Let's Eat with Mark Samuel

Zoom and Podcast interviews dedicated to emerging CPG brands, and sales and marketing executives selling products or services.

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Episodes

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 52 with Matt Weiss from RIND Snacks and Caroline Cotto from Renewal Mill

We talk dried fruit, with the rinds, DTC, local grocery launches, next innovations and upcycled byproducts.

Oct 06, 2020•21 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 51 with Dillon Ceglio from Chubby Organics and Frazier Kinsley from Hook Logistics

We talk PB&J, making them in a commercial kitchen, DTC with a refrigerated product and upgraded 3PL.

Oct 01, 2020•16 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Sales Series, Episode 5 with Sandra Velasquez from Van Leeuwen

We talk ice cream, Brooklyn, being in a band, and selling the you, not the we.

Sep 30, 2020•14 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 50 with Ari Raz from Once Upon a Farm and Angela Marturano from Orchid Holistic Search

We talk baby food, bringing on John Foraker and Jennifer Garner, growing into thousands of doors, profitability focus, and executive search for CPG industry.

Sep 29, 2020•23 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 49 with Trey Lockerbie from Better Booch and Jared Kligerman from The Think Tank

We talk entertainment industry, kombucha, raising capital, private label and communication in CPG.

Sep 25, 2020•18 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 48 with Branden Yob from IV Beverage and Jeremy Voss from Action Impact Marketing Solutions

We talk UCLA, caffeine, going from glass to cans, and digital marketing.

Sep 22, 2020•19 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 47 with Drew Dickey from Taos Bakes and Andrew Silver from MoLo Solutions

We talk passion play, healthy snacking, building retail over last 10 years, moving into DTC and service in logistics.

Sep 18, 2020•16 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Sales Series, Episode 4 with Megan Siegel Jansen from Weller

We talk Weller, growing up in a CPG family, selling in the new CBD category, and having a great tasting product as being a necessity.

Sep 18, 2020•20 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 46 with Audrey Powell from Spicegrove, LLC and Kasey Luck from Luck & Co Agency

We talk Jamaican culture, better-for-you drinks, effects of COVID, and email marketing.

Sep 15, 2020•20 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Bonus, Episode 8 with Mike Fata

We talk health and fitness, Manitoba Harvest, hemp, plant-based foods, inputs and outputs, and honesty, integrity and competency.

Sep 14, 2020•20 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 45 with Brooke Rewa from Good Mylk Co. and James Grissom from F5 Supply Chain Partners

We talk innovation in plant milk, distribution, farmers market, raising capital and supply chain.

Sep 10, 2020•19 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Bonus, Episode 7 with David Meltzer

We talk Sports 1, podcasts, failures, gratitude, accountability and personal brand.

Sep 09, 2020•19 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Sales Series, Episode 3 with Jordan Shulman from Better Booch

We talk kombucha, having a great product to sell, and being competitive.

Sep 09, 2020•19 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 44 with Madeline Haydon from Nutpods and Eric Malzone from Level 5 Mentors

We talk coffee creamers, building for profitability, and business coaching.

Sep 08, 2020•22 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, LIVE, Episode 4 with Chris Hunter from Koia

We talk plant-based beverages, perishable products, raising capital and becoming a leader in the set.

Sep 03, 2020•22 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Sales Series, Episode 2 with Aaron Heidebreicht from Nutrabolt

We talk Cellucor and XTend, $400M in sales, advantages of having a good product, the importance of team, and next phases for Nutrabolt.

Sep 03, 2020•22 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 43 with Smári Ásmundsson from Smári Organicsand Monti VanBrunt from T.M. Albert & Associates

We talk coffee, crowdfunding, DTC, and regional brokers.

Sep 03, 2020•18 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Bonus Episode 6 with Wayne Wu from VMG Partners

We talk about VMG's mission, looking at a P&L, getting margins right from the start, direct to consumer, importance of knowing what you're good at, and spreading positivity

Sep 01, 2020•25 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 42 with Helen Guo from Schoolyard Snacks and Jenna Gorham from Gorham Consulting Group

We talk low sugar snacks, consumer fit, failures leading to success, and health focused food consulting.

Sep 01, 2020•21 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, LIVE, Episode 2 with Adam Brown from Sircle Media

We talk all things CPG, sales and marketing, really have fun with this first LIVE experience.

Aug 28, 2020•32 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, LIVE, Episode 3 with Fred Hart from Interact Boulder

We talk CPG packaging and design, some of our favorite brands, and what founders should look for when making design decisions.

Aug 28, 2020•27 min

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 41 with Zach Adelman from Navitas Organics and Rob Everitt from Humid Creative Agency

We talk about Marin County, health and wellness, building a CPG brand over 15 plus years, and all things marketing

Aug 27, 2020•24 min

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