This week we chat with Denise Woodard, Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, a natural food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. A long way from where the brand started in 2017, with self-funding and self-distribution, Partake’s first product — delicious, better for you, allergy-friendly cookies — can now be found in more than 9,000 retailers. To date, the company has raised $19M from investors. Partake was named #45 on the Inc 5000 list in 2022. And, Denise was the first Black woman to raise more than $1 Million publicly for a CPG food startup. In this episode, Denise shares how she intentionally built her company to be 90% women, and 60% people of color and shows us how any "problem" is only one company away from being solved.

 LISTEN TO THIS SHOW IF:     

• You want to hear how one mama turned her child’s pain into a multi-million-dollar business
• You want to know how to start your own business without any investors
• You want serious inspo to break all the glass ceilings

For more information on Partake Foods and Denise, head to https://partakefoods.com/ and follow them on Instagram @partakefoods.

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