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Hosted by Jason Wong · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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Welcome to The Duck Pond Podcast, your go-to show for exploring how CPG (consumer packaged goods) brands get their wings, and what it really takes to launch, scale, and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. Each episode dives into the journey of emerging and established CPG brands , uncovering the strategies, struggles, and successes behind their growth. From early-stage packaging decisions and product positioning to marketing tactics and building retail partnerships, we break down the key elements that help founders turn an idea into a world-class brand. We sit down with brand founders, packaging experts, designers, and creative leaders to share the untold stories behind iconic products and challenger brands alike. Whether you’re interested in how startups break into crowded categories like food and beverage, beauty, health, or sustainable products , or curious about how established
Jason Wong hosts The Duck Pond Podcast | Tips for CPG Brands to Take Flight, a business show with 21 episodes published.
Today we’re featuring Jay Williams, founder of Free Bird Water, a brand built around the simple but powerful idea of delivering clean, crisp spring water in tall 19.2 oz aluminum cans, sourced from the Blue Ridge Mountai
Today we’re featuring Keith Bearden, CEO of Alter Eco, the chocolate and snack brand redefining indulgence by making sustainability, ethics, and delight inseparable. Under Keith’s leadership, Alter Eco champions regenera
Today we’re featuring Adam Deremo, co-founder of AWAKE Chocolate, the brand that flipped the script on energy and indulgence by putting caffeine into chocolate. Instead of coffee or energy drinks, AWAKE delivers a pick-m
Today we’re featuring Michelle Valdez-Wilton, founder of Date Better Snacks, the brand reinventing what a “better-for-you treat” can be, using Medjool dates stuffed with nut butter and enrobed in organic chocolate, all d
Today we’re featuring Alda Karen Hjaltalín, founder of SKINERGY, a brand redefining what wellness drinks can be by blending skincare, function and flavour in every sip. Alda turned her passion for wellness and ingredient
Today we’re got Marco Biscarini, co-founder of Vibrant Meals, the Chattanooga-based meal-prep brand that’s on a mission to make healthy eating easy, accessible and chef-crafted. Marco and his wife Romana blended her back
Today we’re featuring Veronica Panzardi, founder of edggies veggies, the brand making veggie-intake effortless with flavor-neutral, air-dried kale sprinkles that last two years and slide into your meals like seasoning. V
Today we’re featuring Philip Kosak, founder of Wicked Crisps, the brand on a mission to deliver “deliciously deceptive” veggie-based crisps that are baked (never fried), gluten-free, non-GMO, and crafted for taste and pu
Today we're excited to sit down with Llance Kezner, co-founder of Millie’s Sipping Broth, the innovative brand that re-imagined soup by turning savory broth into tea-bag-style convenience. Llance and his wife took a home
Today we’re featuring Ali Elliott, founder of Farmer Foodie, the brand reinventing what vegan cheese can be with their Cashew Parm, dairy-free, gluten-free, shelf stable, and full of umami. Alison started as an organic f
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the gr
Today we’re featuring Brittney Cook, co-founder of Something Sweet, the premium frozen brown butter cookie dough brand that makes baking feel like magic. Something Sweet offers pre-portioned, ready-to-bake dough with no
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the gr
Today we’re featuring Sam Nelson, co-founder of BAR-U-EAT, the snack bar brand born from his time in Iceland and built around ingredient integrity and sustainability. BAR-U-EAT is crafted with whole, simple ingredients a
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the to
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the ha
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the ha
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast, where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves, covering branding, marketing, packaging, and the ha
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves. From branding, marketing, to packaging and hardships
Welcome back to the Duck Pond Podcast where we bring on founders, creatives, and brilliant minds to get behind the scenes on how to bring a product onto store shelves. From branding, marketing, to packaging and hardships
Jay Williams
Foundation president and CEO · Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Keith Bearden
CEO · Alter Eco Foods
1 appearance on this show
Kiki Couchman
cofounder · Sourmilk Yogurt
1 appearance on this show
Sam Nelson
co-founder · The Printing Charity
2 appearances on this show
Joe Rotondo
Senior Portfolio Manager · MidOcean Credit Partners
1 appearance on this show
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