Karen Anderson

Karen advises food brands on the health of their product portfolio and provides actionable guidance to grow sales, profit…READ MORE

Karen is the Founder & CEO of Purple Peak Marketing

Areas of Expertise:
• Portfolio/product analysis - sales and profit
• Market and competitive analysis
• Product development: recipe, packaging, design
• Market research/consumer insights
• Sales and channel strategy/sell-in

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Robert Benson

Bob works at the intersection of technology, IP and licensing to help clients make the right decisions about their business... READ MORE

Robert is the Principal of South Shaker Associates

Areas of Expertise:
• Assessment of inventions and best way to protect
• IP strategy and review of law firm work
• Licensing of IP (i.e.., from academic institutions)

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Nate Berkowitz

Nate is a hands-on, cross-functional restaurant executive with a track record of identifying actionable opportunities that drive growth and… READ MORE

Nate is the Operating Partner at Pippett Consulting

Areas of Expertise:
• Financial planning and analysis
• Cash flow management
• Growth strategy

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Will Bernat

Will Bernat is a partner in the Corporate & Transactions Department at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston, MA, and... READ MORE

Will is a Partner at Nutter Law

Areas of Expertise:
• Formation and corporate governance
• Operational and commercial support (including advising and negotiating commercial agreements with co-packers, distributors, brokers, etc.)
• Angel and venture capital financing transactions
• Mergers & acquisitions and other exits

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Stephanie Borselli

Stephanie Borselli is an executive sales leader with over 20 years of leadership experience with brands ranging from startup stage to over $1B... READ MORE

Stephanie is a Consultant at SRB Consulting

Areas of Expertise:
• Sales & multi-channel strategy
• Retail partnerships
• Team development
• Scaling a business

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James Borteck

James is a leader in Food/CPG General Management with depth in Marketing, Sales, and New Product Innovation. He has over 25 years of… READ MORE

James is the President at JCB Growth Ventures

Areas of Expertise:
• Sales
• Marketing
• General management

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Eric Braun

Eric is a co-founder of 4 tech startups and an incubator. He has been an ecosystem organizer and startup mentor for 13+ years... READ MORE

Eric is the Principal of Velocity Innovation

Areas of Expertise:
• Customer Development / Product-Market Fit
• Biz Dev / Growth / Sales
• Product Management / Development
• Team Development

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Joseph Brozek

Joseph is a former management consultant who supported food and beverage and technology companies with their sales and…READ MORE

Joseph is a Strategy Manager at Motif FoodWorks.

Areas of Expertise:
• Market & Consumer Insights
• Opportunity Sizing & Analysis
• Product & Ingredient Innovation
• Business Strategy & Analysis
• Retail & Foodservice Insight
• Vendor Analysis & Negotiations

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Mike Caster

Mike brings 15 years of experience in public and private accounting with a focus on small businesses and startups. His expertise...READ MORE

Mike is an Independent Consultant

Areas of Expertise:
• Business planning and scaling
• Operational efficiency
• Strategy

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Melissa DiPalma

As a former brand designer, commercial photographer, design educator, and content strategist, Melissa has seen first-hand how clear messages and… READ MORE

Melissa is the Messaging & Presentation Specialist at Sparkk

Areas of Expertise:
• Pitch preparation
• Messaging and brand story
• Sales and investor presentations
• Visual communication
• Content strategy

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Tom Dodge

Tom Dodge's NewView.Media produced 413 videos across 85 marketing, event, and fundraising campaigns in 2019. His team takes pride in guiding… READ MORE

Tom is the Founder & CEO of NewView.Media

Areas of Expertise:
• Company overview videos, testimonials, & demos
• Instructional webinars & animations
• Interviews & event Recaps
• Gubernatorial campaigns
• Crowdfunding campaigns that have raised $5 million.

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Brad Ebenhoeh

Brad is the managing partner at Accountfully, a bookkeeping and accounting firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina that serves… READ MORE

Brad is the Managing Partner at Accountfully

Areas of expertise:
• Accounting (inventory & COGS)
• Financial reporting & KPIs
• Cash flow planning

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Stephanie Ferrari

Stephanie Ferrari, MS, RDN is a registered dietitian and president of FRESH Communications. Stephanie co-founded FRESH in 2016 with the vision… READ MORE

Stephanie is the President of FRESH Communications

Areas of expertise:
• Public relations & marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Nutrition & dietetics

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Tom Fitzgerald

Tom is a B2B Sales and Business Development professional with over 25 years experience assisting a wide range of clients with their… READ MORE

Tom is the Owner of Access Creative Group

Areas of expertise:
• Labeling
• Packaging & packaging design
• Cool/cold chain packaging
• Sustainable packaging

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Marlo Fogelman

Marlo is the founder and CEO of marlo marketing, a full-service integrated agency dedicated to a single purpose: delivering unsurpassed ROI… READ MORE

Marlo is the CEO of Marlo Marketing

Areas of expertise:
• CPG brand marketing
• Brand identity/packaging/owned Assets
• Digital marketing & social media
• Influencer relations
• PR strategy

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Tim Kerrigan

Tim is a uniquely positioned leader with strong left and right brain innovation skill sets. He has extensive experience in end-to-end innovation cycle… READ MORE

Tim is the Sr. Leader of Innovation at The Boston Beer Company

Areas of Expertise:
• Innovation process
• Customer development
• Beverage brand management
• Accounting and finance

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Justin Laabs

Justin has been in the food industry since 1999, with R&D roles in foodservice, ingredients, & CPG. He has taken products from concept... READ MORE

Justin is the Senior New Product Development Manager at Tillamook County Creamery Association

Areas of Expertise:
• Processing, Facility Design, & Process Engineering
• R&D/Business Strategy & Product Development
• Ingredient & Equipment Sourcing

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Tara Levine

Tara Levine is a global business leader and board member with a 20-year track record of business reinvention. She is a results… READ MORE

Tara is a Board Member and Independent Consultant

Areas of Expertise:
• Identifying & creating consumer-focused strategies
• Product innovation pipeline
• Go-to-market strategy & execution
• Retailer partnerships
• Expansion strategies

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Stanley Lim

Stanley integrates work in operations management, marketing, and economics to understand how retailers can best distribute their products to the… READ MORE

Stanley is an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of San Diego

Areas of expertise:
• Consumer-facing research
• Data analytics
• Growth identification in retail
• Solving operational problems

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Karen Macumber

Karen started in hi-tech in 1993, at the advent of the internet. Since that time she has founded and/or led multiple technology… READ MORE

Karen is the Founder & CEO of Hive & Thrive

Areas of Expertise:
• Branding
• Business Development and Growth
• Funding
• Marketing & Advertising
• PR & Communications

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Todd Martin

Todd has spent most of his 20-year career helping companies develop actionable strategies of where and... READ MORE

Todd is an Independent Consultant

Areas of Expertise:
• Growth strategy
• Buy-side pitch preparation
• New product development
• Co-manufacturer/partner search and negotiation

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Jenn Mason

Jenn Mason is an artist, author, designer, storyteller and publisher turned entrepreneur. Her current focus is building a cheese empire that includes… READ MORE

Jenn is the Founder of Curds & Co.

Areas of expertise:
• Retail
• Brand
• Customer Experience

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Janet Morgenstern Passani

Janet Morgenstern Passani, MBA, specializes in building visibility for mission-driven, healthy, natural consumer lifestyle brands. Blending… READ MORE

Janet is the Founder of Jute Marketing

Areas of expertise:
• Marketing (social media, email, partnerships, events)
• Digital & print design (website, packaging, sell sheets)
• Brand Development (identity, positioning)

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Kamil Mroczek

Kamil is a technology leader with a proven track record in scaling early stage B2B SaaS companies to a successful exit; once... READ MORE

Kamil was the Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Sense360

Areas of Expertise:
• Software design & architecture (big data, high performance systems, mobile, sensors, ML)
• Technical product direction and strategy
• Software development process
• Hiring process and culture building

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Nicole Negowetti

Nicole is a leadership and peak performance coach for changemakers. Over the past 15 years, Nicole has been a lawyer... READ MORE

Nicole is the VP of Policy & Food Systems at the Plant Based Foods Association

Areas of Expertise:
• Leadership & Executive Coaching
• Team & Culture Development
• Food & Agricultural Law & Policy
• Regulation of Food Technology

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Praveen Nooli

Praveen is a systems’ engineering leader with experience in building and scaling new products & platforms... READ MORE

Praveen is a Sr. Manager at PepsiCo Inc

Areas of Expertise:
• Product/Equipment (design, dev. & commercialization)
• Mapping white spaces, cost mgmt. & productivity
• Manufacturing, quality, supply chain
• Crisis management, regulatory frameworks

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Tyler Noyes

With a background in corporate strategy and a passion for health and fitness, Tyler jumped into the entrepreneurial world by founding his… READ MORE

Tyler is the Founder of Kalahari Snacks

Areas of expertise:
• Multi-channel Sales Strategy
• Marketing for Digital & Retail
• Supply Chain & Operations
• Distribution Expansion

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Armand Paradis

Most recently serving as an Adjunct Industry Professor for Illinois Tech, Armand lectures in Food Product Development, and in Food Operations... READ MORE

Armand is an Independent Consultant

Areas of Expertise:
• Product & Process Development of Snack Foods and Dry Mix Beverages
• Modified Atmospheres (Processing and Packaging)
• Pilot Plant Processes & Maker Spaces

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Marjorie Radlo-Zandi

Marjorie is a member of Branch and Launchpad Venture Groups and encourages a diverse, inclusive startup ecosystem through impact investing… READ MORE

Marjorie is a Member of Branch Venture Group

Areas of expertise:
• Go to market strategies, Domestic and International
• Food diagnostics
• Leadership
• Positioning early stage brands for investment & exit
• M&A from buyer and seller's side

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Michael Redbord

Michael helped build HubSpot from 2010-2020 and worked personally with hundreds of small businesses to help them grow. He served as a VP of… READ MORE

Michael is the Head of Operations at SaaSWorks

Areas of expertise:
• SaaS
• Customer support and success
• Product management
• Product led growth

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Steve Redmond

Steve is a designer with over 30 years of experience and nearly 20 years of focusing on the food and beverage space. He focuses… READ MORE

Steve is the Principal/Creative Director at Rival Brands

Areas of Expertise:
• Brand Insights, Strategy, and Positioning
• Brand Voice, Tone, and Storytelling
• Logo & Identity System Design
• Creative Design (packaging collateral, trade shows, websites)

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Scott Sanders

Scott Sanders is Director of Analytics at Growcery Partners and concurrently Head of Growth, Data & Analytics at Keto and Co... READ MORE

Scott is the Director of Growcery Partners

Areas of Expertise:
• Sales & pricing strategy
• Product positioning
• Broker management
• Overall business strategy

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Lisa Sebesta

Lisa Sebesta founded Sitari Capital to help investors use their capital to fund businesses that are solving some of today’s most pressing social… READ MORE

Lisa is the Founder of Sitari Capital

Areas of expertise:
• Business planning for growth
• Preparing for fundraising
• Investor relations and management

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Bill Skeens

After 16 years in senior Sales and Marketing positions, BIll left and founded Prairie City Bakery over 25 years ago with our... READ MORE

Bill is the former Founder/CEO of Prairie City Bakery

Areas of Expertise:
• Commercializing Products
• Sales, Co-Pack Manufacturing and Outsourcing
• Scaling a Business

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Mark Toman

Mark is the developer of an internationally patented process to manufacture upcycled, eco-friendly and sustainable forms of calcium, READ MORE

Mark Toman is the Founder of EggTech Ltd.

Areas of Expertise:
• Disruptive innovation
• Sustainability and upcycling
• Business development & Strategy
• Marketing & storytelling

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Priya Shah

An innovative and ambitious communications specialist, Priya champions public relations and marketing services for forward-thinking lifestyle… READ MORE

Priya is the Founder & Principal at ShahSquared Consulting

Areas of expertise:
• Brand Messaging
• Public Relations Strategy
• Content Marketing Strategy
• Communications Consulting

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Meera Unnikrishnan

Meera’s experience spans across Australia, Singapore and Ireland with major FMCGs and flavor suppliers in R&D and product development... READ MORE

Meera is a Food Technologist

Areas of Expertise:
• Product Development
• Blended flavors and seasonings
• CPG: chips and crisps

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Jim Verzino

Jim helps artisanal food entrepreneurs develop funding pitch presentations, set up their financial systems, understand cash flow, and cost of sales… READ MORE

Jim is the President of Food Creators Financial LLC

Areas of expertise:
• Bookkeeping/Accounting
• Cash Flow & Sales Projections
• Fundraising
• Business Planning
• Startup Mentorship

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Joanna Widman-French

Joanna has worked on marketing teams of all sizes including Fortune 500 and start-up companies. From working on consumer-facing retail and… READ MORE

Joanna is the Co-Founder of Harbinger

Areas of expertise:
• General Marketing Support — where to focus efforts
• Social Media — strategy, tactics, and best practices
• Brand & Identity — telling your brand story

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Sean Widman-French

Sean, co-founder of Harbinger, leads creative services for brands small and large nationally. A designer by trade with a passion for photography… READ MORE

Sean is the Co-Founder of Harbinger

Areas of expertise:
• Creative & Design Direction
• Content Strategy & Social Media
• Website Design
• Photography

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Greg Wiseman

Greg is a food/beverage innovation R&D expert and entrepreneur with 30 years of Product Development, Project Management and Strategy… READ MORE

Greg is the Owner of Greg Wiseman R&D Consulting

Areas of expertise:
• Product development & Optimization
• Consumer validation of Ideas and Products
• Scaling-up (from small batch)
• Co-manufacturing & packing
• Patents, trade secrets, and trademarks

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Colleen Zammer

Colleen Zammer has more than 30 years experience in the food industry encompassing innovation, product development, commercialization… READ MORE

Colleen is the VP of Research & Development at Bay State Milling

Areas of expertise:
• Product Formulation
• Ingredient Selection
• Nutrition
• Communication
• Navigating the Food Industry

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