Podcasts about sprouts

In this episode, I sit down with Lindsey Mifsud, founder of LL's Kitchen, to talk about how she turned a homemade granola recipe into a growing CPG brand now sold in hundreds of stores, including Sprouts nationwide. We get into her founder journey, lessons from farmers markets, retail growth, customer feedback, and why genuine storytelling and relationships have been key to building the brand. Startup to Scale is a podcast by Foodbevy, an online community to connect emerging food, beverage, and CPG founders to great resources and partners to grow their business. Visit us at Foodbevy.com to learn about becoming a member or an industry partner today.

Southern Alps Sprouts owner Karen McGrath shares her business' journey.You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.With thanks to:Karen McGrath, Southern Alps SproutsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In a world where conventional farming depletes and organic farming protects, Regenerative farming restores. It's a method that rebuilds soil health, boosts biodiversity, and improves the water cycle, creating a richer, more resilient ecosystem. At Elevate Organic, they believe this is the key to both a sustainable food system and a healthier planet.Healing starts in the soil and flows into every part of the body. Every ingredient in Elevate Organic supplements is carefully chosen to support energy, balance, and vitality, while respecting the earth and the people who grow it. These blends help men and women feel nourished, empowered, and at their best every day.Guest: Brian Upton is the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Elevate Organic and a 25-year veteran of the natural products industry. He has held senior leadership roles at leading brands including Garden of Life and Ancient Nutrition, helping drive both to top positions in the industry—most recently playing a key role in Ancient Nutrition's rise into the top 5. Passionate about regenerative agriculture, clinically-studied nutrition, and consumer education, Brian is dedicated to transforming health while supporting the farmers and practices that heal our planet.Talking Points:-Before we get into Elevate Organic, can you share your background and the experiences that ultimately led you to the wellness industry?-What inspired you and the other founders to create Elevate Organic?-What gap did you see in the supplement and wellness market that you believed Elevate Organic could address?-Why were organic sourcing and regenerative agriculture so important to the company's original vision?-The supplement category is extremely crowded. What did Elevate Organic need to do differently to earn consumers' trust?-How do you balance traditional botanical wisdom with modern science and human clinical research?-What have you learned about introducing an unknown brand in highly competitive wellness categories?-What are you most excited about as Elevate Organic enters its next chapter?Learn more at ElevateOrganic.com Listeners of the show can save 25% OFF their first order when using the code Forever25. Also, avaible at Sprouts and other Natural product retailers. 

Scaling a CPG brand isn't just about finding more ways to grow – it's about knowing which opportunities are worth pursuing. Hero Bread is taking on some of food's most entrenched categories with baked goods and pasta that deliver the taste and texture of traditional carbs with zero grams of sugar along with added protein and fiber. With products now in more than 9,000 retail locations, including Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Publix, Sprouts and Wegmans, the brand has built significant momentum – and attracted investors including Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, and The Weeknd. In this episode, Hero Bread CEO YC Cheng shares hard-earned lessons on scaling a CPG brand, including why the company walked away from a major foodservice opportunity, how D2C helped fuel retail growth, and why adding SKUs can actually hurt the business. He gets candid about the hidden costs of expansion – from inventory and logistics to opening new doors – and explains how founders can make smarter decisions about where to place their next bet.   Show notes: 0:20: YC Cheng, CEO, Hero Bread – Hero Bread CEO YC Cheng discusses his background as a founder, operator and investor and how the company built a CPG business around a simple proposition: make bread that delivers the taste and texture consumers love with more protein and fiber and fewer simple carbohydrates and sugars. YC explains why Hero shifted from foodservice, including a partnership with Subway, toward D2C, how direct consumer relationships helped fuel retail growth, and why the brand resonates with consumers across nutrition, weight management and gut health—not just a single dietary niche. He also discusses partnerships such as Auntie Anne's and the importance of creating better-for-you products that seamlessly fit into existing routines. YC also explores the economics of D2C bread, Hero's retail strategy and growing product portfolio, and the challenges of launching new SKUs. He shares how consumer data and retail execution work together, why Hero takes a disciplined approach to trends and innovation, and how the company balances growth with profitability as it scales. Brands in this episode: Hero Bread, Subway, Auntie Anne's, Panera Bread, Once Upon a Farm, Dose

The show talks Sprouts and the upcoming grocery wars, Will's back betrays him, the first day of the fall, and much more.

Building a thriving CPG brand wasn't Katie Lee's plan. It was a crisis response that evolved into a national business. When the COVID-19 shutdown threatened her four St. Louis restaurants and the livelihoods of 150 employees, the chef and restaurateur created a line of frozen pizzas simply to keep her team working. That pizza became the foundation for Katie's, a CPG brand that has grown from roughly $2 million in revenue in 2023 to a business on pace to surpass $24 million in sales this year. The brand is also headed for more than 6,300 retail doors by year-end, including every Target and Sprouts nationwide, along with Whole Foods, Publix, Wegmans and other major retailers. That kind of growth hasn't come without some serious operational challenges. When Target awarded Katie's a national rollout, Lee suddenly had to figure out how to produce 400,000 pizzas in three months. Now, as the brand expands beyond pizza into new categories, she's building a new manufacturing facility while working to preserve the restaurant-level standards and culinary approach that set Katie's apart in the first place. Katie shares what she's had to learn the hard way about CPG, how she and her team navigated the brand's explosive growth, and why she's ultimately more motivated by the freedom to create, build and make an impact than by a big exit. Show notes: 0:20: Katie Lee, Founder & CEO, Katie's – Katie discusses her new book, Unemployable, which chronicles the unconventional path that took her from dropping out of high school at 15 and struggling with addiction to becoming a successful restaurateur and entrepreneur. She explains how she essentially brought the restaurant experience to the freezer aisle, using hand-stretched dough, wood-fired cooking and premium ingredients to create KATIE'S first line of pizzas. She talks about the brand's Walmart Golden Ticket and full-chain Target rollout, including the challenge of meeting the massive production demands that came with those opportunities. Lee also explains how her restaurant background gives KATIE'S an advantage in CPG: her team can develop products quickly, test them with thousands of restaurant customers and apply decades of culinary experience to ingredients, technique and hospitality. She believes consumers are increasingly looking for restaurant-quality food at home, but says the experience extends beyond the food itself to storytelling, presentation and the people and craft behind the product. Brands in this episode: Katie's

Dr. Ross Pelton, Director of Science & Education for Essential Formulas Incorporated, maker of Dr. Ohhira's premium probiotic products, reveals how the gut microbiome affects metabolism, appetite, weight regulation, and overall health. He emphasizes the importance of microbiome diversity, supported by eating a wide variety of plant foods rich in fiber and polyphenols, and discusses how fermented foods and postbiotic metabolites help maintain a healthy gut environment. Pelton explains Dr. Ohhira's multi-year fermentation process and the idea that postbiotics may be key health regulators. He reviews studies suggesting benefits from Dr. Ohhira's probiotics for athletic performance markers, reduced fatigue, and improved bowel regularity, and notes research showing antibiotic-related losses in gut diversity can persist for years. He also mentions a higher-dose “Reset Challenge,” a postbiotic paste concentrate, and an ME-3 product aimed at increasing glutathione.

Sustainability can create the most value in an organization when it is embedded in business strategy rather than treated as a separate initiative. Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, speaks with Brandon Lombardi, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer at Sprouts Farmers Market, about how sustainability has been integrated into the retailer's growth story from the beginning. They explore the evolution of customer demand for attribute-driven products, the business case for sustainable agriculture, resilience in food supply chains, and how Sprouts approaches affordability, innovation, and long-term value creation. The conversation highlights why customer expectations, operational excellence, and climate resilience increasingly reinforce one another.  Visit BMO for more thought leadership from Melissa Fifield: https://capitalmarkets.bmo.com/en/our-bankers/melissa-fifield/

Sprouts has named Nick Konat as its next CEO, with the leadership transition set to take effect in January 2027. Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss what Konat should focus on as he takes the reins, from staying disciplined on the retailer's existing strategy to executing the roadmap already in motion. The big question: Does Sprouts need a new strategy, or simply a new leader to execute the one it already has? ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/x4hGqvRTilY

In this episode, Jacqueline is joined by tech leader turned innovator Anastasia Sartan, the Founder & CEO of The Cycle.   After spending a decade building companies and working as a product director at Snapchat, Anastasia quietly battled severe PMDD. When traditional medicine left her without quick answers, she applied her data science background to medical research, leading to the creation of the first functional beverage formulated for female hormonal health. Together, Jacqueline and Anastasia discuss how the body absorbs liquid nutrients faster than powders, the hidden power of sea buckthorn, and how a surprise order from Sprouts changed Anastasia's career trajectory forever.   They dive into a live taste-test of the formulations and envision a world where women's biology is celebrated, from menstruating Barbies to cycle-accommodating lifestyle hotels. Welcome to MENO with Jacqueline Buckingham, the authority on menopause, perimenopause, and wherever you are on the pause spectrum.   IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER: ➡️ From Snapchat to Fem-Tech: Anastasia's experience navigating a high-stress corporate tech environment as a female leader, and how severe PMDD symptoms sparked her entrepreneurial mission. ➡️ The Problem with Powder Supplements: Why traditional pill supplements often require three to five months to show results due to low absorption rates and low functional dosages, and how liquid extracts offer immediate data points for your body. ➡️ The Magic of Sea Buckthorn Juice: The science behind this underappreciated ingredient—the only natural source of Omega-7—and how it acts as an anti-inflammatory that targets midlife dryness. ➡️ The Retail Breakthrough: How a hobby project consisting of an initial 8,000 cans secured a massive nationwide launch in all 500 Sprouts stores within three months of production. ➡️ The Pause Spectrum Demographics: Analyzing early nationwide sales data that reveals how period and perimenopause support lines are driving modern consumer demand. ➡️ Functional Herbs for Hormonal Health: A breakdown of phase-specific liquid organic herbs, including black cohosh for cooling comfort, sage for brain function, hops flower for anxiety reduction, and nettle leaf as a natural source of iron. ➡️ Rewriting the Instruction Manual on Biology: A critique of the lack of menopause and lifestyle education in traditional OB/GYN medical schooling. ➡️ Wild Dreams for Corporate Normalization: Anastasia shares her ultimate vision board goals, including a history-making collaboration for a menstruating Barbie, period wellness hotels, and the public debut of an upcoming sea buckthorn iron lemonade. RESOURCES https://onthecycle.com/ https://www.instagram.com/epysartan/ ABOUT MENO MENO is the definitive platform for menopause and perimenopause care — connecting women to trusted experts, solutions, and support. https://joinmeno.com/ https://www.instagram.com/join.meno https://www.tiktok.com/@join.meno Follow our Founder/CEO on Instagram @jacquelinebuckingham Disclaimer: MENO is for general information and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine in any way. MENO does not constitute professional health care services or medical advice. No doctor/patient relationship is formed as a result of this podcast. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of MENO is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard getting medical advice for any such medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any conditions.

In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Shelley Huff is back again, joining Chris Walton for another round of Fast Five fun. The former Serta Simmons CEO and Walmart executive, now CEO and Co-Founder of the Interval, joins Chris to discuss: • Amazon's latest limited-time grocery storefront for Labor Day and whether these smaller, occasion-based sales events are smart incremental share-building moves or just a gimmick that doesn't move the needle: https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2026-08-31?article=amazon-offers-digital-labor-day-grocery-store • Ulta Beauty's social media backlash over its use of Flock Safety's automated license-plate reader technology at a small number of stores, and whether retailers can justify surveillance technology as a tool against organized retail crime while managing the inevitable public backlash: https://www.retaildive.com/news/ulta-flock-technology-backlash/829623/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202026-09-04%20Retail%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:88897%5D&utm_term=Retail%20Dive • Costco quietly shutting down Costco Next, its member-only online marketplace, and what the move says about the role marketplaces should play in club retail: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/09/02/costco-shuts-down-costco-next/91577977007/ • Sephora piloting a new “Drop Shop” storefront on TikTok Shop, featuring exclusive monthly product drops and livestream shopping events, and why brands may see more opportunity in social commerce than traditional marketplaces: https://chainstoreage.com/sephora-debut-tiktok-shop-monthly-drops? • Sprouts Farmers Market naming President and COO Nick Konat as its next CEO as comparable-store sales turn negative, and what his priorities should be as he takes the reins in January: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/sprouts-farmers-market-jack-sinclair-nick-konat-ceo-change/829586/ Plus, Chris and Shelley tackle the lightning round, including their thoughts on Obsession, one-wish willows, and the age-old question: Genie or Samantha? P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/ P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our podcast rankings on Feedspot: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/ Music by https://www.hooksounds.com/

In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Sarah Engel, President of digital marketing agency and consultancy January Digital and one of Adweek's 50 most influential marketing executives, to take stock of the latest developments in Agentic Commerce and unpack the global grocery news stories from this week that we believe are worth paying attention to. This week, they discuss: • Anthropic's new blueprints for Shopping and Merchant Agents, Amazon's latest Alexa for Shopping update, and what the rise of Agentic Commerce means for grocery: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/anthropic-launches-ai-agent-blueprints-retailers-ahead-holiday-shopping-season-2026-09-02/ • Sprouts Farmers Market's CEO succession plan, with Jack Sinclair stepping down and COO Nick Konat set to take over.: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/sprouts-names-ceo-nick-konat/829368/ • Kroger and Meijer's September wellness events, and whether in-store health and wellness activations can really move the needle: https://progressivegrocer.com/kroger-takes-health-focused-message-across-country-wellness-tour • Walmart expanding restaurant delivery through Dunkin', and why the move could be a smart way to build delivery demand and order density: https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/09/walmart-expands-restaurant-delivery-with-dunkin • Aldi letting shoppers vote on new private label coffee creamer flavors, and whether it's smart engagement or simply a fun gimmick: https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-takes-store-strategy-instagram-facebook Plus, GrocerTalk Grab & Go brings even more stories to the table, including Aldi's Barbie-themed UK exclusive, Sarah's pick of the week, and Ben questioning whether Starbucks' new UK autumn menu is helping clarify what the brand actually wants to be. A few things worth checking out from this week's episode: • Register for our Fall Conference “Must See” Tech Preview on September 17: https://www.linkedin.com/events/omnitalk-sfallconferenceseason-7486477216600518656/theater/ • Watch Jack Sinclair's Groceryshop keynote from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPdm5IAecYc GrocerTalk is your weekly dose of the trends, tech and big ideas shaping grocery and CPG. Episode 004. Welcome to GrocerTalk. P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/ Music by hooksounds.com

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:Anthropic launches a blueprint for building AI shopping agents on Claude, touting big cart-size and conversion gains from early retail partners.Sephora debuts a TikTok Shop storefront with exclusive monthly product drops starting September 19th.Sprouts Farmers Market names Nick Konat, a Petco and Target merchandising veteran, as its next CEO.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.

Roxana Saidi is the founder and CEO of Táche. However, before she founded her pistachio-milk brand, Saidi graduated with a degree in marketing and got her first job out of college in public relations in Los Angeles. She then founded a social media agency that eventually grew into a creative and brand strategy agency called Rx Social. She later moved to New York and transitioned into consulting, but while on a trip with her family, she was struck by an idea for a brand offering nut milk made from pistachios, which were a staple in her Middle Eastern household as a child. Her research proved that pistachio milk could be more sustainable than almond milk and more nutritious than oat milk, so she started Táche by experimenting in her kitchen and launched the brand in 2020. Táche quickly found its way into high-end cafés and grocery stores, such as Erewhon and Sprouts, and the brand recently entered Whole Foods with its three-ingredient pistachio milk.

In this episode, I sit down with Gardar Stefansson, Founder and CEO of GOOD GOOD, to talk about how he grew an Icelandic startup into a global no-sugar brand now sold at retailers like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Kroger, and H-E-B.We talk about finding product-market fit, competing with legacy brands through taste and better ingredients, the realities of scaling in U.S. retail, and how GOOD GOOD is using AI to make smarter decisions.Gardar also shares practical advice for CPG founders on testing small, learning fast, and building a product people genuinely love.Startup to Scale is a podcast by Foodbevy, an online community to connect emerging food, beverage, and CPG founders to great resources and partners to grow their business. Visit us at Foodbevy.com to learn about becoming a member or an industry partner today.

Isabella Hughes is the cofounder and chief revenue officer of the sour-gummy brand Better Sour. However, before founding her candy company, Hughes, who was born and raised in Hawaii, began her career in the arts, curating and coordinating exhibitions for a variety of organizations in the United States and UAE. She always had an interest in entrepreneurship, so in 2014, she started her first company—a Middle Eastern–inspired ice cream brand called Lezzetli. Around the same time, she came up with the idea for her second business, a Hawaii-grown herbal iced tea brand called Shaka Tea, which was acquired in 2022. After the acquisition, Hughes and her lifelong best friend Semira Nikou cofounded Better Sour. As daughters of Iranian immigrants who both grew up in Hawaii, Hughes and Nikou used their shared cultural backgrounds to inspire their flavors. Today, Better Sour is in over 4000 stores, including Erewhon, Whole Foods, and Sprouts.

Building a food brand from a health crisis, a farmers market, and one very big fire — that's the magic ✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Alysa Seeland, Founder and CEO of FOND Regenerative — the Texas-based company making verified regenerative bone broths, traditional demi-glace, and slow-rendered animal fats. We talk about how Alysa's journey began after serious digestive issues led to emergency surgery and the possibility of a second procedure. Instead, she chose to rebuild her health from the inside out, discovered the power of bone broth, and eventually sold her first jar of FOND at a Texas farmers market in 2015. We also get into how FOND grew from farmers markets to independent retail, e-commerce, and now more than 4,000 stores, including Sprouts, H-E-B, Whole Foods Market, and major and independent retailers nationwide. Alysa shares why regenerative agriculture matters, how FOND became the first in its category to earn Land to Market regenerative verification, and what it means to build a product line that supports U.S. family farms. Plus, Alysa opens up about the 2022 facility fire that destroyed FOND's manufacturing capacity while the company was attempting to raise a Series A — and how that setback forced a major pivot. She shares why she moved to a co-manufacturer, paused fundraising, and focused on building a profitable company instead. If you're interested in learning what it takes to build a mission-driven food brand, scale without compromising your standards, or turn a personal health journey into a company now sold in thousands of stores — check out the interview on my podcast. You can find it here or anywhere you listen to podcasts

What happens when a founder decides to pull a product off 400 store shelves not because it failed, but because scaling the wrong economics is a fast track to killing a company. In this masterclass on CPG entrepreneurship, Omar Atia, Co-Founder & CEO of ZeroCarb LYFE, joins host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, to break down the mechanics of building a resilient, high-value enterprise.  Omar traces his evolution from corporate R&D to startup leadership, delivering a candid blueprint for navigating the hidden traps of rapid expansion, commercializing novel manufacturing processes, and making disciplined financial trade-offs. Key Takeaways & Business Frameworks: * Unit Economics Over Top-Line Growth: Why exiting 400 Sprouts locations was the smartest move for long-term enterprise value, proving that revenue without margin is just noise. * Bridging R&D and Commercial Scale: The operational reality of transforming a four-ingredient, kitchen-table innovation into a scalable, patented manufacturing system. * Positioning for Market Realities: How tracking customer behavior led ZeroCarb LYFE to pivot its core value proposition from "low-carb" to "highest protein-to-calorie ratio," proving why messaging must evolve alongside the market. * Omnichannel Strategy Demystified: A tactical breakdown of how to use direct-to-consumer for immediate feedback loops, food service for margin stability, and selective retail for broader reach. * Capitalizing on Structural Consumer Shifts: How to build product strategies around macro health shifts, including the rise of GLP-1 medications, by prioritizing high-protein, calorie-efficient nutrition. Whether you are scaling a CPG brand, refining your go-to-market strategy, or evaluating channel profitability, this interview serves as a practical guide to operational discipline and sustainable growth. For more on ZeroCarb LYFE visit: https://zerocarblyfe.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave The Story of a Brand Show a rating and review.  Plus, don't forget to follow us on Apple and Spotify.  Your support helps us bring you more content like this!

Joining us today is Jane Jansen, a Natural & Holistic Practitioner at The Tree of Life Wellness Center in Massachusetts. Jane has the unique perspective as a medical professional who, prior to becoming a natural & holistic practitioner, spent years in Radiology and Ultrasound doing research and performing tests on patients with varying types of health problems. Jane is passionate about providing health information for everyone's personal journey “to get well and live well”. Jane joins us today to discuss “What Makes Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics Different”.As you know, not all probiotics are created equal. Whether you are trying to improve your digestion, immune system, brain health or overall wellness, choosing the right probiotic can make a real difference.  Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics has decades of research that Essential Formulas had done to develop their unique formulas.Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics were created by renowned microbiologist Dr. Iichiroh Ohhira and then validated by over 35 years of clinical and scientific research. Multiple peer-reviewed clinical studies have confirmed Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics wide-range benefits.Numerous people taking Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics often report having a reduction in fatigue and increased energy, stamina and endurance. This has been reported in a study with healthy adults and in another study with trained athletes.  Another thing that many people experience is an improvement in their digestion and elimination. In one study, a group of college-age women with a history of poor bowel habits and irregular elimination took 3 capsules of Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics daily for two weeks. By the end of the 2-week test period, ALL the women were having normal, healthy, daily bowel movements.Typically, after 3-4 weeks, sometimes sooner, many people report reduced bloating, less gas, and regular predictable bowel movements.Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics are available at Natural Grocers, Sprouts, and other natural health retailers across the U.S. Also available online. Learn more at Essentialformulas.com

Alysa Seeland grew up on her grandparents' dairy farm in northern Illinois, chased a Division I volleyball scholarship through high school, and pivoted to speech and debate when she realized the sport wasn't going to be her path — placing second in the state of Illinois for original oratory her senior year. She studied communications and English literature at Gordon College, then cut her teeth in marketing at a Boston fintech startup that went through Techstars, learning firsthand how founders build trust with customers from scratch. Five months after her first son was born, a medical crisis nearly cost her life: emergency surgery, and a surgeon telling her to expect a second procedure within months. Instead of scheduling it, she found a decades-old book, "Nourishing Traditions," and went on a five-week bone broth diet. She never needed the second surgery — and went on to have five more sons. That personal healing became FOND. She sold her first jar at a farmers market in New Braunfels, Texas in 2015, working out of a commercial kitchen with her husband dropping her off, hoping she wouldn't come home in tears. She sold out. From there, FOND won a People's Choice Award through H-E-B's Quest for Texas Best program, landed a Whole Foods and Sprouts partnership, and grew into a genuinely regenerative supply chain built on direct farmer relationships instead of concentrate. In 2022, while raising a Series A, the co-manufacturer's facility burned down, wiping out over $4 million in product against a $150,000 insurance payout — all while she was pregnant with her sixth child. She walked away from the raise, put her own equity up as collateral for a $3 million rebuild loan, and launched an internal initiative called "Break It and Rebuild It" to get every channel profitable or cut it loose. Eighteen months later, FOND launched its tallow line and came back stronger. Today the company is profitable, debt-free of outside investment, growing 48% year over year, sold in H-E-B, Sprouts, Whole Foods, and now Albertsons — all while Alysa homeschools six boys. Charlie Clifford grew up a self-described "scrappy Jersey guy" in a town of 5,000 people, and won his first entrepreneurial prize in sixth grade: a watch, for out-hustling a classmate whose dad rigged the contest by buying magazine subscriptions wholesale for his medical office. After business school at Indiana University, he joined one of the first Peace Corps pilot programs recruiting MBAs — sent to Peru to work with small businesses under a Stanford professor who'd later teach Nike's Phil Knight. He came home with $10,000, invested it in a scrappy import operation selling handcrafted South American leather goods, and in 1975 broke off to start his own company focused on travel bags. He named it TUMI, after a Peruvian ceremonial knife. The brand's real breakthrough came when Clifford shifted from leather to black ballistic nylon — a fabric built for flak jackets — manufactured through a partnership with a small shop in Vidalia, Georgia. Bloomingdale's 59th Street flagship picking up the line put TUMI on the map. A conversation with a longtime retail partner, who told Clifford he had "so much product" he should just open his own stores, led to the "side-by-side" concept and eventually freestanding TUMI locations. By the 2000s, TUMI was the brand road warriors carried through airports worldwide, and it went public in 2012. Clifford left the company in 2004, when the private equity partners who'd taken majority ownership after 9/11 decided to sell. He spent years distributing other people's luggage brands before realizing he wanted control over the product and the story again. In 2017, he and his former TUMI EVP Larry Lein founded ROAM — American-made, hand-assembled, and built around a philosophy that's the opposite of TUMI's black-on-black uniform: total color customization, so no two suitcases look the same. Make sure to check out FOND at: https://fondregenerative.com/   Check out my new book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4kRKGTX Watch our mini-doc - Starting Small: The Raw Truth Behind Entrepreneurship and the American Dream: https://youtu.be/eHuq93wIxs0?si=eDB-ycngvWNapRLO Visit Starting Small Media: https://startingsmallmedia.org/ Subscribe to exclusive Starting Small emails: https://startingsmallmedia.org/newsletter-signup   Follow Starting Small: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tour LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle

Got a show or guest idea? Send us a text!Years ago, Sprouts was running a fundraiser for Autism Speaks. At the time, I was indirectly involved with AutismOne at a relatively high level. I was also heavily enmeshed with the community of parents and children with autism. When pressed by a cashier about making a donation, I became the crazy lady at the checkout ranting about how I would not support such an organization and gave her (and anyone within earshot) an earful about exactly why.In other words, this was a conversation a long time in the making. To know that Katie Wright (daughter to the founders and mother to a son with autism) was ALSO feeling the very same frustrations was truly eye opening. It's a conversation you won't want to miss!https://tundratribe.com/REMEDY to get 10% off your order!RED LIGHT FIXED MY SLEEP! Get 10% off your order of the Aurora ProNutramedix HerbsTeresa Holler, MS, PA-C, introduced these amazing products on the podcast. Code: REMEDY for 10% OFFKick Cancer Cells with Apricot Seeds?B17 100mg delivers a daily protocol-grade dose of amygdalin from Apricot SeedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showEnjoying the Show?Your comments, likes and shares make an immense difference! Please take a moment to rate, like and comment or head on over to Instagram for giveaways! @remedyrevolutionpodcast

2026 marks 10 years since I moved to Iceland, which is honestly a little hard for me to believe. I can still remember stepping off the plane, starting work, and feeling like my brain was being bombarded with things that seemed foreign or strange. Even hearing Icelandic names like Ása, Björn, and Arnbjörn took some getting used to. https://youtu.be/AKL2qYEzEkU Fast-forward a decade and so many of those things don’t even register as unusual anymore. They’re just…life. Living in another country for this long has also made me realize how much our definition of “normal” is shaped by where we grow up. Things that initially made me think, People actually do this?! are now things I barely notice, and in some cases, things I do myself. Here are 10 things that have become normal to me after living in Iceland for 10 years. 1. Letting Babies Nap Outside This might be the biggest transformation of them all because I went from thinking this was absolutely bizarre to doing it with my own baby. I learned about babies napping outside when I first visited Iceland in the winter of 2013. At the time, I couldn’t understand how people could possibly be comfortable leaving a baby outside to sleep. Then I had a baby. Halli’s mom showed us how to bundle her up properly so she could be warm while getting fresh air outside, and it completely changed the game for us. At one point, she could sleep for around three hours outside when an indoor nap might only last about 20 minutes. It’s also something you regularly see in Iceland. You can walk through residential neighborhoods or even pass cafés in downtown Reykjavík and see a stroller outside with a sleeping baby while a parent or caregiver is nearby and checking on them. Years ago, that sight would have immediately caught my attention. Now? Completely normal. 2. Thinking 60°F (15°C) Is Warm New York Jewells would like a word with current Jewells. I moved to Iceland in June 2016, and I remember seeing Icelanders walking around in shorts, T-shirts, and sandals when it was about 60°F/15°C. Meanwhile, I had on long pants, sneakers, a sweater AND a jacket. I genuinely thought, What is wrong with these people? This isn’t warm! Then something happened. I acclimated! After experiencing Icelandic winters and then feeling the temperature climb again, 60°F started feeling legitimately warm. If it’s around 60°F, sunny and, this is important, there’s no wind? That’s practically tropical now.  3. Accepting That Icelandic Summer Is Not Guaranteed Growing up in New York, summer meant something. You knew it was going to get warm. Probably hot. Possibly way too hot! Iceland technically has four seasons, but I’ve joked that we really have two: winter and summer. Halli says it’s more like winter and fall.  The bigger adjustment was realizing that just because the calendar says “summer” doesn’t mean Iceland’s weather has agreed to participate. You can have rainy, windy and chilly stretches where there’s plenty of daylight but hardly any actual sunshine. There have been summers when I felt cold for what seemed like the entire season. It’s also no surprise that plenty of Icelanders escape somewhere warmer when Iceland isn’t delivering the summer weather they want. Tenerife, anyone? Icelandic summer exists. Whether it decides to show up is another question. 4. Living With 24-Hour Daylight The nearly endless daylight of Icelandic summer is something I absolutely love now. When I first moved here? Not so much. My brain could not understand why I was supposed to be sleeping when it looked like the middle of the day outside. I tried sleeping with eye masks, but I didn’t find them particularly comfortable, and I constantly felt energized to stay awake and do things. Eventually, though, my body adjusted. After a few years, I could sleep through Icelandic summers without thinking much about the daylight outside. Now I LOVE this part of living here. Being able to go outside incredibly late at night and still have a bright sky is one of those Icelandic experiences that still feels special, even though it has become normal. 5. Living With the Very Short Days in Winter Of course, Iceland likes extremes. If summer gives us almost endless daylight, winter gives us the opposite. Around the shortest day of the year, we get only about four hours of daylight. And while the days technically start getting longer again after the winter solstice, those changes happen slowly enough that the darkness can feel like it lasts forever. My first Icelandic winter was rough! I remember feeling like I was basically holding on until winter ended so I could finally experience that release of summer again. And then came May 2017. Winter seemed to be over. I had made it! And then…it snowed. In May! I was MAD.  I felt personally betrayed by Icelandic weather. After surviving winter, snow in May felt like the weather was playing games with me. Now, I understand that unexpected weather is simply part of living here. Snow showers can happen incredibly late in the season, and Icelandic weather has a mind of its own. Over the years, I’ve also figured out what helps me through the dark months: getting outside, exercising, keeping myself occupied and usually having a big project to work on. The first couple of winters required some serious adjustment. After that, I found a rhythm that works for me 6. Having Limited Produce Options This is one thing I still REALLY notice when I leave Iceland. The variety of fruits and vegetables available here can be limited compared with what I was accustomed to in the United States. Sometimes you have a couple varieties of apples. Around Christmas, clementines and mandarins are everywhere. Other things appear periodically, but Iceland is an island that imports a significant amount of its produce, so we’re simply not going to have the same selection you’d find in a massive American supermarket. And yes, you sometimes need to inspect that produce pretty carefully. Then I go back to the U.S. and walk into a Whole Foods or Sprouts and practically lose my mind. Peaches, plums, nectarines, different varieties of apples! KALE! The kale situation in Iceland particularly gets me because I’ve seen it grown here as decoration and I’m thinking, Can you please just put it in the grocery store so I can eat it?! Still, I’ve stopped viewing the limited selection as inherently negative. It’s simply part of living on an island. And when I travel, I appreciate the variety elsewhere that much more 7. The Icelandic Stare Ohhhh, the Icelandic stare! Coming from New York, staring at strangers is generally not something you do. Then I moved to Iceland and suddenly people were LOOKING at me. Not glancing, staring! I’ve been told part of this comes from the small-town nature of Icelandic society. People might look at someone because they’re trying to figure out whether they recognize them or know their family. That took some serious getting used to. There was one experience when I lived in Árbær where a woman drove past me while practically turning her head to continue staring at me. I remember wondering whether something was happening around me before realizing, Nope. She’s looking at me. As a Black woman walking through a suburban Icelandic neighborhood, I couldn’t know whether she was simply curious, trying to recognize me, surprised to see someone who looked like me, or something else entirely. Eventually, I developed a coping mechanism: Staring contests. If you’re going to stare at me, I’m staring back.

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Getting your product on the shelf is only the first step. The real challenge is getting shoppers to notice it, try it, and buy it.In this episode, I sit down with Matthew Kubick of Local Demo Service to break down how CPG brands can use in-store demos to drive sales, learn from customers, and build stronger retail velocity.We talk about Matthew's simple four-step framework for turning samples into purchases, why founders should do their own demos early on, and how your strategy should change across retailers like Sprouts and Costco.If you're trying to improve sell-through, make the most of your retail launch, or turn sampling into actual sales, this episode is packed with practical strategies you can use.Startup to Scale is a podcast by Foodbevy, an online community to connect emerging food, beverage, and CPG founders to great resources and partners to grow their business. Visit us at Foodbevy.com to learn about becoming a member or an industry partner today.

Hosts: Ed Jones (Owner – Nutrition World) & Clint Powell A variety of topics to living a healthy life Presented by: Nutrition World www.nutritionw.com Broadcasting from the Nooga Dentistry Studio www.noogadentistry.com Production of: Whitfield Media Group www.vitalhealthradio.com Title: Beyond Cholesterol: The Heart Health Markers That Matter [0:00:00] – Intro: Lettuce Contamination, Social Media & Local Business Impact Discussion of “fear of lettuce,” limited to 15 states (not Tennessee) How social media amplifies food scares Local “Build a Salad” restaurant going out of business and timing around lettuce scare [0:04:39] – Back-to-School Immune Support: Oral Probiotics & Iodine Nasal Spray Back-to-school season and rise in colds/sicknesses Oral probiotics for kids: oral microbiome, throat/sinus benefits Iodine nasal spray for parents and teachers: safety, use during school/gym, personal routines of Ed and Clint [0:08:04] – Supplement Industry & Big Pharma Buyouts Thorne bought by Procter & Gamble for $3.8B History of pharma mocking “granola/hippie” supplement culture, now buying brands Many acquired supplement brands failing under pharma ownership Difference between pharma customers and nutraceutical users (education, mindset) Nutrition World's preference for privately owned brands [0:14:00] – Life Lessons from Flying & Racing: Doing the Hard but Right Thing Ed's story: practicing engine-out landings, re-learning best glide speed Insight: sometimes you must “point the nose down” (do the counterintuitive hard thing) to survive Clint's race-car analogy: “you go where you look” – look down the track, not at the wall [0:18:01] – Food Label Claims: Olive Oil vs. Avocado Oil Products UC Davis testing of products “made with olive oil” – most passed authenticity tests Avocado-oil-labeled products often failing purity tests Takeaway: be more skeptical of “made with avocado oil” claims [0:18:31] – Prostate Cancer & “Treating the Terrain,” Not Just the Tumor Dr. Gio (prostate-focused naturopath): focus on the ground cancer grows in Historical context from Stephen Paget's work on tumor “soil and seed” Lifestyle “soil-building” recommendations: Resistance training, walking 150 minutes/week Waist circumference < half your height Sleep, stress reduction, nutraceuticals, nutrient-dense diet [0:21:58] – Multivitamins, Carotid Stenosis & Functional Benefits COSMOS study: Centrum multivitamin and patients with carotid narrowing Reported improvements in physical function (walking, climbing stairs) and symptoms (shortness of breath, fatigue) Ed's extrapolation: better-designed multis (True Grace, Life Extension, etc.) likely offer even more benefit [0:22:30] – Post-Infectious Cough: Honey + Instant Coffee vs. Prednisone Double-blind RCT comparing: Honey + instant coffee paste Prednisone Guaifenesin Honey + instant coffee dramatically outperformed prednisone in reducing persistent cough frequency Discussion of guaifenesin's role, safety, and its regulatory history in health food vs. pharmacy channels [0:30:12] – Prednisone, COVID & Anxiety: Personal Case Story Guest Dr. Curt Dearing shares: Followed COVID protocol including prednisone Developed severe, prolonged anxiety afterward (twice) Realization that prednisone triggered it Ed's summary of prednisone side effects: bone loss, cataracts, muscle wasting, weight gain; okay short term, risky long term [0:33:30] – Cardiovascular Disease, Statins, & New Drug Lifendra (PCSK9 Inhibitor Pill) CV disease framed as leading cause of death for most people Introduction of Lifendra (oral PCSK9 inhibitor, from Merck) as “breakthrough” LDL-lowering drug Comparison with Repatha (injectable PCSK9 inhibitor) Curt's key points: Lifendra lowers LDL but does not show reduction in cardiovascular death, heart attack, or stroke (per Merck's own wording so far) Repatha's trial data: minimal impact on non-fatal events; no reduction in CV deaths vs. placebo Very high cost (~$300+/month out of pocket; heavy insurance burden) Critique of LDL obsession in cardiology Need to ask: Why is the cardiovascular system inflamed and oxidized? Ed & Curt's “terrain” model: Bad inputs: ultra-processed food, toxins, poor sleep, chronic stress, lack of sun/movement Missing inputs: nutrient-dense foods, minerals, omega-3s, organ meats, sunlight, sleep, movement Example of amlodipine: lowers BP numbers but may increase arterial calcification (calcium channel blocker) For people unwilling to change lifestyle, drugs may offer marginal benefit—but not true health [0:41:05] – Curt's Book & Lab Markers That Matter More Than LDL-C Curt's book: “Beyond Cholesterol: The Ultimate Guide to Testing and Supplements for Heart Health” Emphasis on better markers: ApoB, LDL particle size/number, calcium score, etc. Book's Amazon performance briefly noted (new release bestseller in its category) [0:44:32] – Alternatives to Statins & PCSK9s: Bergamot & Lifestyle Curt's hierarchy: Lifestyle (diet, exercise, stress, sleep) Targeted supplements like bergamot (citrus extract): lowers harmful particles such as ApoB and supports “good” LDL function Only then consider pharmaceuticals, and very selectively Skepticism about recommending Lifendra at all; strong bias toward non-drug approaches [0:45:28] – Dr. Wolfson, Mold, and Cardiovascular Terrain Ed & Curt's respect for Dr. Jack Wolfson, “The Natural Heart Doctor” Mention of mold as a major, under-recognized driver of cardiovascular disease Reference to Dr. Wolfson's educational resources and upcoming podcast plans [0:48:04] – Key Takeaways on Lifendra & Heart Prevention Strategy Lifendra will not fix: seed oils, glyphosate exposure, mold, bad sleep, chronic stress Terrain-building priorities: Real food, omega-3s, sunlight Toxin reduction Mitochondrial support Foundational supplements Contrast: drugs = band-aids with side effects; nutraceuticals = “side benefits” when used correctly [0:52:28] – Wrap-Up Ed mentions Sprouts selling lab-grown meat and his strong opposition Update on Oura Ring: now tracking nighttime blood pressure and importance of BP dipping Listener story: young man post–heart surgery credits Nutrition World's education and support with changing his life Final thanks to Dr. Dearing and closing outro  The post Radio Show / Podcast – August 9, 2026 first appeared on Vital Health Radio.

Hey Utah!!!  If you could stop being on fire, that'd be awesome!!!! "SIP & SPIN" is a HUGE party happening this Saturday at Quench it, in Lehi!!  Lots of treats, live music and great deals on records, CD's and Cassettes from The Record Shack!It's out!!! Chandler has the 2026 list of the "Top 10 Best Hamburgers in the Country"!!!  Did your favorite make the list?!!CHUNGA POLL: What's is your most overrated restaurant or fast food chain?!?  Post your answers below!!!PLUS!!! Gregg has another all time classic movie shout-out!!Listen NOW!!! It's on www.radioronin.com and everywhere you get your podcasts!!!

Hey Utah!!!  If you could stop being on fire, that'd be awesome!!!! "SIP & SPIN" is a HUGE party happening this Saturday at Quench it, in Lehi!!  Lots of treats, live music and great deals on records, CD's and Cassettes from The Record Shack!It's out!!! Chandler has the 2026 list of the "Top 10 Best Hamburgers in the Country"!!!  Did your favorite make the list?!!CHUNGA POLL: What's is your most overrated restaurant or fast food chain?!?  Post your answers below!!!PLUS!!! Gregg has another all time classic movie shout-out!!Listen NOW!!! It's on www.radioronin.com and everywhere you get your podcasts!!!

Remember Saturday mornings watching cartoons with a giant, sugary bowl of cereal? For most of us, that childhood staple vanished the second we got serious about fitness. But what if you didn't need to trade your favorite childhood tradition for your macro goals? Well, today's guest did exactly that. After cutting his teeth in the sports nutrition trenches with Nutrabolt (owners of C4 Energy), Eoin Carroll took the ultimate "cereal kid" dream and turned it into a high-protein reality by co-founding TRUELY Cereal, a brand challenging the previous market expectation that all high-protein cereals include an unappealing chalky aftertaste or soggy texture. In this episode, we discuss everything from the brutal realities of self-manufacturing to scaling into retail giants like Sprouts and Costco Canada. Also, Eoin and I break down the major consumer demand drivers reshaping grocery shelves like the surging "protein-ification" of every product category and the massive market impact of GLP-1 users. Oh, and one last thing…about two-thirds of the way into our conversation, Eoin had a minor technology failure. So, while I've done my best to keep our natural conversation flowing, you might notice a slight sound adjustment from Eoin swapping microphones that required me to stitch together clips.

Derek Halpern shut down the biggest business podcast in the space, walked away from millions of dollars in cashflow, and started a turmeric company with $30,000 split three ways.  Eight years later Truvani is in more than 14,000 retail stores, including 4,200 Walmarts, it shipped 450,000 units in a single month, and it has never raised a dollar of outside capital.  We break down the sampling strategy that built demand before the product ever hit a shelf, the one paragraph on why most good D2C brands die in retail, and how he decides whether something is worth winning.   Links mentioned in the video: ► The eight-step plan to a million-dollar business: https://capitalism.com/100K Derek is running the same three-part system I mentor clients through on the way to their first $100,000 a month. The whole model is laid out in one video: ► How we take a business from zero to $100,000 a month: https://capitalism.com/model   (0:00) Why he shut down the biggest business podcast in the space (1:56) "I was an accidental teacher": the real reason he quit (3:52) Just under $1 million in year one, one course, one employee (5:37) It wasn't a protein company. It was a turmeric company. (7:15) August 2017: three people, three skill sets, one phone call (8:00) The pre-sale that broke the plan: 5,000 bottles ordered, 35,000 needed (9:09) What leaning on an influencer partner costs you later (10:57) Turmeric to bone broth to protein, still not sure who they were (13:00) Facebook banned them over hemp, so they reformulated in eight months (14:05) The three parts of the seven-figure system, running inside Truvani (15:25) Going into retail with zero retail experience (16:35) A year and a half of not knowing what kind of company they were (17:05) The one thing they did know: no weird ingredients (18:00) Hiring a retail consultant and asking him the dumbest questions (19:00) Expo West cancelled the day before the flight (19:44) The zag: doubling down on retail while everyone else ran online (20:45) The bottom-shelf photo that forced them to build a flavor line (21:52) The clean-brand detour: deodorant, toothpaste, lip balm (23:00) 100 doors to 2,000, and the 76-store chain that unlocked Sprouts (23:21) One paragraph on why good D2C brands fail in retail (24:47) Killing "more for more" and putting the whole ad budget into samples (25:50) Why Truvani won in retail: a million samples before the shelf (28:36) Selling out on purpose vs. selling out by accident (30:45) Pent-up demand, and where to see the eight-step plan (33:16) Proof of concept as the number one guiding principle (33:46) 200 gifts to 50,000 gifts in a single year (36:46) Why he would rather you buy on Amazon than Shopify (37:54) Retail has the best price, and that is on purpose (38:46) End caps, secondary placement, and earning shelf space (41:01) $30,000 total, 12,000 doors, zero dollars raised (42:57) Revolving credit lines vs. the fixed-term trap that killed brands (44:48) Chess, pushups, and a dad who made him pay the bet (47:00) Winning is eventual, and most people quit at the first failure (50:55) How he decides whether something is worth winning (52:03) Big opportunity, a better product, and numbers that work (53:00) Why they killed the deodorant and the bone broth (54:54) Free shaker cups on an end cap, because nobody said he could (57:48) "We don't do content. We just buy ads." Does he still mean it? (58:44) "I hate remarketing," and the 90% net-new rule (59:52) People buy because they believe what you believe (1:02:00) No gums, no flow agents, and a year of hand-filled bags (1:04:10) The market caught up, and most people still don't care (1:05:54) The delectable-treat Trojan horse: sell the brownie (1:07:37) 40% of their buyers had never taken a protein before (1:09:20) 4,200 Walmarts, and 450,000 units in one month (1:11:35) What changes when private equity sees you in the Nielsen reports (1:13:42) Hot Takes: discounts (1:14:53) Hot Takes: Walmart (1:16:44) Hot Takes: tariffs, pea protein, and black swan events (1:20:18) Hot Takes: influencers (1:21:16) Hot Takes: capitalism (1:23:36) Does he miss the limelight? (1:27:00) Cashflow vs. enterprise value, and why he walked away   DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this podcast channel and the resources available for download/viewing through this podcast channel are for educational and informational purposes only.

Anthony and Laurie kick things off with a business update about the Paramount/WB merger, then dive into the news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con on Starfleet Academy, Sprouts, Strange New Worlds, and the movie being written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, as well as discussions about the future of the franchise as a whole. They also give a quick STLV preview and talk about their new collaboration with the SyFy Sistas. After that, they review episode 402 of Strange New Worlds, “The Griffin Incident,” looking at visuals, storytelling, character development, and the genre swing. They wrap up with their bits of the week: Kumail Nanjiani talking about his love for Trek, and a great story about TNG fan Sammy Davis Jr. on  Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny.

Anthony and Laurie kick things off with a business update about the Paramount/WB merger, then dive into the news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con on Starfleet Academy, Sprouts, Strange New Worlds, and the movie being written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, as well as discussions about the future of the franchise as a whole. They also give a quick STLV preview and talk about their new collaboration with the SyFy Sistas. After that, they review episode 402 of Strange New Worlds, “The Griffin Incident,” looking at visuals, storytelling, character development, and the genre swing. They wrap up with their bits of the week: Kumail Nanjiani talking about his love for Trek, and a great story about TNG fan Sammy Davis Jr. on  Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny.

Over 500 published papers stand behind one of the internet's most popular peptides, but fewer than 30 of the humans studied are in them. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon separates the molecule from the marketplace so you can tell real evidence from good marketing.In this solo episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses:Why BPC-157's "mountain of evidence" collapses to a 99.7% animal-to-human ratio - 544 papers, but fewer than 30 humans across three uncontrolled pilot trialsHow to place any peptide on the spectrum from FDA-approved (GLP-1s like semaglutide) to investigational to compounded, and why "GLP-1s work, so peptides work" is a trapWhat the FDA quietly did in April 2026, and why removing a dozen peptides from its safety-concern list was driven by policy pressure, not new safety dataThe 4 questions to run on any peptide before you inject level of evidence, what the study measured, where it's sourced from, and whether it's banned in tested sportWhy the "boring work", resistance training, protein-anchored nutrition, and real recovery beat almost anything in a vialIf something is going into your body through a needle, the standard has to be higher than three words on a label that say "research use only." This episode gives you the framework to protect yourself before spending a dollar or taking a shot.Thank you to our sponsors:Head to https://bit.ly/4ftfObn and use code DRLYON for 25% off sitewide. That is K-E-T-T-L-E and Fire dot com slash DRLYON, code DRLYON for 25% off. Also available at select Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Kroger locations nationwide.BodyHealth - Use the code LYON20 to get 20% off your first order https://bit.ly/4vZs75j OneSkin - Get 15% off at https://bit.ly/44XXQYy with code DRLYONExplore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyon X (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyon Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:30 - What a peptide is03:40 - The first mistake: treating peptides as one category05:50 - GLP-1s and the "peptides work" fallacy09:30 - FDA-approved peptides: tesamorelin and s15:40 - Repair peptides: BPC-157 and the Wolverine stack16:30 - 544 studies, 30 humans: the evidence gap20:00 - The strongest case for peptides25:30 - The strongest case against peptides29:00 - Compounded peptides and contamination risk30:00 - What the FDA quietly did in April 202633:40 - The 4 questions to ask before any peptide37:40 - The boring work that changes your life If you found this episode valuable, share it with someone who would benefit from it.Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships. The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

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On this episode, covering every stage of Women's Health, we have a very special first-time guest on the show and that is Kerstin Lindquist.Kerstin is a 4-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, health coach, and former host of QVC's #1 show, with an average daily viewership of over 3 million. Throughout her career, she has driven more than $1.95 billion in TV sales and leads a lifestyle brand that reaches more than 2 million people annually. A two-time author and engaging keynote speaker, Kerstin focuses on promoting wellness, faith, and stress management through speaking engagements, podcasting, and herforthcoming books.Her rare ability to connect with audiences — on camera, through audio, and in person — has made her a trusted voice for millions. With a combined social media following of over 300,000, she continues to influence and inspire across multiple platforms.Women across the country are starting to hear a lot about SRI-81 Shatavari™, also coined the Queen of Herbs. Kerstin joined us to share the science and clinical studies surrounding SRI-81 Shatavari.For thousands of years, Shatavari has been known in Ayurveda as the 'Queen of Herbs' and has been used to support female vitality, fertility, reproductive health, hormonal balance, lactation, and healthy aging. Within the body, Shatavari behaves in a similar way to Ashwagandha. Both adaptogens, these specific herbs work to tonify the body, providing better results the longer they are taken. Shatavari can be taken throughout a woman's life, supporting cycle health and providing additional support as they approach perimenopause and menopause.It is very rare to see a botanical that can support Every Stage of Womanhood.· Reproductive Years· Pregnancy & Postpartum· Lactation· Perimenopause· Menopause· Healthy AgingKey Clinical Findings               Perimenopause:      -42.6% reduction in menopause symptom scores      -29.6% reduction in perceived stress      -25.9% reduction in hot flashes      -32.8% increase in estradiol       -246% greater fatigue improvement versus placebo        Menopause:        -44.7% reduction in menopause symptom scores        -57.9% reduction in hot flashes·         Women's Sexual Wellness:         -34.2% improvement in FSFI scores·         PCOS:          -28.6% reduction in ovarian follicle countIt matters where we get our supplements from. Elevate Organic products are Organic, vegan, non-GMO, and crafted with clean ingredients you can feel good about. Visit Elevateorganic.com and use the code Forever25 to save 25% off. Also, available at Sprouts and other independent natural retailers nationwide.

Everyone on a GLP-1 is watching the scale; almost no one is watching their bones. Bone loss isn't an inevitable part of aging; it's a reversible signal that something deeper is going wrong, and it starts far earlier than most people are ever warned.In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Douglas Lucas, a former Stanford-trained orthopedic surgeon turned bone-health specialist, to discuss:Why bone loss begins around 45 during perimenopause, not 50, and why waiting for your first DEXA scan at 65 is far too late to prevent itThe blind spots in the standard DEXA scan: a scan-to-scan margin of error near 6% and no read on bone quality, only quantityBone turnover markers (CTX and P1NP) you can test from blood to see whether you're building or breaking down bone in real timeWhy the "protein is bad for bones" and "alkalize your diet" beliefs are myths and why protein, minerals, and adequate calcium matter more than calcium aloneWhat rebuilds bone at home: resistance training, real impact like heel drops, and vertical vibration plates used ~10 minutes a dayUnderstanding your bones as a living, changeable organ system means you can catch loss early, measure it honestly, and reverse the trajectory, instead of accepting decline as your fate.Thank you to our sponsors:Head to https://bit.ly/4ftfObn and use code DRLYON for 25% off sitewide. That is K-E-T-T-L-E and Fire dot com slash DRLYON, code DRLYON for 25% off. Also available at select Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Kroger locations nationwide.BodyHealth - Use the code LYON20 to get 20% off your first order https://bit.ly/4vZs75jOneSkin - Get 15% off at https://bit.ly/44XXQYy with code DRLYONExplore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Find Dr. Doug Lucas at:Website: https://drdouglucas.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_douglucas/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-lucas-b0243522/Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyonX (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyonChapters00:00 - Introduction: Why a Stanford surgeon quit02:00 - The 3 a.m. case that changed everything04:35 - Bone as a dynamic organ system06:14 - When bone loss begins08:20 - Rejecting age-related bone loss09:27 - Why the conventional playbook fails10:55 - The two classes of bone drugs14:38 - Bone quantity vs. bone quality17:23 - Best tests for bone quality20:52 - T-score vs. Z-score explained26:59 - Hormones directed at bone27:08 - Bone turnover markers P1NP and CTX34:57 - Bone loss starts at 45, not 5039:23 - Calcium myths and what to eat45:42 - How to destroy your bones50:12 - Medications that weaken bone54:46 - Why an ultra-runner still lost bone55:53 - Heel drops and impact training57:54 - Vibration plates and osteogenic loading1:12:38 - Know your starting pointIf you found this episode valuable, share it with someone who would benefit from it.Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships.The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

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In this episode, we deep dive into the extraordinary origins of Splendor Volcanic Artesian Water, a brand that goes far beyond standard hydration. Sourced from the pristine foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes near the Cotopaxi Volcano and La Maná, Ecuador, this water's journey begins as pure snow and rainfall filtering slowly for centuries through deep layers of volcanic basalt, lava rock, and ancient mineral strata. Discovered in a region historically revered by ancient civilizations for its unique energetic properties, the underground artesian aquifer brings something truly rare to the table. In this episode, we explore what makes Splendor completely unique, from being globally recognized as the only bottled water known to naturally contain trace amounts of colloidal gold and silver—with the silver acting as a natural preservative that eliminates the need for harsh ozone treatments—to its "Super Low Minerality" Total Dissolved Solids level of roughly 31 mg/L that guarantees a silky, clean, and smooth finish with zero metallic aftertaste and balanced trace electrolytes for cellular hydration. Looking forward, listeners can get excited about what is next for the brand, including its dedication to ecological responsibility through pioneering 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles in Latin America alongside light-filtering indigo glass packaging designed to protect water integrity from UV degradation, plus its Rainforest Alliance certification that directs a percentage of gross sales back into local environmental conservation and community development programs in Ecuador. Web: https://splendorwater.com 15% Discount: ashsaidit15 Follow: @splendorwater Splendor Volcanic Artesian Water (formerly known as Health2O / Splendor by Health2O) is an ultra-premium volcanic artesian mineral water available in still and sparkling varieties. Sourced from the pristine foothills of the Andes Mountains near the Cotopaxi Volcano and La Maná, Ecuador, it holds global recognition as the only bottled water naturally containing trace amounts of colloidal gold and colloidal silver. With a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level of roughly 31 mg/L, it falls squarely into the "Super Low Minerality" category. Furthermore, it features signature dark indigo-blue glass and eco-friendly rPET packaging designed specifically to protect water integrity from UV degradation. The journey of Splendor Water begins as pure snow and rainfall on the peak of the Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. The water filters down slowly over centuries through deep layers of volcanic basalt, lava rock, and ancient mineral strata. It was discovered in the rainforest region of La Maná, Ecuador—an area historically revered by ancient civilizations for its unique energetic properties—during soil excavations that also revealed historical stone artifacts. It is bottled directly at the source to ensure that nothing is artificially added, removed, or chemically altered during packaging. Splendor is widely celebrated by water sommeliers and the Fine Water Society for its exceptional structure and taste profile. As the water traverses volcanic rock beds, it naturally acquires microscopic trace amounts of gold and silver. The naturally occurring silver acts as a natural preservative, eliminating the need for harsh ozone treatments. A near-zero heavy mineral load guarantees a silky, clean, and smooth finish on the palate with zero metallic aftertaste. Its natural isotonic properties deliver a balanced ratio of essential trace electrolytes—including calcium, potassium, magnesium, and bicarbonates—for optimal cellular hydration. Splendor maintains a strong commitment to ecological responsibility through sustainable business practices. The brand pioneered the use of 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles in Latin America alongside light-filtering indigo glass bottles designed for complete recyclability. It maintains Rainforest Alliance certification to safeguard the local Ecuadorian ecosystems surrounding the water source. A percentage of gross sales is funneled directly back into local environmental conservation programs and community development initiatives in Ecuador. - Ready to ignite the spark that levels up your entire life? Meet Ash Brown—the American powerhouse, motivational architect, and ultimate hype-woman dedicated to your personal and professional evolution. Ash is far more than a voice in the personal development space; she is a trusted ally who delivers a masterclass in real-talk wisdom and infectious energy. Whether you are navigating a crossroads or ready to scale your grandest ambitions, Ash fuels your journey with a high-octane blend of heart and hustle.

Grab your imaginary passports, Culture Kids! In this episode, Kristen and Asher welcome their friend Senna into the kitchen to cook up a Korean side dish called sukju namul (숙주나물), better known in English as seasoned mung bean sprouts. But this isn't just a cooking lesson. Halfway through sautéing sprouts with soy sauce and sesame oil, the Culture Train whisks the kids back to 15th century Hanyang (modern-day Seoul) during the Joseon Dynasty, where they uncover the real reason this humble vegetable carries the name of a royal scholar named Shin Suk-ju. Kids will learn how a political betrayal during a real moment in Korean history became forever linked to a fast-spoiling vegetable, and why Koreans have called mung bean sprouts "sukju namul" for hundreds of years. It's a story about food, memory, loyalty, and how history hides in the meals we eat every day. What mung bean sprouts (sukju namul) are and how they're prepared in Korean cooking The difference between how mung bean sprouts were cooked in the Joseon Dynasty versus how they're cooked today The true story of Korean scholar Shin Suk-ju and the royal succession crisis that changed his legacy How a vegetable came to be named after a real historical figure A hands-on family recipe families can recreate at home Sukju Namul (Korean Seasoned Mung Bean Sprouts) Lightly boiled mung bean sprouts, tossed with sesame oil, garlic, salt, and sesame seeds. Serve as a banchan (Korean side dish) alongside rice. Hosted by Kristen Kim and Asher, Culture Kids Productions Host & Producer: Kristen Kim Co Host & Co Producer: Asher Kim Guest Host: Senna Turin Script Review/Academic Consultant: Elisha Li Nonprofit Consultant: Emil Kang Audio Engineering: Robin Lai Music & Sound FX: Envato Elements This episode is a work of fiction created for children's entertainment and educational enrichment purposes only. The characters, dialogue, and specific story events depicted are fictionalized and should not be relied upon as an accurate, complete, or authoritative account of any culture's traditions, beliefs, or history. Culture Kids Productions has made a good faith effort to represent the cultural and mythological source material respectfully, but listeners seeking factual or academic information about these traditions should consult qualified cultural experts, historians, or primary sources.

Patrick Samuels is the founder of Sunnyside Egg Co. and is taking on the entire industrial egg industry. We dive deep on the corrupt system of big egg corporations and how, as consumers, we're being lied to and are victims of clever marketing, and nice-sounding word choices.  Sunnyside Egg Co. provides an alternative to a system that is taking advantage of people who want the healthiest eggs possible, and is the only company in the United States truly scaling REGENERATIVE eggs.  Where you can find Sunnyside Egg Co. Website - https://sunnysideeggco.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sunnysideeggco/ Request Sunnyside Egg Co. at Sprouts:  https://www.sprouts.com/contact/ Sunnyside Egg nutrient density test results: https://www.instagram.com/p/DalsAL0Bj7i/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Chernow and Mattiy Christofferson sit down inside an RV after six exhausting days on the road launching the Kreatures of Habit Daily Bar at Sprouts stores across the West Coast.In this raw, off-the-cuff conversation, they break down the reality of building a company, the pressure founders feel when comparing themselves to massive brands, and why obsession is often required to succeed. They also discuss delegation, maintaining momentum, creating your own luck, and learning to accept that nobody will execute your vision exactly like you.Michael opens up about nearly sacrificing his marriage for business, the dream he is still working toward, and why success is meaningless if it costs you the people you love. This episode is a reminder that the biggest failure is not losing—it is reaching the end of your life knowing you never tried.Follow the journey as Kreatures of Habit and Ops Run travel across the country connecting with runners, run clubs, and local communities.

— What if your body has been trying to guide you all along—and the real challenge is learning how to listen? In this episode,Dr. Angela Zeng, inspired by her grandfather, a Traditional Chinese Medicine herbalist, shares why true healing begins not with fixing ourselves, but with reconnecting to the body's innate intelligence. We explore the lost art of self-trust, the powerful messages hidden within our symptoms, and why joy, connection, and vitality are essential ingredients for lasting well-being. If you've ever wondered how to cultivate a deeper relationship with your body and access the wisdom that already lives within you, this conversation is for you. Valeria interviews Dr. Angela Zeng — Founder Of Karviva Wellness Beverages, Wellness Entrepreneur, and Professional Speaker.  With nearly three decades of expertise spanning food science, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and entrepreneurship, Dr. Angela Zeng is one of the most distinctive voices at the intersection of ancient healing wisdom and modern nutritional science. Born into generations of traditional Chinese herbalists and later trained as a food scientist with formal grounding in pathology, biochemistry, and TCM, Zeng's career was catalyzed by a defining realization: American wellness culture had become obsessed with restriction, hype, and quick fixes, while overlooking the centuries-old truth her family had always practiced: that food, when chosen with intention, is itself the most powerful medicine. Zeng spent years inside the food and beverage industry as a scientist and product innovator before stepping out to challenge what she saw as a system optimized for marketing rather than meaningful health outcomes, grounded in the conviction that consumers deserve products built on evidence, not aesthetics, and that wellness must be measured in vitality, not deprivation. She is the founder of Karviva, a multi-award-winning functional beverage brand headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to bridging modern nutritional science and Traditional Chinese Medicine through clean, plant-powered drinks. Her product portfolio spans Unwined, Detox, Immunity, ACE Sport, Wellness, Sprouts of Hope, and the newly launched Energy Juice lines, translating ancient herbal philosophy into a structured, accessible framework for everyday hydration, recovery, and longevity. Karviva's guiding philosophy, Food Is Better Medicine™, has driven more than one million bottles sold across 2,000+ retail locations, with features in Forbes, Bon Appétit, USA Today, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, and MarketWatch. A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Zeng is a TEDx speaker, a 2025 and 2026 St. Louis Titan 100 honoree, a 2026 Titan CEO honoree, and the recipient of the 2025 World Beverage Innovation Award for Best Low/No Alcohol Beverage, with three additional Karviva product lines named finalists at the same awards in Best Energy Beverage, Best Natural/Organic Beverage, and Best Plant-Based Beverage. She is also the author of the forthcoming book The Balance Cure: Unlock Your Body & Ancient Code for Lasting Weight Loss (June 2026), a practical guide that translates Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern nutritional science into a personalized framework for matching food, movement, and habits to individual body type, including dedicated support for those using GLP-1 medications.  Learn more about Dr. Angela and her work! 

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jeff Mroz of Pioneer Pastures to explore how a truly differentiated product can drive growth across Amazon, Target, Sprouts, and beyond.Jeff shares the story behind Pioneer Pastures' ultrafiltered A2 dairy products and explains why the brand focuses so heavily on gut health, clean ingredients, and products that people can actually feel good drinking. From higher-protein milk to shelf-stable protein shakes, Pioneer Pastures is working to change the way consumers think about dairy by combining taste, nutrition, and science-backed education.The conversation also dives into one of the biggest challenges facing innovative product brands: how do you explain a complex health benefit in just a few seconds? Jeff breaks down how Pioneer Pastures uses health partners, educational content, customer testimonials, and sampling to build trust with skeptical consumers and help people understand why the product is different.Beyond the product itself, Jeff shares practical lessons on retail growth, including how the brand earned shelf space in major retailers like Target and Sprouts, why driving traffic into stores matters after you get on the shelf, and how brands can use online discovery, influencers, shopping hauls, and retail websites to support in-store sales.If you're building a product brand, launching into retail, or trying to educate consumers about a new category, this episode offers valuable insight into how great products, clear messaging, and smart channel strategy work together to create lasting growth.In today's episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, we cover:● Why Pioneer Pastures built its brand around ultrafiltered A2 dairy● How gut health, clean ingredients, and product formulation influence consumer trust● Why education is critical when launching a product people may not immediately understand● How health partners, testimonials, and sampling help overcome skepticism● What it takes to drive traffic into major retailers after earning shelf space● How Target.com, influencers, and shopping-haul content can support retail sales● Why Sprouts and Target can help innovative brands build credibility● Why great products create stronger retention, repeat purchases, and word-of-mouth● How founders can balance product quality, consumer insight, and marketing strategy● And so much more!Want to learn more about Pioneer Pastures?Visit PioneerPastures.com or look for Pioneer Pastures products at Target, Sprouts, and Amazon.Do you have a brand you'd like to launch or scale?Visit HarvestGrowth.com to book a free consultation and learn how our team has helped generate over $2 billion in product sales.

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment examines Kroger's $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle and what it signals about the future of the grocery industry. Chris Walton and Ben Miller debate whether Kroger is making a smart strategic acquisition or simply doubling down on a business facing mounting competitive pressure from Walmart, Amazon, Aldi, and Sprouts. They also discuss why a successful family-owned grocer like Giant Eagle may have chosen to sell now, whether the acquisition creates meaningful long-term value, and what it says about the next wave of grocery consolidation. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here: https://youtu.be/-pwAnA4c7Co

Join host Patrick Kelly and special guest Meghan Diaz from Sprouts Farmers Markets as they explore the evolving definitions of local and hyperlocal produce, the importance of building sustainable ecosystems, and the future of fresh food sourcing. Discover how Sprouts' innovative strategies support growers, embrace regional diversity, and aim to transform the produce industry for consumers nationwide. Tune in for insights on freshness, seasonality, and the purpose-driven mission to connect farm to table like never before.

Recorded live on the CommerceNext Growth Show main stage in NYC, Steve Dennis sits down with Kimberley "KG" Gardiner, Chief Marketing Officer of Tractor Supply Company, who traces her path from senior marketing roles at Toyota, Lexus, and Volkswagen to leading one of America's most distinctive lifestyle retailers — 2,400 stores, 50,000-plus team members, and a culture she felt firsthand walking a Virginia store with CEO Hal Lawton during her interview. She explains how the "Life Out Here" platform works as a strategic decision filter, not a tagline, and walks through five core customer segments — from the Country Dabbler to the Big Barn customer, who shops up to 52 times a year. The conversation digs into the jobs-versus-joy duality of the Tractor Supply shopper, the balance of AI and human connection in stores, and why frictionless isn't always the goal. KG breaks down the retailer's proprietary in-store LLM, "Hey Gura," which helps team members field questions on everything from sick livestock to pet nutrition — and explains why 80% of online orders get fulfilled through stores. As she puts it: digital scales convenience, but stores scale trust. Up front, Steve and Michael open on the Strait of Hormuz, where ceasefire whiplash has eased fuel prices but left them well above pre-incursion levels. Fresh Moody's data on the K-shaped economy lands hard: the top 20% of US households now drive 60% of consumer spending, their outlays up 6.5% year-over-year, while the bottom 80% can't keep pace with inflation. That split is finally hitting grocery — Kroger comped 1%, Albertsons 0.7%, Publix flat — while Walmart, Costco, Amazon, T&T, Whole Foods, and Sprouts keep surging. The unremarkable middle is collapsing in grocery just as it did in department stores and category killers. After the interview, Steve recaps CommerceNext, including a sharp Mickey Drexler fireside with Simeon Siegel on taste, curation, and craftsmanship, before unpacking Walmart's $1.4B Vibe.co acquisition — a connected-TV play that rhymes with the earlier Vizio deal. On the prediction tracker: Starbucks is tapping the brakes on its all-third-place strategy, teasing up to 5,000 smaller, drive-through-led US locations. On the radar: an early start to back-to-school promos and a moved-up Prime Day, both hinting at margin pressure ahead. Michael closes on disappointing FIFA World Cup numbers across host cities, and crowns Taylor Swift the clear winner in the economic-contribution battle. Steve's Starbucks Prediction  About UsSteve Dennis is a strategic advisor and keynote speaker focused on growth and innovation, who has also been named one of the world's top retail influencers. He is the bestselling author of two books: Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption and Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior retail contributor and on social media.Michael LeBlanc is a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and media entrepreneur. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions hosted senior retail executive on-stage in 1:1 interviews worldwide. Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including The Remarkable Retail Podcast, The Voice of Retail, The Food Professor, The FEED powered by Loblaw and the Global eCommerce Leaders podcast. He has been recognized by the NRF as a global Top Retail Voice for 2025 and 2026 and continues to be a ReThink Retail Top Retail Expert for the fifth year in a row.

The receptor that switches off your appetite on a GLP-1 drug is the same one wired into your reward circuitry, your hormones, and your blood vessels, which means when you turn down hunger, something else may be getting turned down too, and for most people taking these drugs, nobody ever checked.In this solo episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses:Why the same drug class can improve sexual function in men with obesity while potentially dampening it in lean or postmenopausal women — and why the deciding factor isn't the drug, it's the bodyHow rapid weight loss raises SHBG, the protein that soaks up free testosterone, so a "normal" total testosterone result can hide a real deficit your bloodwork won't flagWhy women make up 60–70% of GLP-1 prescriptions yet the entire evidence base for female sexual function is two case reports, with zero validated questionnaires in any pivotal trialThe three-tier action plan for anyone on or about to start a GLP-1 — baseline your sexual function first, get free testosterone tested, and protect muscle with protein and resistance trainingWhether you're on a GLP-1 drug or considering one, you'll walk away knowing exactly what to measure before you start and what to watch for after — so a change in your sexual health gets caught as the vital sign it is, instead of being quietly dismissed.Thank you to our sponsors:Cozy Earth - Go to https://bit.ly/44qcXtu for up to 20% off! Lucy - Get 20% off your next order with code DRLYON at https://bit.ly/3QEpYMX or find yours in store at https://bit.ly/3SGAEv3 .Kettle & Fire - Head to https://bit.ly/4oJokGu and use code DRLYON for 25% off sitewide. That is K-E-T-T-L-E and Fire dot com slash DRLYON, code DRLYON for 25% off. Also available at select Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Kroger locations nationwide.Explore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyon X (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyonChapters00:00 - Introduction01:30 - The 35-year-old patient case04:00 - The question: harm or help?05:00 - The case against: the 4.5x ED study06:30 - FAERS database and 182 reports08:00 - Reward circuits, blood flow, and SHBG11:00 - Women are 70%, the data is two case reports12:30 - The case for: detection bias explained15:00 - Validated studies show testosterone rising17:00 - GLP-1 vs testosterone therapy and fertility19:00 - Same receptor, different body22:00 - Cross-examination: holes in both sides26:00 - Why the drugs may not all be the same30:00 - Confidence levels: what Lyon actually believes33:00 - Tier 1: baseline, hormones, protein, training35:00 - Tier 2 and 3: dose, molecule switch, adjuncts36:30 - Your sexuality is a vital sign If you found this episode valuable, share it with someone who would benefit from it.Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships. The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

You might think more cardio is the key to aging well but Lisa Smith-Batchen, who has run 135 miles through Death Valley ten times, says it's strength that actually carries you through the decades.In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Lisa Smith-Batchen, one of the most decorated ultra-endurance athletes in American history and a 10-time Badwater 135 finisher, to discuss:Why being strong matters more than being fast and why "it's not the running that helps me run, it's being strong"The first movement everyone should train at any age: sit to stand, followed by squats, wall sits, lunges, and pushupsWhy cutting protein after 60 backfires, and why Lisa fuels on roughly 80% protein calories during racesHow to start lifting late, her 85-year-old client went from 5-pound weights to 230-pound farmer carriesThe fall that ended her father's life, and why "pick your feet up" became her mission for aging athletesYou'll walk away with a clear, muscle-first blueprint for staying strong, mobile, and independent for life — and the motivation to start today instead of waiting for another Monday.Thank you to our sponsors:Cozy Earth - Go to https://bit.ly/44qcXtu for up to 20% off!Lucy - Get 20% off your next order with code DRLYON at https://bit.ly/3QEpYMX or find yours in store at https://bit.ly/3SGAEv3 .Kettle & Fire - Head to https://bit.ly/4oJokGu and use code DRLYON for 25% off sitewide. That is K-E-T-T-L-E and Fire dot com slash DRLYON, code DRLYON for 25% off. Also available at select Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Kroger locations nationwide.Explore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Find Lisa Smith-Batchen at:Website: https://dreamchaserevents.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachlisasmithbatchenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.smithbatchenConnect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyonX (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyonChapters00:00 - Introduction02:10 - From marathon to the Badwater 13505:31 - The first race and learning the hard way06:41 - Inside the pain cave13:46 - Why she went back ten times16:51 - Bonking, hydration, and what changed21:12 - Finding your why28:04 - Running for something greater33:25 - Strong over fast: the real secret35:59 - The lifting myths men and women believe44:13 - Where a beginner should start47:02 - Sit to stand: the non-negotiable move48:56 - The habit that killed her father51:11 - Why falls are so devastating54:14 - The danger of low-protein advice for older adults59:00 - Stop waiting for Monday01:01:37 - Fueling: protein, sodium, and calories per hour01:13:01 - Why a DNF isn't failure01:18:13 - Unfinished business and the right choiceIf you found this episode valuable, share it with someone who would benefit from it.Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships.The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

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