Episode 9 - Matt Davis from Kettle & Fire We talk all things sales, bone broth, sales decks, having a great team and great brand, listening more than talking and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 73
Episode 73 - Sashee Chandran from Tea Drops and Ben Nussbaum from Happy Hour Media Group We talk innovation in tea, pitching at events, networking, raising capital, building a direct to consumer business, and reenergizing marketing and advertising.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 8
Episode 8 - Michelle Prychidny from Mid-Day Squares We talk bar category (refrigerated), why the founder is so important to the sales process, not using a deck to sell, synergy between great brands, and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 72
Episode 72 - Dean Eberhardt from Hoplark and Dakota Wyatt from CMG We talk beer that's not beer nor is it non- alcoholic beer, first to market, where it sits in retail, moving into DTC, manufacturing on your own, and advertising on different platforms.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 71
Episode 71 - Caitlin Logue from 5280 Coffee Co. and Jack Shannon from Recess We talk single serve coffee, Denver, sustainability in innovation, new products, and sponsoring socially distant events.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 7
Episode 7 - Matt Meloy from Chomps We talk low sugar condiments, competitive bbq, health and fitness enthusiasts, broader consumers, and helping brands who use Shopify.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 70
Episode 70 - Matthew Richard from Halo + Cleaver and Matt Meilahn from Gaspify We talk low sugar condiments, competitive bbq, health and fitness enthusiasts, broader consumers, and helping brands who use Shopify.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 69
Episode 69 - Robbie Salter and Ross Goodhart from Jupiter and Bill Cohen from Feedback Loop We talk shampoo and conditioner, direct to consumer, hiring agencies rather than in-house and collecting data.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 6
Episode 6 - Laura Troiano from Mush We talk overnight oats, keys to sales success, believing in the product, listening more than talking, what should be on the deck, and importance of innovation.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 68
Episode 68 - Adam Brown from Sircle Media and Stefan Jordev from Bobsled Marketing The first of its kind, we are flipping the script and Mark is being interviewed. Adam Brown from Sircle interviews Mark on how IWON started, products then vs now, what was different about running a bag company,...
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 67
Episode 67 - Shari Leidich from knowbrainerfoods.com and Kelsi Hall from Deftly Creative We talk sugar free marshmallows, co-packers vs commercial kitchens, direct to consumer and design and web services.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 66
Episode 66 - Ian Wishingrad from Three Wishes and Juan Alou from Sales or Else We talk cereal, big retail launches, having a branding background, and email and ad marketing.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 65
Episode 65 - Austin Groesser from Big Dipper and Amanda Scott from Solution Harbor We talk cookie dough, growing from mom's kitchen to a co-packer, working 2 jobs while starting the business, bootstrapping, and recruiting.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 64
Episode 64 - Katie McKinnon from Welo and Louis Casados from Channel Advisor We talk bars, probiotics, kids size, DTC and acquiring more customers.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 63
Episode 63 - Cody Levine from Twice and Chaim Morgan from Refund Sniper We talk water, fitness, growing through the pandemic and helping CPG brands.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 62
Episode 62 - Cody Levine from Twice and Chaim Morgan from Refund Sniper We talk toothpaste, Lenny Kravitz, his dad being a dentist, launching in retail and how to save on amazon errors.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 61
Episode 61 - Emily Griffith from Lil Bucks and Nikki Nardick from Knack PR We talk superfoods, growing from farmer's market to a region of Whole Foods, building the business on your own, and PR for CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 60
Episode 60 - Macklin Anderson from Zen Hemp Infusions and Drew Kramer from Whitebox We talk hemp infused beverage, legality, distribution, becoming vertically integrated, and a cpg platform solution.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 59
Episode 9 - Bram and Jennifer Bourgeois from Lekkco and Becky Olson from Approach Marketing We talk about chocolate spread, building for scale, deep CPG experience, and a social and PR platform.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Bonus Episode 10
Episode 9 - with Daron K. Roberts - @CoachDKR We talk about micro wins, work, family, health, and stacking them over the quarter, and goal setting.