With two suitcases, $70 in her pocket and no English, Nong left her native Thailand and landed in the U.S. She quickly learned that her $70 was not going to take her far and hustled for a job and started picking up English as quickly as possible. Her work ethic had been cast in steel; her mother was the sole provider for her family and money was always a struggle. But that kept them close and became the basis for her strong determination coupled with an unlimited compassion for others. Nong worked as a food server seven days a week and saved and saved. She also cooked. A very, very special dish that is basically chicken and rice but finding words to describe it is difficult. People loved it and Nong realized there was a market for it if she opened her own business. Living in Portland, Oregon, a food cart came up for sale for $800 and she jumped on it. Nong has an incredibly honest and fearless approach to life; she is very candid about what she does NOT know, a trait all entrepreneurs should emulate. She had a product, a place to sell it but no knowledge of business. But with her ambition and her humility to ask for help, she learned fast. The food cart exploded into a full kitchen and staff that now cooks, prepares and serves her chicken and rice in traditional Thai butcher paper wrapping to hundreds daily. Nong also has expanded by bottling her amazing sauce which is available on Amazon. Her compassion also is out in the open; she’s proud that her employees enjoy a robust health insurance plan and are well cared for just like her customers. Do yourself a favor and check out her videos on her website, her true personality comes through. And just to demonstrate how the American Dream has come true for her, we talked to Nong from the island of Maui, where she is vacationing with her family.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

CPG means Consumer Packaged Goods for the uninitiated, and Anna Bradshaw is a Black Belt in the art. If you are going to have your food product move off the grocery shelf, you have to tell a story to the shopper quickly and make them taste it before they pick it up and put it in their cart; and that isn't easy. And here's a great case study: Go to Episode #24, Josie's gluten free. She became a client of Anna's and here are the results. Go to Josie's website and check out the words, aka the copy. It's pure magic and that's the magic Anna brings to your product. And it's more that website copy, it's email copy, about descriptions and product descriptions, packaging, the words that sell more product by making it more appealing to the audience. Yes, the right words equal sales. How? By romancing the reader and convincing them the product will fulfill a need and that it is fairly priced. In the online world, it means clicking the "Buy" button, which is called "Conversion", because we have now converted your potential buyer into a real customer. Conversion rate optimization is a little deeper in the science, that's the art of taking your current customers and getting them to buy more from you, either more of the same product or trying some other products of yours if it's a good fit for them, of course. The other benefit of Anna's experience is for those who are starting up. Startup founders often can't tell their own story in the best light because they are too close to it and have trouble seeing it from their audience's point of view, or maybe feel like they're bragging. There's always the temptation to look at competitors' messages and try to copy it and lose their own identity. That's another place a seasoned professional like Anna can help. Anna also is an expert in showing startup founders how to get good research on their market without having a huge budget.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

If you're old enough you remember milk in good old glass bottles. If you’re not, you’ve probably seen pictures. The Rising Sun Dairy has brought back those days with their family run dairy delivering fresh, pasteurized milk in a bottle to people in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley. Husband and wife couple Janina and Mark VanDam first met at a Bible retreat, Mark from Oregon and Janina from Canada. Both grew up on family run dairy farms so they had an immediate connection. Mark told Janina he wanted to do dairy farming with milk packaged in glass bottles, not the conventional dairy distribution methods. And so the journey began. The couple put two years of research into the idea and in June of 2019 produced their first bottle of milk on a farm they rent from a family member. Milking is done all by hand and each day Mark packs the coolers and delivers the milk bottles to two public markets, one in Corvallis, Oregon and the other in Salem, Oregon. However, they have been expanding their business. In addition to the public markets, they have landed accounts at a local coffee house and at a bakery. Plus, they have added flavored milk to the product mix, including seasonal flavors such as eggnog. They also are doing deliveries, but only in Corvallis because of their limited level of production and staffing. Because their philosophy is fresh, local and responsible, the company also has its own bottle deposit and return system. They charge a $2 deposit per bottle. When people bring the empty back and purchase more milk, there is no charge. And if they simply bring back the empty, their $2 is refunded on the spot. Besides being environmentally responsible, glass also preserves the flavor better than conventional methods, according to Janina. With two children and 15 cows that must be milked twice a day, it’s a full schedule. But they are living their dream and loving it.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

She does one thing, one thing only, and she just crushes it. Or should we say bakes it. Andrea Ludlow is a one-product startup founder and Showstopper Cookies is her company. She has always loved chocolate chip cookies but wanted to make only the best, real showstoppers. Her journey is a typical entrepreneur's one. She owned and ran a school for 18 years and decided recently that she needed a change. Then COVID hit and as the neighborhood baker, she was always asked to bake a pie or a cake with the added, "and be sure to include some of your cookies!". People wanted dough or cookies for gifts and Andrea noticed the people who took dough and baked it had the cookies turn out differently than hers. Then she did a fundraiser for an event and raised over $700 in a bake sale and figured she had a business here. She has a strong, disciplined sales structure as you can see on her website. Cookies are all 3 oz. and because they are hand baked, will be different in size and shape, which of course sings of craftsmanship. And she explains how her process works: Dough is made and refrigerated for 48 hours on Fridays and Sundays. Baking is on Sundays and Tuesdays. You will probably wait 4 days to get your order. This is real anticipation of the marketplace and Andrea is building a following that will wait in line for a hand made quality product. Smart marketing so far. But now the challenge; going from the customer-direct, from the kitchen production to ramping up volume and sales, without losing the magic. And this is where our hosts help Andrea and all listeners of the show. Sarah Marshall tells Andrea she needs to decide: Grow a team with all the added expense and headaches? Keep selling directly to consumers and stay small? Sarah Masoni chimes in with the question: Since people who buy your dough have the cookies turn out differently - why? That's a production question that will need to be addressed if Andrea wants to go commercial. Also, what temperature in the freezer and for how long will the dough need to be refrigerated in large volume? There are tricks and tips for extending the cookie life if Andrea wants to go into stores. But take a look at Andrea's website. You can see in the FAQs that she is on a journey and very open about constantly experimenting about how she delivers these incredible treats from the best ingredients. And if you look at her picture, you see someone who absolutely enjoys what they are doing, enjoys the journey and will figure it out.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Well, this episode is Sarah, Sarah and Sarah; try not to get confused. Sarah Marcus started her career in San Francisco, taking a job as cheesemonger for Cowgirl Creamery. She fell in love with cheese and developed her palate there. The company sent her to the processing plant where she learned the entire cheese making business and she wanted more. Her cheesemaking studies took her to England, Spain, North Carolina, and Vermont. In 2008 she and her husband moved to Dundee, Oregon with the intention to build Briar Rose Creamery. They chose that area because of the natural beauty: rivers, forests, and farmland, and the wineries make some of the best Pinot Noir in the world. Plus, the water adds a flavor found nowhere else. Our own Sarah Masoni (again, try not to get confused) has been deeply involved in dairy products and in 1985 was Oregon State University's Dairy Products judging team and was the number one judge for the national butter and ice cream competition. After that, she ran the Blue Heron cheese factory in Tillamook, Oregon. Currently, she is one of 65 judges for cheese, butter and ice cream products. A lot of cheese knowledge in this episode. But back to the guest (aka Sarah number three). Sarah Marcus is a typical founder, whatever needs to be done for the business, she gets it done, wears every hat that Briar Rose Creamery has. She also is an incredible photographer, and has chosen Christine Hyatt to post photos of her cheeses on her website. They make you feel as if you can smell and taste them. Probably her background in selling music has added to her artistic background but she left the 9 to 5 world for the cheesemonger job because she "knew how to sell". But you have to do more than sell to have a cheese factory, you have to be a business person too. A cheese plant is expensive to start up and Sarah's experience in England taught her how to source equipment that produced beautiful cheese as economically as possible. Luckily, the cheese community in her area is very open and the owners share information on how to stay in business easily and work hard to support each other. Sarah has rebuild her business "three or four" times when life threw her a curve. But she's dialed in and determined to live her dream.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

The body regulates a variety of functions including inflammation. CBD is a hemp extract that encourages things like controlling inflammation, relaxing muscles and other functions but is not, repeat not the same thing as THC, which makes people "high". That distinction has become more understood over time, so the people who sell CBD products have been able to distance themselves from the traditional head shops. And Carrie Solomon, founder of Greater Goods, has taken that distinction to a greater level with delicious chocolate bars and other CBD/chocolate derivative products that are enjoying huge success for those seeking the relief of CBD but wanting to pare it with a food. Carrie is part chef, part scientist and sourcing the best, most tractable CBC ingredients to keep the quality of Greater Goods' products at the highest level to keep the trust of their very loyal audience. They source CBD processed oil from extremely trusted suppliers and the product is tested and certified. And there are tough and complex rules and regulations that go along with selling CBD products. Just to be safe, Greater Goods has registered with the FDA for endorsement. And the company has taken a new marketing wrinkle. Unlike traditional wellness products who package their foods in muted colors, Greater Goods bars and tinctures are packaged in bright, joyous colors, celebrating the wellness their chocolates deliver. The company has also brought back pop rocks. Good old fashioned candy products that is sugar candy but with the added benefit of getting into the system faster because they elicit salivating. But payment processing is tricky because of the schedule one problems, so Carrie has been very helpful to other CBD product makers telling them how to use the correct language when utilizing digital financial processing.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Gluten free? Paleo? Baked Goods? And they taste as great as they look? You've probably heard that one a million times and the pastries don't live up to the hype. Well - at Blondy's Baked Goods, they do. Donna Parker a big part of the Portland, Oregon food community, has been gluten free for ten years but only started Blondy's about one year ago (if you wonder where the name Blondy came from, check out her picture on her website). Although she didn't seek out a food business, but her allergies forced her into a strict diet. And because she has always loved a challenge, the challenge of eating paleo, gluten free goodies appealed to her. She loves being able to give someone a chocolate chip cookie like they remember growing up only to find out it is free of all the inflammatory ingredients in a regular cookie. Do yourself a favor and try Blondy's Bites. They're a cookie dough base pastry baked in a muffin pan. They currently come in two flavors, almond poppy seed and chocolate chip toasted pecan. Donna urges everyone to look for them in the coffee shop, and if you don't see them, as her website says, " Don’t see them on the menu? Ask your local shop owner to try adding them to the menu, because good things are meant to be shared." In fact, that's how Blondy's was born. While sitting at her local coffee favorite, she mentioned to the owner it was a shame there weren't any pastry items she could enjoy there. And being in the greater Portland area, surely there had to be a demand for the gluten free pastries that she made at home. The owner agreed and got the staff together to try Donna's goodies and the vote was unanimous: We love 'em!. Donna says now that "push" is what made her feel she had a calling and needed to see it through. A big boost also came from Oregon's Market of Choice (yes, we know they're a sponsor, but they're great people!) who has been instrumental in helping a multitude of food startup companies get on the shelf, including Blondy's. Another great supporter was Stella's kitchens, a gluten-free commercial kitchen. A full time single Mom, Donna balances like a tightrope walker. She has support from her friends and fellow business owners, however and that keeps her afloat, COVID has caused pivots for just about every company, including Blondy's. Having a following before the lockdown help Donna changer her strategy from trying to be everywhere and expand quickly, she decided to focus and be very particular about taking care of the her gluten free community with extra careful attention. Of course, Blondy's has taken a hit during this lockdown, but Donna has used the experience to steel her dream for Blondy's success.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

We make small batch, cold pressed, hand-crafted, fermented drinking vinegar concentrates, bitters, and health elixirs. Whew! Say that three times in a row fast. Sascha Archer does it all on an island right out of Portland, Oregon called Sauvie Island (pronounced Soh' vee or Saw' vee, your choice). Sascha suffered a lifetime of indigestion and heartburn and turned to a cider vinegar to ease her symptoms. Despite soothing her digestion problems, both the flavor and the acidity were too much to "stomach" for her. Because she was a cook and a gardener, Sascha started mixing various herbs and fruits to make the ACV, apple cider vinegar, more palatable. It worked. Sascha lost not only the digestive irritants, she lost 80 pounds in about a year and a half. You might check out Sascha 's Shrub Club. It's a monthly delivery and supports the farms out on the Island. Twice a month, Sascha does a seasonal batch that is always a surprise. They can be cocktails or mocktails, or straight shots. Shrub Club members get first pick, so it's a good idea to get in the queue. Sascha has worked hard to get more Farmers' Markets out on the Island. Local regulations have made it difficult, but she wants to support the other farmers and urge people to enjoy the wildlife and the relaxed environment in the rural island so close to a city. Meeting demand has been the main challenge. Her kitchen is small, her production limited and scaling up is a big decision to make. Sascha counsels other food entrepreneurs to remember you can be small and profitable, and that moving up to being large with more headaches is not always the best way to go.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Robin Rosenberg became "Bobbie" for two reasons. First, no way could she trademark Boat Sauce without an added word, and secondly, she was "Aunt Bobbie" to one of her friend's children, so Bobbie just seemed right. An eight-week tour through the Inside Passage of the waterways of the Pacific Northwest by a friend gave Robin a chance to sail part of that tour. Starting from a remote fishing village, she spent a couple of weeks sailing a very remote part of the world. The friend caught a fish during that time and asked Robin what to do. She recommended grilling it, then went down into the galley, cleaned out the refrigerator and found the "stuff" that needed to be cleaned up and used it to start a concoction. Of course, the trial and error led to the invention of the Boat Sauce. The unique event became the unique food product; she pretty much decided right there on the boat she was going to make the product, call it Boat Sauce and that - was that. When she returned home to Portland, Oregon, Robin started experimenting in her kitchen with fresh chiles, ginger and all the other non-fresh ingredients that were on the boat. Robin took the first batch to our very own Sarah Masoni, who knew right away she was sampling something different and good. Encouraged, Robin pushed forward, visiting Sarah more than once during the development of the current sauce. Robin now works with a co-packer, as that business model worked best for her situation. An advertising background definitely did not hurt her marketing effort, and now Bobbie's Boat Sauce is available literally coast-to-coast in the US (There's still some room in the middle of the country). So go try it!

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Jenny Affan and her partner Chelsea Benjamin were studying at the National University of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon when Jenny's psoriasis kept flaring up and she started treating it successfully with good old nutrition from natural foods. The way the two of them decided to treat more ailments naturally was with nutritionally-balanced broth. Distribution is as old-fashioned at broth; through Farmer's Markets in Oregon and online sales. And don't wait to order, lots of items will sell out as their popularity is starting to exceed supply! But more importantly, the attitude of the company comes through in its products. They come in canning jars and are delivered with intention, not speed. The idea is to be mindful, purposeful and thoughtful about the planet. It's a philosophy the founders have fostered and put above the simple precipice of business for profit. It is their way of life, their way of telling people to slow down, take care of themselves and each other.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky