Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup

This week I’m talking with Ari Tulla, CEO and co-founder of Elo. A brand that believes that our diet is making us unhealthy, and wants to turn your food back into medicine. We discuss: The modern obsession with Finnish names for brands Why health tech is so important in the US The impact of wearables on health The importance of dietary changes versus supplement use Testing and changing their business model Building trust as an online brands The problem with food nutrition today Find out more at: https://www.elo.health/

This week I’m talking to Sam Lee, founder of IndeCollective, a community + learning platform where independent workers can learn to translate their specialized skills into personally fulfilling careers. We talk about: The move from Full-time employment to consulting Why Sam started a second business How he developed his product through research The curriculum of the IndeCollective course How he grew his customer base Plans for scaling the product offering Enjoy the show! Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-lee-b15b892/ Website https://indecollective.co/ Twitter https://twitter.com/indecollective Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indecollective/ Modern Independent Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-independent/id1587977611

This week I’m talking to Tahira Rehmatullah, co-founder & CEO of Commons - a natural wellness brand that offers products, education, and a community of coaches around CBD usage. If you’re interested in learning more about using cannabis for health, and the growth of the legal cannabis industry, this is the show for you. We talk about: The difference between the two major cannabinoid players - THC and CBD The ever-growing world of lesser know cannabinoids How a family illness led Tahira down the path of exploring the Cannabis industry The social injustice prevalent in the growth of the legal cannabis industry The need for consumer education around cannabinoids Understanding the different types of products on offer from Commons How brand ambassadors play a crucial role in the education of customers, and the development of new products Find out more at: https://www.commons.co/ https://www.instagram.com/commons_co/

This week I’m talking to Jen Zeszut, co-founder of Goodles, a fantastic new Mac and Cheese brand that is all about great taste, great nutrition, great fun, and sillyness. Please enjoy this uplifting conversation about the beginnings of brand that brings joy to the world, by playing by its own rules, through my favorite food - pasta. We talk about: How to decide if you should marry your husband When to move jobs Why Mac and Cheese needed reinventing Sneaky Nutrition The pizzle of noodles and cheese Having a celebrity founding partner (Gal Godot, of Wonder Woman fame) Joy

Kavnia is sustainable cold drip coffee powered by women. Did you know that cold brew coffee is experiencing 40% year over year growth in America? No? Well, If you love coffee, this is the episode for you. I’m chatting to Olivia VonNieda about the launch of her cold brew coffee concentrate that’s recently arrived in stores in Chicago. We chat about coffee brewing techniques, the benefits of bootstrapping your startup, sustainability in coffee manufacturing, the importance of gender equity, and much more. www.kavnia.com

This week I’m in conversation with Afshin Mehin, founder of design agency Card79 about their recent renaming. We talk about blurring the lines between the digital and physical realms, the old and the new, his family of fortune tellers, and the creation of their beautiful NFT artwork series - the Kintsugi Upgrades. Links https://card79.com/ https://www.instagram.com/card.79/ https://twitter.com/card_79 https://opensea.io/Card_79 Email: afshin@card79.com Rough Show Notes https://readyforlaunchpodcast.com/#/blog/018-card79

We're kicking off the new season with a chance for you to get to know your podcast host Ian Black as he shares stories about how Ready For Launch came to life.

This week I have Zach Laberge on the show - a young Canadian entrepreneur with dreams of revolutionizing the way rental businesses operate. We talk about: Joining the movement of the sharing economy How he got into dropshipping at the age of 10 The key to successful instagram marketing for your pet. Finding the right team Consistently developing your network What it's like building venture backed business while you're still meant to be in school The 51% rule for getting investment And so much more. https://zacharylaberge.com/ https://frenter.com/ Reach our for investment opportunities or partnerships

This week my guest is Justin Clegg, Founder of Allset (https://www.allsethq.com/). We dive into why home services is an area ripe for technological innovation, and how he wants to bring the power of AI and automation to the 5 million home services businesses through their mobile commerce platform. Show notes: https://readyforlaunchpodcast.com/#/blog/15-show-notes-justin-clegg-founder-of-allset

Today we're going to talk about Periods! If you've never stopped to think about why they are still considered a taboo topic of conversation, then this episode is just for you. We've got Nick Jain on the show. Nick is one half of the founding team of August, a modern period care company built for Gen Z, that's ready to redefine how the world talks about periods, and truly have an impact on a new generation of consumers. We dig into a bunch of important topics like: What Period Poverty and the Tampon Tax are, and how they negatively affect menstruators What August wants brands to do about it What the word Impact means for a new brand like August As well as diving into the research process August used to create a truly consumer-built brand, and why this process is something every business should be doing. So listen up and enjoy the show! Web - https://www.itsaugust.co/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsaugust/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itsaugustco