How Daniel Scharff Built the World’s Largest CPG Brand Community (And Why It’s Just the Start)
Coffee N° 5 with Lara SchmoismanShow Notes
Send us Fan Mail Daniel Scharff, Founder & CEO of Startup CPG and host of a top 0.5% global podcast, joins Lara Schmoisman to talk brand-building, retail truth bombs, and what it really takes to grow in the crowded CPG space. We'll talk about: How Daniel scaled Startup CPG into the most trusted brand community in the industry.What most CPG founders get wrong when pitching to retailers.The surprising reason brand story is more important than ever (and how to actually tell it).Why “overnigh...
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