Have you ever thought about your "natural" work style - you know when you are in flow and feeling super productive? Often times, we fight against the "shoulds" of how we are supposed to be as a boss or entrepreneur. And then if you want to hire a team - whoa - this adds so much complexity to your business and it's so tempting to hire for ease (no conflict) instead of hiring for strengths that offset your weaknesses. 

In this episode, Sue Frech shares how entrepreneurs can use Kolbe to stop fighting their nature, maximize their own productivity, and build high-performing teams by strategically matching people's conative strengths to the right roles. Discover how understanding your team's instinctive approach to getting things done can boost performance, reduce conflict, and help everyone work more naturally and have more fun!

If you would like to join us for the call with Sue Frech, I am opening it up to everyone on the FBS email list for $70. This includes the Kolbe Assessment and the call with Sue on 11/20/25 at 11am MT to go deeper into using the Kolbe. You can purchase here.

Get in touch with Sue Frech https://www.linkedin.com/in/suefrech/ or email her at [email protected]

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

If you are feeling stuck after you launch your business - maybe around $40 - $60K - it's very likely a fear of success that is holding you back, not a fear of failure. Sneaky thoughts like "I'm not good with money" or "no one could ever sell as good as me" or "I'm the only one who can make my product" or "I'm not good at managing people" are likely keeping your business small so that you can avoid the things that often come with success. On today's podcast I share with you some fears that came from CPG founders just like you on a recent Master Your Business call and what do to about them so you can get to the next level in your business. 

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

It's so good to say "yes" to a lot of things when you start your business, but what are you still doing in your food business that you need to STOP doing or change how you are doing it? On this podcast episode I share a very recent experience in my own business where I made the tough calls as a CEO and business owner to change something when the numbers didn't make sense. If you aren't sure what you need to stop doing, follow the frustration, resentment or bitterness and give yourself permission to explore what needs to be different. This is an important message for all cpg food founder in business.

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Stop what you are doing foodpreneur - listen to this short episode and then DO this customer journey exercise for your sales channels. You will be amazed at the things that you find that can make all the difference in customers finding you, purchasing from you, and building a long-lasting relationship with your brand. 

Fixing things NOW in the customer experience will make all the difference for your holiday sales online or in person. Want my eyes on your website or other sales channels like markets or wholesale? Book a strategy session and let's make it better so you make more money!

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Are you feeling some fear (or heightened anxiety, worry or overwhelm) - being an entrepreneur is not easy stuff, but I share with you my experience of coming back to the US and what tools I used to work through my fears. I also share with you an amazing practice to implement this fall to become who you want to be to succeed at the next level of your business. What three new standards will you set for yourself to become the entrepreneur you want to become?!

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Emails. You know they work, but you also hate traditional email marketing and so you put it off and dread sending them. My guest today is the one, the only, Jane Hamill who has a completely different spin on how to do emails that doesn't suck for you or your customers. Imagine actually enjoying sending off quick emails to your followers (who want to hear from you btw), AND creating more money in your business as you deliver value to your customers year round. 

Jane is joining the Holiday Ready Bootcamp live on August 13th and you don't want to miss her deep dive into creating an email strategy you love. As a special bonus, use the code HOLIDAYEMAIL to save $100 on the bootcamp. 

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Last November Susie was a guest on the podcast sharing her decision to close the main part of her meal delivery business. It was a challenging time that had a huge roller coaster of emotions from grief, failure, awe and gratitude. Susie and I continued our 1:1 coaching sessions as she moved through the reinvention process. 

She has been working on a new part of her business and as we set a launch date, I challenged her to create a solo podcast episode sharing her journey to restart and how she is doing it differently. As always, I appreciate Susie's candor and humor as she shares her latest adventure as an entrepreneur. 

As of airing this episode, she is 54% of the way to her goal and you can support her at http://wellroundedmeals.net anytime with a cookbook purchase. The pre-sale is through August 4, 2025.

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Living in Southern France for the summer I turned 50 days was just a crazy dream five years ago. Last week, I boarded a plane to make it happen. Me, living among the Lavender, and you launching, growing or scaling a delicious business are not so different.

On the podcast, I share with you the exact process I used to create my 'impossible' desire into reality and it is the same one you need to build your dream food business.

I share my story and give you the roadmap for becoming the kind of person who makes impossible dreams and desires inevitable. 

And finally, I share with you about why we must always be reinventing ourselves and our businesses to truly thrive. 

As part of my own reinvention, I'm taking a little break from the podcast to live a more laissez-faire life this summer. Just because I have released an episode a week for nearly five years, doesn't mean that is how it always needs to be. Give yourself permission to rethink yourself and your business and approach it with a new perspective. 

PS - I'm writing this as I look out over the Mediterranean from the hills of Cassis and feeling so grateful for my past self who didn't give up on her desire and hooked her future self up!

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

It takes a lot of courage to create a business that is in alignment with your authentic self; it's so easy to get distracted by the "shoulds" and what everyone else is doing. Courtney Thompson, founder of Blooming Kitchen Co, is doing just this (after a few detours) and her business is starting to bloom. You will laugh, you will cry (at least I did) and you will feel empowered to say YES to an aligned business and NO to everything that isn't that.

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

When things get tough, most entrepreneurs make decisions from fear and scarcity—but what if there was a better way? In this episode, I explore why your internal guidance system (aka intuition) is actually your secret weapon for navigating uncertainty, finding creative solutions, and making aligned business decisions that feel good in your body. 

You'll learn the science behind why fear-based decisions hurt your business, discover practical ways to tap into your inner wisdom, and experience a guided meditation designed to open your mind to new possibilities and partnerships.

Get Intuitive Answers from Marie Manucherchi 

What if questions to get you started. Write them daily in your journal, post them by your computer or put them on your phone. Play with them - expand on them to fit your situation. Ponder them often and allow for a crack into possibility.

What if everything is ALWAYS working out for me?

What if I have access to everything I need to create a successful business?

What if a beautiful business is easier than I ever thought?

What if this business could be more fun than I ever imagined?

What if following my joy brings me the most fulfillment I have ever experienced?

What if I wasn't scared to take a risk or make an investment in my dreams?

What if I followed my intuition and it led me to the most creative answers every time?

What if I am letting go and allowing my internal guidance system to lead me to a delicious business I love?

What if people are out there who can help me do this faster and have more fun? 

What if it's possible for me to make money while doing what I love?

What if I trust myself to make amazing decisions?

What if people want what I have to offer and are ready and excited to pay for it?

What if it was easy?

If you are thinking about starting a food biz or want to grow into a new channel - Get my FREE three-part video series: 3 Ways to Sell → click here ←

Is 1:1 Business Coaching calling your name to scale your existing business and stop working so dang hard? Explore coaching with Sari here

Pick up your copy of the Amazon best selling book 📖 "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business