Co-Founder and Chief Organic Optimist
Stonyfield Organic
Founder and Brand Champion
TIG
Natural Products Consulting
Managing Partner
Loft Growth Partners
Principal
All Natural Strategies
Liz Myslik
Managing Partner
Loft Growth Partners.
Tara Burkley
Director, Data and Insights
New Hope
Founder and Brand Champion
TIG
Founder & Managing Partner
Harbinger Ventures
Partner
Giannuzzi Lewendon
Partner
Melitas Ventures
Founder & Managing Partner
Boulder Food Group
President & CEO
RSF Social Finance
Managing Partner
Loft Growth Partners
Alisa Williams
Partner
VMG Partners
Innovative Financing Alternatives (12:20-1:20)
Managing Partner
BFY Capital
VP of Fundraising
WeFunder
President & CEO
RSF Social Finance
Grocery Outlet Presentation and Discussion (3:00— 4:00)
Chairman of the Board
Grocery Outlet
Senior Vice President, Purchasing, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
Dinner Presentation – “When Things Did Not Work Out” (6:30 – 8:00)
Co-Founder
Good Day Chocolate
Founder
Two Moms in the Raw
Founder
Lillabee Snacks.
Natural Products Consulting
Founding Partner
Fearless Unlimited
CEO
McGinn eComm
Founder & CEO
Smoketown
Brand & Communications Strategist
Principal
All Natural Strategies
Chief Growth Officer
Orgain
CEO
McGinn eComm
Director, Owner
Eco D2C
Insights from NielsenIQ – 8:00 – 9:00am
Brandon Galindo
Vice President of Advanced Analytics
NielsenIQ
Lindsay Binnie
Associate Director, Analytics
Nielsen IQ
RETAIL BUYERS Panel – 3:20 – 5:00pm
Second Generation Owner of Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Markets
Director of Purchasing INFRA
Director of Purchasing and Merchandising
Twin Cities Co-op Partners
Dir. Of Category Management
Dinner Talk – “Tales from the Trenches” – 6:15 – 8:00
Founder & CEO of nutpods
Co-Founder and Chief Organic Optimist
Stonyfield Organic
Sprouts Forager Team – 1:00 – 4:00
Manager, Forager
Sprouts Farmers Markets
SVP and Chief Forager
Sprouts Farmers Markets
VP, Forager
Sprouts Farmers Markets