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Practical perspective on retail readiness, go-to-market strategy, buyer expectations, and emerging-brand growth.
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Practical retail insight for events, panels, and industry conversations.
Road2Retail brings decades of consumer packaged goods experience to conversations about retail readiness, go-to-market strategy, buyer expectations, and emerging-brand growth.
Ways to work together
Built around the audience and the moment.
From a live panel to a post-event episode, each format is shaped around what attendees need to understand, decide, or do next.
Moderation & interviews
Focused conversations that bring useful answers out of founders, retailers, operators, and industry leaders.
Event coverage
On-site interviews and recap podcast episodes that extend the value of a conference or trade show beyond the room.
Education & mentoring
Clear, experience-based guidance for emerging brands preparing to meet retailers and grow responsibly.
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Appearances & coverage
Recent industry activity.
Panels, podcasts, event recaps, and industry sessions across the retail and emerging-brand ecosystem.
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Dallas · September 2026
ECRM Natural & Organic Event
Moderating a retailer panel offering advice to emerging brands.
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Podcast appearance
Retail Brand Discovery podcast
Appeared with host Chris Stanton to discuss emerging brands and the role they play within a retailer’s assortment.
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Destin, Florida · February 2026
ECRM C-Store event
Served on a panel with emerging brands and retailers.
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2022–2026
NACDS Annual Meeting
Produced recap podcast episodes.
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2024–2026
Expo West
Produced recap podcast episodes from the show.
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Podcast appearance
CPG Insiders podcast
Joined host Mark Young to discuss what it takes for an emerging brand to break through at retail.
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2024–2026
Fancy Food Show
Produced recap podcast episodes.
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Nashville · June 2026
Future of Commerce 2030 — Grocery
Produced a recap episode from the event presented by The Emerson Group and Haleon.
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San Diego · January 2026
SFA Winter FancyFaire
Produced a recap episode and chaired an Ask the Expert session with select attendees.
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2025–2026
CHPA Self-Care Leadership Summit
Produced annual-meeting recap podcast episodes.
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New York · 2024–2025; Nashville · 2026
Founder’s Innovation Day
Produced recap episodes and interviews with event sponsors and ECRM executives.
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Chicago · 2025
Innovate X: Winning in Grocery
Produced a recap podcast episode.
Beyond the stage
Ongoing work across the industry.
Mentoring
Specialty Food Association
Road2Retail serves as a mentor to emerging brands in the Maker Prep program at the invitation of the Specialty Food Association.
Published guidance
New Hope articles
- How to know when you are ready for retail — September 2022
- What goes into a go-to-market strategy — November 2022
Industry education
California Grocers Association
Chaired a 2021 session on how emerging brands and retailers can work together and created a retail-readiness video tutorial series.
Tutorial series
Explore the retail-readiness curriculum in our Learning Center.