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Today's guest on the Food Biz Wiz podcast is Skyler Mapes, the Cofounder and CEO of EXAU, a high-quality Italian olive oil brand. Skyler has been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 and has grown EXAU by 6x over the past 6 years. Still, Skyler says "no" to constant growth and expansion. In this episode, we are thrilled to share our conversation on her journey to this point and the lessons that she has learned, including...
Wizes, as Skyler and I mentioned in this episode, we'd LOVE it if you scroll wayyyy back in our social media profiles and tag us on our early content! You'll see that being a brand online is a constant work in progress and see Skyler's three key words in action. Find both the Food Biz Wiz and EXAU social media links in our full show notes here!
187. [Original Recipe] Are You A High Maintenance Vendor?
186. [Is It Worth It, Charlie?] How do you know when it's time to pivot?
185. Quarterly Planning For Busy Food Founders
184. Approaching Co-Branded Collabs & Balancing your Social Mission with your Biz Strategy with Ground Up PDX
183. [Original Recipe] Last Minute Trade Show Planning: Prepping for Fancy Food, Expo West, and the GF Mercantile!
182. The Power of Setting Expectations with Sadie Scheffer of Bread Srsly
181. How To Have Dedicated CEO Time (And What To Do During It!)
180. [Is it Worth it Charlie?] How to Balance Customer Experience with Ops Efficiency
179. [Original Recipe] Working With Influencers: How To Execute A Successful Influencer Marketing Campaign For Your Food Or Beverage Brand with Wonderkind Co.
178. What Do You REALLY Want In 2023? Borrow My New Way Of Defining Success.
177. [Original Recipe] How to Make & Track Progress On Your Goals [2022 Goal Setting Mini-Series Episode 5/5]
176. [Original Recipe] How To Overcome Overwhelm & Business Setbacks [2022 Goal Setting Mini-Series Episode 4/5]
175. [Original Recipe] Tactics for Hitting Your Goals [2022 Goal Setting Mini-Series Episode 3/5]
174. [Original Recipe] Reverse Engineer Your Goals [2022 Goal Setting Mini-Series Episode 2/5]
173. [Original Recipe] Introducing our Goal Setting Mini Series: Why Set Goals? [Episode 1/5]
172. Behind The Scenes with Charlie: His CPG Producer Insights
171. Behind The Scenes with Alli: Her Wholesale Buyer Insights
170. [Original Recipe] Maximizing Your Marketing ROI with Ryan Pintado-Vertner of Smoketown
169. [Original Recipe] Crowdsourcing 101: How to Launch & Execute A Successful Kickstarter Campaign
168. Should I add another SKU to my lineup? [“Is It Worth It, Charlie?” Series]
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