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On today's episode, we are joined by Leah Caplanis, founder and CEO of Social Sparkling Wine, a rising star in the adult beverage industry. We had a fascinating discussion about her journey being diagnosed with cancer at 26 years old and the decisions she had to make at such a young age to fight the disease. Like most challenges in our lives, the diagnoses ended up being a catalyst to find a product to enjoy socially, while doing her best not to sacrifice her health and wellness. We cover a wide range of topics, from growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, being a female CEO in a male dominated industry, and the challenges of growing a consumer product good in a heavily competitive industry.
Her cancer diagnosis Launched a Multi-Million Dollar Clean Alcohol Company. Here's what you'll learn from Leah Caplanis, Founder of Social Sparkling Wine: Where she got the initial capital to scale in a capital-intensive market. How she learned to conquer sales and master distribution before producing the product and how you can navigate the system. The reality of how long it can take to get into top-tier retailers like Costco, Target, Walmart. How she was able to grow a multi-million dollar brand and raise $4.5M to scale. Strategies of owning your value chain and going DTC and mistakes she wants you to learn from in rolling out new product. And so much more... Join the F*ck 4% Movement: shegetsshitdone.com/join Have feedback, a show topic you want us to cover, or just want to say hi: tribe@shegetsshitdone.com Sponsorships: off for this episode
Social Sparkling Wine is a truly clean, organic, low-calorie, gluten and sulfite-free sparkling sake rice wine now available in more 4,000 retail locations nationwide. Leah Caplanis joins Justin to discuss her experience launching and growing the business. It's time to enjoy alcohol without compromising your healthy habits! Leah joins Justin to share her insights on launching the business on this best-of-ContenderCast episode.
Clean, uncompromising alcohol.Leah Caplanis is the Founder and CEO of SOCIAL (https://socialsparklingwine.com/) . At 26, Leah Caplanis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After changing her lifestyle and habits through diet and holistic ways, Leah beat cancer after 3 years. Post-cancer, Leah wanted to get back to her once-vibrant social life without compromising her newfound way of life. Using her retail marketing knowledge, Leah created a sparkling wine beverage to satisfy her standards.
Leah Caplanis is the founder and CEO of SOCIAL Sparkling Wine, a company she launched in 2014 after successfully battling and beating cancer.At 26, Caplanis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and instead of the traditional surgery route, she took control of her health, became vegan, stopped drinking alcohol and explored more holistic ways to heal. During her journey, she studied at Hippocrates Health Institute and Kushi Institute for Macrobiotics in Massachusetts.After three years on her healing path, her cancer was cured and Caplanis was ready to get her social life back without compromising her passion for health and wellness. During her recovery, she realized that there were no clean alcohol options on the market. With the help of expert brew master Ray Klimovitz, co-founder of Izze Sparkling Soda, she developed a truly clean alcohol beverage, and soon, SOCIAL Sparking Wine, an organic, low-calorie, gluten and sulfite free sparkling sake wine, was born.Prior to launching SOCIAL Sparkling Wine, Caplanis worked in sales and marketing for Nestle USA. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University. Dedicated to empowering people to live a more vibrant, connected, happy and healthy life, she is also Level II Reiki certified.Caplanis has been featured on CNBC’s Billion Dollar Buyer and profiled in numerous major news publications and broadcasts, and is frequently asked to speak at major conferences, including LA Women’s Expo and Digital Hollywood. She currently resides in Chicago and California. @socialsparklingwine@social.leahhttps://www.socialsparklingwine.com SOCIAL Sparkling Wine is currently available in over 4,000 locations in almost every state in the United States. The company is looking forward to expand in the next year to Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. Leah is also very focused on development, with new products including flavored water and herbal-based liqueurs.The Positive Phil Podcast Show, a podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, where Positive Phil talks about personal stories, events and engaging interviews; with famous people, celebrities, athletes, authors, spiritual educators, thought leaders, as well as others in the social, business and entertainment industry.Airing on over 300 digital channels, including iHeart Radio, Spotify, StitcherFm, Google Podcast and published online via RSS feeds globally. The show has been around for almost 4 years and is one of the most popular podcast shows on the internet in the business-motivation space.Professional radio, tv, podcast host and producer from San Diego California. We have a large national following on digital media channels, with our popular podcast and network of shows. Airing on iHeart Media, iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher, PlayerFM and over 200 additional media channels.https://www.positivephil.com
Leah Caplanis is the Founder and CEO of Social Sparkling Wine, a clean alcohol with real ingredients that you can trust. You can find her products in a store near you and at www.socialsparklingwine.com, and you can find her on Instagram @socialleah. For more information about Laura and her work you can go to her website www.healingpowers.net or find her on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @realhealingpowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.
Social Sparkling Wine is a truly clean, organic, low-calorie, gluten and sulfite-free sparkling sake rice wine now available in more 4,000 retail locations nationwide. Leah Caplanis joins Justin to discuss her experience launching and growing the business. It's time to enjoy alcohol without compromising your healthy habits!
CEO of SOCIAL Sparkling Wine, Leah Caplanis, joins Scott at WGN Radio to talk about taking advantage of the opportunity given to you in life. Leah believes that if you come up with an idea, then no one is more suitable to see it through than you are. And we agree. You came up with the idea after all, didn't you?
Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer at 26, Leah Caplanis chose to heal holistically. When she couldn’t find an alcoholic drink that aligned with her new diet and lifestyle, she decided to create it with the help of expert brewmaster Ray Klimovitz – a 50-year veteran who co-founded Izze Sparkling Soda – and SOCIAL was born! Launched in 2014, SOCIAL is a delicious organic, low-calorie (only 88 per serving!), gluten-free sparkling sake wine. It is the first alcoholic beverage EVER to include full nutritional content on its label. While SOCIAL offers a lower calorie, refreshing drink alternative, the brand also encourages people to live healthy, have fun and make the world a better place. SOCIAL gives 1% of proceeds back to charities and Leah’s mission is to empower people to enjoy the fun, social aspects of drinking alcohol while still pursuing their health and wellness goals. Prior to launching SOCIAL, Leah worked for Nestle USA for eight years in sales & marketing. She received her MBA from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and her bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University. She currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. More information on SOCIAL can be found at www.socialsparklingwine.com. Podcast Highlights Survey the marketplace before you pull the trigger Make your suppliers and customers your team members When things get too tough we dance it out. It changes the mood instantly. Connect with Leah LinkedIn Twitter facebook Instagram
Women who like to drink don’t like what happens to them the next day. When they drink beer, the feel bloated. Wine gives them headaches and cocktails make them fat with its sugar. Leah Caplanis created Social Sparkling Wine, the most health-conscious alcohol available today. This sparkling beverage has a low calorie count and 1 […]
Women who like to drink don’t like what happens to them the next day. When they drink beer, the feel bloated. Wine gives them headaches and cocktails make them fat with its sugar. Leah Caplanis created Social Sparkling Wine, the most health-conscious alcohol available today. This sparkling beverage has a low calorie count and 1 gram of sugar. What makes it a healthy drink is that nutrient-based ingredients are fused into it like organic hibiscus extract and organic ginger extract. Learn why Leah picked the wine industry to get her products into big box retails and how she was able to do it. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! · Here’s How » Join the On The Shelf community today: · Ontheshelfnow.com · On The Shelf Now Facebook Group · On the Shelf Now Facebook · On The Shelf Now Twitter · On the Shelf Now Instagram