The Firebelly Social Show

Aaron Tingley is the Co-owner and International Business Development Manager at Tony's Meats, a family-owned meat-processing plant committed to supplying customers with premium fresh and processed meat products. The company holds the rights to the Mr. Donair brand and believes it is on track toward sustained national distribution. Aaron is an experienced national sales manager with a demonstrated...

Michael (Mike) McDonald is the Co-founder of Small Wins, a company that produces amazing, delicious, and better-for-you gummies that help you celebrate your small wins. He is also the President and CEO of Dr. John's Healthy Sweets, a candy company that set out to create the healthiest candies. Mike has a desire to bring a better-tasting, sugar-free, all-around healthier candy to the market. In thi...

Wade Pugh is the Founder and Chief Growth Officer at ChocXO, a company that makes premium dark chocolate with natural, simple ingredients. Wade is also a Founder and Partner in Chewters Chocolates, a specialty chocolate manufacturer located on Annacis Island. As a chocolatier, Wade has spent years seeking out the foundation of great chocolate, developing recipes using unique, fine flavor cocoa bea...

Vicken Kejejian and Shant Reganyan are the Co-founders of Chili Chews, a gourmet candy company taking your taste buds on a rollercoaster with their sweet, sour, and spicy candies. Shant and Vicken formed a lifelong bond over their love for food and culture, enriched in their hometown of San Fernando Valley. They always had a love affair with candy, but no matter where they searched, they could not...

Nick Moore is the Marketing Manager at Keech, and Caleb and Mackay Keech are the Founders. Keech produces diabetic-friendly, keto-friendly, all-natural chocolate. They offer the only sugar-free chocolate in existence that doesn't contain any type of preservative. The team at Keech cares deeply about the ingredients they use, undertaking a bean-to-bar approach that produces life-changing good choco...

Mariam Raji is the Founder and CEO of Green Sahara, which is on a mission to bring the delicious flavors from the African continent to the wider community of food lovers. Mariam is from Lagos, Nigeria, but when she moved to Oklahoma, she missed the foods and flavors of home. On a mission to satisfy her love for African foods and flavors, she created Green Sahara, which offers chips and spices with...

Chris Peruzzi is the COO and Founder of The Functional Chocolate Company. The Functional Chocolate Company produces chocolate with thoughtful formulations featuring carefully selected botanicals paired with clinically researched ingredients to tastefully address everyday health realities. By pairing his decades of natural product knowledge with decadent chocolate, Chris created the first functiona...

Thierry Noesen is the Founder and CEO of Belvas, an artisan chocolate factory located in the South of Belgium with a strong belief in organic agriculture and fair trade. Thierry started Belvas as the first Fairtrade chocolate manufacturer in northern Europe. Belvas has consistently opted for sustainability and has specialized in organic chocolate, working with a number of cooperative partners in P...

Cindy Poiesz is the Founder of Supernola, award-winning superfood clusters that are a whole food alternative to energy bars. Supernola clusters have uniquely delicious flavors powered by exotic superfoods. Cindy is the CEO of EVOLVE Brands, a manufacturer of mindful foods with its two organic and plant-based snack brands, Supernola and Gorilly Goods. Cindy is a former energy banker seeking to real...

Wayne Johnson is the Co-founder of America's Best Beef Jerky, a company that produces the best beef jerky from authentic American Akaushi beef. Wayne grew up in Nebraska on a farm raising crops and cattle of various types, mainly Angus, as did his parents and grandparents. Wayne got married to Michelle Johnson, with whom he continued their farming traditions in Nebraska and produced the best quali...

Wil Torres is the Assistant to the Golden Dough Foods team. Golden Dough Foods is the manufacturer and product developer behind the #1 yeast-raised donut in the conventional and Hispanic packaged sweet goods category. Wil is an ambitious and resourceful professional who powers ideas to market. Through years of hands-on experience, Wil has refined his skills, made the connections, and built the rel...

Benjamin Bartley is the Founder of Chum Fruit Bites, a healthy, 100%-fruit snack brand whose mission is to deliver a more healthy alternative to consumers in the confectionery category and do good for the planet. Annoyed by his kids' sugary snacks — his youngest lost his back tooth to decay — Benjamin was driven to develop a candy alternative that was good for you while allowing his kids to enjoy...

Andrea Homoya is the Founder and CEO of Ash & Elm Cider Co., which makes complex and balanced ciders that are never from concentrate and are naturally gluten-free. With a background in sales, consulting, and management, Andrea handles the day-to-day operations of Ash & Elm Cider Co. Andrea is particularly interested in growing the brand presence through distribution and sales strategies, along wit...

Junea Rocha is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Brazi Bites, a frozen foods better-for-your brand on a mission to spread joyful moments through delicious creations. Junea and her husband Cameron made the first batch of Brazilian cheese bread at home in 2009. Each bite brought a flood of nostalgia to Junea, which sparked an idea to share it with everyone. In 2015, Junea and Cameron pit...

Emily Mclntyre is the Founder and CEO of Catalyst Trade, a coffee importing company working to revolutionize the way coffee is traded. Since 2008, Emily has founded multiple coffee businesses. She created the world's first coffee marketing system and has consulted in nearly every aspect of the coffee supply chain.  Emily is a licensed Q Arabica Grader, Director of the US chapter of International W...

Jason Falls is a leading digital strategist, author of three books, speaker, and thinker in the digital and social media marketing industry. He is the Senior Influence Strategist at Cornett, a company that is keenly focused on the reinvention of advertising creative to drive engaging social content and measurable results. Jason is also the Executive Producer at the Marketing Podcast Network, a com...

Carolyn Hadlock is the Principal and Executive Creative Director at Young & Laramore, an independent creative agency located in Indianapolis. She founded The Beautiful Thinkers Project, a podcast where she sits down with founders, leaders, creators, leaders, and visionaries across industries and disciplines to learn more about how they imagine and produce ideas and explore what makes beautiful thi...

Kaitlin Mogentale is the Founder and CEO of Pulp Pantry, a progressive health food enterprise. Kaitlin is a self-proclaimed food waste warrior who's deeply passionate about the impact food has on personal health and wellbeing, as well as sustainability and community. Pulp Pantry was formed out of an opportunity to combine Kaitlin's interests in sustainability, health, wellness, and bringing greate...

Dustin Finkel is the CEO of Awakened Foods. Awakened Foods is one of the highest growth and most innovative better-for-you food companies in the US that brings established brands — Ka-Pop!, Bubba's, and Awakened Foods Crafters — under one roof. Dustin has an array of industry experience targeting value-conscious, mass, and high-end customers through the numerous categories that he has worked for I...

Rob Perez is the Founder of DV8 Kitchen, a social enterprise restaurant and bakery. DV8 Kitchen is focused on hiring and training people in recovery from drugs and alcohol addiction in order to give them a second chance. Rob believes the world can change for the better if other employees understand the importance of hiring at least one-second chance employee. He teaches how to hire, motivate, and...

Blake Jones is the Co-founder and President of West Fork Whiskey Co., a whiskey distillery founded in 2014. They are based in Indianapolis, IN, and their goal is to create high-quality, affordable whiskeys that taste great. Their products are 100% Indiana from grain to glass. Blake comes from a finance and banking background having worked for Huntington National Bank and First Person Advisors. He...

Duncan Alney is the Founder and CEO of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more brands. Duncan is also the host of the Fi...

Jim Hammerel is the Founder and CEO of Xtropy Web Marketing, a full-funnel Google agency and Certified Google Premier Partner. They support both agencies and advertisers with Google ad expertise across dozens of verticals and industries. Xtropy assists organizations by engaging their customers and prospects using cost-efficient, full-funnel Google ad campaigns to generate awareness, sales, and lea...

Duncan Alney is the Founder and CEO of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more brands. Duncan Alney is the Founder and C...

Jessica Hershfield is the Founder and CEO of Just Enough Wines, a brand that sells premium, great-tasting wine in the convenience of a can. The cans provide a glass and a half worth of quality wine.  Before founding Just Enough Wines, Jessica was the Senior Product Manager at Lime and Product Operations Manager - Pricing and Fares at Uber. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology and Global P...