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‘Whatever You Do…Just Get In The Arena’ - HUGH THOMAS: Leaning Into Founding Fear With Ugly Drinks, Disruption At Heinz And Making Magic With Vita Coco And TOTMC. Pure Gold. #1
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Welcome to You, Me & CPG - the podcast series that delves deep beyond the label and learns from the people behind the products.
We’re kicking the series off with a guest who’s no stranger to launch-day success, selling 10,000 bags of coffee on Top of the Mornin’ Coffee’s very first day of re-launch, earlier this year...
With a career steeped in entrepreneurial brand spirit underpinned with a restlessness and relentless for improvement, it’s a pleasure to welcome Hugh Thomas onto the series premiere as he shares the importance of empathy, leaning into fear, and dedication to your mission.
This episode covers
● How Top of the Mornin’ sold 10 thousand bags of coffee on Day One
● Reflecting on the turbulent success and downfall of his brand, ‘Ugly
● Being an outlier and a disrupter at Kraft-Heinz and Vita Coco
● Whether the US West Coast is the birthplace of many CPG trends
● Branding as the confluence of art, science and vision
Learn more and follow the journey at: https://www.hainesmcgregor.co.uk/
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