What We Learn Along the Way with Kate Fosson of Brand Pollinators
This week we are joined by Kate Fosson, Co-Founder, and CEO of Brand Pollinators, about the experiences and knowledge we collect during a long journey, and how she's using her unique combination of skill sets to help brands scale sustainably.
Brand Pollinators tells your brand story, connects you with more customers, and helps you scale sustainably. Learn more here
Key Points of the Episode:
An introduction to Brand Pollinators and how Kate Fosson got started on her path.
Learn about how Kate got into professional development and then web designing.
What drew Kate to Military One Click.
Hear Gage and Kate dive into if it’s rewarding to get an MBA.
What a professional life it’s like post-MBA.
Learn about SCORE and Kate’s experience there.
How Brand Pollinators and their community came to be.
Kate shares some final case studies and tips for everyone listening.
Tweetables:
“You don't need a High School Degree to launch a successful company.” - Gage Mitchell [00:16:45]
“We're not here to make sure people's businesses are successful. We're here to make sure that they get the support they need and they get the information they need to make choices about their business.” - Kate Fosson quoting Jon Farrar [00:26:24]
“I think entrepreneurs should get some of the real facts first and maybe prototype a few different products before going all in and launching something at a regional or even national scale” - Gage Mitchell [00:32:20]
Episodes Archive
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May 2023
- May 10, 2023 Keep Evolving with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
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April 2023
- Apr 27, 2023 Over 1 Million Meals Donated with Richa Gupta of Good Food for Good
- Apr 21, 2023 Speaking The Truth is Powerful with Miyoko Schinner formerly of Miyoko's Creamery
- Apr 12, 2023 Deliver on Flavor & Sustainability with Alec Jaffe of Alec's Ice Cream
- Apr 5, 2023 Passion and Entrepreneurship with Jordan Buckner of Foodbevy
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March 2023
- Mar 30, 2023 Margins, Capital, Time & Purpose with Jared Kligerman of The Think Tank
- Mar 22, 2023 Why Not All Salt is Real Salt with Darryl Bosshardt of Redmond
- Mar 15, 2023 Food That Won't Slowly Kill You with Bobbi Giudicelli of Read The Ingredients
- Mar 8, 2023 The Benefits of Mushrooms with Parker Olson of Forij
- Mar 1, 2023 2022 HITS: Make People Feel Something with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares
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February 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Air, Water, Tea and Your Health with Michael D. Ham of Wild Orchard Teas
- Feb 15, 2023 No More Designing Pretty Trash with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Feb 8, 2023 Purpose Baked Into the Business with Matt Kreutz of Firebrand Artisan Breads
- Feb 1, 2023 Bringing Purpose to Pet Food with Jess Berger of Bundle x Joy
- January 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 28, 2022 The Joyful Freelancer: Work-Life Balance is a Waste of Time with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Dec 22, 2022 Sustainable Shit Show [Episode from The Creative Shit Show] with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Dec 16, 2022 Defining Better for the World with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Dec 8, 2022 Technology Meets Natural Food with Karen Frame of Makeena
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November 2022
- Nov 30, 2022 What We Eat Matters with Seth Goldman of Eat The Change
- Nov 24, 2022 A Passion for Productivity with Jessi Freitag of Startup CPG Podcast
- Nov 16, 2022 A Sense of Belonging with Katrina Tolentino of Naturally Network
- Nov 9, 2022 Impact-Driven Holiday Shopping Guide with Kate Fosson of Brand Pollinators
- Nov 2, 2022 Shifting Toward Sustainability with Alicia Lahey of Humble Snacks
- October 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 TikTok and Vulnerability with Erica Rankin of Bro Dough
- Sep 21, 2022 The Keys to Success with John Foraker of Once Upon a Farm
- Sep 14, 2022 Importing Food Culture with Amy Zitelman of Soom Foods
- Sep 8, 2022 Simplify to Amplify with Fred Hart of Interact
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August 2022
- Aug 31, 2022 Help People Along the Way with David Simnick of Soapbox
- Aug 24, 2022 Be Willing to Lose Everything with Adam Hiner of Pacha
- Aug 17, 2022 Follow Your Passion with Fred Haberman of Freak Flag Organics
- Aug 10, 2022 2021 HITS: Prioritizing Brand Messaging with Pilar Ochi of Alter Eco
- Aug 3, 2022 Will it Get Recycled with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
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July 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 Better Food Packaging in 30 Questions with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Jul 21, 2022 2021 HITS: From Coffee to Cascara with Paul Evers of Riff
- Jul 14, 2022 2021 HITS: Reaching Green Consumers with Carolyn Parrs of Mind Over Markets
- Jul 7, 2022 2021 HITS: A Culture of Candor with Linwood Paul & Matt D’Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Jul 1, 2022 People, Planet, Balance, and Growth with Michelle Miller of The Green Marketing Academy
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June 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 When Everything Goes Wrong with Sadrah Schadel of No Evil Foods
- Jun 15, 2022 Focus on Your Fans with Dr. James Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions
- Jun 13, 2022 Get Creative with Your Giving at the 1% for the Planet Global Summit
- Jun 2, 2022 Know Thy Foods with Tim Richards of Philosopher Foods
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May 2022
- May 26, 2022 A Culture of Sustainability with Moji Igun of Blue Daisi Consulting
- May 18, 2022 Squashing the Voice of Doubt with Kaitlin Mogentale of Pulp Pantry
- May 12, 2022 What We Learn Along the Way with Kate Fosson of Brand Pollinators
- May 4, 2022 Lifestyle Design with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
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April 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 What's Your Manatee Moment? with Allyson Bartlett of 1% for the Planet
- Apr 21, 2022 Progress Over Perfection with Radhika Manwani of Sieo
- Apr 13, 2022 Fighting Honey Fraud with Douglas Raggio of Pass the Honey
- Apr 6, 2022 Persistence Beats Resistance with Robert Koenen of Boxed Water is Better
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March 2022
- Mar 31, 2022 Mompreneur on a Mission with Pallavi Pande of Dtocs
- Mar 25, 2022 Make it Easy with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Mar 18, 2022 The Problem with Motivation with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Mar 12, 2022 Materiality and Future Fit with Rob Sinclair of The ImaginALL Collective
- Mar 2, 2022 Assessing Your Impact with Breyn Hibbs of Take Two
- February 2022
- January 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 29, 2021 A Framework for Communications with Molly Gaines of Kindship Group
- Dec 22, 2021 It All Starts with The People with Michelle Hirons of Higher Ring
- Dec 15, 2021 Excellence Without Attachment with Subtle Distinctions
- Dec 8, 2021 Nailing The Pitch with Kayla Castañeda of Agua Bonita
- Dec 2, 2021 Food Systems & Climate Change with Jonathan Reinbold of Thomas Foods
- November 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 A Transparent Food System with Colleen Kavanagh of ZEGO Foods
- Oct 20, 2021 Growing Organic Certification with Jessica Beckett Parr of CCOF
- Oct 13, 2021 From Coffee to Cascara with Paul Evers of Riff
- Oct 6, 2021 The #1 Climate Change Solution with Turner Wyatt of Upcycled Food Association
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September 2021
- Sep 29, 2021 Cookies for Recovery with Kelsey Moreira of Doughp
- Sep 22, 2021 Check Your Zipcode Culture with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Sep 15, 2021 Reaching Green Consumers with Carolyn Parrs of Mind Over Markets
- Sep 8, 2021 Investing in Sustainability with Ryan Williams of NextWorld Evergreen
- Sep 1, 2021 Growing a New Garden Brand with Jason Rider & Morgan Rider of Thriving Design
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August 2021
- Aug 25, 2021 Persuasive Branding with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
- Aug 21, 2021 Cultivating Heartset with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Aug 12, 2021 Business as a Force for Good with Veena Harbaugh of B Lab US & Canada
- Aug 4, 2021 Know Your Customer with Eric Pierce of New Hope Network
- July 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 30, 2021 Making Green Mainstream with Annalea Krebs of Social Nature
- Jun 23, 2021 Cleaning Up the Soap Aisle with Kristine & Daniel Sperling of Makes 3 Organics
- Jun 16, 2021 First-Voice Storytelling with Pablo Muñoz Ledo of Into
- Jun 9, 2021 Independent Retail with Lisa Gebhardt of Marlene’s Market & Deli
- Jun 2, 2021 Raising Crowd Capital with Jonny Price of WeFunder
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May 2021
- May 27, 2021 I Before We with Linwood Paul & Matt D’Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- May 19, 2021 Failing to Save The Planet with Ian Walker of Left Coast Naturals
- May 12, 2021 Flipping The Script with Dennis Weaver of The Organic Marketing Association
- May 5, 2021 How Are You, Really with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
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April 2021
- Apr 28, 2021 Protecting Intellectual Property with Erin Ogden of OGS Law
- Apr 21, 2021 Content is SEO with Casey Nifong of Mountain Laurel Digital
- Apr 14, 2021 Connection Before Content with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Apr 7, 2021 Why Fair Matters with Anna Canning of Fair World Project
- Apr 7, 2021 The Path to Action with Linwood Paul and Matt D’Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Apr 2, 2021 Mission & Marketing with Jamie Lamonde of Kindship Group
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March 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Making Health Accessible with Zeke Khali the Healthy Hueman
- Mar 18, 2021 A Culture of Candor with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
- Mar 15, 2021 Money Doing Good with Adrian Reif of Umana Venture Studio
- Mar 8, 2021 Purpose on Purpose with Rob Sinclair of Conscious Brands
- Mar 3, 2021 Regenerative Chocolate Foundation with Antoine Ambert of Alter Eco
- February 2021
- January 2021
