People Doing Things

Wild Thingz - Fliss Newland


Listen Later

Introducing Fliss Newland, founder of Wild Thingz - the venus-fly-trap-bug-eating kids sweet brand with no artificials and half the sugar of traditional sweets. And they're vegan too on a mission to take the mental load off parents wherever they can stocked in the likes of Ocado, Amazon, Wholefoods and Planet Organic with more on the horizon.

Having been an international sweet pusher for Mondelez for six and a half years before taking the jump to turnaround a 40 year-old vegan sweet brand. Not only do they taste incredible but they are organic, natural and half the sugar, reborn as Wild Thingz.

The brand's origin is rooted in a deeply personal and universal problem: the "sweet dilemma". A problem many parents face, navigating the confectionery aisle where parents are torn between their children's demands for fun, tasty treats and their own heatlh concerns.

In this episode we explore how Fliss went from 'corporate baddie' to passionate founder, the power of mums in the workplace and how brand positioning really can make all the difference. Grab your sweets and enjoy.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

People Doing ThingsBy Ed Little


More shows like People Doing Things

View all
The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,257 Listeners

Runner's World Podcast by Runner's World UK

Runner's World Podcast

58 Listeners

Today in Focus by The Guardian

Today in Focus

1,015 Listeners

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day by Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

1,172 Listeners

The Athletic FC Podcast by The Athletic

The Athletic FC Podcast

466 Listeners

HUNGRY. by Dan Pope

HUNGRY.

5 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,694 Listeners

NearlyParents by JamPot Productions

NearlyParents

92 Listeners

The Go To Food Podcast by Go To Podcast Company

The Go To Food Podcast

25 Listeners

Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud by Bella Freud

Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud

294 Listeners