The Good Food CFO podcast
By Sarah Delevan
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Episodes: 153
Description
Join Food Industry Finance Expert Sarah Delevan as she breaks down the need-to-know financial concepts for running a profitable food business, shares case studies and lessons from around the food industry, and highlights the many different ways to build a successful food business on your own terms through conversations with founders and industry experts.
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100 Apply, 2 Get In: Expert Advice on How to Beat the Co-Manufacturer Odds and Create a Bidding War
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May 26, 2025 |
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KeHE Uncovered: Real Case Study of a Food Brand's First Payout
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May 19, 2025 |
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40 Successful Years in Food: Financial Lessons from D'Artagnan's Founder
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May 12, 2025 |
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Cash First, P&L Later: How Successful Food Brands Actually Track Their Finances
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May 05, 2025 |
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BABOYOT with Harvest Chocolate: Using Data to Drive Smart Growth in a Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Business
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Resilient Food Brand: Financial Strategies to Weather Economic Storms
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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BABOYOT with Benny Blanco Tortillas: Premium Pricing, Patient Expansion, and the Secret Code of Giving
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Beyond 51%: Determining Your TRUE Product Margins for Food Business Success
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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BABOYOT with People's Choice Beef Jerky: Crafting Legacy on Their Own Terms
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Community, not FOMO: Sarah Returns to Expo West After 10 Years Away
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Breaking the Monopoly: How Founders Can Navigate a Consolidated Market
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ask The Good Food CFO: Is Rent a COGS, How to Establish Channel Margins, and the Hidden Costs of Co-Packers
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Building a Profitable Business: Advice from a $400 Million Brand Founder
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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BABOYOT with Hope Lawrence of Hudson Henry Baking Co.: Building and Selling a Million Dollar Brand
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Pivot Tables: A Secret Weapon for Food Business Profitability
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Values over Volume: Why Big Spoon Roasters is Breaking up with Big Grocery
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Revolutionizing Local Food: The Story of Argus Farm Stop
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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6 Strategic Questions to Drive Personal & Business Growth
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The $20,000 Mistake: What CPG Founders Need to Know About Branding & Trademarks
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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BABOYOT with Sarah Nathan of Nooish: How an Industry Veteran Created a Buzz-Worthy and Profitable Product
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Grateful & Growing: Saying Goodbye to Where This All Began
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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A Fresh Take on Planning for the New Year: Why Looking Back is the Secret to Moving Forward
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Sydney Karmes-Wainer of French Squirrel: Lessons in Pricing, Negotiations and Sustainable Growth
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Answering Listener Questions: Customer Profitability Analysis, Cash Flow Management, and Bubble Goods
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Breaking Free from the Food Industry Playbook: How to Stop Comparing and Start Customizing
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Keesha of Live Loud Foods: Building a Bold and Authentic Brand
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Why Doesn’t My Model Match Reality? How to Know and What to do When Your Model isn’t Working
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Sarah’s Take: What the Siete Acquisition Says About Our Food Industry
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Old School Meets New Tools: How to Use CPG Automation to Do More of What You Love with Jessi Freitag
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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How to reduce risk in your CPG business with 3 Financial Models
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with The Fishtown Pickle Project
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Kait of Savorista: How Shipping and Subscriptions Can Make or Break Profitability
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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The Profit Assessment: How One Founder Doubled Their Monthly Profitability, and the Steps You Can Take To Do the Same
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Cash Flow vs Profitability: Which is Most Important for Your Food Business?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Sara Hauman of The Tiny Fish Co: How a Top Chef is Prioritizing Financial Security and Her Commitment to Sustainability Over Growth
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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3 (more) Things Food Founders Should Never Do: Listening to Bad Advice, Data-Sync Chaos, and COGS Miscalculations
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Co-Ops: How Transitioning to Employee Ownership Creates a More Equitable Food System, Solidifies Community Ties, and Builds a Legacy for Your Food Business
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Emily Winston of Boichik Bagels: Navigating Growth and Expansion from a Single Location to a Bagel Empire
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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The Hidden Benefits of Bill Pay Systems: Clear Your Inbox, Eliminate Tasks, and Get Back to Building Your Business
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Can Generative AI be a Game-Changer for Your Food Business? A Candid Conversation with Meg Faibisch Kuhn of Aioli
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Taste of Pace: The Journey From High End Catering to the Sale of a Fried Chicken Franchise
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Lauren Montgomery of Monty’s: A Story of Recalibration, Patience and Growth
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Ask The Good Food CFO: How to Establish a Marketing Budget, Tips for Increasing Margin, and Clarifying Debt vs. Equity Funding
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Real Talk with Peter Gialantzis from Pod Foods: The Boomerang Effect of Transparent Distribution
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May 27, 2024 |
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Stop Losing Money on Online Marketing: Advice for Finding the Right Partner and Strategy with Ali Cox
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May 20, 2024 |
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The Rise and Fall of Foxtrot: Lessons on Funding, Expansion and Cash Management
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May 13, 2024 |
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BABOYOT with Jeff Wiguna of Kuju Coffee: How a Clear Vision, Consistency & Patience Lead to Success
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May 06, 2024 |
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The Realities of Investment and Good Food Business: A Candid Conversation with Melissa Facchina About Finding the Right Investor and Navigating Expectations
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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3 Things Food Founders Should Never Do: Advice for Avoiding Banking Issues, Preventing Bookkeeping Headaches, and Ensuring Accurate Financials
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Holistic Brand Strategy: The Exponential Value of Understanding and Addressing Diverse Consumer Needs with Kathy Guzmán Galloway
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Exploring Product Margins: An In-Depth Examination of how 3 Different Margins Impact Your Need to Take on Debt
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Errol Schweizer: An Insider Look at the Grocery Industry, the Policies and Profits Moving it in the Wrong Direction, and the Financial Impacts on Good Food Brands
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Clarifying COGS: The Only Calculation You Need, the Industry “Rules” to Break, and the Financial Impact They Create
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Improving the Profitability of Farmers’ Markets with Peter Henry
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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3 Methods for Managing Your Cash Flow
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Burnout. Could building a business on your own terms be the solution?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Negotiating a Million Dollar Deal
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Launching with Confidence with Jason McAlpin
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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The Great Game of Business
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Bryce Fluellen
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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You Can’t Scale Your Food Business Like a Tech Company
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Breaking Down the Price vs Margin Conundrum
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Managing Trade Spend at Any Size with Nikki McNeil
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The Strategy to Sourcing Ingredients with Ingredient Brothers CEO Eran Mizrahi
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Pulling Out of Retail
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Pasta Sauce with a Purpose with Francesca Pittaluga
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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What Grub Street Got Wrong About The Shoppy Shop
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Emily Dyer-Schiefer is the Marie Kondo of Operations
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Good Food CFO Book Club
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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But First, Know Thyself with Katie Mleziva
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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We Need to Talk About Money
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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The Path to Prophitability with Percy Swint
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Planning for Your Most Profitable Q4 Yet!
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Putting Yourself First with Bree & Michaela Fuller
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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How to Build an Effective Broker Partnership with Paul Christian
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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The True Cost of Food
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Popcorn and the Power of Letting Go with Chauniqua Major
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Disrupting Transportation with Cat Turner
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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How to Structure Your Team for Success
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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B2B and Beyond with Mable Founder Arik Keller
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Three Checks for Profitability
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May 29, 2023 |
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Networking with Intention with Felice Thorpe
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May 15, 2023 |
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Disrupting Grocery with Vincent Finazzo
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May 01, 2023 |
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The Cost of Doing Business with Tyler Dawley
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Standing Your Ground with Gwen Richardson
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Efficient Steps to Scaling Production with Charlotte Walter
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Laying Foundations for Long-Term Success with Martha Bourlakas & Ashley Sutterfield
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Contracts, Communication & Reclaiming Your Agency with Modest Coffee
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Creating Wealth for Businesses and Communities with Jackie Chan
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Navigating B2B E-Commerce with Brady DeLong
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Small Giants
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 50 REWIND - Welcome to the Revolution
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Ep 49 REWIND - I can no longer stay quiet
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Answering Listener Questions
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Demystifying Sales Projections & Annual Planning with Felice Thorpe
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The Secret to Maximizing your Influencer Marketing ROI with Becca Murray and Lindsay O’Donnell
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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The Good Food CFO Evolution
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Rethinking Cash Flow
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Breaking Down Cash vs Accrual Accounting with Danielle Hayden
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Building a Business on Your Own Terms with Emily Winston
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Disrupting Food Service with Kim Bryden
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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How to Make the Most of Your Google Ad Spend with Andy Janaitis
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Building a Business on Your Own Terms with Brady DeLong
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Welcome to the Revolution
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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I Can No Longer Stay Quiet
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Sarah's 3-Step Financial Decision Making Process
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Benefits of Brand Strategy Beyond Revenue Growth with Asha Mody
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Creating Product Pages that Sell with Anna Bradshaw
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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How to Maximize Your Event ROI with Lindsay O’Donnell
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May 30, 2022 |
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Using Data to Individualize Your Audience with Shannon Hiller-Webb
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May 23, 2022 |
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Building a Business on Your Own Terms with Skyler Mapes
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May 16, 2022 |
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Adjusting Your Quarters to Fit Your Business with Ashley Sutterfield
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May 09, 2022 |
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Building a Business on Your Own Terms with Sarah Marshall
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May 02, 2022 |
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Introducing The Good Food Consortium
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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How to Scale Your Production with Ashley Sutterfield
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Creating Financial Workflows for Strategic Growth
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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“Real Revenue” - What is it? And Why is it SO Important?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Product Viability + Business Profitability w/ Adam Pollack
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Budgeting vs Forecasting
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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4 Steps to Your Most Profitable Year
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Financial Benefits of Having a Clear Mission, Vision + Values
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Are there Financial Benefits of a Shopify Site?
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Costs, Benefits + How to Make the Most of Your Organic Certification
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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REWIND EPISODE: The Three Pillars Of A Successful Food Business: A Roundtable Conversation With Industry Experts.
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Valuable Lessons From Filing Bankruptcy with Luisa Alberto
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Tips for a Profitable Holiday Season (or any season!)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Strategy, Budget + ROI Tracking with UMAI Marketing
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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How to Create a Profitable Shipping Offer
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Passion Meets Profit with Farmers Market Pro Catt Fields White
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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The Financial Benefits of Slowing Down
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Building a Successful Business on Your Own Terms with Katie Mleziva
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Thank your Credit Cards! Plus Tips for Becoming Debt-Free
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Implementing Profit First in Your Good Food Business
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Profit First :: Will It Work for Your Food Business?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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How to Improve Your ROI on RangeMe with Georgiana Dearing
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Building a Team with Kira La Forgia
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Tracking Amazon + Shopify Financials to Improve Profitability
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May 31, 2021 |
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Amazon Costs, Profit Margin Benchmarks + More!
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May 17, 2021 |
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Co-packer Costs w/ Ashley Sutterfield
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May 03, 2021 |
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Get "Capital Ready" in 10 Steps with Michael Movitz
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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ADVICE FOR A SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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How to Plan + Budget for a Successful Marketing Campaign
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Founder Story: Pittston Ketchup Co.
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Financial KPIs :: Key Data to Track for Your Food Business
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Industry Insight: The true Cost of Doing Business with Brokers, Distributors + Retail Chains
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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How to Succeed with a "High Priced" Product
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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How to Price Your Products for Business Profitability
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Money Mindset Checkup: Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back from Building a Profitable Food Business?
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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How to Find and Create a Successful Relationship with your Bookeeper
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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The Three Pillars Of A Successful Food Business: A Roundtable Conversation With Industry Experts
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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It's Not You, It's Your Financial Reports
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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BUILDING A SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUR FOOD BUSINESS
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Changing Our Food Industry, One Profitable Good Food Business at a Time
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Dec 14, 2020 |