Agenda

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Please note: All times US Pacific Time

• 7:30 AM-8:30 AM

  Registration, Breakfast and Networking
• 8:30 AM-8:45 AM

  Welcome to the NOSH Community

  John Craven, Jeffrey Klineman & Carol Ortenberg, NOSH
• 8:45 AM-9:15 AM

  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
• 9:15 AM-9:40 AM

  Keynote 1: The Entrepreneur as a Rock Star

  • David Baram, Managing Director, VMG Partners
• 9:40 AM-10:00 AM

  Building Brands that Stick at Retail

  • Eric Stover, Former VP of Non Perishables Sales & Merchandising, Sprouts Farmers Markets
• 10:00 AM-10:30 AM

  Networking Break

• 10:30 AM-10:55 AM

  Keynote 2: Transparency and the Consumer Relationship

  • Paddy Spence, CEO, Zevia
• 10:55 AM-11:20 AM

  Sales: Selling the Category, Not the Brand

  • T.J. McIntyre, Former EVP/GM Natural Segment, Boulder Brands
• 11:20 AM-11:45 AM

  New Retail Platforms: Inside Thrive Market and Snack Nation

  • Jeremiah McElwee, VP Purchasing and Marketing, Thrive Market
  • Sean Kelly, CEO, Snack Nation/HUMAN
• 11:45 AM-12:10 PM

  Leadership: Principles and Hacks: The Entrepreneurial Survival

  • Caue Suplicy, CEO, Barnana
• 12:10 PM-1:30 PM

  Lunch and Networking
• 1:30 PM-2:00 PM

  Private Equity Sampler: The Meaning of Value-Added

  • Dayton Miller, Partner, Boulder Food Group
  • Josh Goldin, Co-Founder, Alliance Consumer Growth
  • Eric Schnell, Managing Partner, MetaBrand Capital
• 2:00 PM-2:45 PM

  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
• 2:45 PM-3:15 PM

  Networking Break
• 3:15 PM-

  Special Unit: Strategics - from Brand Incubator to Brand Acquirer
• 3:15 PM-3:25 PM

  Strategic Thoughts on Incubation

  • John Haugen, VP/General Manager, 301 INC/General Mills
• 3:25 PM-3:35 PM

  Getting Ready: What Entrepreneurs Leave Behind

  • Paul Nardone, CEO, PopCorners
• 3:35 PM-3:45 PM

  Dealing With Strategics: Do's and Don'ts

  • Michael Sands, Executive VP of Snacks, B&G Foods
• 3:45 PM-4:05 PM

  Strategic Discussion Panel

  • Paul Nardone, CEO, PopCorners
  • Michael Sands, Executive VP of Snacks, B&G Foods
  • John Haugen, VP/General Manager, 301 INC/General Mills
• 4:05 PM-4:25 PM

  Mapping the Future: How Trends Affect Product Choices

  • Tracy Miedema, VP Innovation, Presence Marketing
• 4:25 PM-4:45 PM

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

  • Sarah Palisi Chapin, CEO, Hail Merry
• 7:30 PM-10:00 PM

  NOSH Afterparty, powered by BevForce | FoodForce, Snack Nation & Alliance Consumer Growth