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How He Built A Business Off a Fruit Peel, The Shocking Moment of Getting into Retail, and How One Chat Changed His Trajectory with Matt Weiss Founder & CEO at Rind Snacks

Feb 14, 2024
01:01:06

Our guest today is Matt Weiss, Founder & CEO at RIND Snacks


Matt is the CEO of RIND Snacks, a sustainable fruit snack brand. He has over a decade of experience in the natural food industry and previously worked in investment research. Matt is also known for his advocacy in community and environmental causes, founding a nonprofit that helped establish a park in lower Manhattan.


We discuss:

• We discuss the inspiration behind creating a brand and a product that focuses on the peels of a fruit

• How did he first get into retail?

• Why he was part-time with it for two years? 

• What was kind of the moment that he switched to doing it full-time?


Thank you to our Partner –– Propeller Industries

Propeller Industries is the leading strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies.

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