CEO of Sun & Swell Foods, Kate Flynn, shares the importance and challenges of leading and building a business that is profitable but is not focused on profits.
Show Notes in order of appearance:
- Kate talks about being a mom soon and “micro hell yea moments”
- Appreciating small achievements in the business journey
- A personal diet shift giving birth to a business
- Major brand differentiators: certified B corporation, vegan, compostable, local and other
- Building a business that’s profitable but not focused on profits
- What is a Certified B Corporation
- Valuing vendor relationships over pricing
- Creating healthy habits in your business
- 1% for the planet
- Pioneering compostable packing in the CPG industry
- Challenges of compostable packaging
- If you can’t grow and profit you can’t help the good causes
- Purchasing decisions for Gen Z and current consumers
- Doing something for consumers vs for yourself or your own employees
- Getting all stakeholders behind one mission
- Adapting to Covid 19 and pivoting CPG sales and distribution strategy
- Innovating during challenging times
- Building a strong brand connecting with consumers during difficult times
- Working with a spouse or family member.
- Work relationship vs personal relationship
- Conscious leadership, profits and bigger purpose
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