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Peter Rahal is the Co‑Founder & CEO of David Protein, the highest protein‑to‑calorie ratio for any protein bar on the market. Peter has raised over $85M from Greenoaks, Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman with the latest round valuing the company at $725 million. The company is poised for over $100 million in first‑year revenue. Formerly, Peter co‑founded RXBAR in his mom’s basement with a $10k start, growing it into a household brand and selling it to Kellogg for $600 million. poised for over $100 million first‑year revenue  

Agenda for Today: 

00:04 – The One Piece of Advice from My Father That Made $600M

00:07 – Selling Protein Bars from a CrossFit Gym to $2M in Year One

00:12 – Why Raising Money Early Would Have Killed RXBAR’s Success

00:15 – Product vs Brand: What Every Brand Gets Wrong Today

00:17 – Why Red Bull is the Best Brand in the World? What Can We Learn From It? 

00:20 – Are Brands the New Religion? How Status and Community Really Work

00:27 – The Boiled Cod Stunt: Brilliant Marketing or Massive Waste of Time?

00:35 – Selling RXBAR for $600M: Inside the Decision and the TAM Ceiling

00:40 – $100M Overnight: What Really Changes When You Get Rich

00:44 – The Hidden Costs of Success: Health, Relationships and Obsession

00:47 – Why Peter Doesn’t Care What People Think… and Actually Likes Upsetting Them

00:53 – The $10B Plan for David: From Protein Bars to a Portfolio of Brands