This episode features an interview with Jake Karls one of founders of Midday Squares, a successful chocolate bar brand. He discusses the importance of staying true to business development and building relationships with people and teams. Jake emphasizes the creation of emotional connections with customers through storytelling. He explains the concept of Midday Squares, a chocolate bar with a functional twist. He discusses their journey of getting Midday Squares products into major retail stores like Target and the challenges that come with it. Jake also opens up about his personal experience with burnout and emphasizes the importance of self-care. He touches on the challenges of hiring the right people and creating a positive company culture 🌍 Building relationships and creating emotional connections is crucial in business, as it can lead to warmer and more successful partnerships. 🛳️ The founders aimed to build a culturally relevant brand through storytelling and emotional connection, alongside offering an innovative product for long-term success. 😊 Building a community around a brand is about making people feel deeply about the brand and creating an emotion that can be categorized as angry, sad, happy, motivational, or aspirational. 🚀 Elon Musk's unapologetic sharing of his journey either inspires love or hate, but it's undeniably effective in getting Tesla's story across. 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Market fit meets great storytelling

1:20 - Stay true to who you are

2:10 - Make an emotional connection

3:32 - The story behind Midday Squares

5:03 - Building a community based on emotional connection

6:04 - The co-founders' different skill sets

7:04 - The importance of building a community

9:03 - The growth of Midday Squares

11:02 - The challenges of scaling the business

12:15 - The importance of storytelling in retail

14:00 - The retail journey of Midday Squares

29:51 - Importance of building a community and scaling a business.

30:19 - Power of emotional connection and engagement with the audience.

31:02 - Correlation between viral videos and emotional impact.33:03 - Impact of storytelling on retail and how it drives customers to stores

34:41 - Importance of building trust and respect with retailers35:42 - Working with creators and influencers

37:09 - Making mistakes and learning from them

38:16 - They discuss the challenges of business growth and the importance of taking risks

41:05 - Burnout and finding balance

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