Startup to Storefront

  This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming two of the Co-Founders of Hiyo to the podcast!    As a brand, Hiyo is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink, advocating for healthier ways to unwind. With just 30 calories and 0% ABV per can, you no longer have to choose between feeling good and maintaining your health. Hiyo delivers on both taste and functionality, offering a non-alcoholic op...

Today, we're thrilled to have Chef Joe Sasto and Sean Knecht as our guests. Joe Sasto, inspired by his lifelong passion for pasta, founded Tantos , the ultimate pasta chip!  Tantos is a brand that embodies the Italian expression "Tanto Si," meaning "so much yes." From a young age, Joe's talent for cooking was evident. He trained under some of the Bay Area's top chefs, contributing to the success o...

Join us in welcoming Chef Jasper Lynn, this week's special guest!  To celebrate the grand opening of the Rosalynn Summer Series at Little City Farm, we're giving away two tickets to Thursday's event! To enter, head over to our Instagram! The winner will be announced at 3pm on Wednesday! Chef Jasper Lynn, recognized as House of Suntory's 2023 Rising Chef of the Year and featured by the James Beard...

Join us as we welcome Shannon Race, co-founder of Bio.me, to our podcast this week.     With over 12 years of experience in marketing and brand strategy, Shannon is currently a Principal at Starshot Ventures, where she leads investment strategy and advises portfolio brands.    She also co-founded  bio.me , a pioneering gut health and fiber supplement company, and serves as a board member and strat...

Join us this week as we welcome the founders of Cryo Healthcare, Emilia and Jonas Kuehne, MD!    Emilia and Jonas Kuehne, MD, are the visionary minds behind Cryo Healthcare, a pioneering venture that began in 2009. Their journey started in Berlin, Germany, where they discovered the transformative benefits of Cryotherapy. Driven by their passion for wellness, they brought this innovative therapy to...

Please join us in welcoming our guest, Julie Sullivan, co-founder of Ground Up!  Ground Up was founded in 2016 when Julie returned from Uganda, where she had been leading an employment training program for women overcoming poverty. Back in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, Julie recognized a similar need for such programs locally.  Ground Up is a mission-driven business dedicated to providing job...

Join us as we welcome this week's guest, Alice Kao. Alice discovered climbing while living and working in London in 2008 after a difficult breakup. Inspired by the healing and self-discovery that climbing brought her, she co-founded Sender One in 2011 upon returning to the United States with her business partners. Alice hates following rules but excels at getting people to believe in her ideas.  ...

Join us as we dive into Maria Camila Giraldo 's incredible journey to founding Fungiments! After hitting dead ends on her healing journey from a severe accident, Maria connected to a doctor who introduced her to the power of functional mushrooms. Before working with her functional doctor, Maria had gone through an array of treatments including traditional prescriptions to help with anxiety, stress...

Please join us in welcoming this week's guest, Felicity Rodgers, the Co-Founder of Cargo Crew , an Australian-born, female-led, and family-run uniform brand. Since 2002, Cargo Crew has been on a mission to reinvent the modern uniform. Today, the brand proudly serves 45,000 teams across more than 80 countries, catering to both B2B and D2C sectors. From casual home chefs to what Founder and Chief Cr...

Please join us in welcoming this week's guest, Christy Goldsby, the visionary founder of Honey Mama's. Christy was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, in a family of passionate cooks, bakers, and gardeners. From an early age, she experienced the kitchen as a place of creativity and joy. In 2010, her personal health journey inspired her to combine two lifelong passions: indulgent, delicious foods...

Join us as we welcome Stephanie Moyal & Jake Mellman, cousins, friends, and visionary co-founders of Troop!  Jake and Stephanie founded Troop with a mission to demystify mushrooms and make their incredible benefits accessible to everyone. They believe that nature, especially mushrooms, holds many of the answers we seek.   In this episode, you'll discover: 🍄 The remarkable power of mushrooms in he...

Join us as we welcome Achal Patel, Co-founder of Cabinet Health, to the podcast! Cabinet Health is a pioneering company tackling the plastic waste crisis in the $1.2 trillion pharmaceutical market. With consumers growing more conscious of their environmental impact, Cabinet Health's zero-waste solution aims to revolutionize a consumer behavior pattern unchanged for over 70 years. After appearing o...

Join us this week as we chat with Emanuel Storch, CEO of Blackbird Foods, creators of plant-based Frozen Pizza and Wings! Launched in January 2020 and Founded by chefs, Blackbird Foods started by making seitan for local restaurants. As more customers started to request the option to cook with it in their homes, they then opened their own dedicated facility in NYC to create the best Pizza, Seitan,...

This week we welcome Jason Bronstad, CEO of MALK Organics , to the podcast. Jason is a seasoned CPG professional with 20+ years of experience in the food and beverage industry. With a successful background at leading companies like Sara Lee and Jimmy Dean, Bronstad joined MALK in 2020 as a consultant and quickly rose to CEO in June 2021. Under his leadership, MALK has experienced significant growt...

On the latest pod we interview Vanessa Dew who Co-Founded and created a $200M Kombucha Empire - Health-Ade Vanessa is a dynamic force in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship. With a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible, Vanessa's journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence and a keen eye for emerging opportunities. In this episode, you'll discover: How Health-a...

This episode was sponsored by Riverside: Sign up today using StartupToStorefront for 15% OFF --  https://creators.riverside.fm/ StartupToStorefront Introducing this week's special guest, Marci Hopkins! She's a remarkable figure in the world of inspirational and educational television, hosting a show that reaches over 2.8 million viewers monthly on CBS-owned WLNY-TV New York. Her mission? To be a b...

Exciting news! This week's podcast guest is Lauryn Bodden, the winner of Netflix's first season of Snack vs. Chef!  Lauryn wowed us all as she competed alongside 12 chefs, channeling her inner food scientist to recreate classic snacks and invent her own original creations. After her victory, Lauryn launched S'NOODS , a deliciously crunchy snack noodle that's perfectly seasoned and ready to enjoy r...

This week, we're thrilled to sit down with Megan Roup, the inspiring founder of The Sculpt Society! Launched in 2017, Megan's decision to turn her passion for fitness into a full-time career led to the creation of The Sculpt Society , a revolutionary platform that embodies her belief in the transformative power of movement for personal growth and well-being. As a mother of two, Megan's journey wit...

Join us in welcoming Jake Deleon, the founder of Fila Manila!  Jake, a first-generation Filipino American born in the Philippines and raised in New Jersey, founded Fila Manila to spread the joy of Filipino family, culture, and cuisine. Discover award-winning Filipino flavors like Adobo Sauce, Banana Ketchup & Ube Purple Yam Spread, perfect for enjoying at home! This year, Jake secured a $250,000 i...

Join us this week as we chat with David Cantor, Founder of Folk Revival , on his mission to enhance food resilience. Discover how he's bridging worlds by introducing high protein, low carb options to natural food enthusiasts. On this episode you'll learn: Are Acorns the Next Superfood Trend? 🌰🌱 The reasoning behind their strategic decision to avoiding using acorns in the brand name. How they lan...

This week we welcomed Celine and Joline Nehoray to our studio!  Join us as we dive into their inspiring journey from sisters to cofounders of Beverly Hills Lingerie .  Founded in 2018, their brand draws inspiration from the 1980s trend of lingerie as streetwear, bringing a fresh perspective to the oversaturated market. Beverly Hills Lingerie has since been featured in Vogue, Entrepreneur, GQ, The...

This week we're sitting down with Carrie Barber of MAKE Beauty . Carrie navigated her career with some of the most influential brands in beauty, with roles at top companies such as Sephora, Augustinus Bader, Bloomingdales and VIOLET GREY, establishing herself as part of the industry's new guard of tastemakers. Carrie harnesses the advancements of biotechnology and formulates each product with sust...

This episode was sponsored by Riverside: Sign up today using StartupToStorefront for 15% OFF --  https://creators.riverside.fm/StartupToStorefront This week, we're featuring Cyndi Bray, the creator of Wad-Free, as seen on Shark Tank! Wad-Free is a wad preventer that eliminates tangled, twisted, and balled-up laundry. Cyndi invented Wad-Free to help laundry-doers fight the battle against the dreade...

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Hannah Minardi and Austin Wiberg, the duo behind Standard Self Care. Former college friends turned business partners, they have set out on a mission to revolutionize the personal care industry by creating high-performance products with meticulously tested formulas that instill the highest confidence. In this episode, you won't want to miss out on...

Welcome to this weeks episode, recorded using Riverside, your all-in-one online podcast and video studio.  This week's guest is Miguel Leal, Cofounder and CEO of SOMOS. Miguel created SOMOS alongside his friends Rodrigo Zuloaga and Daniel Lubetsky after coming to the United States and being disappointed with the options for creating truly delicious Mexican meals at home. Discover why the market fo...