Mar 29, 2019

Bend, the small, yet fast-growing city in Central Oregon, has become a haven for entrepreneurship.

Although the local economy had been driven by the lumber industry for over a century, Bend has in recent years seen an influx of innovative companies -- from tech to food and beverage -- launched within its borders....

Mar 26, 2019

As the saying goes: if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what if life gave you 800 million pounds of ugly, but perfectly edible watermelons? If you’re Jody Levy, you make WTRMLN WTR, a brand of cold-pressed watermelon juice beverages.

A serial entrepreneur and design expert, Levy has overseen the evolution of...

Mar 22, 2019

This episode features interviews with two entrepreneurs that are advancing the conversation for cannabis-infused food and beverage brands: Jonathan Eppers, founder and CEO of Vybes, and Kristy Knoblick Palmer,co-founder and COO of Kiva Confections.

A tech executive-turned-beverage entrepreneur, Eppers joined us for a...

Mar 19, 2019

Kodiak Cakes CEO Joel Clark will be the first to admit that entrepreneurship isn’t a part-time job.

For years, he tried to run the pancake mix brand, which launched in 1995 and is based on a family recipe, as a side-business while pursuing a graduate degree and consulting career. There were struggles, late nights and...

Mar 15, 2019

If you want to get the attention of Boulder Food Group (BFG), a venture capital firm that recently launched a new $100 million fund, having a memorable package design is a good way to start.

Launched in 2014 by industry veterans Tom Spier and Dayton Miller, BFG has made early-stage investments in several innovative and...