Sarah chats with Keesha, the vibrant founder of Live Loud Foods, a brand that’s redefining the nut market with bold, unique flavors. Keesha shares her fascinating journey from information systems engineer to culinary entrepreneur, highlighting the challenges of launching a food business, including crucial financial insights and marketing strategies.

Testing financial models against reality is crucial for success. Learn why it's essential and how to identify discrepancies on The Good Food CFO Podcast.

Discover insights into the Siete Foods acquisition and food industry consolidation. Listen to the Good Food CFO podcast for a deep dive into this hot topic.

CPG Operations Expert, Jessi Freitag shares how to use CPG Automation, file management and other tools to enhance productivity, improve culture and do more of what you love.

Is it possible to de-risk your CPG business?  We’re exploring three financial models that every founder should use to make smarter decisions and mitigate business risks. 

Niki and Mike of The Fishtown Pickle Project share their entrepreneurial journey and the strategic decisions that propelled their business forward.

In this episode, we kick things off with a Holiday primer to get you ready for the last quarter of 2024. Sarah shares what you should consider, analyze and plan for as we head into fall, as well as a list of free and low cost resources to support a successful Holiday shopping season. Then you’ll hear her conversation with Kait, founder of Savorista, that centers around the work Kait took on during our CFO Office Hours this summer.

In this episode, Sarah shares all of the details of how her client doubled their profitability. She walks Chelsea through the process of using a Profit Assessment to easily analyze the business, pinpointing what could (and should) be changed to improve profitability, the planning process, and how the founder successfully executed change. 

In this episode, Sarah is joined by John Haskell, CFO Consultant and owner of Ranch Right, LLC. John has over 20 years of experience helping ranches become more profitable, starting new ranch businesses, and turning around failing ranches. Together, they are shedding light on the common causes of failure in business, and answering the question: Is it more important to have positive cash flow in your food business, or to be profitable?