Join us for an exciting episode of the Outliers Menu Podcast as we chat with Jake Carls, co-founder of Mid Day Squares, the hottest growing chocolate company in the food and beverage space. Discover the journey behind the rise of Mid Day Squares and how Jake, Lez & Nick took the brand to the top while growing a massive media presence showing the good, the bad and the ugly along the way.

(3:42) Jake’s first trip to hoboken

(5:10) Use of STORYTELLING in Marketing

(9:13) MID DAY SQUARES Storytelling

(14:05) Growing company attention

(15:51) Building COMMUNITY

(17:48) Benefits of humanizing a brand

(21:10) Starting MID DAY SQUARES

(27:44) Overcoming potential BANKRUPTCY

(32:43) Overcoming BURNOUT

(44:31) MDS Brand Lingo

(46:30) Chief RAINMAKER

(47:54) Building Capital

(56:32) WILDEST Investor Experience

(01:03:22) Kim Kardashian & Mid Day Squares

(01:07:09) Being a SUCCESSFUL risk taker

(01:12:15) Jake’s biggest PIECE OF ADVICE

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Website: https://www.middaysquares.com/

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Join us for an exciting episode of the Outliers Menu Podcast as we chat with Daniel Sobsey, co-founder of Alfalfa, one of Hoboken’s hottest growing companies in the food and beverage space. Discover the journey behind Alfalfa’s rise and get insider tips on running a successful brand and taking any brand to the next level.

(5:15) What is ALFALFA?

(7:47) Where the IDEA of Alfalfa began

(15:40) Taking BRANDING to the next level

(21:53) Scaling and growing Alfalfa

(24:49) Recipe Development

(26:38) Customer Service & the Hospitality Industry

(33:23) The SANTA MONICA food space

(35:40) East & West Coast Culinary Differences

(36:57) The Challenges Behind Scaling

(49:03) Alfalfa’s LONG TERM Vision

(53:03) Dan’s MOST IMPACTFUL Piece Of Advice

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Website: https://www.eatalfalfa.com/

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Join us for an exciting episode of the Outliers Menu Podcast as we chat with Make Kurtz, the founder of Mike's Hot Honey, one of the hottest growing companies in the food and beverage space. Discover the journey behind Mike’s Hot Honey rise to fame and hear how he took his hot honey concept from a pizzeria to a multi-million dollar company.

(6:34) How MIKE’S HOT HONEY Started

(9:32) The ORIGINAL Hot Honey Pizza

(13:55) 2024 Sales Projections

(15:40) Maintaining Brand Identity

(20:14) The LOVE for the Product

(22:25) Scaling Production

(23:49) Finding a HONEY PACKER

(45:31) The Art of Guerrilla Marketing

(48:10) Finding New Hires & Talent

(54:35) DUNKIN DONUTS Collaboration

(1:00:22) Trying ALL Of The Creations

(1:07:06) Meeting BEN & JERRY

(1:10:56) The ULTIMATE COLLAB

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Website: https://mikeshothoney.com/

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Join us for an exciting episode of the Outliers Menu Podcast as we chat with Madi Snacks, co-founder of SisterSnacking, one of NYC's top foodie Instagram accounts. Discover the journey behind SisterSnacking's rise, explore hidden gem restaurants in New York, and get insider tips on running a successful food-focused social media presence.

(0:46) Becoming the LARGEST NYC foodie account

(10:59) Being Authentically Yourself

(17:09) Use of INFLUENCERS in food marketing

(20:58) Collaborating with the HIVE

(24:09) Cinnamon Rolls for BLAKE LIVELY & RYAN REYNOLDS

(27:07) The FOOD NETWORK & Content Creators

(32:42) The Ideal SISTERSNACKING Project

(37:19) Tik Tok CREATOR FUND

(41:13) NYC Hidden Gems

(51:45) NJ Hidden Gems

(53:48) The TOP 5 Cuisines

(59:49) Madi’s Dream Collab

(1:00:36) Madi’s Most IMPACTFUL ADVICE

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Website: https://www.sistersnackingllc.com

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Join us as we welcome Eric Taliercio to the Outliers Menu Podcast! In this episode, we dive into how Eric Taliercio continued and expanded on his family owned Italian Jersey Deli, and how he used covid to take Taliercio’s Deli to the next level.

(1:18) What is TALIERCIO’S

(16:32) COVID

(21:13) Creativity behind the SANDWICHES

(24:54) Where the Tallys Instagram began

(33:55) How many SANDWICHES?

(37:53) TALLY’S Concept

(41:49) Most popular SANDWICHES

(46:34) the TRUE ITALIAN sub

(51:01) what makes a DELI GREAT

(54:38) Sandwich FLOPS

(1:05:00) the Taliercio’s FAMILY

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Join us as we welcome Chef Ehren Ryan to the Outliers Menu Podcast! In this episode, we dive into how Chef Ehren started his journey as a Chef in Australia, found his love for food, and turned that passion into multiple thriving restaurants in New Jersey. Discover the journey and inspiration behind his culinary success.

(11:06) Details for being THE BEST

(12:37) Chef Tastings

(17:32) The truth of the MICHELIN GUIDE

(19:09) Owning & Operating Common Lot

(30:25) Chef Ehren’s #1 RULE

(46:47) Australian Cafes

(58:12) Balancing family and work life

(1:07:25) Happy Hour Segment

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Join us as we welcome Chef Ryan Depersio to the Outliers Menu Podcast! In this episode, we dive into how Chef Ryan started cooking young, found his love for food, and turned that passion into multiple thriving restaurants in New Jersey. Discover the journey and inspiration behind his culinary success.

(4:24) The Start of Chef Ryans Love of Food

(13:41) Transitioning Jobs as a Chef

(16:17) EUROPE as a Chef

(27:32) Culinary Techniques

(30:55) Owning his First Restaurant

(38:49) Failing or Succeeding with Family

(39:24) High School Gambling Ring

(50:20) the PANDEMIC

(01:00:32) Educating Restaurant Servers

(01:06:33) How to HIRE A CHEF

(01:22:57) Ryan's Favorite Business Model

(01:41:09) Impactful ADVICE

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Join us as we welcome Kismet Bagels to the Outliers Menu Podcast! In this episode, we explore how Jacob and Alex Cohen started Kismet Bagels from scratch during COVID with a homemade recipe, transforming it into a bagel powerhouse with wholesale success and the opening of four shops in Philadelphia.

(4:24) Kismets FIRST Bagel

(13:26) First POP UP Event

(24:27) Early Stages of Business Development

(32:01) Negative Side of Wholesale

(01:07:50) Advice to their YOUNGER Selves

(01:21:31) Running a BAGEL BUSINESS

(01:31:26) Most Impactful ADVICE

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Welcome Mav’s Top Buns to the Outliers Menu Podcast. In this episode we dive into how Nikki and Mike took a leap of faith with their family recipe, and went from selling cinnamon buns out of a u-haul truck, to owning and operating their brick and mortar.

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Welcome Eric Legrand to the Outliers Menu Podcast. In this episode we dive into his life story from being a Rutgers Football Player, to serial entrepreneur, and his journey through recovery after his tragic football accident.

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Legrand Coffee House: https://www.instagram.com/legrandcoffeehouse

LeGrand Whiskey: https://www.instagram.com/legrandwhiskey

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