🍦 Expo West 2020 Badge Giveaway 🚀
In six months, the Indie CPG community has grown to 250+ brands building sustainable food, beverage, beauty, and lifestyle products. More than 50 of our members are exhibiting at Expo West, the largest natural trade show of the year, where they’ll launch new products and flavors.
To support our community and help one more brand get to the show, we’re excited to give away one Expo West badge, along with resources and meeting intros to catalyze your brand.
Applications are open until Friday, February 14, 2020. We are only accepting applications via the form below. Please do not contact our mentors or team about this giveaway. If you have a question, please use our contact form. Good luck!
Our giveaway includes:
One Expo West badge for the week of March 3-7, 2020.
Ticket to Natural Products Business School on Tuesday, March 3.
3+ meetings with industry mentors at or after Expo West.
A video chat with Amrit to help you prepare for the show.
A custom designed sell sheet for retailer meetings.
Connections to founders exhibiting and in our community.
Invitations to events during the conference.
A few surprises ✨
For your brand to qualify, you must be:
A co-founder of the company.
A member of our community - it’s free to join here.
Attending Expo West with this brand for the first time.
Not already registered to attend or exhibit at Expo West 2020.
A food, beverage, or beauty brand positioned for natural grocers.
Retail ready! Ideally you’re in a few retailers and ready to expand.
A sustainable, natural, organic, and/or impact-driven brand.
Able to cover the costs of any travel or accommodations.
Industry Mentors
Amrit Richmond, Indie CPG
On our call, you can ask me anything about Expo West, consumer insights, brand strategy, partnerships, market research, or something else you’re looking for help with.
I’m the founder of consumer insights agency CMYK Ventures, and co-organize Indie CPG with my friends Steven and Meighan. We send brand founders a newsletter, host events, and work behind the scenes to connect members to each other, creative vendors, and industry partners to help brands grow.
Kiva Dickinson, Selva Ventures
Pitch Kiva your brand and get feedback on your business and go-to-market strategy.
As Managing Partner and founder of Selva Ventures, Kiva leads deal sourcing and execution, and works closely with portfolio brands Haus, MUD\WTR, and Three Wishes. Previously, Kiva was a Partner at CircleUp, where he joined during the launch of CircleUp Growth Partners, and led Series B investments in Nutpods and Liquid I.V., working closely with both after investment.
Chloe Steinberg, Equinox Ventures
Pitch Chloe your brand and learn about what powerhouse health and wellness brands are looking for in Food & Beverage brands.
Chloe Steinberg launched and leads Equinox Ventures, the early stage VC arm of the Equinox Group of brands. She's led eight investments to date and developed relationships with a wide variety of strategic brands, while also helping to launch several new business lines including Precision Run, Variis and PROJECT By Equinox.
Nicole Baqai, Powered by Extra
Learn how to work with hotels and the future of hospitality from our friend Nicole.
Extra is a curated marketplace that connects brands with the most coveted hospitality locations. With Extra boutique hotels, short-term rental, wellness centers, and co-working spaces discover products for mini-bar, retail space, amenities or furnishings. Brands have access to the most desirable hospitality locations through one single portal for distribution and marketing.