I talk with Chris about pivoting from a culinary career into making hummus for farmer's markets, to borrowing money from his dad to build a hummus factory, to shutting down his hummus factory to move in with his copacker.

Ithaca Hummus has lit the world of hummus on fire and Chris hasn't taken any VC money to do it. I love talking to interesting people who have unique stories and world views and Chris Kirby absolutely does not disappoint.

BY THE WAY, Chris just launched Guillermo's Salsa as Founder and CEO alongside Guillermo from Jimmy Kimmel Live! Me and Guillermo share a birthday AND a love of spicy food and the salsa is quite nice.

Tune in, like, subscribe, all that fun stuff. And make sure you follow Chris Kirby on LinkedIn as well to see what else he gets up to.

Greg Esslinger used to be a Supplier Manager at UNFI. In fact, he was MY Supplier Manager at UNFI when Yellowbird was a fledgling brand. We were both learning the industry at the same time from completely different angles.

Greg opted out of big distribution years ago to prioritize time with his family and meaningful work over climbing a corporate ladder that ultimately wasn't filling his cup more than draining it.

Tune in for a candid talk about what your distributor partners are optimizing for and some of the things you should look out for.

Follow Greg on LinkedIn for regular deduction tips.

David is the founder of Seed Ranch Flavor Co. and Grown As* Foods. Previously in the renewable energy sector, he never seems to stop moving.

That penchant for moving takes him all over the world. And he's using his business spend to travel there, in style, for almost free.

Check out David's story here and then head over to the Gross To Net Substack to see the points travel plan that David built JUST FOR ME. If you're a business owner looking to make the most of your travel rewards, hit him up at cpgpoints@gmail.com.