilding our team, and we need our first associate to join." And so I had wanted to move to California for a little bit. I had lived here as a child, and I had gotten in my head that I didn't like California. But I wanted to just test it out and see if that was actually true or not. Aditi Dash:So I interviewed for the job and thought, "Hey, this is a great way to learn investing." And my future boss gave me this advice that, "Hey, don't change more than two things at once," which I still try to do today. So he said, "If you're changing job and changing city, try not to change company. Or if you're changing company and job, try not to change city, because it's really, really hard to change more than two things at once." And that made a lot of sense to me. So I said, "Yeah. I'm going from banking to investing, and I'm moving cities, it would be good, it makes sense to stay at Morgan Stanley." So I was lucky enough to get that gig and moved out to the Bay Area to work for some incredible people on the investing side. Chris Erwin:Got it. I think clearly, this is the beginning of your buy-side career, because shortly after this, you then go to the Stripes Group, which is back east, which was a buy-side fund focused on tech, consumer and healthcare. And there's probably a point where I assume that at Morgan Stanley kind of you're young associate, learning just how to prepare things for an investment committee, learning from the partners, understanding what the lens is for making the right investments. And then at Stripes Group, it starts to probably be like founder and relationship building and potentially even some deal sourcing. When you go to Stripes, why did you make that move, and how did your role change there? Aditi Dash:I made the move for I would say 75% personal reasons and 25% professional. So I was dating somebody, and this person who is my husband today, lived in New York. Chris Erwin:So it was a good move, it worked out. Aditi Dash:It was a good move so far. Yes. But I thought to myself, "I'm willing to move all the way across the country for a job, and this could be a much bigger impact on my life than any job that I have. So if this feels real, I should be willing to move to the other side of the country to kind of see this through." And he already had a New York gig lined up, so he could move out to California. And he hated California, still kind of does, I think. Chris Erwin:Why did he hate California? Aditi Dash:I don't know. I think that he's very much a East Coaster, so he likes the weather, he doesn't like the taxes. We could get into it. So I told my boss, I was like, "Hey, look. This could be the real thing, so I have to go back to New York to be closer to him." That's why I ended up just putting fillers out and had a recruiting firm contact me about a role at an up and coming fund called Stripes Group. And at the time, I think it was Fund II that they had raised, and my job changed a lot in that it became much more sourcing-based and diligence whenever I wasn't sourcing and bigger deals. So Expansion Capital was doing smaller investments at the time, and Stripes was doing slightly bigger investments. Chris Erwin:And what types of deals were you particularly sourcing? Aditi Dash:Mostly in tech, SAS, consumer and media. Chris Erwin:Was that scary for you? To say like in your younger career, it's kind of like you have a boss to tell you what to do, you go do some analysis, you come back to them. And if you do it with high quality work and you're organized, it's a good look. But now it's like, hey, there's not necessarily a playbook here that I know, you kind of got to figure it out for yourself, how to build these relationships. How did you approach it? Aditi Dash:I don't think it was scary. I think that it was overwhelming and draining at times. I still feel this way. I feel like I have to be on my A game. It's all about building a relationship, connecting with the people. Totally different skill set, trying to be helpful without draining your own time. So I think I kind of approached it as like, hey, I had interest areas that I was covering, so I was looking at some healthcare companies back then and that was a big interest area, so I just made it a point to get to know everybody at the companies that I was trying to target. Aditi Dash:I went to all the healthcare events, I got to know healthcare investors, I got to know hospital people, and just started just representing Stripes at these events, and just going to conferences, going down to Baltimore, to DC, to New Orleans, and just kind of pounding the pavement for lack of a better word. And then making sure I brought that back to the team and kind of said, "Hey, if these are good companies, we should be looking at them, we should be looking into them," and kept iterating things that I was interested in, things I wanted to do. I think it's as much about external sourcing and external relationships, as it is about internal relationships, and that's a skill that I think is important to keep building continuously. Chris Erwin:And we'll get into this question a little bit more when we talk about CircleUp, but what do you think your personal investor brand that you're building back then, what were you trying to be known for that was different from, call it associates or principals that were at other funds relative to you? Aditi Dash:I was trying to be known for one, being thoughtful in my approach and outreach. Two was making connections between people who might be able to help each other or people who might like to know each other. Three as the person that can identify some interesting trends. And so I love being the person that said, "Oh, XYZ reminds me of this, and nobody else has kind of made that connection before." So making unique connections, which I think help people remember me and remember some of the ideas that I have. So connecting sometimes totally disparate things is something that I'd like to be known for. And then back then the other thing was just, I was doing a lot of brand building for Stripes, too. So kind of being known as one of the people that was at Stripes at the time. So if you thought of Stripes, you thought of me. Chris Erwin:I have to ask in terms of identifying trends, hearing what you're saying, a lot of my friends who are current venture capitalists or investors, and particularly when they were younger, like coming right out of business school, everyone thought that those were the most glamorous jobs and most in demand. And they were in very high demand and short supply. But those peers, I've never seen anyone work as hard as them. It's like they had to be everywhere. They were getting up early, they were preparing for investment committee meetings, they were constantly on panels, attending different webinars and conferences. And I was like, "When do you guys sleep? This feels exhausting and wanting to be always available to founders or texting with them or emailing them. This always on mentality." And I don't know if a lot of people see that part of it. It's a very, very difficult role. Aditi Dash:I think you have to have fun while doing it, otherwise it gets draining. Work from home helps. Chris Erwin:But it's clear that you wanted something different or something more after Stripes, and you end up going to business school. Aditi Dash:I felt as myself really disingenuous when I was telling a founder, "Hey, I think you should do this." I don't think every investor needs this, which is operating experience or just some experience and having done a startup. I just was having a really hard time saying with a straight face, "Hey, one of the things that I recommend is X for your SAS business, or Y for your consumer brand, or Z." I felt like that's what I needed to get really good at if I was going to be an investor, actually giving advice that is helpful and actionable to founders when they need it. Aditi Dash:And so I told my boss, I said, "Hey, I don't think I can quite get there yet." And asked if he would write a recommendation letter for me to business school. And not just him but a few other people at Stripes as well. So I applied to HBS and Stanford, because I wanted to take a break from the investing side, explore a few different industries, hopefully make a move over to the operating side, and just get a little bit more experience before I started telling other people what to do. Chris Erwin:So then you head to HBS in 2014, and what is that first set of operating experience that you start to get while you're there? Aditi Dash:There were a couple of things. One was starting a small company and a product management class, so just kind of thinking about that. Another was an internship at Blue Apron, which was the last investment that I completed during my time at Stripes. And three was an entrepreneurship course that I took where we were building a startup idea for the healthcare space. And so just like testing these in real life and in test environments. Chris Erwin:So what did you feel that you learned from that operating experience that was revelatory to you? Aditi Dash:I felt like a lot of people don't get the basics, and that a lot of running a company comes down to some pretty basic things, and along the lines of, do you make more money than you spend, over can you buy something for $20 and sell it for $40? And are you giving the person who's buying your product what they actually want or need? And I just felt like a big disconnect between the investing world and the people who were actually like working in the Blue Apron warehouse, or the Blue Apron fulfillment center. And so I felt like some of those basic questions that a company was trying to solve at the high level, I thought different people couldn't answer them along the company ladder. Aditi Dash:I think that was eye-opening in that, I realized that operating experience isn't necessarily about learning these complicated things that nobody else understands. I realized that operating experience is more about simplifying the mumbo jumbo and the finance terms and the legal ease into basic business principles that really lead somebody to think about, "Hey, is this a good thing for the community, the country, the customer?" Chris Erwin:That's actually a really good point, thinking about how you take the focus of profitability and a sustainable business and good unit economics, translate that to a clear message, but then having that message permeate the ranks. Everyone thinks through every single decision with that lens. I remember, when I joined Big Frame right out of grad school, we had a part-time CFO come in, and his name is Steve Hendry. When he kicked off his work with our team, he said, "I'm empowering everyone on this team, from the CEO down to the support analysts, the producers, the editors. Think like an owner. Think about what business decisions make sense." Now, that was easy for him to do because we were a 25 person team and he could say that in a room. But for a really big company, how do you get that message to everybody? And did you learn any techniques while you were getting these internships of how to do that? Aditi Dash:I actually think it's very basic. I think it comes down to overcommunicating and oversimplifying. I don't think business and finance is and should be complicated. I think that it's important to go out of your way to not say ROAS, like talk about, "Hey, we're spending this much money on marketing, and it needs to generate more sales." So I think it comes down to simplicity and just consistency and overcommunication, but I don't think it's rocket science. I think anyone can do it. And I think I have to get better at it. It's weird, I feel like it's almost easier to overcomplicate something than to simplify it. But I was going to ask you, why did you decide to leave the world of investment banking? Chris Erwin:In my last year and a half that I was there, I was working with a lot of early stage technology and media startups. And we were helping a company, Ingrooves actually, with a capital raise that was based out of San Francisco. I loved working with that team, the founder was Robb McDaniels, shout out to him. I loved working with that team, I loved their energy. They were building something that was disruptive. But it was still early, and they were just grinding it out. And I was like, "Oh, I love this energy. This feels fun. I want to do this." Chris Erwin:In banking, I had just been as an advisor and operating outside the company, and I wanted to see the guts from the inside. And then I was also attracted to the West Coast. I was like a Jersey Shore kid for my entire life, so I wanted to switch up the terrain a bit too, that's why I did it. Aditi Dash:That's cool. Chris Erwin:Closing out that last point. I think you're right, that things can be a lot simpler. And I just heard this on the Shaughnessy podcast, I think he was interviewing a coach at Berkeley, if I remember correctly. And the coach referenced fence posting, where it's that notion of you put the fence post in so you make the point, you communicate something clearly, and then three feet down the line, you put another fence post in. And you just keep repeating the same message until it's drilled into everyone's brains. Can you just be as simple as that? I love that analogy. Chris Erwin:Okay. So you're at HBS for a couple years, and then you're getting this operate experience, and then you decide to transition to La Colombe, a coffee manufacturer afterwards. Was that still part of the same vein of like, "I just want deeper operate experience. This feels right," or was there something else you were thinking about? Aditi Dash:I had gotten interested in the coffee industry when I was at Stripes, and we'd started looking at a number of companies in the space. And I also was fascinated By the coffee supply chain. And so I took a class on just international trade relations and started diving into the coffee supply chain and wrote an interesting paper on it, and started just putting out into the HBS Universe that I really want to work in coffee like, "This seems really cool. I love the product. I think it's a really interesting area." And the Universe presented an opportunity to do so while I was at HBS. So I did this independent study with La Colombe and with Chobani, on potential ways for Chobani and La Colombe to partner with two friends at HBS. Aditi Dash:And Diana, Elizabeth and I worked on this project to help think about ways that Chobani and La Colombe could partner to create new retail concepts. And so just like a consulting project, where we didn't get paid but we got credit for doing the work. And through that process, I got to know the La Colombe team. And then the other thing is just before the project started, my husband was living in Philly, and he was attending Wharton, and I asked him to go to the Wharton career fair. And I heard that the La Colombe team was going to be there. And I asked him to give them my contact information and get theirs so that I could talk to them about a potential opportunity. Chris Erwin:So you're recruiting to Colombe via like a Wharton career fair? Aditi Dash:Yeah. So I said, "Hey, can you please go? And then just drop my name and then get their card so I can email them, so they know who I am." And then that happened right before this project started. So it all kind of came together at the same time. And then I ended up applying for a full-time role, and because of the project they'd already gotten to know me. And so I received an offer in July about two and a half months after graduating from HBS and accepted the offer to start at La Colombe working for the COO. Initially working for the COO, working on some new products, figuring out margins and demand planning. And then I transitioned to working for the CEO on new products innovation, and overseeing the pilot production facility. Chris Erwin:How big was the team when you joined? Aditi Dash:It was probably in the office close to 20 people when I joined, and it grew over the two years I was there because they doubled down on CPG distribution. So they created cans, and we were selling them in places like Whole Foods and Walmart and brought on a big sales team to support that. That happened around the time I was joining/right afterwards. Chris Erwin:Got it. You mentioned in our pre-chat that I think a big thing for you there was that you were learning how to launch new product. But you are making these pretty big directional decisions for the company with not a lot of necessarily data and insights. Talk about that. Aditi Dash:So my job was to just take any idea from any part of the company and try to bring it to life working with the team. And a lot of the ideas came from the CEO and founders mind. I mean, he was the kind of guy where he had gotten to where he was by trusting his gut and his gut instincts. And so some of the products he wanted to create didn't even exist yet, and it would just be impossible to get data or market insights on those products. Like there's nowhere I could look to figure out, "Hey, would this kind of product make sense in any way? Would Nitro juice make sense?" We were working on Nitro coffee, but he said, "The world needs Nitro juice." So there's just no way to search for Nitro juice. But you can actually create it and see if it sells, and go from there, which is what we did. Chris Erwin:Got it. Was there any other type of analysis like trying to extrapolate insights from other tangential product launches to kind of fill some of the early data gaps, anything like that? Aditi Dash:Yeah. We used a lot of data from existing product launches just to see hey, like a new can in our store sells this much, and we can kind of think about that. We looked at other products and adjacent or similar categories. At the time, we didn't even have a lot of Nielsen or IRI data, so we took what we could get from wherever. I think now the company probably pays for a lot more data than we did back then. Chris Erwin:You did launch this, remind me, this Nitro product. Aditi Dash:Yes. We launched a Nitro juice, Nitro lemon and Nitro orange juice that we created in the pilot production facility and went through like hundreds of suppliers and thousands of tests and iterations, and started selling it in the cafes and people like at least in the cafes, were obsessed with it. Chris Erwin:Yeah. In terms of getting that initial data upon launch, were you doing just kind of focus groups and surveys or just using the initial sales data? How were you getting that need in information? Aditi Dash:We'd do a little bit of testing and sampling in store. The cool thing about having just a physical space and working out of a cafe all day, is that you have instant access to customers all the time all day. And so we were leveraging those customers to test out new products. And that was like the easiest thing to do. And I think that was really, really great, and I recommend a lot of the brands I talk to today to find a channel or path where they can test that in. So some days, it would literally be, hey, like making the product, and then having the baristas taste it later on. Aditi Dash:I actually ended up leveraging the baristas a lot as well, just because they were part of the company, so we could use them to test different products and they would be able to fill out surveys or be required to fill out surveys, but they were also kind of consumers because of their day-to-day lives and their interaction with consumers help them understand people a lot more. So I think leveraging the baristas was one unique source of at least limited data. And then we would basically test online where the marketing team would post something and see how much engagement it got. And that would inform sometimes product names, sometimes product directions. Aditi Dash:We had the Instagram followers vote on the next flavor. Whatever you could to leverage existing customers in different channels, was important to testing out and gathering early data. And then once we got the process approved for making the juice by the FDA process authority, then we started making just a handful of cans and selling it, adding it to things like cocktails. So it just became part of, "Hey, let's just do this every single day to see how people are responding." Chris Erwin:And in this role, were you managing a team or was your role kind of spread across different groups? Aditi Dash:I had a team that I was managing. It was made up of R&D, pilot production facility, and employees that worked at the plant. Chris Erwin:Was this the first time that you'd actually managed a team, or did you have that responsibility before? Aditi Dash:This was the first time I had managed a team, and I don't know, it might even be the last because investors don't really manage teams. The way that the investor role works, it's not about managing massive teams. But it was a really fun and unique experience. Chris Erwin:Okay. What did you like most about managing the team? Aditi Dash:I like the feeling of being part of a crew, a squad. I like the feeling that, "Hey, if we put our heads together, we could get something done." I like feeling important as a team to the organization. I think it's harder to do that as an individual than it is a team. And I liked being able to see the progress that different types of people were making, where my success was related to small successes of others that you could really see happening. And that was just, it's just a good feeling. Chris Erwin:Well, having other people to celebrate with when there's wins and there's a successful product launch. But also if things go bad, being able to commiserate with others is a nice thing, part of that whole crew dynamic. What did you find to be the hardest thing about managing a team? Aditi Dash:Convincing people that I was on their side, negotiating things like offers and raises, being the middle woman between the CEO, and people who were actually working on the production floor making the product. And so, the vision is so big and it's so amazing, and it's so exciting, but translating it into the day-to-day of like, "Hey, you need to dump these beans into the tin consistently every single day in order to make that vision come true," I think that bridging that gap of vision with execution was challenging. Definitely rewarding, but definitely challenging. Chris Erwin:Yeah. What do you think was your tactic to convince people and get buy-in on what you wanted? Aditi Dash:I tried to do a couple of things, and who knows how well it worked and how much people saw it as like, "Hey, you're pushing me," as opposed to, "You're encouraging me."? But the things that I tried to do, were giving people a glimpse into where the product was going early on, so setting like a product mission as well as that fit into the company mission. And messaging that early on saying, "Hey, this is what we're trying to do." Asking for input from people who were supposed to be giving input early on and saying, "Hey, at X date, I stop taking input just because I have to keep moving forward," setting a stop date for that. Aditi Dash:Just consistent updates on how things were going, figuring out what data points to track, so you could show performance improving, whether it was like pounds of beans processed per day, or number of cans made or number of gallons of concentrate created, figuring out those data points and writing it on a whiteboard in the production floor, so people saw it and saw the trend. I think those things were helpful. Chris Erwin:I agree. I think when teams know what they're working towards, what's the bigger mission, whether it's these really small menial tasks or big tasks, it's all in support of what the whole team is working towards. And when there's transparency and understanding, I think that's a very powerful motivator. I also believe, yeah, and empowering people. Some of the greatest advice I got from my old CEO at Big Frame was, "Hire great people and get out of their way." And I love that. And holding people big. Chris Erwin:Like if you went through the rigmarole to hire great people, then you have to trust them, and know that they're capable of great work. And I think that trust is a key thing that I constantly learn every day with my team, being able to let go. All right. We just came back from a quick break, and Aditi, you were mentioning that you have some war stories from the trenches at La Colombe. Why don't you tell me about those? Aditi Dash:There's a couple of stories that I think stick in my mind as to the highs and lows of La Colombe. One is where the FDA showed up at the plant that I was running. And I personally had almost a meltdown, because the FDA was there to check on the plant and talk to the production manager. And I actually was freaking out and was given the advice to, "Hey, you just need to leave. You need to trust that the production manager and the warehouse manager have everything under control, and that the processes that you've put in place by this point are going to work. So the best thing that you can do is actually leave. They don't want to talk to you, they want to talk to the person who is actually the production and warehouse manager, like actually working on the floor." Aditi Dash:So I let them in, talked to them briefly and just backed away, which was the best thing I could have done and ended up being a really positive review of the plant. They were very impressed with some of the changes we'd made, and ended up being a really positive thing, but helped me realize, "Hey, sometimes you just need to back away and do what needs to get done." Chris Erwin:Yeah. And did you say this was a routine check or a surprise check? Aditi Dash:Surprise. It was a surprise check. Chris Erwin:What were you concerned about going through your head of like, why you were afraid? Aditi Dash:Well, the first thing that I was afraid of was that I wore the wrong thing, because I was worried that food production facilities have specific rules on wearing lab coats inside and hairnets, and I was worried that, "Oh my God. I wore the wrong outfit on FDA day." The second thing I was worried about was that we had turned this plant around. It didn't use to be a production plant, it was just like a warehouse. And so doing food production plant and a warehouse/storage facility, you just have to follow a lot of new rules to make sure everything is in compliance. And so I was worried that we missed something or skipped something. And then I was just worried about the team. I was like, "How are they going to be able to take the FDA through what they need to know," and it was all unnecessary worries. Chris Erwin:Yeah. Going back to that theme of just like trusting the work that you've done that you did it right, and trusting the team like the team's got it. Aditi Dash:Yeah, exactly. The team's got it. The other thing that sticks out is when I think we needed a water heater, we needed hot water for something. We were trying to figure out where to get a hot water, and the folks that we were talking to stuck it out or just quoting really high prices. And this was just needed to heat incoming water from the existing water line, and it wasn't going to be interacting with the water in a negative way. It was just needed to heat the actual water through the pipes. And the quotes that we were getting were so high so it just didn't make sense for the plant. So me and the engineering manager just went to Home Depot, and he bought a water heater for the home to jerry-rig the system until we could get a proper heater installed in place. Chris Erwin:You were deep in the operational weeds, like figuring this out, going to Home Depot, getting the right parts. That's awesome. Aditi Dash:Yeah. Sometimes I was doing that. And the Home Depot there had this incredible sandwich place outside, right outside Home Depot, like a food truck. And it was just the best sandwich in Philly. Chris Erwin:Do you remember? Was it like a Philly cheesesteak type sandwich or what was it? Aditi Dash:No. It was like, you could get different meats sauteed on the grill, just like a street meat kind of cart on a sandwich. So kind of like a Philly cheesesteak, but you could also get like the whole piece of meat with peppers sauteed on it. Chris Erwin:What an added bonus. Yeah. Aditi Dash:Yeah. Chris Erwin:We're about to get to your role at CircleUp, but do you miss getting in the weeds like that with the team and figuring out those really micro ops problems? Aditi Dash:Oh my God, yeah. I do miss it a lot of times. Sometimes I walk into a warehouse or I walk into a Costco and that smell of just being in a warehouse or it's like sight of the racks just brings me back to having to go to a facility every single day. Chris Erwin:Yeah. I just watched a video on YouTube of just people really don't understand how the infrastructure of our world works. And I think this was a big theme that came out of the power grid shut down in Texas of like, "Do you know what a water pump is? Do you know what a sump system is? Do you know how electricity actually gets to your home from the grid?" These are a lot of things like, we're all connected on Zoom and we're on Clubhouse, we take a lot of things for granted. And I think that, that knowledge not only just from a survival perspective but just awareness, is really, really important. Aditi Dash:I don't think people know a lot of those basic things, and it's really sad. And I feel like, I learned a lot of those basic things by not only being in the weeds operationally, but also just by being around people whose job it was to work with their hands to fix things, to build things, to create things. We don't really do that. Most people that I know in my life are on their computers all day, and our hands are not used to actually make, do or create anything other than spreadsheets or PowerPoints. Chris Erwin:I mean, look a very real thing for a lot of the consumer companies that you invest in were their manufacturing product. And if they have something that's impacted on their supply chain or their manufacturing line, that can shut a company down for days. Loss of revenue, major issues, and you need to have expertise to know how to do it, versus living in spreadsheets and numbers. So cool. All right. So let's talk about CircleUp. I think you were at La Colombe for a couple of years, and then you go to CircleUp in 2018. What was the impetus for that transition, and how did you meet the CircleUp team? Aditi Dash:I met the CircleUp team through somebody I used to work with at La Colombe. So a friend from La Colombe, actually the same guy that I had my husband track down at the Wharton career fair. He introduced me to the CircleUp team after he left La Colombe. And so he introduced me to this team at CircleUp who was a new team for the company, and they were responsible for investing a relatively new fund, $125 million venture fund. And he had gotten to know them just through his work in the consumer space and knew that they were hiring for somebody at the partner level, somebody who had some experience on the operation side and on the investing side. And so that's how the connection was made. Aditi Dash:The first conversation was with a woman named Allison who's no longer at CircleUp, but she was also somebody who had worked in investing, got an operating role and then joined CircleUp. So kind of walked me through her path and her process of joining. And she was just like, it was very clear that she was really sharp and excited to be at CircleUp. And I got excited about the opportunity, then flew out to San Francisco to meet the rest of the team. They interviewed me and ended up making me an offer that I decided to take. So it was traditional in a lot of ways, but network-based in some ways. And I think what just excited me about the role was the ability to go back to investing. Aditi Dash:I thought I was going to be in operation side for 10 or 20 years, but I felt like I had a crash course at La Colombe and at Blue Apron. And like I told you, I realized that I didn't need to learn some magical operating secret in order to understand the basics of operation. So I felt like I was ready to go back to the investing side, I missed talking to tons of companies and tons of brands. I missed feeling like I was out of the loop on new trends. And so I was really excited to come back to a world where I got to go back to building relationships, making investments, making money. And so that kind of led to me joining CircleUp. Aditi Dash:Between La Colombe and CircleUp, I tried to start a company actually. I tried to start two companies and both of them were really, really tough. So one was a company that I was working with my friend from HBS on. It was called Be As One Foods. And what we wanted to do was create foods for your insides and outsides, similar to a company like Gold or even something like MUDWTR. We were planning to launch products that had superfoods, adaptogens in powder form that you could use for your insides and outsides. And my friend, Ana lived in Peru, I was in the US, and so we were going to launch this company together, and realized that it's really, really, really hard to be in a long distance relationship with a co-founder. And so we decided to just stop doing Be As One Foods. Aditi Dash:And then the other one that I was trying to start was a company called Dollar Fresh, which I met with several investors on but ended up not pursuing it and joining CircleUp instead. But Dollar Fresh was a concept that was all about getting fresh foods for $1. So imagine like the dollar store version of Sweetgreen, and having very, very simple small portion foods for $1, $3 and $5 flat price points and making the margin work. So I hired a chef, I got the menu done, I scattered a bunch of locations to open up a restaurant. But what convinced me not to do it full-time was actually working at a restaurant on the weekends. And for a while I was at La Colombe, I started working at the salad place on the weekends as a volunteer, and just helping out this one woman salad shop owner in a location that I thought would be really exciting for this business. And it just was way harder than I realized. Chris Erwin:And maybe not as glamorous as you were expecting. Aditi Dash:Not glamorous at all. I mean, I wasn't expecting glamor, but I also wasn't expecting feeling like physical defeat either. And I think that if you own a restaurant, you start a restaurant, there is a lot that goes into physically and emotionally creating this place that other people are eating, that just felt very draining for where I was at that point in my life. Chris Erwin:It's like an instant feedback loop where you can see, are customers liking the food that you're putting on the table, but also you're seeing very quickly do the financials make sense at the end of the day? Aditi Dash:They usually don't. The financials usually don't make sense for a restaurant. Chris Erwin:So it seems that you were scratching an entrepreneurial itch that's there. Do you think that itch has been satiated? Aditi Dash:I think that it's been satiated for now. I can't say it's been satiated forever. There are many, many ideas that I have all the time about interesting things to do. I don't think that's going to go away. I just think that right now I'm adding a lot more value to my life and my community as an investor. And my goal is to help other entrepreneurs for now. Chris Erwin:Got it. Okay. So let's talk about that, and your role at CircleUp. What do you feel that your mandate is there, and what's your personal focus? Aditi Dash:Find and invest in high growth consumer companies. And my focus personally is to look for different spikes in different areas that I find interesting, and build relationships with those companies as early as possible. I'd love to be the first person that somebody asked for advice when they're building a startup that could become a big startup. But I have to balance that with like managing my time accurately. So I try to put out, like just for myself a list of areas that I want to focus on for the year and for the quarter. And that helps me narrow down, "Hey, where do I want to focus my time?" And then the rest of it is kind of like inbound, and I have my list of priority companies and list of priority entrepreneurs that I'm just trying to build relationships with. Chris Erwin:And actually, we're going to talk about your 2021 predictions, which I think are like your key themes of investing for the year. But before that, curious, how do you think that your personal investor brand has changed from when you were at Stripes and when you were at Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital? How has that evolved as you've become more senior? Aditi Dash:I think the biggest change has been a focus more on innovation and new things, and then the second part is trying to be more of the person that is giving advice from a place of, "Hey, I have done investing for a little bit, I have done operating for a little bit, I can give suggestions, as opposed to back then it was much more sourcing for the sake of sourcing rather than building relationships with founders and helping them get an understanding of different problem areas or getting advice. Chris Erwin:Got it. What channels do you think are most effective for you to build your brand, where there's just proliferation, where you can be on Clubhouse, you can be on podcasts like this, you can be writing newsletters or on Medium? What do you think is most effective for you? Aditi Dash:It depends on the day. For community events, it seems like LinkedIn is really good. Clubhouse seems to be getting better, but I'm very drained at the end of every Clubhouse that I've done. So I'm trying to find new energy levels to do that more and do a show and things like that. I think Twitter is really like it works really well. I've met companies on Twitter, I've met founders of service providers. I was looking for a company that is bringing tech to the world of PR, and I just put it out there on Twitter and met this amazing company out of Boston that is creating a marketplace for people who are looking for PR. So just very strong, I think space to build a brand and to do brand and company discovery. Chris Erwin:I have to ask, why do you find Clubhouse exhausting? Aditi Dash:I think Clubhouse feels a little bit like LinkedIn, where it's something that feels like I have to be there because everyone else is there and I have to post there, but it's not something that is a place that I can use like Twitter to have like a two-way conversation. So I think Clubhouse kind of feels like a one-way conversation which can feel exhausting to me because I get energized off of that interaction that I have on something like Twitter. I haven't quite found that on Clubhouse. It feels like when people speak to each other at least in the bigger rooms, it's like panel-type questions. Aditi Dash:It's not as informal as it seems like it was when it first started. Now, it seems very structured, it feels like going to a conference. Like when we used to go to conferences back in the day, I remember feeling at the end of the day, just drained from like, "Oh my gosh, I don't want to hear another lecture, and I don't want to walk by another booth." That same feeling is happening to me at Clubhouse. I'm like, "I don't want to listen to another room." I think that when it initially started and it was more informal, and you could just jump in and out and talk to people and it felt more like a two-way conversation, that was cool. Chris Erwin:I like that. I think like know thyself. I think there's some people that can do this like one-way broadcast talking to hundreds, thousands, millions of people, get really energized by that. But there's also people that it's like that interaction, even if like there's a one-on-one that's three hours versus a 30-minute panel talk, that people are energized by that experience. And I think I relate to that, because I'd much rather have this kind of intimate conversation with you Aditi that, yes, other people can listen in on. But admittedly like, look, my firm we write about all things audio and podcasting all the time. It's one of our specialty areas. Chris Erwin:But admittedly, I haven't spent a lot of time in Clubhouse because I very much believe in focus. I'm focused on podcasting. I'm developing another one, and I like Linkedin and I also post on Twitter. And something else right now, while we're still refining our content brand and identity, it feels too much. And then I feel like it's our content brand then is diluted. But I very much agree, I like the interaction. I think it's very fun and very rewarding. Aditi Dash:Do you ever worry that you're missing the Clubhouse? Not the boat, but the opportunity to be early in building a brand? Because I have heard that people who were early to Twitter or early to Instagram, and now even early to Clubhouse, are the ones that are like they already have hundreds of thousands of followers just because they were first. And it's going to be hard for the next person to do that. Chris Erwin:It's a fair question. But I also think about, "Well, then why don't I have a micro cast yet? Why don't I have X yet? Why don't I have Y yet?" So Clubhouse seems like it's probably a priority relative to the rest, but there's so many different channels that I've just not chosen to go into yet. And so the hardest thing for me that I stand by is I'm saying no to it. I just got other things in the business that I'm focused on that are more important, and that's that. Aditi Dash:Are they more revenue driving? Chris Erwin:Yep. It's revenue driving and there are some marketing things that we're also working on as well. And team building, like I think people are everything, and so we're working on building our team right now and empowering the right people. And that takes my time and focus too. Let's talk a little bit about some of your investing themes, Aditi. So this was I think on one of your first 2021 predictions that I'd love to learn more about, hormone health as purchase criteria. And I think that there was some terminology I was unfamiliar with, but like ensuring that products don't disrupt your endocrine system. Can you talk a little bit more about what that means? Aditi Dash:In the world of personal care products and food, there is a drive towards just products that aren't disrupting your hormone system. So like your endocrine system is basically your hormone system. And if it gets messed with, your hormones can lead to a lot of issues related to hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism. Disclaimer, I'm not a doctor, I don't understand exactly the diseases that come with it, but there has been some data showing that certain chemicals that we surround our lives with, disrupt our endocrine system. And when our endocrine system is disrupted, it can lead to all sorts of issues, especially related to like fertility, hair loss, skin issues, lots of different things. Aditi Dash:So for people who are just becoming pregnant or new moms, they make a big point, and doctors say this too, to avoid certain personal care products that can disrupt your body's natural system. And there are a lot of different things that people are trying to avoid. So in the world of personal care, I think the EU bans 1400 ingredients that cannot be used in personal care, and I think the US bans under 10. And so there are a lot of products in the US that are not banned by the EU and have some data associated with some sort of disruption or issue on your health. Maybe not statistically significant, maybe not done in mass studies over time, but there's some links that have come up. So shoppers are starting to avoid more and more of these chemicals. But there's no umbrella term for it. Aditi Dash:So like, what are you going to go and shop for when you're trying to have products that are healthy and natural? And the words clean, the word natural, those have lost their meaning as some companies have jumped on the bandwagon with, "Hey, we're clean," but clean doesn't really mean anything. I think that people are just going to think more about hormone health. I've seen some companies that allow you to do testing on the hormone side. I have a friend who is a Gen Z and runs a Gen Z marketing and insight agency who I was talking to, and she was saying that many of her friends, if they feel bad or if there's an issue, they end up getting their hormone levels tested. It's becoming a more common test to figure out what could be causing any kind of issues that somebody might be having. So I think that there's going to be something where hormone health is just going to be really important as a purchase criteria for Gen Z. Chris Erwin:That's helpful. Yeah, something that totally was not on my radar. But something that was on my radar that I think that has probably attracted us to, I think we just got to know one another maybe a few months ago, but I think that you look at like the intersection of media and commerce, and a lot of like brands making moves into media. And so you talked about, I saw a prediction about creator platforms will add brands. And I thought this was a really cool one like Patreon or OnlyFans. And I know Vice just went to OnlyFans, and then Rebecca Minkoff just did something on OnlyFans as well for New York Fashion Week. She had like 1500 pieces of collateral that she wanted to give her most engaged fans access to and kind of stir up her Fashion Week moment. I really like that. Chris Erwin:And then two, I like how you said that there's going to be like the next major show that you love, that you're going to watch will be made by brands. And I think that's a really cool one. We've seen a lot of brands start to launch different kinds of media companies, I think of Glossier launching Into The Gloss, Casper launching their Woolly publication, even the Casper Sleep Channel. So I think this is like, it's just started to happen but there's going to be a lot more of it. Any additional insights that you want to add to that? Aditi Dash:First, a couple of shout outs. There are brands that are doing this that I'm super excited about. There's a brand called Fly By Jing, that has incredible Asian-inspired sauces and condiments that's launching via OnlyFans. And there is a brand called Mid-Day Squares, which is filming every single thing they do every single day, and putting out consistent content. And they have an aim to be a media company in addition to a chocolate company. So I'm super excited to see some of this happening. Aditi Dash:And then in terms of additional insight, I just think that our physical and digital worlds are merging, and people's money is going to start going to both physical and digital goods in a combined way. So I'm really excited to see that happening. On the other side of it is spending on digital goods, which is happening already. And then digital companies working in physical goods. I just think it's all going to come together. Chris Erwin:I'm going to add in one of our predictions too that is, I think we've seen a lot of commerce brands acquire or invest in media brands. You saw Hasbro do this with eOne. But I think you're going to start seeing kind of the reverse like MeatEater, a churning investment, they started as a media brand, just bought First Lite over the past year and a half. And then they also bought FWF, and there was another kind of game calling company they just bought too. I think that reverse trend is going to happen more and more. Something to think about for your investing criteria. Aditi Dash:Yeah. And for our acquirers and exit. Chris Erwin:Yeah, exactly. And then I think another one you talked about was I think you said we're going to see more, I'm probably not pronouncing this right, but is it Ibotta? Aditi Dash:Yeah. I think, technically, it's Ibotta, but this is an app that you can use to get discounts on food and beverage products at places like Walmart. So you open up the app, and it gives you discounts and cashback for
Madeline Haydon is the founder and CEO of Nutpods, the unbelievably successful dairy-free creamer that launched with a Kickstarter campaign in 2013. On this episode of ITS, Madeline tells Ali the Nutpods story, shares her lessons for building a successful business, and explains why it's so critical that we know who we are, what makes us different and how we plan on challenging the status quo.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support In The Sauce by becoming a member!In The Sauce is Powered by Simplecast.
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Ever call yourself a HOT MESS? Ever feel like you can't get off the hot mess express and your life feels super chaotic? I get it, I've been a hot mess before but I don't own that title. Habit change & organization needs to happen! Today's guest Brooke Lockett of RSVP Radio with Brooke Lockett is sharing how to organize your life to help you get off the hot mess express. Brooke was also so kind to gift to you a free download of 5 Healthy Habits for a Busy Schedule. *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Let's workout together! I've launched my Virtual Group Fitness classes and I'd love to see you in class. All classes are FREE in October--invite a friend and let's get moving! Sign up HERE. -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! -Join our FREE Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community to connect & continue the conversation together each week and join in our mini workshops together! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
There is power in writing your thoughts/emotions down and is a wonderful tool to add to your self care routine, and that's what we're talking about on the show today with our guest, Chelsea Ohlemiller. Chelsea so openly shares her grief journey with us and how writing as helped her down her path. About Chelsea: Chelsea is a sappy romantic, coffee junkie, book collector, and person who wears her heart on her sleeve. In 2017, Chelsea's mother unexpectedly passed away. Through her grief journey, she decided to take her mother's advice and share her writing with the world. Grief turned into a purposeful journey with the creation of the blog: Happiness, Hope & Harsh Realities. Since creating her blog, she has been featured on Her View From Home, Scary Mommy, Love What Matters and more. *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! -Join our FREE Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community to connect & continue the conversation together each week and join in our mini workshops together! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com Blog: www.hopeandharshrealities.com
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This week, Pam brings her shades to the show, and Andrew brings his too in solidarity. We'll also be holding our Black Panther watch party in celebration of Chadwick Boseman's life this weekend, open to all. Stay tuned for details! Are people's special drink orders at Starbucks and Dunkin' annoyingly complicated? Barista Pam sounds off. This week's Confessional writers want to know: should I stay with a partner who's giving an unreasonable ultimatum? Should I have shared a fat bowl with my cousins? Since it's been 6 months since the pandemic started, we look back at earlier episodes from happier times and cringe at our earliest reactions to COVID-19. Laura filled out the interest form for the COVID vaccine trial. If you think you may be interested in participating, the form can be found here (https://covpn.oracle.com/register/f?p=610000:1:108285837338383:::::) . Please consult your doctor prior to agreeing to take part in any kind of medical or vaccine trial. As the CDC advises states to prepare for a possible vaccine prior to the election, skepticism abounds as to whether that is a reasonable timeframe. RPatz got the 'rona - will Hollywood decide it's too soon to reopen? Do we believe Trump made disparaging remarks (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/politics/trump-veterans-losers.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage) about fallen soldiers? Look no further than his public comments on John McCain. "Hello, 911 - I'd like to report a metaphor in progress!" Donald Trump and the Sinking Boat Parade. What is OnlyFans, who is Bella Thorne, and why is she taking heat from the Sex Work community? Here is a great explainer from Lylac Doll (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztSo3fNtQPA) , an OnlyFans creator who has been impacted by the situation. This week's recommendations are perfect for settling into Fall: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Andrew), Netflix's 'The Haunting of Hill House' (Laura), and NutPods pumpkin spice creamer (Pam). This week's episode is sponsored by Rothy's (https://www.rothys.com/mill), Talkspace (https://www.talkspace.com and enter promo code MILL for $100 off your first month), and FrameBridge (https://www.framebridge.com and enter promo code MILLENNIAL for 15% off your first order). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors! And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon: It's an AMA! Patrons submit their most burning questions for us to answer. What are our unpopular opinions? What are our most hilarious and awkward childhood blunders? For some reason we end up talking about embarrassing poop stories. *shrug*
I'm so excited to welcome back Eve Guzman to the show! (Make sure you go back to Episode 11 so you can learn even more about Eve's story--she's amazing!) Eve and I are chatting about Representation in the Fitness Industry today. Unfortunately, the fitness industry hasn't been the most diverse space--usually setup for white, skinny woman. We discuss how we can all take action to ensure we're supporting businesses that are diverse (not only in skin color, but in body shapes as well!). About Eve: Eve Guzman, is an internationally-acclaimed nutritionist, business coach, public speaker, and PEOPLE Magazine 'Half Their Size' ambassador. She is the owner of the G-Transformation Academy which aims to help women ditch fad diets, lose weight, and eat real food without being restricted. Through her signature certification system, The Macro Mentorship Program, Eve also certifies personal trainers, nutritionists, and health coaches on macro based nutrition. She has personally lost more than 150 pounds through exercise and her macro nutrition philosophy, going from obese to a nationally qualified figure competitor. She inspires and educates women worldwide on ways to create sustainable healthy lifestyle changes to become their best selves. Eve's mission is to see all women achieve real body goals by eating the foods they love for the rest of their life. Website: https://www.gtransformationacademy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eve_fitchick/ Free Macro Guide: https://www.gtransformationacademy.com/howtotrackmacrosguide **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! -Join our FREE Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community to connect & continue the conversation together each week! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
We're continuing our conversation this month about racial injustice and being an ally. On this week's episode, I'm chatting with The Self Care Doc, Dr. Raé Lundy. Dr. Raé and I dig deeper into self care and what self care looks like for our friends of color. If you take anything away from this conversation, it's that racism hurts us all and we need each other. Dr. Raé is a licensed clinical psychologist, mental health activist, TEDx Speaker, and the Associate Vice President for Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness at Wiley College. Recognized for providing culturally competent and inclusive psychological support, Dr. Lundy is particularly skilled in serving the needs of Black and underserved students through clinical counseling, training, advocacy, coalition building, educational instruction, and research. In her role as Associate Vice President she lives out her mission to improve psychological health and wellbeing within communities of color by engaging in honest conversations about self-care, fostering healing dialogue, and reducing mental health stigma. You can connect with her at The Self Care Doc -Watch Dr. Raé's TEDTALK Book Recommendations: So You Want To Talk About Race How To Be Anti-Racist *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! -Join our FREE Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community to connect & continue the conversation together each week! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
Today in this self care quickie tip, I'm sharing the health stats behind the importance of community & connection. (and a quick update on my cold shower experiment!) We CRAVE community & connecting with others! It's a huge part of self care that we neglect sometimes. That's why I have created our own Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community! Join us in our FREE Facebook group where we are continuing the conversation from each's weeks episode of the show and just sharing real life with each other. *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! -Join our FREE Self Care Isn't Selfish Podcast Community to connect & continue the conversation together each week! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
I haven't done the best job in diversify this show and wanted to change that moving forward. I'm starting with only hosting women of color on the podcast this month and having various discussions around racial injustice and how we can show up as allies. Today my guest is Tanorria Askew of Tanorria's Table. We chat about how food brings people together and she is kind enough to share many free resources and her knowledge with us as a Diversity & Inclusion educator on the actions we can be taking right now to be anti-racist. Also, she just makes me smile--I loved this conversation so much! Tanorria is a passionate home cook turned Chef. She is the proud owner of Tanorria's Table where she works as a personal chef and tv personality. Tanorria has a keen sense of flavor and prides herself in making everything she cooks memorable. With her cooking roots originating from Tennessee, Tanorria has fun putting a modern spin on American Comfort Food. A 2016 contestant on MasterChef hosted by Gordon Ramsay, Tanorria walked away as the 4th best home cook in America. Tanorria was the champion and practitioner for Teachers Credit Union's Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, leading the charge in winning the Indianapolis Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Award. She blended her passion for cooking and her passion for D&I to create Unity Tables. A safe space for women of different races, cultures and backgrounds to sit around a dinner table and share their heart as a way to create unity. Since leaving TCU, Tanorria's has had the privilege of speaking to audiences as a Keynote speaker, Emcee, and Panelist about her significant career shift, diversity and inclusion, social justice, and the courage it takes to chase dreams. *** Tanorria's FREE Anti-Racism Resources Tickets for The Conversation Might Get Awkward *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
Nutpods Founder and CEO and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Madeline Haydon, shares her story from humble beginnings and lessons she learned from her refugee parents immigrating to the US. On this episode, you’ll learn how her Kickstarter campaign provided the assurance that she had a good idea, how the odds were stacked against her when it came to fundraising and what the moment was when she felt like she made it. In five short years, Nutpods has grown to the #3 brand in the plant-based creamer category, the #1 selling brand on Amazon, Amazon 2019 Small Business of the Year and the fastest growing brand of refrigerated plant-based creamers in national retailers – no small feat. In addition to hearing her business advice, Madeline also shares some important guidance on taking care of yourself and teaching kids to find their motivation from within.
I'm so excited to have Sara Hauck from the Facing Fear Podcast! I've been on her show too and knew I had to have her on as a guest! About Sara: Sara's life mission is to encourage individuals to face fear in pursuit of authentic lives. She does this through the Facing Fear podcast, inspirational speaking, fitness coaching and community. Sara is the oldest of four siblings, an adrenaline junkie and always training for something (next up Monumental Marathon)! Sara lives and works in Indianapolis at Finish Line's headquarters in the corporate social responsibility division. We talk about how she has stepped out in faith in the face of fear and how that has led her down the path to finding her passions. Sometimes, we just need to do it scared in order to get to where we're meant to be and Sara shares some amazing tips with us in this episode to help us along this path. Connect with Sara on Instagram and make sure to subscribe to the Facing Fear Podcast! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
I am often asked to be a guest speaker in various female groups, and this time you get to hear my conversation (via Zoom) with the Indy Mompreneurs. We chat about my story of finding self care and do a little mini coaching session at the end--we talk about burn out, community and how to craft your own self care routine! Tune in for this behind the scenes conversation! If you have a group interested in hearing from me, shoot me a message at: coachemilynichols@gmail.com to chat! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** -Want to start creating your own Self Care Routine? Checkout my SELF CARE FREEBIE! -Ready to start your Self Care journey and stop feeling so BLAH?!?! I get it...that's how I used to feel until I crafted my own Self Care routine. Head over to my website to learn more and connect with me so you can get started with my proven 3 tier Self Care system to help you feel your best. (you can also listen back to episode 31 to learn why I'm now offering this!) -Interested in Whole30? Check out how to sign up for one-on-one coaching with me HERE! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
Being a caregiver for a loved one going through a serious illness (such as cancer) is a 24/7 job. No breaks and lots of stressors--emotionally, physically, financially and on and on. However, caregivers need to take care of themselves as well. My guest today is helping caregivers do just that. Amanda Clark is the founder of The Cocktails & Chemo Foundation, an organization started in honor of her late husband Joe. Their mission is simple: Caring for Caregivers. But the issue is much more complex as she works to change the narrative to encourage caregivers to pursue self-care and an understanding that their struggle matters too. It's a role Amanda knows too well as she cared for her husband and young daughter as Joe faced colon cancer. When Joe died in 2014, Amanda made it her mission to turn her grief into a rallying cry to care for those silently suffering beside the patient. Amanda shares how she was able to find small pockets of self care through her journey with Joe and how you can support those you know who are caring for their loved ones (and what NOT to do). **** You can support Cocktails & Chemo and come hang with me at their annual gala in Carmel, IN on March 7th. You can get tickets here or you can see other ways to support Amanda's mission of caring for caregivers here. **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter to receive even more Self Care inspo & exclusive content (promise not to spam) Connect with Emily:@emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
Do you have a morning and evening routine? Or do you just fly by the seat of your pants? That used to be me too, but once I figured out how these habits set me up for success, they eventually became routines that I crave in order to thrive. Today's guest is my friend and fellow Whole30 Certified Coach, Rachel Rivera. Rachel lives in southern Connecticut with her husband & is currently coaching her clients through Whole30 while studying to become a Personal Trainer. Rachel found the Whole30 while struggling with infertility, and she wanted to optimize her health naturally. She can relate especially to women struggling with infertility but would love to coach anyone on their journey to better health. Rachel's journey to health involved establishing an evening and morning routine and she shares some great tips on how to craft your own AM/PM routines and the importance of them! Habits like these are the ultimate form of self care! Check out the books Rachel recommended in the episode HERE and HERE. And make sure to connect with Rachel on Instagram to follow along for even more amazing healthy living tips! **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Sign up for Emily's newsletter so you can be part of our community and receive exclusive content! (promise not to spam--that's totally not cool!) Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
You are the creator of your mind, body, and universe. Our experience of the world, our identity, and our physical reality are based on our learned perceptions. But when we get aware of our own awareness and ask ourselves some important questions, we can break down false beliefs of our own experience in this life to end suffering and find infinite joy and possibility. If this sounds pretty deep, it is. But as my guest on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy explains it can actually be quite simple. Dr. Deepak Chopra is the founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on wellbeing and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of over 89 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His 90th book and national bestseller, Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential, unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. This episode is brought to you by Nutpods. Nutpods is a really tasty dairy-free, unsweetened, plant-based creamer. They have an original blend to replace your classic creamer, or other great flavors like hazelnut, french vanilla, and caramel. Head over to nutpods.com/hyman for a chance to win a free Variety 4 pack from Nutpods, and be sure to keep an eye on your email after entering, as Nutpods is offering a special discount only for my listeners. Here are more of the details from our interview: What is the universe made of and how do we know? (6:51)The basis of conscious experience, how we know that anything exists, and the effects of this on our identity (12:57)How our learned perceptions create our reality (17:41)The five reasons humans suffer according to the great wisdom traditions of the world (20:44)The four things that create all experiences (24:32)The questions you can ask yourself to break out of your conditioned mind and contribute to a collective awakening (27:55)Digitaldeepak.ai, a digital version of himself that Deepak created to interact with other luminaries and provide the latest understanding of consciousness, science, evolution, and biology (30:20)The phenomenon of synchronicity (33:25)Applying consciousness to the understanding that we are never actually alone (43:35)The question to ask yourself next time you’re stressed (57:22)Learn more about Deepak Chopra’s book Metahuman at http://www.deepakchopra.com/metahuman and follow him on Facebook @DeepakChopra, on Instagram @DeepakChopra, and on Twitter @DeepakChopra. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You better work! -Rupaul I love clothes...gimme a fun jumpsuit or leopard print and I'm a happy girl! However, I do love amazing leggings and sneakers too depending on the mood I'm in. You can curate your style to reflect how you're feeling and this can actually be a form of self care. But...if you're not feeling confident in yourself, that can reflect in the way you present yourself (perhaps negatively, and that's not what any of us want.) Today, my guest is Nicole Busch of Nicole Blair Wear. Nicole is a Personal Brand & Style Expert and has worked with an Olympic Gold Medalist, Professional Athletes, CEO's and was hand selected to study and work under Stacy London, of TLC's “What Not to Wear.” (So cool!) Nicole's clients are always amazed at the way elevating their look has actually empowered them to meet their goals and set the bar higher than they ever imagined! To move in the direction, you want to go, you've got to dress the part! We discuss how you can match the outside to the inside and how to build confidence in yourself to work anything to reflect who you are (and some game changing style tips as well!) Enjoy this conversation with Nicole, and make sure to follow along with her on Instagram to get even more style tips! **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
It's so easy to accumulate clutter in your home (especially if you have kids!) Tidying up should be easy, right? Wrong! Sometimes it all piles up and then you're so overwhelmed you don't know where to start to clean everything up (nor do you have the time.) So you let the mess stay and that results in more stress. My guest today is Kate Hackl of the Every Home Organizer, based here in Indy. She has a passion for helping busy families create simplified systems for their homes. After battling postpartum depression, she found her therapy come in the form of organizing. Creating white space in every aspect of her life has helped curb the chaos and allowed for Kate to live a slower and more intentional life. I loved this conversation (and felt compelled to get my home more organized!) Kate has some wonderful suggestions on how you can get rid of the clutter in your home and get rid of the clutter in your mind. Connect with Kate on Instagram for even more amazing tips! **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
Today we're talking to local chiropractor, Dr. Staci Blume about one of her many areas of expertise--the mind/body connection. There is actually science behind this and we dig into this more in the episode and how that applies to self care and habits. Dr. Staci Blume began her career as a chiropractor in 2008. Right out of school, she purchased her first practice and transformed a small, one-doctor office into an associate-driven practice over the course of 4 years! During this time she also became a respected speaker, and presented “Neuroplasticity – Extraordinary Health Potential” at a TedX talk in 2015. More recently, she's asked to speak on topics of stress, children's health, nutrition and CBD. No matter the topic – her message always builds off the premise that the brain and body are intricately connected, and when we care for both properly, we have the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life. She currently owns Life Refined Chiropractic in Noblesville along with her husband and chiropractor, Nate. She runs a women's networking group, owns multiple small businesses and trains other business professionals. Staci is also the mother of two fabulous step-sons, Trent and Drake, and mom to the couple's two-year-old daughter, Milah. You can connect with Staci here and enjoy the free tools she has created for her us! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
I'm so excited because today I have my first male guest...my husband, Dustin Nichols! I really wanted to get him on the show because he has an amazing transformation story. From sleep deprived, unhealthy physically and mentally to qualifying for the Boston Marathon...I know you'll be inspired by his story and I hope you'll share this with a loved one in your life too who needs to hear the male perspective on the importance of your health. Dustin's transformation began 2015 when we did our very first Whole30 together, and seriously friends...it changed our family's life. Enjoy this episode! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com Subscribe to Emily's newsletter so you can be the first to know when her next episode drops and when new courses will be available for you!
I am so very honored to have my friend and fellow Whole30 Certified Coach, Vicki Singer, on the show today. She has such a unique perspective on self care that can be applied to anyone. Vicki has cerebral palsy (as does my brother, which I share more about in the episode) and she shares how she chooses to focus on what she can control versus what she can't control. Her #boringselfcare movement is so relatable, and we can all learn to appreciate what seems to be little or mundane as one of the highest forms of self care. About Vicki: She first found the Whole30 through a friend's recommendation, and never looked back. Vicki was featured on Whole30's blog in 2016 due to the success she had with the program in managing her cerebral palsy symptoms. Since that time, she's dedicated herself to making the Whole30 community more accessible and inclusive for those who have disabilities and deal with chronic pain, illnesses or autoimmune disorders. When she's not cooking or talking about food, you can find Vicki in her Crossfit gym or singing in her local ensembles with her husband. Follow along with Vicki on Instagram! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
We're talking to licensed clinical psychologist & fellow Whole30 Certified Coach, Dr. Vickie Bhatia, about relationships and self care. Dr. Bhatia will give us some strategies to advocate for our own version of self care and how to best communicate this need in our relationships. Connect with Dr. Bhatia on Instagram and her website! *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) Don't miss out on my exclusive January Whole30 Group! Whole30 helped me find my own version of self care and I want to help you achieve that as well. Through my EAT, MOVE, LOVE coaching philosophy I help my clients find their own version of self care starting with Whole30. And because I love my podcast listeners, you can use the code, SELFLOVE, at checkout to receive a discount off any of my courses! *** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
With the January Whole30 just around the corner, I wanted to share more about my own personal Whole30 story (including a few things I have never shared publicly about my own experience.) Whole30 changed my life and helped me find my own version of SELF CARE and I know it can do the same for you. **** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Through my EAT, MOVE, LOVE coaching philosophy I help my clients find their own version of self care starting with Whole30. And because I love my podcast listeners, you can use the code, SELFLOVE, at checkout to receive a discount off any of my courses! (my next group starts January 6th so sign up now!) Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
I never would have thought I would be pairing Self Care and Finances together, but improving your finances and being intentional with your money is the highest form of self-care. My guest today is Online Financial Coach, Mandyy Thomas (she's basically a personal trainer, but for your money.) By age 26 she had already saved $200k+, but her money mindset was that of scarcity and it deeply affected her health. Mandyy walks you through step by step, how to get ahead financially and end your money struggle (and become a healthier version of yourself in the process) In her coaching process, she guides her clients to gain clarity with their finances, make progress on achieving their goals and end their worries around money. Personal Finance Coaching: http://mandyythomas.com/financialcoaching/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/mandyythomas ***** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) ***** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
This episode is all about HEALTH AS WEALTH with Eve Guzman. Self Care is all about being healthy, right? Well, Eve is the expert who will help inspire us to become the healthiest versions of ourselves and to learn to ask for what we want. *** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) *** Eve is an internationally-acclaimed nutritionist, business coach, public speaker, and PEOPLE Magazine 'Half Their Size' ambassador. She is the owner of the G-Transformation Academy which aims to help women ditch fad diets, lose weight, and eat real food without being restricted. Through her signature certification system, The Macro Mentorship Program, Eve also certifies personal trainers, nutritionists, and health coaches on macro based nutrition. She has personally lost more than 150 pounds through exercise and her macro nutrition philosophy, going from obese to a nationally qualified figure competitor. She inspires and educates women worldwide on ways to create sustainable healthy lifestyle changes to become their best selves. Eve's mission is to see all women achieve real body goals by eating the foods they love for the rest of their life. Connect with Eve on Instagram and download her FREE Macro Guide she is so nice to be providing us! Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
There are many seasons of life we go through where it is HARD. One of the hardest times of my life was when my now 11 year old son, Dylan, had open heart surgery at 8 months old. Cortney Given knows this feeling too because her daughter, Zola, was born with a congenital heart defect as well. Cortney has some amazing advice on how to find self care for yourself during the most difficult times of our lives, and how different that may look than other seasons of your life. *I want to be sensitive to this subject matter as I know everyone has some type of hard season they are going through. I know self care is easier said than done during times like these, but I hope this episode gives you some inspiration to find small ways to take care of yourself and not feel guilty about it at all. ****** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** Connect with Cortney on Instagram and check out her Self Love Course! **** CHD Resources: Heart Moms Mended Little Hearts Children's Heart Foundation Breastfeeding Children with CHDs **** Please subscribe, rate and review The Self Care Isn't Selfish podcast so others can connect with our content too! Thank you so much for the love! Connect with Emily: @emilynichols22 @selfcareisntselfishpodcast www.emily-nichols.com
I am talking to Ashley Homol today about being STRONG from the inside/out and how that can be part of self care for you. (spoiler alert: lifting heavy doesn't make you bulky!) Her story is powerful and this episode will leave you feeling strong and confident to do hard things! ***** Don't forget to use the code "emilynichols22" at Nutpods for 15% for your first order! It's my fav coffee creamer (dairy free, gluten free and Whole30 approved!) **** To learn more about Ashley and check out her eBooks go visit her website! Register your teen daughter for the Armor Up Bully Workshop with Ashley! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and write a review for the show! And come hang out with me on Instagram @emilynichols22 and @selfcareisntselfishpodcast! I can't wait to chat with you there!
Congratulations to our past client, Nutpods, for making it to 13th on the Inc 5,000 list of fastest-growing companies! What an honor! Madeline and her team have worked incredibly hard over the years and been very strategic. Plus, Madeline is an outstanding, smart woman with heart. Growth causes change to certain foundations in business. Tune-in to hear how Starbucks went through four years of expansion from $165 million annual revenue to about $1 BILLION. This kind of growth comes down to 7 building blocks. To have a clear, doable action plan for your product, and the team to implement it --- Call us at 626-396-0990. Connect with other Product Entrepreneurs in our Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/405861786947629/ Apply to join our Product Mastermind here — >>> https://www.productstoprofits.com/mastermind/ LIMITED TIME OFFER —>>> Click here to get your FREE copy of our new book “Turn Products Into Profits” https://www.turnproductsintoprofits.com/
BRAND SECRETS AND STRATEGIES: Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar
Most brands rely on brokers to sell and merchandise their products. Hiring your own team is a luxury few can afford. I get a lot of questions about strategies to grow sustainable sales by leveraging their broker relationship. Insider secrets inside! This episode's FREE downloadable guide Brokers are an extension of your sales team. Help them succeed through accountability to maximize sales, increase distribution & accelerate growth. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE STRATEGIC GUIDE: Simple Solutions To Maximize Broker Effectiveness Welcome. I've been getting a lot of questions from a lot of brands of all sizes, including mainstream brands, about how to more effectively manage your broker, so I decided that I'd make this the focus of this episode. Let me start where it all began. A little over seven years ago, I wrote one of my first articles for New Hope about how to manage your broker more effectively. That article quickly became one of my most downloaded and clicked on articles ever. It became so popular that it landed me several speaking gigs, including at the Natural Products Expo and at various other events as well as in many industry trade publications. Today, it is still one of the most requested topics that I write about and speak about on my podcast. In fact, in the last couple months, I've received several requests from companies of all different sizes to fly in and train and work with their team on this specific topic. Thank you to those brands who invited me to be a part of their national sales meetings. So I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you some of the insider secrets that I share with them. Now, I will share that I do have a lot of content around this, so go to my website and check it out if you need more resources or if you have additional questions that I don't answer here. I have far more content on this than I can begin to share on this single podcast episode including several podcast episodes. Some of my guests have shared that broker relations are their chief bottleneck - including Madeline Haydon of Nutpods in episode 89. What do you think of this podcast episode? Drop me a note and let's chat. I'd love to answer your specific questions. So, reach out to me and let me know how I can help you explode sales with an external sales team like a broker. Download the show notes here: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session141
When Madeline Haydon, Founder and CEO of Nutpods, set out to create a delicious, non-dairy coffee creamer made entirely from clean ingredients, she had her work cut out for her. Financial setbacks, market volatility, and family obligations all threatened to derail Madeline's dream, but she did not give up. Today, Nutpods is the fastest growing non-dairy coffee creamer in the market and can be found in nearly every grocery chain in the U.S. Find out how Madeline made some big bets that rocketed Nutpods to massive success online, how Amazon helped her ecommerce business thrive, and how she continues to translate the early momentum into retail.
This edition of Taste Radio Insider features highlights from interviews with six founders, creators and industry experts who joined us on the show during the first half of 2019, including Hint founder and CEO Kara Goldin, venture capitalist Chris Hollod, Recess founder and CEO Benjamin Witte, attorney and investor Ryan Lewendon, MALK founder and CEO August Vega and nutpods founder and CEO Madeline Haydon. This episode is presented by BevSource, an integrated provider of beverage development, production, sourcing, and logistics solutions to new and established beverage visionaries. Show notes: 1:12: Benjamin Witte, Founder/CEO, Recess -- We kick off the episode with Benjamin Witte, the founder and CEO of Recess, a sparkling water brand infused with CBD and adaptogens, that’s generated an incredible amount of buzz since its debut in 2018. As part of our conversation, featured in Episode 24 of Taste Radio Insider, WItte explained why Recess is marketing a solution rather than an ingredient, and why he believes that today’s brands “are built on your phone.” 5:30: Madeline Haydon, Founder/CEO, Nutpods -- Next is Madeline Haydon, who is the founder and CEO of nutpods, a fast-growing brand of non-dairy, unsweetened creamers made from almonds and coconuts. We spoke with Madeline for an interview featured in Episode 16, in which she spoke with BevNET CMO Mike Schneider about focusing on high quality customer service has anchored nutpods’ thriving direct-to-consumer and e-commerce strategies and helped it become a top-selling brand on Amazon. 9:57: Ryan Lewendon, Partner, The Giannuzzi Group -- We continue with Ryan Lewendon, a partner with influential CPG law firm The Giannuzzi Group. Lewendon joined us in Episode 23 and as part of a wide-ranging interview, he offered his perspective on why networking is all about building relationships and spoke about the dangers of treating equity “as too much of a currency.” 13:46: August Vega, Founder/CEO, MALK -- Next is August Vega, the founder and CEO of MALK, a super-premium brand of organic nut milks and the winner of BevNET’s New Beverage Showdown 10. In an interview from Episode 30, Vega spoke about why she envisioned MALK as a billion-dollar brand from the outset and explained why data has been critical to the company’s development. 16:57: Chris Hollod, Founder/Managing Partner, Hollod Holdings -- Next is Chris Hollod, a venture capitalist focused on early-stage consumer brands, who we spoke with in Episode 29. As part of our interview, Hollod explained why digital strategy is at the top of his list when evaluating brands and also explained why he believes that his job requires him to predict innovation. 19:50: Kara Goldin, Founder/CEO, Hint -- Wrapping up the episode is Kara Goldin, the founder and CEO of flavored water company Hint. Kara knows a thing or two about building a brand around a successful e-commerce strategy: approximately 40 percent of the brand’s $100 million in annual revenue comes from online sales, a majority of which is from its website. We spoke with Goldin in Episode 20 for an interview in which she discussed best practices for e-commerce and why data from online sales is critical to understanding Hint’s audience. Brands in this episode: Recess, Nutpods, MALK, Verb Energy, Hint
BRAND SECRETS AND STRATEGIES: Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar
Nothing happens until someone buys your product. Getting your brand on more store shelves and into the hands of shoppers is critical to your success. This requires a dedicated sales team all working in unison. Learn key strategies to maximize sales. This episode's FREE downloadable guide New product innovation is the lifeblood of every brand. New products fuel sustainable growth, attracts new shoppers, and increases brand awareness. Know the critical steps to get your product on more retailer’s shelves and into the hands of more shoppers. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE STRATEGIC GUIDE: The Essential New Item Checklist - The Recipe For Success How do you maximize each and every selling opportunity? I'm just back from Expo West where this was a subject that I was asked about a lot, especially by new and emerging brands. Your entire sales team needs to be in lockstep and they need to communicate your selling story with a unified and consistent voice. This includes both your internal and external sales team. Several years ago I wrote an article about maximizing broker effectiveness. It led to me being a regular New Hope and Whole Foods Magazine contributor, speaker at the Natural Products Expo and many other events. With over 400 articles published in almost all of the leading trade publications, my popular podcasts, weekly newsletter, online mini-courses, and free resources have become an invaluable resource for brands and retailers seeking to grow sales and gain a sustainable competitive advantage. This is a topic I focus on a lot. The reason for this is that I get asked a lot about this topic when I mentor and work with brands, including on our recent episode of the Podcasts Secrets 89, The Importance Of Having A Solid Digital Brand Selling Story with Madeline Hayden of Nutpods. You're told you need a broker, but do you really know how to work with them to get the best results for your brand? Most brands really don't understand what the broker can do for them. Unfortunately some brokers over promise. This is why having clear and well-defined guidelines and boundaries make so much sense. Let me explain why. The brands that have the most difficulty with brokers essentially hand their keys over to them, expecting the broker to work miracles on their behalf. They are then disappointed when their expectations are not met, when in fact those expectations are unrealistic and not well-defined. Brokers represent a lot of brands, not just yours. Like any profession, there are good and bad brokers just like there are good and bad consultants, doctors, mechanics, and so on. For this reason, I believe that every brand needs to remain firmly in charge of their brand strategy and remain the captain of their own ship. Think about it. You've worked hard to build a product that consumers love. Your passion, your enthusiasm, and your dedication have propelled your success thus far. The best path forward is to have everyone on your sales team share your passion, your enthusiasm, and your commitment in the same voice as the founder. I am a firm believer that every brand needs to remain fully engaged in their success and every aspect of their sales strategy. You've poured everything you have into an amazing product, right? Why wouldn't you put the same love and attention into getting your products into more retail shelves and into the hands of more shoppers? Shouldn't you apply the same love of creativity and passion to your selling strategy? Brands need to have simple solutions to maximize broker effectiveness and accelerate sales growth. Download the show notes: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session117
Jake Cabala is a Managing Director at CircleUp. CircleUp is a financial technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on consumer goods startups. Since its official launch in April 2012, CircleUp has helped companies raise equity including Halo Top Creamery, Liquid IV, Nutpods and others. Jake joined CircleUp in 2016 after nearly a decade at Park Hill Group, a leading global asset advisory and fundraising firm, and former advisory division of Blackstone. Prior to Park Hill Group, Jake spent three years at Lehman Brothers covering institutional clients. Jake holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of San Francisco. *Questions for the solo podcast email info@whatgotyouthere.com* Subscribe to the Newsletter- https://bit.ly/2RH3eaD http://whatgotyouthere.com/ NEW SPONSOR TEN THOUSAND- www.tenthousand.cc/wgyt 20% off with discount code "WGYT" Pure Spectrum CBD 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.purespectrumcbd.com/?ref=227 GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://circleup.com/ https://twitter.com/circleup https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-cabala-5b5192/ https://twitter.com/SeanDeLaney23 https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres
Madeline Haydon, the founder and CEO of non-dairy creamer brand Nutpods, isn’t fazed by the occasional negative review of her products. On the contrary, she welcomes all customer feedback, good or bad. It’s the follow up that matters. “You have to know you’re not going to get everyone and you have to be open to hearing what your customers really think about your product,” she said in an interview included in this episode. “We have very strict protocols with customer service because what I’m building is not just a brand; it’s an experience. And part of that experience is how you can turn someone who’s unhappy with your brand to say, ‘You know what? They have great customer service.’” That focus on high quality customer service has anchored nutpods’ thriving direct-to-consumer and ecommerce strategies and helped it become a top-selling brand on Amazon. As part of our interview, Haydon also discussed her foray into entrepreneurship and how she laid the groundwork for a successful online business via targeted outreach to consumers with specialized diets. Also in this episode: an interview with Nicole Cogan, the founder of Nobread, a popular social media brand focused on gluten-free lifestyles. In our conversation, Cogan spoke about her work with CPG brands, best practices for sponsored social campaigns and how influencer marketing has evolved in recent years. Show notes: 1:39: Fancy Food, Dry January & Sliced Ketchup -- The hosts discussed the upcoming 2019 Winter Fancy Food and Good Food Mercantile shows, which will be held in San Francisco. They also spoke about brands that are embracing “Dry January,” new episodes of our Elevator Talk series, which is featured on YouTube and Instagram TV, and a recent Chobani Incubator event in Boston. 16:42: Interview: Madeline Haydon, Founder/CEO, nutpods -- Haydon is the founder and CEO of nutpods, a fast-growing brand of alt-dairy, unsweetened creamers made from almonds and coconuts. Launched in 2015, nutpods has become a best-selling brand on Amazon and parlayed its online success into the grocery channel, where the products are sold in major grocery chains, including Publix, Kroger and Wegmans. In an interview with BevNET CMO Mike Schneider she discussed the attributes of great products, testing nutpods at retail before launching online, the benefits of selling direct-to-consumer, and why reviews and high quality customer service are critical for nutpods. 36:42: Interview: Nicole Cogan, Founder, Nobread -- Haydon noted the importance working with social influencers that are authentically aligned with a brand’s mission and marketing strategy. That’s also the perspective of Nicole Cogan, who’s the creator of gluten-free lifestyle brand Nobread. As of the publication of this podcast, Nobread has over 163,000 followers of its Instagram page, which is loaded with content promoting gluten-free recipes, products and brands. Cogan discussed her role as a social media influencer and how she establishes mutually beneficial relationships with CPG companies. Brands in this episode: Dry Soda, Ugly Drinks, Seedlip, Curious Elixirs, Slice of Sauce, Grain Elevator, Drink Simple, 6AM Health, Nuttin Ordinary, nutpods, Simple Mills, Enjoy Life Foods, Cocokind
Happy New Year everybody, and welcome to season 2! This season is a little different from season 1. We focus on keto in real life. Now you understand a bit of background, some science, and the why behind what we are doing... but it's time to learn how all of this actually works in your life! The next few weeks will get you prepared on how to eat at restaurants, go to parties, travel on an airplane or road trip, eat in a hotel, perfect your coffee, make quick dinners, and pack lunches. Onto today's topic: coffee! Don't panic... coffee can still be a HUGE part of your keto life. Today you'll learn 3 things that you can change to make your coffee boost your ketones, instead of knock 'em down. 1.Switch your sweetener Avoid sugar, honey, artificial sweeteners, or any other substance that can spike blood sugar. I recommend using stevia or monk fruit. If you prefer unsweetened coffee- that is even better! 2. Add the right fat Most people don't do well with dairy- especially if it isn't raw and grassfed. Skip the skim milk, or try swapping out whatever dairy creamer you are using for something else. If you are doing dairy, choose full-fat, raw cream from a grassfed cow. My favorite non- dairy choices are Nutpods creamer and Perfect Keto powdered MCT oil. You can also try the Bulletproof recipe with grassfed butter and MCT oil. Refer back to Season 1, episode 5 for my favorite coffee recipe, and links to these productshttps://projectketopodcast.com/season-1-episode-5-intermittent-fasting/ 3. Step up the quality Look for these things if you want the healthiest coffee: Organic. Coffee is one of the most highly sprayed crops. Do what ever it takes in your life to avoid pesticides/roundup/glyphosate like your life depends on it.Mold-free. Coffee is also one of the moldiest crops. Seek out a company that guarantees mold-free or mycotoxin free coffee.Add some mushrooms. You'll find more and more coffee companies adding mushrooms to their coffee. Certain mushrooms (lions mane, chaga, cordyceps, reishi, ganoderma) give you adaptogenic effects with the coffee. They can make you feel less anxiety, less stomach pain or acid reflux, and fewer jitters. Basically, the mushrooms assist with the negative side affects of coffee while you drink it. Brands and products mentioned today Keto Mojo Glucose and Ketone meter (You get 15% off through this link): http://bit.ly/2PdMDht NuNaturals Stevia https://www.nunaturals.com Monk Fruit: https://www.healthrangerstore.com/products/monk-fruit-low-carb-sugar-substitute-0-7oz-20g Nutpods creamer https://www.nutpods.com Perfect Keto powdered MCT oil https://shop.perfectketo.com/collections/all-perfect-keto-products/products/powdered-mct-oil-from-coconuts-for-keto-and-ketosis Four Sigmatic Coffee (my favorite) is mold free, organic, and has mushrooms: https://us.foursigmatic.com Bulletproof is also mold free and organic, but does not have mushrooms: https://www.bulletproof.com
Intermittent fasting is one of the best tools to get into ketosis. But the benefits don't stop there! Today's episode will teach you why to intermittent fast, and how to do it in a safe and effective way. What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting simply means that you are only eating during a specific window of time. The most basic way to do this is to fast for 12 hours overnight. Only consume water during those 12 hours. For example, if you stop eating at 8pm, you don't eat or drink anything with caloric value until 8am. 12 hour overnight fasts are very safe and easy for most people to do. If you are already fasting for 12 hours overnight, start inching it up to 13, 14, 15 or more hours. It doesn't matter if you skip breakfast or dinner. Just choose a block of time that sounds most pleasurable to you for fasting. Most people choose to eat lunch and dinner, and skip breakfast. If you prefer to eat breakfast and lunch and skip dinner, go for it! What are the benefits? Autophagy (means self devouring). During fasting, your body allows damaged cells or damaged components of cells to die. Liver detox. When you give your digestion a break, your liver is able to rest and perform better when it is needed. Increased ketones. Fasting is one of the best ways to boost your ketone production. Troubleshooting trouble with fasting Don't over-do it... If you feel shaky, grumpy, hangry, disfunctional, or unable to work during fasting, then your fast has gone on too long. Give yourself many months or weeks to work up to lengthy fasts. Address your stress... Stress is the best way to get OUT of ketosis. If you measure your ketones, you should notice an increase in ketones after fasting. If you don't notice your ketones increasing, it might mean that you have other health troubles or stresses that need addressing first. Review the Keto Bite episode on stress here: https://projectketopodcast.com/keto-bite-stress/Exogenous ketones... can be incredibly helpful to extend fasts. If you still struggle to get off snacking or to practice intermittent fasting after weeks or months of effort, try using exogenous ketones. Your body might need a bit of a boost for support. (see product recommendations at the bottom of the page) Try adding fat... for people who struggle with extending their fasting hours. Eating a bit of fat in the morning can allow you to go a few more hours without a full meal. Fatty coffee or tea can do the trick for most people! Here's my favorite coffee recipe: My Favorite Coffee Recipe: 1 cup brewed Four Sigmatic Coffee 3 tbsp Nutpods non-dairy coffee creamer1/2 scoop powdered MCT oil from Perfect Keto NuNaturals Liquid Stevia to tasteoptional: 1 TBSP grassfed collagen (Find the links to all these products at the bottom of the page!) Brew the coffee in a french press (or however you like). Pour into a mug add the rest of the ingredients. Use a milk frother or blender to fully mix the fats. Stirring with a spoon works too... but you might have a few lumps. Adjust these ingredients as you need! Some people need more or less fat to satiate themselves until lunchtime. If you like unsweetened... skip the stevia! Adding collagen helps with people who still feel hungry, shaky, or fatigued after having fatty coffee. Some people (mostly women) need a bit of protein to help them along. Switch it up! Anyone who has been doing long intermittent fasts daily for at least 6 weeks needs to start varying it up. Do not continue lengthy fasts long term. You can easily go into starvation mode and start storing fat, wrecking your hormones, and end up out of ketosis if you force your body to fast too much. If you are a person in this category, try adding some carbs once per week or so. Also, try intermittent fasting a few days per week, and then go back to 3 meals per day the other days per week. Just give your body a lot of variety until you feel your health getting back on track.
BRAND SECRETS AND STRATEGIES: Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar
Digital strategies give brands an equal voice against their largest competitors, leveling the playing field. The ability to create a connected community united around common needs, beliefs, and values is the most powerful way to amplify your brand’s voice
Are you in Summer Mode? Join us as we kick off this new series with real talk about boredom, rhythm & reading and what that looks like in this season. In Summer Mode, we’ll discuss what’s going well, what needs tweaking, and we’ll answer a listener question. As always, we’ll share our LTWs throughout the summer. Let’s do this summer together! Next week, we will be chatting about nature and the first few chapters of the book How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson. We will use this book to guide our nature discussions all summer long. Please join us but do NOT feel like you need to read the book, unless of course, you're interested. We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. We just released an episode all about marriage! Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined Loving This Week Angela: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman Maren: Summer Drink: Spindrift, Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides and Nutpods over ice. H/T @inexactscience on instagram Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Madeline Haydon is the Founder and CEO of the fast-growing brand, nutpods, a dairy-free creamer made from a blend of almonds and coconuts. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/madeline-haydon Learn how Eat For The Planet can help your brand: https://eftp.co/services Twitter: @nilzach
In just a few years, nutpods is on fire. A dairy-free coffee creamer, they have passed Coffee Mate on Amazon.com for # of reviews. Talk about "review capital"! She entered the food space as an outsider. With a beginner's mindset and the ability to develop die-hard fans, nutpods has become a great success. Awarded as “Editor's Pick” at the Natural Products Expo in her debut year, nutpods has quickly grown online and in traditional brick and mortar business and is now available nationwide. Madeline Haydon is open and engaging. We tell her incredible story.
I feel like it was yesterday I stumbled upon a company that grabbed my attention from the word go. Nutpods is that company because their product line truly answers a need I have and many others. During the "Taking it to the Streets Tour" coffee and their additives start most people's days off very unhealthy. Being able to offer a healthy solution is what Nutpods is all about. As stated on their website Nutpods was born out of founder Madeline Haydon's impatience for a wholesome dairy-free creamer that had the richness and creaminess of half & half. For years, she waited for a company, any company, to develop this type of product - without carrageenan or the "usual suspects" of titanium dioxide, mono and diglycerides, hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated oils. Finally Madeline took matters into her own hands and started a Kickstarter to fund her company and begin to carefully craft nutpods to be wholesomely delicious and to give you the freedom to choose your own sweetness level, enjoy the rich creaminess that come from MCT-rich coconuts and the balanced taste with heart-healthy almonds. All free from GMOs, soy, dairy, gluten and artificial flavors/colors. Join us as we talk with Madeline about her company, passion, and ability to fund a business using Kickstarter and how she also raised another round of financing. This episode will surely be filled with ways to up your volume by living a passion driven life. PaleoBOSS Lady is proud to have the support of Nutpods on the "Taking it to the Streets Tour." Together we are raising consciousness & building a movement regarding foods & living.
Madeline Haydon, MBA is a versatile professional with a passion for people, products with strong communication and self-motivation to take on new challenges. She is a sales and marketing professional with a successful 14 year career in the medical industry, spanning medical devices to blood center donor management. After focusing her career in the medical field and being dissatisfied for a healthy, quality non-dairy creamer for her coffee, she elected to begin a new career as a food entrepreneur. Seeing a market opportunity for a more wholesome option to the portable dairy-free coffee creamer singles, she created nutpods; a delicious dairy-free creamer made from almonds and coconuts which are packaged in convenient, easy to use coffee pod singles that require NO refrigeration and is perfect for on the go! For more information, please visit www.nutpods.com On Today's show Madeline will share: - What’s Your Personal Mission Statement To bring a better option for portable, dairy-free coffee creamers made from wholesome ingredients. - Biggest Business Mistake Be passionate about your business, but when you take the emotion away, there should be a solid, viable business opportunity left. - How Do You Handle Business Stress and Uncertainty An inner voice that is positive and respectful of the journey. The journey unfolds and I talk myself through the business stresses to see the positive of the situation or what I can learn from it. For example, my current production issues help assure me that it’s equally hard for my competitors to follow me. - Greatest Business Decision That Changed Everything Using Kickstarter as an indicator to test market demand/interest. - Best Book For The Entrepreneurial Mindset Launching New Ventures – Kathleen Allen - Plus much more...
The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing
Thank you Alison Ryu for the introduction to our guest today, Madeline Haydon ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-haydon-b721474/ ). Madeline is Founder and CEO of nutpods ( https://www.nutpods.com/ ). nut pods is a dairy-free half and half alternative made from almonds and MCT-rich coconuts in a convenient, easy to use coffee creamer. What I most appreciated from this conversation was how open Madeline was about the beginning days of nut pods, starting the company without any food and bev experience, taking on alot of risk and now leading the business to incredible heights. Some of the questions I asked Madeline - * What attracted you to entrepreneurship? Especially Dairy Free creamers * What attracted you to the world of creamers and what was the insight that led you to founding Nutpods? * Walk me through the process of developing creamers in your kitchen to actually having commercial manufacturing? * How did you go about building your supply chain? * What was your approach to distribution early on? * Daily free vs. non-sweener * What was that moment like when you knew you were on to something / wanted to take this full time and put everything you had into Nutpods? * When and why did you choose to raise capital? * What was your approach to fundraising? * What were some of the challenges / biggest hurdles you had to overcome? * What are some of the differences fundraising from VCs vs. private equity groups? * When did that transition start for you? * What was your approach to board construction? * What would you like to see change in the fundraising process? * How did the pandemic change nut pods? Did you have to pivot your strategy, channel mix? * What has been your approach to new distribution channels, partnerships and product extensions? * When you take a look back at all of what you've accomplished with nut pods, what were some of the key reasons why you've been so successful? * What's your vision for nutpods in the coming years? * What's one thing you would change about venture capital? * What's one book that inspired you personally and one book that inspired you professionally? * What's the best piece of advice that you've received? * What's one thing you would change about venture capital?
The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing
*This episode features two conversations I've had with Kiva* Kiva Dickinson ( https://www.selvaventures.com/team-0 ) is the managing partner at Selva Ventures ( https://www.selvaventures.com/ ). Selva Ventures invests in emerging brands that make their consumers' lives better. Some of their portfolio includes Haus, Mud Water, and Three Wishes. Prior to founding Selva Ventures Kiva was a Partner at CircleUp, where he joined during the launch of the Company's first discretionary equity fund CircleUp Growth Partners. While at CircleUp Kiva led Series B investments in Nutpods and Liquid I.V., working closely with both companies following investment. You can follow Kiva on Twitter @kivadickinson ( https://twitter.com/KivaDickinson ). If you are a founder and working on something innovative, have a question you'd like to hear VCs or founders answer on the show you can DM and follow the host @mikegelb ( https://twitter.com/MikeGelb ). You can also follow for episode announcements @consumervc ( https://twitter.com/ConsumerVc ). One book that inspired Kiva personally is How Will You Measure Your Life ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062102419?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0062102419&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Clay Christensen. One book that inspired him professionally is Thinking in Bets ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735216371?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0735216371&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Annie Duke. On this episode, you will learn - * What attracted Kiva to VC? How Selva came together? His due diligence process. How he thinks about competitive vs. non-competitive categories? How does he think about the future of retail and O2O strategy for companies? How has DTC changed retail? * How does he think about portfolio management and construction when it comes to return on investment? How does he think about geography when it comes to starting a brand and investing and why did he choose the bay area to set up shop? What is one thing that he would change when it came to venture capital? * What's one company that is in his anti-portfolio - you had the opportunity to invest in, didn't and in retrospect wish you did? What's your most recent investment and what makes him excited about it? What is one piece of advice he has for founders of consumer companies? * His reaction to coronavirus * Is he shifting strategy away/towards companies/verticals? * Is he pausing investments in a particular space? * Is he concerned about some current portfolio companies' ability to raise? * Is he having to adjust to new work protocols (remote working, etc) and if so, is that having an impact?
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