Welcome to the NOSH Community

John Craven, Jeffrey Klineman & Carol Ortenberg, NOSH

State of the Market: What's Enabling - and Limiting - Emerging Brand Growth, featuring:

• Mary Ellen Lynch, Director of Consumer Insights/Strategic Partnerships, SPINS
• Shane Emmett, CEO, Health Warrior
• Janica Lane, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray
• Subriana Pierce, Managing Partner, Navigator Sales & Marketing and Advisor, Metabrand

Keynote 1: The Entrepreneur as a Rock Star

Building Brands that Stick at Retail

Networking Break

Keynote 2: Transparency and the Consumer Relationship

Sales: Selling the Category, Not the Brand

New Retail Platforms: Inside Thrive Market and Snack Nation

Leadership: Principles and Hacks: The Entrepreneurial Survival

Private Equity Sampler: The Meaning of Value-Added

The Money Comes In: Aligning Your Company for Next-Stage Growth

• Layered Sales Strategies: Bob Burke, Founder, Natural Products Consulting Group
• Scaling Production: Jeff Grogg, Managing Director, JPG Resources
• Marketing Beyond Sampling: Greg Fleishman, CEO, Purely Righteous Brands
• Financial Alignment and Communication: Brad Barnhorn, Consumer Products Investor and Board Member

Strategic Thoughts on Incubation

Getting Ready: What Entrepreneurs Leave Behind

Dealing With Strategics: Do's and Don'ts

Strategic Discussion Panel

Mapping the Future: How Trends Affect Product Choices

Closing Address: From Little Brand to Big -- Why We Can All Reach the Moon