by Douglas Yu, Senior Writer, Forbes Magazine
Access to co-manufacturers, marketing and branding expertise, and investors is pivotal to budding entrepreneurs in the consumer goods industry, especially those who are probably equipped with the next groundbreaking ideas, but short of relevant resources and connections.
Natural product entrepreneurs Mike Fata and Greg Fleishman learned that firsthand when starting their businesses decades ago. After years of scaling companies to multimillion-dollar exits, including Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Lily’s Sweets, which was recently acquired by Hershey HSY-0.1%, the duo aims to build the number-one free mentorship toolbox to help the next-generation CPG founders succeed through fatafleishman.com.
Read full article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasyu/2021/08/09/are-you-starting-a-natural-cpg-business-without-key-resources-look-here-theyre-free/?sh=8b6fa5770e1d
About Greg Fleishman
I start, nurture, & fund Better-for-You CPG Brands that help make the world healthier as Co-Founder/CEO @foodstirs with Sarah Michelle Gellar | Founder @purelyrighteous, a top venture studio | Co-Founder @uptogoodenergy | Co-Founder @eatunion | Board Director for Lily's Sweets (exited to Hershey’s June 2021), Once Upon a Farm with Jennifer Garner, 4th & Heart Ghee, Nuun Hydration (exited to Nestle June 2021), & Demeter Biodynamic Farming USA | Venture Partner, Springdale Ventures | Operating Partner, Cambridge SPG VC | Operating Partner, Whipstitch Capital Investment Bank + Angel/LP Investor | Ex-Kashi, Kellogg, Coca-Cola | Forbes Top Consumer Catalyst | Visit Fata & Fleishman CPG Mentorship, a free support platform for early-stage entrepreneurs & investors.
