The PricePlow Podcast

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/todd-spear-katie-emerson-nutrition21-075 In early November of 2022, the SupplySide West convention was held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, showcasing the premiere ingredients and technology in the dietary supplement and functional food industries. As is tradition, Team PricePlow met with Team Nutrition21 to catch up in-person — Nutriton21 being the industry-...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/brent-laffey-armada-nutrition-074 Brent Laffey of Armada Nutrition — a premier contract supplement manufacturer — re-joins the PricePlow Podcast to talk about Armada’s expansion. Armada is well-known for producing some of the world’s most popular supplements in their highly-acclaimed Tennessee facility, but now they’re expanding with...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/patrick-mabe-tactical-games-073 Patrick Mabe ( @mr.patrick.mabe ) of Core Nutritionals , Merica Labz , and Merica Energy joins the PricePlow Podcast to discuss his competition in the Tactical Games, fatherhood, and living the Crush It Lifestyle at Core Nutritionals in North Carolina! This was a great follow-up to The Boss Status Episode 8 , where Patrick and Doug...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/raza-bashir-shawn-wells-muscletech-enfinity-paraxanthine-072 In late August of 2022, PricePlow revealed the next-generation stimulatory ingredient enfinity (Paraxanthine), set to launch shortly afterward through MuscleTech. We wrote about the new product line and briefly introduced paraxanthine to readers in our article titled MuscleTech Reveals New Workout Stimu...

Brian “Ike” Ikalina of Alpha Prime Supps is back on the PricePlow Podcast, and he’s brought a partner in Justin Weeks of Europa Sports Products to talk about their new collaborative effort: Europa and Alpha Prime Supps Partner for Purple Velvet AP Prime Bites Protein Brownie As the sports supplement industry’s largest distributor, Europa Sports handles countless specialty s...

Dr. Cameron Sepah of Maximus is back with yet another must-listen episode on the PricePlow Podcast! In Episode #062 , we introduced Dr. Cam and spoke with him about the Maximus King Protocol, a better and safer way to boost testosterone with clinically significant results. This time, we talk about libido, sexual health, and optimizing male performance and mindset. Maximus is a consumer telemedicin...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/chris-waldrum-069 Chris Waldrum is back on the PricePlow Podcast for the long-awaited 69th episode! In this livestreamed episode, we go literally everywhere – and we mean everywhere. First, we check in on Chris’s bodybuilding prep and a few updates with his brand, Inspired Nutraceuticals , but it’s not long before things go off the rails. We chi...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/matt-karich-soul-performance-nutrition-068 At the end of May of 2022, Team PricePlow went live with Matt Karich of Soul Performance Nutrition , a young upstart brand that has a lot of deep-thinking built into its core. Matt explains his background as an engineer, and how he used that not only to formulate his supplements, but to find his contract manufacturer. Hi...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/npa-vs-dick-durbin-s4090 On April 26, Senators Dick Durbin (IL) and Mike Braun (IN) proposed a bill titled Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, which would have serious ramifications on the way business and commerce is done in the dietary supplement industry. We invited a powerhouse team of industry veterans and experts to discuss what this bill would mean for...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dan-lourenco-ryan-hughes-ghost-tmnt-collabs-066 On April 18, 2022, Team PricePlow flew into Chicago, IL to visit the Ghost Lifestyle headquarters, celebrating the Ghost Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collaboration launch. After meeting up with CEO Dan Lourenço, CMO Ryan Hughes, and the rest of the team, we received a tour, then got down to business. You...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/drew-peters-alpha-lion-065 Drew Peters is now the formulator for Alpha Lion, so we cover some of their supplements launched in early 2022 like SuperHuman Sport and SuperHuman Scorch It’s time we caught up with Drew Peters, the new formulator (or VP of Scientific Affairs) at Alpha Lion , whose recently come out with a couple of unique supplements! Drew has p...

SmartPrime-OM is a novel omega-3 amplifying dietary supplement from Nutrashure, so we interview Dr. Hector Lopez to understand how it boosts EPA/DHA!Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dr-hector-lopez-nutrashure-smartprime-064 Are you one of the tens of millions of Americans who have taken an omega-3 supplement? Are you a supplement formulator looking for a new innovation in the fatty...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/ben-hartman-2-morphogen-nutrition-063 Nearly two years after his introductory podcast in Episode #033 titled The Rise of Morphogen Nutrition, Ben Hartman re-joins the PricePlow Podcast to talk about his major re-launch and re-brand! We talk about the major changes since the last episode, dig further into the history of the brand, and show some of these interestin...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dr-cameron-sepah-maximus-062 On February 2, 2022, we hosted Dr. Cameron Sepah of Maximus on the PricePlow Podcast to talk about male hormones and self improvement. This was an incredible episode covering a wide variety of health-based topics, and everyone is sure to come away with some new knowledge. Meet Dr. Cameron Sepah Cam, as we call him, competed as a track...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/2021-supplement-awards Better late than never, it’s time to publish our 2021 Supplement Awards. Mike and Ben sat down to review 2021 at large, and then doled out a smaller batch of awards — all brand-based — compared to what we did for 2020’s year-end awards . In general, 2021 was a continuation of 2020, but with some added wrinkles due to...

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/ryse-supps-tj-humphreys-nic-stella-060 Our first podcast of 2022 came with some excellent news: TJ Humphreys has joined Nic Stella at RYSE Supps . Many supplement industry veterans know TJ from his days as CEO and owner of ProSupps, but now he’s taken on a leadership role in Dallas, TX as President and Partner. From a distance, TJ has been watching RYSE Sup...

At the end of 2021, we had Gerhard Hoermann of NuLiv Science on the PricePlow Podcast to discuss the novel ingredient developer’s back-half of the year, recent international travels, and what’s coming in the future. Key takeaways from this discussion are that NuLiv Science has many more ingredients going above and beyond the ones we frequently cover here (such as the astragalosides and...

On December 7, 2021, Ben sat down with Darin Decker and Michael McClane of Kaged Muscle , who had a lot to say about the future of the brand. You may remember Darin from Episode #047 , where we learned of the great things coming for the end of 2021. This episode takes things a lot further. Right off the bat, for those who watch the YouTube video, we get to see the new Elite Series that comes with...

November 11, 2021 marked Glaxon’s second birthday, a day now celebrated as Goon Day ! The team at Glaxon invited us to their world headquarters in Houston, TX so that we could participate in the activities and put together some incredible content regarding their new products. After a day of filming videos, drinking unique supplements, and training, we came back to record a podcast with Glaxo...

In Fall of 2021, we hosted Jamie Giovinazzo of Eat Clean Bro on the PricePlow Podcast. Eat Clean Bro is the fresh meal delivery company based in the Northeast that Jamie founded, and is going through monstrous growth. In this episode of the PricePlow Podcast, we talked about Jamie’s story from humble beginnings, food quality and craftsmanship, entrepreneurship, and fame. This was a strong an...

On October 29, 2021, Ben interviewed Sara Perez Ojalvo , the Director of Research & Development at Nutrition21, the ingredient development powerhouse that’s behind key sports nutrition, dietary, and performance ingredients like Nitrosigine, nooLVL, Chromax, and Velositol. Meet Sara Perez Ojalvo and the Nutrition21 Way of Doing Things Sara has been with Nutrition21 for seven years. When s...

On October 18th, 2021, we interviewed Krik Angacian, co-founder and CEO of CandyCan , about his new “functional candy” gummy snacks. Before founding CandyCan, Krik also co-founded Protes, a company that was well-known for its delicious protein chips. We talked to Krik about how he transitioned from investment banking to the food industry, how the process of building companies differs f...

On October 9th, 2021, we sat down with Marc Lobliner, Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness and CEO of MTS Nutrition. Most recently, Marc is the inventor of the Outright Bar and Outright Breakfast Bar , and Ben traveled to Tennessee to discuss the history of the product and the unique advantages of its key protein-boosting ingredient, Velositol . Marc walks us through the thought process that le...

On September 13, 2021, Raw Nutrition announced that they added a new partner to their ownership team — the 2019 and 2020 Classic Physique Mr. Olympia himself, Chris Bumstead ! Chris had already been a sponsored athlete on the Revive MD team, and we covered his story (and his love for Revive MD Kidney) in an earlier athlete profile titled Chris Bumstead: “The Comeback Kid” . Now,...

Welcome to Season 2 of the PricePlow Podcast! Mike and Ben get together for a long-overdue podcast to catch up on 2021 and to kick off Season 2 of the PricePlow Podcast! We talk about several topics, including: The economy Hiring help at PricePlow Product Launches of 2021 What’s coming in Q4-2021 and 2022 Immunity, metabolic health, and dealing in dystopia FDA Enforcement (or lack thereof) S...