Podcast appearances and mentions of tiny organics

In the world of founders and business owners, you'll find many people who start more than one company. You'll be hard-pressed, however, to find someone who has not only started multiple successful companies and a venture fund, but imbues all of her projects with as much passion, authenticity, and respect for her culture and values as Betsy Fore. Betsy has taken her success and turned to mentoring, funding, and supporting the next generation of Native American entrepreneurs through her from Velveteen Ventures, the non-profit Natives Rising, and more. Betsy is here today to talk about all of that and more! This week's episode 120 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about inspiring and funding Native American entrepreneurs! In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Betsy Fore is sharing the importance of understanding one's deep inner ‘why' and actionable steps you can take right now to support Native American entrepreneurs, founders, and young professionals. Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures, a venture firm investing in Children & Planet for the next seven generations. Previously, she was the Co-Founder and CEO of Tiny Organics, Founder and CEO of Wondermento, creators of WonderWoof. Betsy is also Co-Founder & Board Member for Native Rising, a career accelerator for Indigenous founders & Indigenous technologists that provides funding and opportunities through mentorship, networking, events, job placements and career development.Some of the talking points Julie and Betsy go over in this episode include:The challenges of being a "ceiling breaker" as a woman of color in the tech industry.Lifting up other entrepreneurs to help them build companies and generational wealth.Overcoming fundraising challenges as a Native American woman through authenticity and passion.Partnering with indigenous organizations for economic empowerment.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about How Women Inspire at https://www.howwomenlead.com/podcast CONNECT WITH BETSY FORE:LinkedInInstagramNatives RisingVelveteen VenturesCONNECT WITH JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS:LinkedIn - JulieHow Women LeadHow Women InvestHow Women GiveInstagram - HWLLinkedIn - HWLFacebook - HWLJoin us for Get On Board Week from October 16-20, 2023. Registration is now open at https://www.howwomenlead.com/getonboard

This is the most amazing episode to kick off LOVE WEEK! I am so excited to share all the love about Mick & Carolyn Batyske!!! Mick and Carolyn are a couple living in Brooklyn. Their love and what they do are so inspiring and here is all the magic you need to know about them!!Mick is a music connoisseur, DJ, and angel investor. He is one of the most in demand DJ's performing globally for some of the coolest people & brands .... Like Jay-Z, Porsche, LeBron James, Spotify, Forbes and Will Smith. He has performed at parties, celebrations and his musicwill give you all the feels! Mick also speaks publicly on creativity, entrepreneurship + culture to brands, conferences and universities.Carolyn is the COO of Tiny Organics, which is an organic meal deliverybusiness for babies and toddlers. The meals are made by nutritionists and portionedappropriately for kids. shaping baby and toddler palates to prefer vegetablesCarolyn has been recognized by Partnership for a Healthier America as a member of their Shaping Early Palates Council and is a founding partner of the Veggies Early and Often campaign. She has a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs and serves as a mentor supporting women, minority and immigrant-owned early-stage food businesses.Mick and Carolyn have a brand consultancy called Xavier Co that invests and advises start up's and helps entrepreneurs grow their brands. The company is named after Mick's eight year old son Myles Xavier Batyske. Carolyn and Mick have a beautiful blended family and they share lots of love and messages about step parenting and family dynamics. They are truly inspiring and I hope you enjoy all of their MAGIC! @MICK @CarolynBatyske

ESC TV Today brings you concise analysis from the world's leading experts, so you can stay on top of what's happening in your field quickly. This episode covers: Cardiology This Week: A concise summary of recent studies Healthy nutrition in a nutshell Indications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Snapshots Host: Susanna Price Guests: Isabel Deisenhofer and Dariush Mozaffarian Want to watch that episode? Go to: https://esc365.escardio.org/event/1096   Disclaimer This programme is supported by Siemens Healthineers in the form of an educational grant. The scientific content and opinions expressed in the programme have not been influenced in any way by its sponsor. This programme is intended for health care professionals only and is to be used for educational purposes. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) does not aim to promote medicinal products nor devices. Any views or opinions expressed are the presenters' own and do not reflect the views of the ESC.   Declarations of interests Stephan Achenbach, Isabel Deisenhofer, Nicolle Kraenkel, Susanna Price have declared to have no potential conflicts of interest to report. Carlos Aguiar has declared to have potential conflicts of interest to report: personal fees for consultancy and/or speaker fees from Abbott, Alnylam, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Daiichi-Sankyo, Ferrer, Gilead, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Servier, Tecnimede. Davide Capodanno has declared to have potential conflicts of interest to report: Sanofi, Daiichi Sankyo, Terumo, Medtronic, Chiesi. Dariush Mozaffarian has declared to have potential conflicts of interest to report: research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Vail Innovative Global Research, and the Kaiser Permanente Fund; personal fees from Acasti Pharma and Barilla; scientific advisory board, Beren Therapeutics, Brightseed, Calibrate, Elysium Health, Filtricine, HumanCo, Instacart Health, January Inc., and Perfect Day (ended: Day Two, Season Health, and Tiny Organics); stock ownership in Calibrate and HumanCo; and chapter royalties from UpToDate. Emma Svennberg has declared to have potential conflicts of interest to report: institutional research grants from Bayer, Bristol-Myers, Squibb-Pfizer, Boehringer- Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme.

Heather Hartnett is the founding partner of Human Ventures. The firm is a startup studio and a venture firm investing in wellness and digital health. It is backed by renowned investors, including Ray Dalio of Bridgewater, David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, and James Murdoch. As the CEO of Human Ventures, she has created one of New York's premier startup studios and early-stage venture funds. Since launching under Heather's leadership, Human Ventures has invested in and co-built more than 65 companies, with key investments including Reserve (acquired), Current, TheSkimm, Tiny Organics, and Tia Health. Those companies have grown to more than $7.5 billion in enterprise value and have raised over $500 million in additional capital from notable later-stage investors.As one of The 50 Most Influential Women in America by Hearst Digital Media Publications, Heather is a frequent speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt and a regular contributor to Forbes, where she covers various venture capital topics.Twitter of Host (Shamus Madan): @mbitpodcastTwitter of Guest (Heather Hartnett): @HeatherHartnettLearn more about Human Ventures here: https://human.vc/

Samara Hernandez, founding partner at Chingona Ventures, talks about investing in underrepresented and overlooked badass founders from different backgrounds. Samara explains her 5Ps framework of evaluating startups and gives her thoughts on how access to capital for underrepresented founders has changed. She also gives her advice to founders as they maneuver the current market downturn.In this episode, you'll learn:[5:34] Underrepresented founders don't need more advice. They need capital.[7:45] Is it now easier for founders of overlooked backgrounds to get venture dollars?[12:44] 5Ps of evaluating whether a company is investible or not[21:20] Downturns are a reality check for startups.The non-profit organization that Samara is passionate about: Latinx VCAbout Guest SpeakerSamara Hernandez is a founding partner at Chingona Ventures. Prior to founding Chingona, Samara was an early stage investor at MATH Venture Partners, where she led new investment review, diligence and execution. Samara previously worked at Goldman Sachs in sales as well as advising on portfolio construction and consulting on business practices.Samara is actively involved in the Chicago tech community and is passionate about helping underrepresented groups get into STEM education, venture capital and entrepreneurship. She co-founded the Latinx Founders Collective organization to bring together Latinx founders, investors, and community leaders to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem. In addition, she is an active member of Latinx VCs, a San-Francisco based group of experienced venture investors coming together to connect, engage, and foster the Latinx VC ecosystem.About Chingona VenturesChingona Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in badass founders at the earliest stages of technology and technology-enabled companies all over the U.S. Chingona Ventures focuses on industries that are massively changing and founders whose backgrounds uniquely position them to create businesses in growth markets that are often overlooked. Companies in its portfolio include: Certiverse, Elevate, Tiny Organics, SUMA Wealth, Innovare, Olivex, Paerpay, Scout, She Matters, Cartwheel among others.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode. Follow Us:  Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

Today, we welcome Carolyn O'Hare, co-founder of Tiny Organics, to THE FULLEST Podcast. Carolyn is well-versed in building and managing companies, formerly running operations at brands like FIJI Water and Beyond Meat. However, now she has turned her talents to Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition company focused on shaping baby and toddler palates to prefer vegetables. Since the company started, Tiny Organics have raised $14M in venture capital and have grown to serve customers nationwide. A very impressive feat for a small but mighty team of eight people! All of this is to say that we got to talk to Carolyn about so many of our favorite things from the best ways to nourish our little ones, to the challenges and gifts of running a DTC business during COVID, and the art of balancing life as a founder and as a mom.

Do you realize what a rich leadership development program you're part of as a mom?  In this episode, Carolyn Batyske, co-founder of Tiny Organics, shares the leadership lessons she's learned from being part of a blended family. From effective teaming, to dealing with imposter syndrome, to recognizing and utilizing everyone's diverse strengths, to the critical importance of effective communication, Carolyn shares the transformative leadership skills that have developed her into the successful leader and step-mom that she is today.About Carolyn:Carolyn has over a decade of experience as a supply chain and operations expert in the CPG industry. Formerly running operations at brands like FIJI Water and Beyond Meat, she is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition company focused on shaping baby and toddler palates to prefer vegetables. Tiny Organics has raised $14M in venture capital and serves customers nationwide. Carolyn has been recognized by Partnership for a Healthier America as a member of their Shaping Early Palates Council and is a founding partner of the Veggies Early and Often campaign. In 2022, she partnered with LinkedIn for their "Welcome Professional" campaign and was featured in their cross-platform content about the evolving definition of professionalism. Additionally, Carolyn has a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs through her startup advisory company The Xavier Co. and serves as a mentor with Santander Bank's Cultivate Small Business program, supporting women-, minority-, and immigrant-owned early-stage food businesses. Outside of her full-time role advising, operating, and managing a baby food company, Carolyn is a full-time co-parent to her 6-year-old stepson Miles. She is an advocate for building blended families (over 40% of families in the US) and has been featured in podcasts across the US for speaking on topics around what it takes to fight blended family stigma, ways to successfully co-parent, and more. Links SharedTiny OrganicsCarolyn's LinkedInCarolyn's InstagramIf you want to join this movement of women seeking to thrive in leadership and life be sure to subscribe and connect with us!LinkedInIG: @wearemomsthatleadFB: @momsthatlead

Carolyn has over a decade of experience as a supply chain and operations expert in the consumer packaged goods industry. Formerly running operations at brands like Fiji Water and Beyond Meat, she's currently the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition company focused on shaping baby and toddler palates to prefer vegetables. Carolyn has been recognized by Partnership for a Healthier America as a member of their Shaping Early Palates Council and is a founding partner of the Veggies Early and Often campaign in 2022. She partnered with LinkedIn for their Welcome Professional campaign and was featured in their cross-platform content about the evolving definition of professionalism. She has a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs and serves as a mentor with Santander Bank's Cultivate Small Business Program supporting women, minority and immigrant owned early stage food businesses.

On this episode of DTC Pod, Sofia & Carolyn join Blaine & Ramon to talk about company building, product marketing, brand marketing, finding product market fit, guidelines for each funding round, syncing marketing & inventory, building a resilient supply chain, building community, & more.9:46Product Market Fit

1:17 - International upbringing3:21 - Entrepreneurial bug5:50 - Key takeaway from Wall Street7:32 - Tribe of Mentors7:51 - Physical office vs Remote10:11- Minorities' Appointment14:32 - First Seed Planted17:29 - Early Challenges22:11 - How is Tiny Organics different25:03- Importance of Texture27:31 - Next Challenge30:12 The Balance31:30 - Food Desert35:42 - Partner's Support40:57 - Co-Founder TIp for Startups43:26 -Single Greatest piece of advice45:22 - Sofia's North Star  

Carolyn is a prime example of a new wife and step-mother making it work! She's been in those roles for just over a year, so she's in the midst of learning on the fly as well as executing the plans that they have for their family. While no blend is perfect, her early success in family may be attributed in part to her investment to health! As the COO (chief operating officer) and co-founder of Tiny Organics (tinyorganics.com), Carolyn is providing ready-to-eat meals for babies and toddlers. Listen in on the steps she's taking to create a foundation for their family!  Follow & contact Carolyn O'Hare:  @tinyorganics (Instagram) @car0hare (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynmohare www.tinyorganics.com

Description: Today, Lee is joined by Sofia Laurell, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition and wellness company that introduces babies and toddlers to their first 100 flavors through organic plant-based fresh, frozen meals. In this episode, Sofia shares her journey from growing up in Finland, to working at Deutsche Bank in New York and pursuing her master's degree at NYU, to becoming an entrepreneur in residence at Human Ventures Startup Studio. They talk about how they validated the concept for Tiny Organics, Sofia's nontraditional path to becoming an entrepreneur, and the challenges she faced in scaling the business.Exclusive Deals from Our Sponsors:Get 2 months FREE with Gorgias by clicking HERE and mentioning the podcastHead over to Okendo to get 30 days FREE!In This Episode You'll Hear About:(4:12) What it was like growing up in Finland as the youngest of three siblings(7:50) Her career journey before becoming an entrepreneur from working at a retail store to a coffee shop and why she's always valued hard work(14:00) Her first entrepreneurial idea of starting a travel app geared to New York visitors(20:00) How she and her Co-Founder came together for the idea of Tiny Organics(22:00) Her experience working with Human Ventures and why she valued working with them for their diverse stances(26:00) How they did a food journal with 15 moms and asked them to text what they were feeding their babies(28:00) How they validated the concept for Tiny Organics by testing meal flavors with 100 families in Brooklyn(34:00) The idea behind baby-led weaning and their choice to take a different option than what you see on the market(40:00) The challenges faced in scaling the business, and the obstacles in raising funds(50:50) Her final advice for fellow entrepreneurs, and the next steps for growing and scaling Tiny OrganicsTo Find Out More:https://www.tinyorganics.com/Quotes:“It's a myth that baby food can't be interesting flavors.”“Some of the best things happen at rooftop parties.”“We knew that we wanted to build something for parents, families, and babies, and really bring the important discussion to the forefront around family's health.”“We came together and realized we could have the biggest impact on childhood development through food.”“Document as much as you can, because you forget.”“I'm a big believer in incentivizing your early supporters and early believers.”“It's made fresh, and shipped frozen so the shelf life is much longer and there's no prep required.”“We really wanna just be a trusted friend and a  trusted advocate.”“Ultimately what we want to do is make parent's lives easier, make children's lives healthier, and be accessible.”“Have people around you, you don't have to do it all yourself.”“Talk about your idea, wear crazy costumes, believe in yourself, build your networks. A lot of people have openness to new ideas, and this kind of mindset of encouraging different people on their journeys.”

Starting solids is one of the most exciting milestones for you and your baby. Whether you're serving up purees or following baby-led weaning, offering a wide variety of new flavors, tastes, and textures can lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating habits. When it comes to feeding baby solids, however, it's important that they're exposed to vegetables frequently and from the start which helps to foster a love for these foods and can go a long way in helping kids to be healthy, adventurous eaters now and throughout their lives.  Rates of childhood obesity, type-2 diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are on the rise, and although there are many factors at play, diet is one of the best ways to prevent these conditions.  In this episode, I sat down with Betsy Fore and Sofia Laurell, co-founders of Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition company on a mission to build a healthier generation of adventurous eaters with vegetable-first foods for babies and toddlers. Betsy, Sofia, and I talk about their backstories, why they started Tiny Organics, and their journey to launch a food business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also talk about their veggie-first approach, their focus on real, whole foods and the flavor window of 4 to 7 months, and why comfort food can actually be savory. They also talk about what makes them different from other baby food solutions, how they are building valuable relationships with their customers and engaging them in their brand, and how they're changing the conversation around feeding baby solids without making moms feel any guilt or shame. Welcome  3:15 Let's talk about your stories! 10:00 Have you always been passionate about healthy eating and food? 11:56 Why did you start Tiny Organics? 21:55 What was one challenge that you think was a great learning lesson? 25:25 What can people expect when they become customers? 28:54 What is your direct-to-community approach? 32:57 What are your favorite tips for feeding little ones? 35:33 What is your and your children's favorite Tiny Organics meal? LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW Sofia mentions Human Ventures. Sofia explains that Tiny Organics partners with the Food Bank for NYC. Betsy mentions that Brooklyn Decker is one of their investors. Betsy talks about the Tufts School Of Nutrition Science and Policy. Betsy mentions Michelle Obama and Partnership For a Healthier America. Learn more about Tiny Organics on their website. Follow Tiny Organics on Instagram and Facebook. FROM OUR PARTNERS Kids Cook Real Food eCourse The Kids Cook Real Food eCourse, created by a mom of 4 and a former elementary school teacher, is designed to build connection, confidence, and creativity in the kitchen. The course includes 30 basic cooking skills, 45 videos including several bonuses, printable supply and grocery shopping lists, and kid-friendly recipes. The course is designed for all kids ages 2 to teen and has three different skill levels. More than 18,000 families have taken the course and The Wall Street Journal named it the #1 cooking class for kids. Sign up now for the Kids Cook Real Food ecourse and get a free lesson for being a “Food Issues” listener. Thrive Market Thrive Market is an online membership-based market that has the highest quality, organic, non-GMO, healthy, and sustainable products. From groceries, clean beauty, safe supplements, and non-toxic home products to ethical meat, sustainable seafood, clean wine, and more, Thrive Market is where members save an average of $32 on every order! Through Thrive Gives, every paid membership sponsors a free one for a low-income family. Join Thrive Market today and get 25% off your first order and a free gift. 

Do you have a small business, the seed of an idea, or a side hustle that you're hoping to expand? Then this episode is for you. We are delighted to welcome to THE FULLEST podcast our first venture fund guest, Heather Hartnett. Heather is a General Partner and CEO of Human Ventures, where she has created one of New York's premier startup studios and early-stage venture funds. Since launching under Heather's leadership, Human Ventures has invested in and co-built more than 50 companies — many of which you'll have heard of such as TheSkimm, Tiny Organics, and Tia Health. Outside of being completely knowledgeable in the space, Human Ventures has an interest in funding wellness and health focused companies – something that we admire greatly. She's also just a lovely human and generously shares her expertise and many wise words for entrepreneurs and founders looking to take their businesses to the next level.

Betsy Fore, founder of Tiny Organics was able to raise $11M 16 months after launching her company. They have now raised $13.5M to date. She is the first Indigenous woman EVER to raise Series A. Here's what you're going to learn from Betsy: What problem she's solving in the food delivery space for babies with meals. How she was able to fund this capital-intensive business without outside funding initially AND grow it 500% YOY. How she organically grew the brand and nailed product development by building community. Learn the key things that enabled her to raise so much money in such a short period of time. We dive into the components and things you can be asking yourself and doing to craft your story when fundraising... Sign Up to Get Weekly Traction Briefings with tactics, tools, templates here: shegetsshitdone.com/join Have feedback, a show topic you want us to cover, or just want to say hi: tribe@shegetsshitdone.com

Heather Hartnett, General Partner and CEO of Human Ventures, shares how she identifies ‘futurists' to back them until the market sees their value. Heather talks about supporting early-stage entrepreneurs through ‘Humans in the Wild' (the firm's business incubator) and explains how valuation affects a startup's future.In this episode, you'll learn:[3:40] Why VCs like to invest in ‘futurists'[9:29] How ‘Humans in the Wild' helps early-stage founders to transform raw ideas into the next big idea[13:48] Why should founders be mindful of which firms they choose to come into their earliest rounds?[17:33] The dangers of startup over-valuationNon-profit organization that Heather is passionate about: David Lynch FoundationAbout Guest SpeakerHeather Hartnett is the General Partner and CEO of Human Ventures. Under Heather's leadership, Human Ventures has invested in and co-built more than 30 companies, with key investments including Reserve (acquired), TheSkimm, Current, Tiny Organics and Clark (acquired).Prior to founding Human, Heather's venture capital career spanned across various roles at firms including Lightspeed Venture Partners, CityLight Capital, and Claremont Creek Ventures. She also led the development at David Lynch Foundation, crystalizing her professional expertise and operations with the largest family offices and sophisticated investment firms. Heather is a member of the Kauffman Fellows program and a frequent Forbes contributor on the topic of venture capital.About Human VenturesHuman Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in Model Businesses with ambitious founders who are creating and building innovative technology companies that aim to make life easier and more fulfilling. The firm comprises an early-stage fund and venture studio. Its portfolio includes: Paloma Health, The Muse, Tiny Organics, Current, AmbassCo, Bikky, Day One, Hello.me, Kindred, Lupii, Spora Health, Quantime and Tia.Next Week's EpisodeComing up next week in Episode 75, we welcome a special guest, Dan Rosen, Founder and General Partner at Commerce Ventures, to talk about fintech investing, and how fintech has evolved over the last two decades.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode that will drop next Tuesday. Follow Us:  Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

#44 Season 2 - Episode 19: On Today's Episode We Are Joined By Liz Teich! Liz Teich is a New York based fashion stylist, lifestyle blogger, on-air style expert and mom of two. Liz has been a professional commercial stylist for over a decade, styling fashion and home goods for print and digital advertising campaigns for major brands and retailers including Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Alex and Ani, Timberland, and Peloton. Through the campaigns she's worked on she's styled celebrities including Mike Tyson, Ashley Graham, and the cast of Stranger Things. She has appeared as an on-camera style expert in campaigns for Rent The Runway and White House Black Market, as well as a regular style & lifestyle expert for Fox5 New York. Liz has also appeared in, shared her style and lifestyle advice / written for Glamour Magazine, WomensHealth.com, Better Homes & Gardens, AM New York, Mother.ly and Parents. After styling bloggers for the TJMaxx “Maxxinista” campaign, it led her to launch her own blog and brand called The New York Stylist where she aims to help others to live stylishly, covering fashion, motherhood, family, fitness, travel, beauty, home decor and of course all things New York. Through her site, she has partnered with major brands including Rent The Runway, M.M. LaFleur, Cybex and Tiny Organics to share some of her favorite products, services and styles. Since becoming a mom, Liz received many inquiries from moms around the country asking for help with their wardrobe. This led her to expand her business by incorporating personal styling to guide other moms learn how to dress for their new bodies and lifestyle, while working with much of what they already have and a focused approached to filling in what they may be missing. Through her popular service “The Closet Cleanse”—whether in someone's home or virtually—Liz has helped women achieve a well edited closet and clients telling her they're saving money in the long run thanks to her expertise. One client remarked, “She really helped transform and declutter my post baby wardrobe. She's like the gift that keeps on giving.” You can find Liz on Instagram at @thenewyorkstylist and on her blog thenewyorkstylist.com Are you looking to learn more about how you can better your life? Learn from others incredible life journeys? Perhaps hear more about otherwise taboo topics? Tune in now + remember to share, subscribe, give a review +

In the spirit of our 8th principle, evolution, we talk with Founder+CEO of Tiny Organics, Betsy Fore about how mentoring has shaped every step of her career and how those relationships have remained and continued to guide her over time.

Betsy Fore was named one of Forbes 30 under 30, BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women, and she is currently the co-founder of Tiny Organics, a nutrient-rich, organic baby food company designed to build adventurous eaters from a young age. Betsy has over a decade of experience as an inventor, product founder and CEO, serves on the Tufts School of Nutrition and Policy Innovation Council and her company, Tiny Organics, has been chosen by Michelle Obama's Partnerships for a Healthier America for their baby food initiative to support veggie-forward early palate development across the nation. But above all, she is the mama of a little boy named Sebastian who was the inspiration behind launching Tiny Organics. In this episode, Betsy and I chatted about... Her Forbes 30 Under 30 title for manufacturing and industry as one of the only woman inventors in her company and her inspiration to be an inventor In her first company Wondermento, she invented the first “fitbit” for dogs called WonderWoof Her journey from being raised in a rural town with a Native American mother to building Tiny Organics at 8 months pregnant Lessons learned from scaling her first company: growing a team, creating a shared vision, exiting a company, being a solo founder and fundraising How to feed your baby whole foods with baby led weaning, starting solids and why timing on savory over sweet flavors is important for developing a child's palette What she did differently with her second company: Tiny Organics The importance of Tiny's Founding Family - testing and reiterating for a year before bringing it to market and the value of organic word of mouth marketing over paid advertising and how it led to scaling and funding faster Interested in trying out Tiny Organics? Get 40% off the first box of Tiny meals with code: TINYLOVESMOAC Follow Betsy & Tiny Organics at... Website: www.tinyorganics.com Instagram: @tinyorganics ----- Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com Stephanie's Website IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

About this episode My guest this week is Betsy Fore, co-founder of Tiny Organics. For those that might not be aware of Tiny Organics, they are an early childhood nutrition company that focuses on introducing our little ones to their first 100 flavors to kickstart a lifelong health oriented pallete. In fact, Betsy says that Tiny Organics mission is to help shift the pallete or our children from being sweet oriented to savory oriented. As a dad, what I heard when she described her startup this way was “Tiny Organics is going to help raise less picky kids!” Betsy, and her co-founder Sofia, recently announced their $11 million series A so in the coming months you are truly going to see some big things out of Tiny Organics. Betsy's journey to Tiny Organics is incredibly diverse as it starts on a Tribal reservation and travels through the toy-making industry. Like I've said many times, the entrepreneurial journey is incredibly diverse. In this episode, you'll hear: How her indigenous roots have played a role in how she seeks to serve all those she engages. The relevance that toy making has to childhood nutrition. How an unsuccessful pet hardware startup provided some necessary data points for a future nutrition initiative. What Betsy wants to do to bring increased visibility to other indigenous founders. How we, as parents, can capitalize on the 4-7 month window in our child's development, to increase the desirability of nutritious foods. Resources from this episode Join Grindology: https://grindologymagazine.com/ ExpressVPN: Get 3 Months Free → https://www.expressvpn.com/startupstory Get Emails: https://app.getemails.com/referrals/newaccount?ref=R18HWW5 The Startup Story Inner Circle: https://www.thestartupstory.co/vip The Startup Story on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thestartupstory The Startup Story is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jamesmckinney The Startup Story on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestartupstory Betsy's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyfore/ What I learned when I failed: https://www.thestartupstory.co/episodes/james-mckinney-founder-of-the-startup-story Tiny Organics: https://www.tinyorganics.com/ Use the code “tinystartupstory30” to receive 30% off of your first Tiny box purchase! Share the podcast The Startup Story community has been so incredible in sharing our podcast with others, and we thank you! We do have more stories to tell and more people to reach. So please keep sharing!

My guest today is Heather Hartnett, CEO and General Partner at Human Ventures. Human Ventures is an early-stage venture studio and venture fund in NYC that backs and builds consumer technology companies. Some of their portfolio companies include Tiny Organics, Toucan, and On Deck. In this episode we discuss their Humans in the Wild program for founders, what is the human needs economy and how companies are building community.Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Gorgias. Gorgias combines all your communication channels including email, SMS, social media, livechat, and phone, into one platform and gives you an organized view of all tickets. Sign up here and mention the Consumer VC podcast for two months free.Click Here to learn moreSome of the questions I ask Heather:What was your attraction to entrepreneurship and venture capital?How did Human Ventures come together?What is a venture studio?What makes an assumption reasonable? What are some examples?Why did you want to focus that early in a company's stage?Do you have specific themes you focus on?When building companies, there has been lots of chatter about needing to build a community. What does community mean to you?Does early signs of having a community mean that you are building a cult like brand?How does the fund tie into the studio?Walk me through your due diligence process.What are qualities you look for in founders?What are some of your favorite questions to ask founders?What's one thing you would change about venture capital?What's the best piece of advice that you've received?What's one piece of advice that you have to founders?

Andrew Hutton is the founder and CEO of Day One. Day One is pioneering how we educate and support entrepreneurs. With a program that is one part community membership and one part entrepreneurial bootcamp, Day One provides founders and future-founders the place to learn how to start, build and grow a business. Prior to founding Day One, Andrew was Chief Innovation Officer at Human Ventures, a startup studio in New York City. In his time at Human Andrew led the incubation and launch of startups like Tiny Organics, Paloma Health, LUPii and Milo.   During the show we discuss: ● Why startups fail and how you can succeed  ● Secret ingredients to become a successful entrepreneur ● The basic knowledge founders must-have ● Kind of skills should every founder work on improving ● Factors that affect the success of your business ● How to properly prepare for the launching of a startup business ● Common challenges of startup businesses ● How to know when you are ready to start your business ● What should founders expect in their first quarter ● Importance of evaluating your business performance ● How to properly evaluate your current performance   Show resources: https://joindayone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hutton-3a030739/

Betsy and Sofia are co-founders and co-CEOs of Tiny Organics. Named Forbes 30 under 30 and BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women, Betsy has a decade of experience as an inventor, product founder, and CEO. Sofia is a PR and marketing veteran with vast experience, most recently at Ascend Foundation helping elevate women and minorities onto U.S. corporate boards and creating a pipeline of women and minorities to achieve the highest levels of leadership at Fortune 500 corporations.   In this episode, you'll hear about: What inspired the creation of Tiny Organics Lactation Bites The importance of childhood nutrition from an early age Low-sugar feeding Reducing the risk of toxins in baby food Baby Led Weaning CONNECT WITH BETSY & SOFIA: Website: tinyorganics.com Instagram: @tinyorganics LinkedIn - Betsy: linkedin.com/in/betsyfore LinkedIn - Sofia: linkedin.com/in/sofialaurell

Joining me on the show today are the co-founders behind Tiny Organics, Betsy Fore and Sofia Laurell. Tiny Organics is the early childhood nutrition company with organic, plant-based, fresh-frozen meals built on vegetables and essential fruits.In this episode we hear the startup story of Betsy and Sofia, how they launched to 100 mums, and their secret sauce to community building; their Tiny Supper Clubs. LINKS WE MENTION:Betsy's  InstagramBetsy's  LinkedInSofia's InstagramSofia's LinkedInTiny Organics' Instagram Female Startup Club's Instagram In partnership with Klaviyo, the best email marketing tool for ecommerce businesses.Partnership for a Healthier AmericaDocumentaries: Netflix - True CrimeBook: Be 2.0 by Jim Collins and William LazierBook: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil KnightFemale Startup Club’s Private Facebook Group

Victor E. Friedberg is my guests on this episode of Inside Ideas. Victor has been at the forefront of innovation, investment and sustainability for over 20 years. As Co-Founder of S2G Ventures he was a principal force in developing the S2G mission, culture, strategy and team. Through his work at S2G, he pioneered system investing as a strategy for investing into food and agriculture and applied this approach in building the S2G portfolio. As Managing Director, Victor led the S2G investments into 3 food unicorns: Beyond Meat, sweetgreen, and Apeel Science as well as Maple Hill Creamery, Ataraxis and Lavva among others. Beyond Meat, which Victor served as Board Observer from 2014-2017 became the most successful IPO in 2019 and one of the most successful food IPO's in the last decades. His new fund New Epoch Capital invests in best of class entrepreneurs building transformative companies defining a new era of Health and Wellness to support their visions of providing healthy, sustainable, efficacious, personalized and traceable products and services for the values conscious consumer. He is Founder and Chairman of FoodShot Global, a 501c3 blended capital investment platform of equity, debt and grants with 25 of the leading funds, banks, foundations, universities, corporations and non-profits seeking to join him on his mission to transform the food system into one that is more healthy, sustainable and equitable. FoodShot Global's GroundBreaker Prize is presently the largest prize for food and agriculture. He serves presently Executive Chairman of the fast-growing plant-based dairy company Lavva and Chairman of the organic toddler food company Tiny Organics. He serves on the Boards of those two companies as well as the biotech company Kiverdi/Air Protein. He is an Advisor to the biotech company Mori and the SLM Partner land fund. He was named by Forbes Magazine one of the Top 25 deal makers and influencers in Consumer Products in 2016. Victor E. Friedberg Founder and Managing Partner, New Epoch Capital Co-Founder, Seed 2 Growth Ventures (S2G) Founder and Chairman of FoodShot Global Executive Chairman, Lavva Chairman, Tiny Organics Board, Kiverdi and Air Protein

Pumpkin-spiced oats, coconut curry, Valencian paella. Getting hungry? With recipes that you would expect central to a sophisticated and well-traveled palate, Betsy Fore, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Tiny Organics, has a science-backed and research-driven mission to introduce young eaters to their first 100 flavors. She'll share how tech and science are being used to make organic food more accessible across social and economic divides. Produced by Tote + Pears Music By: Adrian Dominic Walther

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you benefit from Molly Tschang's expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 19, Forbes 30 under 30 & BBC 100 Most Inspiring Woman, Betsy Fore shared her entrepreneurial journey. Her latest company, Tiny Organics, helps babies eat smart from the smart and develop a lifelong positive relationship with food. Molly's 1st caller, Sophia asked how to navigate when an executive wanted her to give feedback to a peer (23:30). Then Jim, a baby boomer, wanted advice on leading a multi-generational team and creating team dynamics for both individual and collective success (34:15). I addressed a couple questions from LinkedIn followers as well (45:15). Lastly, inspired by Betsy, my thought for the week: If you can dream it you can build it. Empower those with “hustle heart” and make those dreams come true. Tune in and learn to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Thank you Will McClelland ( https://theconsumervc.com/2019/12/19/will-mcclelland/ ) for the introduction to today's guests Betsy Fore ( https://www.instagram.com/betsyfore/?hl=en ) and Sofia Laurell ( https://www.instagram.com/sofialaurell/?hl=en ) , the co-founders and co-CEOs of Tiny Organics ( https://www.tinyorganics.com/pages/subscriptions?gclid=CjwKCAjw4MP5BRBtEiwASfwAL-lx3QRO7C6pKdBf2c2PunTMRpO_el-MkxvlfoqPjsMmQRFCNbQmthoCqSsQAvD_BwE&utm_campaign=TNT_Search_Brand&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=tiny+organics ). Tiny Organics delivers organic, fresh, nutrient-rich baby and toddler meals created by their Infant Nutritionist. Their goal is to help every parent feed their baby and toddler the healthiest food. Previously, Betsy worked and created product lines for Mattel, Hasbro and MindCandy (Moshi Monsters). She was also the Founder and CEO of Wondermento, creators of the WonderWoof BowTie dog activity monitor. Sofia is a marketing and PR veteran, most recently at Ascend Foundation helping elevate women and minorities onto U.S. corporate boards and built the brand into a powerhouse. A couple books that inspired Sofia are The Hard Things About Hard Things ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062273205?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0062273205&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Ben Horowitz and Sapiens ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062316117?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0062316117&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Yuval Noah Harari. One book that inspired Betsy is Shoedog ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501135929?camp=1789&creativeASIN=1501135929&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Phil Knight. You can follow Betsy on Instagram @betsyfore ( https://www.instagram.com/betsyfore/?hl=en ) and Sofia @sofialaurell ( https://www.instagram.com/sofialaurell/?hl=en ). You can also follow your host, Mike, on Twitter @mikegelb ( https://twitter.com/MikeGelb ). You can also follow for episode announcements @consumervc ( https://twitter.com/ConsumerVc ). Some of the questions I ask Betsy and Sofia - * What attracted each of you to entrepreneurship and consumer products? * How did Tiny Organics come together? * What is the problem that you are trying to solve? Betsy * You are both Co-CEOs. Talk to me about your decision making process? * The classic line when there are two co-founders is “complementary skills”. When I was talking with Jessica and Rod from Lovevery, we discussed how yes that is important, but also they are so collaborative on lots of the decision makings and not to restrict each other in a box. There are no right or wrong ways to build a company, but wanted to know how you think about your working relationship? Is it more siloed when it comes to decision making or is it more collaborative? * How did you go about sourcing the food and your supply chain? It didn't seem like you both came from a food and bev background (I could certainly be wrong here!), was that difficult to know where to begin? * One of the trends that we've talked about on the show in consumer is curation. Now since there is so much information and choice out there, curation has become difficult. Tiny Organics seem to address that with these personalized menus and creating a plan for the child. Does that though make your supply chain more complicated? * How did you think about the price point at the very beginning and the competitive landscape? * Why did you decide to fundraise? * What was your strategy when you approached fundraising? * Did you already have a network? * What was the toughest obstacle for investors to wrap their heads around when it came to your business? * How do you think about growth vs. profitability? Betsy * What has been the hardest part when starting Tiny Organics? - Sofia * What's one thing you would change when it came to fundraising? - Sofia * What's one piece of advice that you have for founders that are starting a CPG company?

This episode are highlights from my conversation with Betsy Fore & Sofia Laurell, Co-CEOs and Founders of Tiny Organics. Tiny Organics ( https://www.tinyorganics.com/ ) delivers organic, fresh, nutrient-rich baby and toddler meals created by their Infant Nutritionist. Their goal is to help every parent feed their baby and toddler the healthiest food. *If you enjoy this episode, click here to listen to my full conversation with Betsy and Sofia.* ( https://www.theconsumervc.com/72-betsy-fore-and-sofia-laurell-tiny-organics-delivering-the-healthiest-food-to-babies-approaching-a-co-ceo-partnership-and-their-unique-way-of-approaching-organic-growth/ )