The Food Means Business Podcast
Hosted by Djenaba Johnson-Jones, former marketing executive turned entrepreneur and founder of food business incubator, Hudson Kitchen, The Food Means Business podcast features the personal stories and “secret ingredients” behind what it's like to abandon your day job to start a food business. Join our community of fellow food business owners and subject matter experts to learn and laugh with us as we explore a start-up world that’s a little more culinary and a lot less corporate these days.
Podcasting since 2022 • 81 episodes
The Food Means Business Podcast
Latest Episodes
How Strong Partnerships Built Avsome Brand with Coby Farrow
Coby Farrow didn’t set out to launch a beverage brand. But when a restaurant concept he was working on fell through, he couldn’t shake the idea of turning avocado seed tea into something bigger.What started as a kitchen experiment ...
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29:22
Rewriting the Rules of Social Drinking with JW Wiseman of Curious Elixirs
JW Wiseman started his career in marketing and not specifically in the food industry. But that didn’t stop when he decided to branch out into the CPG industry via non-alcoholic cocktails. After years in the corporate world and seeing how alcoho...
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Episode 71
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26:17
Using Influencers to Help Build Awareness for Your CPG Brand With Mike Currie
When you’re starting out creating a CPG brand, one of the most challenging aspects can be simply getting eyes on your product. It’s hard to sell when no one knows you exist, and it’s also hard to create an audience from scratch. But what if you...
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Episode 70
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29:58
Allergen-Free and Kid-Approved: How Happy Wolf is Revolutionizing Kid’s Snacks with Jana Goodbaum
Jana didn’t necessarily plan to start a CPG business… she just wanted better snacks for her kids that they would actually eat. But after struggling to find the products that would work for her family, she turned to making her own, f...
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Episode 69
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34:58
Mixing Family and Business: How Poppa’s Custard Built Their Business on a Solid Foundation with Josh Johnson
At the beginning of his career, Josh Johnson didn’t plan on starting a CPG company with his wife and sister, but now that he’s here, he wouldn’t have it any other way. While business and family might be a volatile mix for some, but when it come...
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Episode 68
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36:30
