Driving Performance

Welcome to the pod, @kendallmary! Kendall, AKA @theflexiblefoodie, is a CPG and DTC social media + influencer marketing consultant with 7 years of experience in the space. She helps brands build communities, content that converts, and teaches them how to create true friendships with their ideal customers. Always a blast chatting with Kendall.

It was so great to have our friend Brian Folmer on the show! Founder of First Look and Distro Box (think Shark Tank in a box), an investor to numerous brands, and advisor to VC funds and accelerators, he's the ultimate entrepreneurial guru. Brands like New School Source, Cadence, BelliWelli, and Mosh owe their success to First Look.

We loved talking with @rosalisays, founder of Wild Wonder! They're making wellness accessible by starting with a better drink for gut health and crafting delicious sparkling beverages with kombucha benefits without the vinegary taste or refined sugar. 

Adgile Media Group is thrilled to introduce Tom First, the mastermind and CEO behind Culture Pop! Also as a founding partner at TF Ventures, Tom's beverage expertise is unparalleled. Tom was an investor in Health-Ade Kombucha, essential water, and he's also the founder of the iconic Nantucket Nectars!

Introducing Michelle Cordeiro Grant, CEO & co-founder of Gorgie! She's on a mission to make wellness fun, starting with an awesome, good-for-you energy drink. Previously, she founded Lively, a lifestyle brand acquired for over $100 million. Join us for a chat with this powerhouse!

Introducing Eli Weiss, previously Sr. Director of CX and Retention at Jones Road, currently VP of Retention Advocacy at Yotpo! As a leader in the CX space, he has a podcast called Down to Chat, a newsletter called All Things CX and Retention, and a guidebook called CX Unlocked with Gorgias. Loved chatting with this CX guru - tune in!

On the final episode of Driving Performance, you'll meet the cofounders behind this entire thing! Max Flannery and Tom Shea recall the founding story of Adgile and how they're modernizing a traditional media format like out of home! 

On this episode of Driving Performance, we're sitting down with 2 marketing pros to discuss the ins and outs of CPG marketing for retail & online. 

Shray Joshi is the founder and CEO of Good Peeps, an agency that helps scale & build the brands in your fridge and pantry including Chomps!

Stacey Hartnett is the VP of ecommerce and marketing at Chomps, a better-for-you meat snack sold at major retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's and online at Amazon, Thrive Market,  and Chomps.com. 

Crushing taboos, killing it on Amazon, and creating products that form rituals. These are just some of the topics that we discuss with Matt Mullenax of Huron, a cutting-edge men's grooming and body care company, and Éva Goicochea of  Maude, a revolutionary brand redefining sexual wellness.

Join us on this episode of Driving Performance where we explore how Matt and Éva are redefining the wellness category and self-care rituals with products that empower people. 

Buckle up for episode 9 of Driving Performance. We're joined by Mike De Santis, Director of Biz Ops at Doris Dev and the marketing & ops guy at Canopy, and Justin Seidenfeld, the co-founder & CEO of Canopy and Doris Dev.  

Doris Dev is a product development studio that's developed products for some of the most trendy brands like MSCHF, Magic Spoon, Soft Services, and more.   

Justin and Mike join us to discuss the art of building consumer products and how they've made Doris Dev and Canopy a household name.