Experience

JPG Resources - Food & Beverage Innovation

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Partner, Emerging Brands Specialist

  • May 2022 - Present

  I use my experience in and understanding of the natural products industry to coach and advise founders as they launch and grow their progressive new food and beverage product businesses. I use my experience in and understanding of the natural products industry to coach and advise founders as they launch and grow their progressive new food and beverage product businesses.



Matchbox Consulting

• Canada
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Provide growth-igniting consulting and advisory services to emerging natural products brands across Sales, Innovation, Planning & Forecasting, Operations and Finance. Engagements have included: • Business management/forecasting and distributor management for an emerging meat snack brand • Forecasting, budgeting and trade promotion management for Humm Kombucha • Interim VP-Sales for CHOMPS Snack Sticks, securing the brand’s first Natural/Grocery retailer wins, initiating set up with key distributors and transitioning Amazon from resellers to direct sales • Interim VP-Sales for Kettle & Fire Bone Broth, expanding retail distribution from 40 to 2,000 stores • Strategic project management, including Non-GMO & Organic certifications, for a hummus & dip brand • New item development for The Kashi Company • Director of Natural Sales for The Honest Kitchen Pet Food, increasing sales 300% • Interim Director of Procurement and Production Planning functions for The Honest Kitchen • Business plan development for JC’s Pie Pops, an ice cream start-up which raised $14MM Show less


Sneakz Organic
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• CEO & Co-Founder

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2015


Kashi

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• Senior Brand Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

• Senior Regional Sales Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

• Senior Manager-Customer Marketing

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2009


Bear Naked
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• VP-Business Development

  • Jun 2005 - Mar 2008

Deloitte Consulting
• Italy
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Consultant

  • Aug 2001 - May 2004