The PricePlow Podcast

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dan-fabricant-npa-2023-washington-dc For Episode 100 of the PricePlow Podcast, Ben and Mike flew to Washington D.C. for the Natural Products Association’s annual DC Fly-In Day on June 7, 2023. Fly-in days, also known as “lobby days”, bring individuals together to advocate with legislators and other officials on behalf of their shared interests....

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/ryan-deluca-bodybuilding-black-box-vr-099 On Memorial Day of 2023, we had a fantastic podcast with Ryan DeLuca , the original founder and 17-year CEO of Bodybuilding.com… and current founder and CEO of Black Box VR , a virtual reality physical fitness company that’s bringing an immersive, gamified workout experience to franchise gym locations. Ryan De...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/nate-frazier-ken-huntly-gnc-2023-098 At the 2023 GNC Franchise Convention, Team PricePlow was a guest of Kaged’s, and Ben had a quick moment to talk with Nate Frazier (Chief Operating Officer) and Ken Huntly (VP of Sports Nutrition) to talk about GNC’s partnerships and strategies in 2023 and beyond. This is a continuation of Episode #097 with Kaged&#8...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/kaged-gnc-aaron-heidebreicht-darin-decker-097 In May of 2023, Kaged brought Team PricePlow to GNC’s annual Franchise Convention in Las Vegas, NV. This is a closed show (as in not consumer facing) that provides an incredible opportunity for brands to showcase their latest product offerings and sales to GNC Franchisees. At the show, Kaged — a brand with...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/konlan-paul-landon-suggs-inspired-nutraceuticals-096 Konlan James Paul of V1 Nutra and Landon Suggs of V1 Nutra ) and Landon Suggs ( Inspired Nutraceuticals join the PricePlow Podcast to talk about KJ Paul’s new role at Inspired! Listen below, watch it on YouTube, or find the PricePlow Podcast on the podcast app of your choice below: https://www.youtube.com...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/brian-tweer-brady-adamson-astroflav-095 In late May of 2023, we were thrilled to have Brian Tweer and Brady Adamson of AstroFlav on the PricePlow Podcast. Brian founded AstroFlav in 2019 after several years of running Jersey Shore Supplements, a local retail business that he founded. He eventually brought Brady on to AstroFlav, and things have been lights-out eve...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/ryan-bucki-fit-butters-094 Ryan Bucki, founder of Fit Butters and Fitness Informant, jumps on PricePlow to talk Fit Butters explosive growth, and what will happen to FI next. Many of our followers are also longtime followers of Ryan’s, who, as a performing wrestler, serves as an incredible “Hype Man” in the sports nutrition industry. With his po...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/shawn-baier-hmb-093 We’ve lately seen a lot of buzz about β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate, otherwise known as HMB . After diving deep into the ingredient — which has been with us since the 1980s but wasn’t fully understood or marketed correctly in those early decades — we’re glad to see it making a comeback with supp...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/spencer-lynn-092 In mid-April of 2023, we hosted Spencer Lynn , the northeast regional manager at KOS , a popular supplement company in the natural foods community. In this episode, we discuss: Spencer’s transition from the military to working in the dietary supplement industry The state of nutrition in MREs given to the military when deployed Selling KOS s...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/chris-waldrum-nutrex-research-091 A lot has changed since we last talked to Chris Waldrum , who graced us with his presence in the legendary Episode #69 on the PricePlow Podcast. This time around, he’s recently begun managing the new direction of the brand at Nutrex Research (named the “ Nutrex Rebirth “), so we brought him on to talk about the...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/glaxon-2023-michael-bischoff-joey-savage-090 Prepare yourselves for a doozy. A year and a half after the unforgettable Episode #057 on Glaxon Goon Day , Team PricePlow returned to Houston, TX to catch up with Michael Bischoff and Joey Savage of Glaxon for April Fools weekend. What’s Glaxon up to in 2023?! Glaxon put together an incredible event on April 1st...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/sibyl-swift-lance-blundell-cbdmd-089 On March 27, 2023 we hosted a tremendous conversation with Dr. Sibyl Swift and Lance Blundell of cbdMD, a premier hemp-based health solution company that sells CBD — and even THC — based supplements. In Lance’s words, they are a “hemp-extracted cannabinoid company”. Sibyl is cbdMD’s Chief Sc...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dan-lourenco-ghost-lifestyle-2023 After winning Brand of the Year for the third straight time during PricePlow’s 2022 Supplement Industry Awards , we invited Ghost Lifestyle’s Dan Lourenço back onto the PricePlow Podcast for his fourth appearance on the show. We recapped 2022 with him, and then got Ghost’s 2023 plans underway. Inside,...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/taylor-knox-nutramedia During the 2023 Arnold Sports Festival, we had the chance to sit down for a long conversation with Taylor Knox of NutraMedia, a premier branding firm that’s well known for their incredible label designs. Taylor came up through NutraBolt / Cellucor, worked on the first round of Glaxon labels, and is now running his own business with a...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/elan-sudberg-alkemist-labs In early March of 2023, we hosted Elan Sudberg of Alkemist Labs on the PricePlow Podcast. Alkemist Labs is the place you go to get testing done on botanicals and mushrooms — they are even federally licensed to test psychoactive substances. They can be considered “plant and fungus cops”. In this episode, Elan educates u...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/todd-spear-katie-emerson-nutrition21-085 In February of 2023, NutraIngredients-USA held the Sports & Active Nutrition Summit USA in San Diego, CA. This three-day event features expert presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for everyone in the active nutrition industry. Colloquially referred to as just “Summit” to industry i...

https://blog.priceplow.com/industry-news/nmn-fda Mike gives the situation report on the FDA vs. NMN , reading his long-form article titled NMN, FDA, and the Supplement Industry’s Fight for Its Life as it stands through February 20, 2023. This should get you up to speed on the situation the dietary supplement industry finds itself in, where the FDA has decided to pull a New Dietary Ingredient Notif...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/david-dodrill-arms-race-nutrition If you’re active in the sports nutrition industry, then you’ve undoubtedly met — or at least heard of — David Dodrill of Arms Race Nutrition (ARN). He’s the man in the van, driving across the nation to retailers, gyms, and everything in between to spread the good word of the Arms Race. Arms Race Nutr...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/scott-dicker-spins In late January 2023, we sat down to speak with Scott Dicker of SPINS, a wellness-focused data technology company that provides retail consumer insights and analytics, with a focus in the natural, organic, and specialty products industries. Gathering Market Insights at SPINS Scott is their director of market insights, and has a special love for...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/kaged-mindset-launch On January 23, 2023, Team PricePlow was joined by Team Kaged to discuss the Kaged Mindset launch. This episode is special because PricePlow Nation gets to meet two new faces: Aaron Heidebreicht (Chief Commercial Officer) and Brian Rand (Co-Founder and Product Developer). We’re also joined by Darin Decker, who was in Episode #058 discuss...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/jason-budsock-animal-080 In early January of 2023, we kicked the year off right by hosting Jason Budsock of Animal at Universal Nutrition on the PricePlow Podcast. Many know Jason for his two decades at Animal – He’s JDawgXL in the forums and on Instagram, and is the Vice President of Products at the company. In this discussion, we talk about Animal&#...

It’s that time of year again — time for PricePlow’s 2022 Supplement Industry Awards . Mike and Ben sat down to review 2022, and then got into a batch of awards similar to what we did in the 2021 Supplement Industry Awards . 2022 brought some great new ingredient innovations, but also came with some heartbreaking tragedy. The industry mostly broke away from some of the issues crea...

Show notes posted at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dr-ralf-jaeger-atp-078 On December 28, 2022, we had the honor of hosting Dr. Ralf Jaeger to the PricePlow Podcast. For Episode #078, we dove into all things ATP — adenosine triphosphate — and how supplementing more with Peak ATP (sold and distributed by TSI Group) can improve workout performance — but not in the way most ind...

Show notes posted to https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/james-hedricks-impel-nutrition-077 On December 9, 2022, we had James Hedricks of Impel Nutrition on the PricePlow Podcast, filmed through the PricePlow Discord . It was a great day, and we had a great time talking about how James is running his brand in the Florida Panhandle, doing things the right way. One of Impel’s greatest strengths...

On Monday, November 14th, MuscleTech held their first ever virtual press conference with a major announcement: Blessing Awodibu , otherwise known as The Boogieman, has joined Team MuscleTech ! PricePlow joined media companies from both sides of the announcement, which included sports nutrition supplement press as well as bodybuilding news experts. This was announced just a month from the 2022 Mr....