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09/18/2026

Retail doesn’t feel far because your product isn’t good.

It feels far because you’re missing structural integrity- the proof + systems buyers need to see before they say yes.

In Video 1 of the Retail Readiness Roadmap Series, I break down the hidden gaps that stall retail progress( even for food founders with an amazing product) and how the ETSMethod shows you what to fix first.

Evaluate- shelf ready product + documentation
Transform - partners, production, pricing, compliance
Scale- expand with confidence ( without margin surprise)

If retail has been sitting in the ‘almost’ zone, take the free Scale Up & Retail Ready Quiz and get your stage instantly.

Link in bio to watch Video 1 + take the quiz

09/16/2026

Where are all my fellow creatives and entrepreneurs 😂

Cheers to you!!!

09/09/2026

Fall is upon us!!! Cheers to beautiful fall foliage is upon us :)
Makes me excited to scale more better for you food products; let’s go!!!


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Pause… are you actually retail-ready?If you’re selling at pop-ups, online, or farmers markets and you want specialty ret...
09/07/2026

Pause… are you actually retail-ready?

If you’re selling at pop-ups, online, or farmers markets and you want specialty retail, don’t guess your way into it.

Here’s the 15-minute retail readiness check:

Profit: do your wholesale margins actually work?
Shelf life: do you have a testing plan (not assumptions)?
Scale: is your manufacturing approach ready for growth without chaos?
A beverage founder joined my first cohort with “retail” as the goal. After Evaluate, we rebuilt pricing, created a shelf-life testing plan, changed their manufacturing approach, and aligned a launch strategy. We focused on specialty first—and now they have a clear retail path they can execute.

Retail Readiness Program opens Sept 5 (6 months, weekly coaching, 10 founders only).

👉 Apply via the link in bio.
If you’re not ready to apply, comment A (process) or B (profit/margins) and I’ll point you to the right next step.

beverage

08/11/2026

What Lights You Up?
I want to know…

08/07/2026

I’m tracking 4 things right now- and honestly, this season feels bigger than it looks.

If you’re building something, save this for the months when everything feels messy but important.
Launching in September and October Finalizing the co-manufacturing decisionExpanding into local retail distribution Prepping for a broader retail launch next year

This is the part people don’t always see- the quiet decisions that shape the next level.

Not everything is a public win.
Some of it is just momentum.

What are you tracking right now?

Comment “build’ and I’ll send you the link to the full episode

07/30/2026

Belief and doubt when it comes to your food product!

07/24/2026

Finally tried Glow Tea by Ariana Naturals.

I am sold.

If you haven’t you should give it a try; you won’t be disappointed.
Great job Alessio Monterosso! FYI at the time of my visit to Healthy Planet, Dream Tea Blend was all gone- must be the best seller of your Saffron tea blends?

My boys, my husband included were rooting for Spain; congratulations. I was rooting for Argentina; they put on a good fi...
07/20/2026

My boys, my husband included were rooting for Spain; congratulations.

I was rooting for Argentina; they put on a good fight.

Until next World Cup!!! This was a fun one.

As a food founder what are some business milestones you made thanks to the World Cup?

07/16/2026

“We’re not ready yet.”

That’s the reason I hear from almost every food founder when I bring up entering a contest.

It’s also usually not the real reason, it’s just the easy one.

Last week my ingredient supplier asked if I’d thought about submitting my kombucha project for a contest. My gut reaction? Same as always not yet, not finished, not polished enough.

But a deadline does something a “someday” never will. So I’m submitting. Not because the project is done, but because the deadline is what’s actually going to move it forward.

Here’s what most food founders miss about contests:
- You get free exposure just for entering, win or lose
-Judges give you expert feedback you’d otherwise pay for
-The founders in the room become future collaborators and referrals
- A deadline forces progrès that “someday” never will

If you’ve got a contest deadline sitting in a tab you keep avoiding, this is your sign.

Listen to the podcast episode for more details or comment “contest” will DM the link.

Would love to hear it, what is the contest or deadline you’ve been putting off?

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