In this episode, Dr. Megan Sprinkle, producer Whitney Russell, and Dr. Renee Streeter interview Renaldo Webb.  Renaldo is the founder of the popular PetPlate.  In this episode, they discuss how Renaldo discovered his passion for creating human-grade pet food, how he uses his MIT experience to help build a better company and experience for his customers, and his thoughts about African-American business owners in the Pet Industry.

About Renaldo Webb:

Renaldo Webb is the founder of PetPlate, with a mission to make better food for dogs so that they can live longer, healthier, and happier lives with their families. He founded the company in 2016 with a unique model of providing healthy pet food direct to consumers. It is frozen food formulated in collaboration with a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®, Dr. Renee Streeter. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in physics. Before starting his pet food brand, he worked as a consultant for Catterton and McKinsey.

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Recent/Relevant Articles:

• Meet The Only Black Dog Food Founder in The US—Here's Why Renaldo Webb Is On A Mission To Drive Pet Health For All | 2023
• Renaldo Webb & Gertrude Allen of ‘Pet Plate’: 5 Important Business Lessons I Learned While Being on Shark Tank | 2020
• Pet Plate Founder Renaldo Webb Shares a Behind-the-Scenes Look at His Shark Tank Experience | 2020

About BSM Partners: 

BSM Partners is a multidisciplinary team of PhDs, board-certified veterinarians, and nutritionists offering 400+ years of cumulative technical experience, supporting the development of thousands of products per year. From R&D to replenishment, we have you covered. 

BSM Partners offers a wide range of services including research, product innovation, FSQAR, nutrition services, veterinary services, transformation, operations support, consumer strategy, and engineering. Learn more at https://bsmpartners.net/

Show Notes:

(01:12)  How the Family Pet Lead to a Thriving Business

(02:35)  How Renaldo’s MIT Experience Has Helped Grow PetPlate

(04:39)  Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork

(06:45)  From Shark Tank Failure to Massive Success

(09:35)  Why Working with Customers During Testing is Critical

(12:44)  Everyone’s Responsibility to Make the Industry Better

(13:20)  Renaldo’s take on African American Business’ in the Pet Industry

(14:50)  How PetPlate Shattered Human-Grade Dog-Food Myths

(15:40)  Where PetPlate is Today

(16:08)  Renaldo’s Advice for Young People Coming into the Pet Industry