Episode 10 - David Paul Miller from The New Primal We talk better for you foods, sales decks, asking questions, believing in the product you sell, hiring a sales rep, and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 77
Episode 77 - Kailey Donewald from Sacred Serve and Chris Mauzé from Red Fox Analytics We talk plant-based gelato, being unique in the category, sustainability, how to differentiate yourself, and cpg analytics.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 76
Episode 76 - Greg Meade from CROSSNET and Caleb Siske from Shipware We talk volleyball with a twist, Alibaba, growth through Covid, supply chain issues, and shipping opportunities.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Marketing Series - Episode 1
Episode 1 - Christie Lee from Nourishing Food Marketing We talk CPG marketing. Packaging. Story. Founders involvement. Nike and Dove. Lots of gems in here.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 75
Episode 75 - Erica Rankin from Bro Dough and Parry Headrick from Crackle PR We talk cookie dough, being a one woman show, using a commercial kitchen, driving around to deliver each day, going into retail and public relations.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 74
Episode 74 - Jake Karls from Mid-Day Squares and Diego Oquendo from Vulkan First we hit pushups, then we talk refrigerated bars, going into business with family, positivity in the mission, building the business in Canada and now focusing on the US, the goal of going public, and helping brands advertise.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 9
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.