Retail Ready Podcast

Welcome back everybody. You are on episode 28 of the retail ready podcast. Thank you for giving up your time to listen to my show. If you are enjoying the podcasts, please make sure you leave a review, or get in contact with me directly as I am loving what you guys are thinking about each episode.

In todays episode you will get a science lesson on fibre, prebiotics, probiotics and the powers of BarleyMax.

BarleyMax is an Australian super grain which has more health benefits than Oats. You might find it in products on the supermarket shelf and the ladies at Healthy Grain discuss why it should be in more products.

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Welcome back everybody. You are on episode 27 of the retail ready podcast. Thank you for giving up your time to listen to my show. If you are enjoying the podcasts, please make sure you leave a review, or get in contact with me directly as I am loving what you guys are thinking about each episode.

Also, if you are listening and have a brand, business or story within the grocery space and want to be on the show, get in contact with me. Also great to hear from new people and hear their stories.

In todays episode, we are stepping away from the food world and into the world of Magnesium. I am joined by Lee Harold, the founder of Amazing Oils.

Amazing Oils is an Australian family business which just focus on different magnesium based application product that are applied onto the skin, whether via a roll on, spray or cream.

I personally use Amazing oils on a weekly if not daily basis because it helps muscle recovery and rests my legs after a long day. We even used the baby range when my daughter was born to help her rest at night.

Lee and his family are a business with great principles and created magnesium oils to bring benefit to peoples lives. I am sure you will love this episode as much as I did recording it.

In todays episode we discuss all things Coles Online. It is a platform which has grown year on year and is not slowing down any time soon. We talk to Jason Potts who has worked within Coles Online for 7 years. Jason discusses black out stores, the avocado effect, being agile and why you should always listen to the customer.

Enjoy episode 26.

In the first part of the podcast you will hear how Quin, in 1977 left his job after 15 years and and decided to set up Scalzo foods from the spare room in his family house. We discuss the early days of Scalzo foods, how business was done, hurdles in the early days and Quins journey to now.

Fast forward 40 years from 1977 and Quin is still in the business but has handed the reigns over to his son and now managing director, Michael Scalzo who we chat to in the 2ndhalf of the podcast.

Here we discuss how business and food was in Michaels blood from a very early age, how he deals with the pressure of running a $450m business, his latest investment in the first southern hemisphere plant based protein facility and the future direction he is taking the Scalzo business.

In todays episode I am joined by Vicki Nguyen who is the founder of Jomeis Fine Foods. Which started off as a side hustle while she was teaching Yoga full time, Vicki saw an opportunity to grow a brand. After a couple of hurdles and a failed product, Vicki has a range of Nutritional Lattes that not only taste amazing, look amazing but have great health benefits.

Vicki is just full of energy and was so much fun recording this episode. I definitely want to get Vicki back on the show to talk about the future of her brands product and the podcast she has set up too.

Please let me know what you thought of the episode and leave a review on iTunes. Here is episode 24 with Vicki.

In todays episode I am joined by Matthew Parry, the founder of the Good Crisp Company. When Matt was based in Adelaide he saw an opportunity to create a crisp which ticked several health banners. After pushing his product into retailers here with some success, he felt the US market was a bigger opportunity.

With a great product and a vision, Matt uprooted his family to the US and built his empire over there too.

In this episode we took about the difference between the US and Australian market, Matts journey in the US which has landed him in Walmart and Wholefoods stores. Matt drops some great knowledge bombs for start-ups to take on board and we discuss the role Amazon has within the grocery space.

Please let me know what you thought of the episode and leave a review on iTunes. Here is episode 23 with Mat.

In todays episode I am joined by Mathew Slavica who is the founder of Digital Stand. In 2013 Matt saw the huge opportunity of creating a social media agency to help brands spread there awareness via social media. People thought he was crazy thinking social media would be a popular platform than the older traditional methods, but he has indeed proved them wrong.

In this episode we discuss social media platforms, what good looks like, what platforms generate brand awareness, how social media provides valuable insights on your consumer and we discuss Tik Tok, which is the biggest growing social media platform at the moment.

Please let me know what you thought of the episode and leave a review on iTunes. Here is episode 22 with Mat.

In todays episode I am joined by Paul Benhaim, who is expert in the field of hemp & cannabis. Paul is part of the biggest growing global trend at the moment, which is CBD. Paul has been working in this field since 1993 after leaving university.

Paul is the founder of the Australian Hemp Foods company and is Chief Information Officer at Elixinol Global which is a public traded company on the ASX.

Paul has been someone I have wanting on the show since I started this podcast and it was an absolute pleasure hearing about Pauls journey and the future of hemp and cannabis in from a global level and the future it has in Australia.

In today's episode I am joined by Peta Shulman, The founder and creator of the Goodness Me Box Business.

Peta created Goodness Me Box, 5 years ago with $20k in savings and has grown the business to be the biggest online health subscription service which sends secret treats to households across Australia.

In the episode we took about her amazing journey, the changing consumer, doing business online, social media, the new ear of marketing and food trends in Australia.

With over 95,000 followers on Instagram, Goodness Me Box is disrupting the way brands can be noticed and purchased. I loved chatting to Peta and I hope you enjoy this episode too.

In todays episode I am joined by one of Australia's most influential individuals within the food industry, Adrian Cester.

Adrian is the founder of Flavour Makers which produces the brands, celebrate health, passage to India and Australian Organics company along with a range of products for other brands and private label.

If running a $150m dollar business which has offices in the states and over 200 employees doesn't keep Adrian busy, he also has a Italian vineyard, cider brand and works with Australian farmers to grow Organic produce.

In this episode Adrian discusses his journey and passion for creating great food using as much Australian produce as possible.

Adrian is without a doubt an amazing business man but for me he is an been an even greater mentor. Adrian took the time out last year and provided some great career advice when I needed it and I will forever be grateful for that.

I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it over a lovely prosecco .