NOSH Live Winter 2018 — Agenda

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018

1. 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

   Boot Camp Registration & Networking

   Location: Venice Room @ Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, CA 90401)

   Boot Camp is half-day seminar covering the basics of operating and growing a company in the natural or organic food business.

   **SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED**

2. 12:30 PM – 12:40 PM

   Welcome & Introduction

3. 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM

   Building a Scalable Recipe

   • Jeff Stopa, Head of Culinary Innovation (ZoomEssence, Inc.)
4. 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM

   Packaging Design

   • Kelly Criswell, Chief Creative Officer (The GRO Agency )
5. 1:25 PM – 1:50 PM

   Managing Co-Packers

   • Brandon Hernandez, Co-founder & Senior Partner (Whole Brain Consulting)
6. 1:50 PM – 2:15 PM

   Building Your Price

   • Bob Burke, Founder (Natural Products Consulting Group)
7. 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

   Networking Break

8. 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

   Understanding Incubators

   • Mitch Rubin, Manager (Chobani Incubator)
9. 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

   UNFI: Your Primary Route to Market

   • Beril Ancel, Regional Supplier Development Manager (UNFI)
   • Jen Pletscher, Regional Supplier Development Manager (UNFI)
10. 3:20 PM – 3:45 PM

    Growth Strategies – Optimizing At Each Stage

    • Danny Rubenstein, Strategic Advisor
11. 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

    Funding your Growth

    • Nick McCoy, Co-Founder and Managing Director (Whipstitch Capital)
12. 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

    Round Table Q&A

Please note that event agendas are subject to change.