Episode 194: [Is It Worth It, Charlie?] Balancing family life and running a CPG business effectively

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Are you an overwhelmed solopreneur, trying to balance family and business commitments while being told to just manage your time better? In this episode, Charlie Berkinshaw, our Retail Ready® VP of Student Success and the founder and CEO of Element Shrub, and Priya Patil, the founder of Belovd Foods, discuss how they work to improve their organization and time management for balancing their family life AND CPG businesses.

Listen in to hear Charlie and Priya's takeaways on...

📁 Why Charlie embraces a "slow" approach to growth

📁 Which planning and organizational tactics Priya can use to optimize her time

📁 How having a CPG community has benefitted Priya's business

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MEET PRIYA PATIL OF BELOVD FOODS: 

“Spiranunu Chocolate” 

That’s what Priya Patil’s Belovd twin toddlers called the nutrient-rich dark chocolate after she introduced them to the two key superfood ingredients: cocoa and spirulina. 

Priya learned the value of cocoa and spirulina - and each ingredient’s respective impact on people and their health - over the course of her international public health career. With masters and PhD degrees, Priya lived and worked in over 15 countries around the world helping people, families, and communities thrive by embracing wellness, cultivating health, and seeking joy.

From her experience, she knew spirulina, the most nutrient-dense plant in nature, was a complete protein, and used in nutrition programs around the world. And she could link cocoa, an ancient superfood, to an abundance of beneficial polyphenols and antioxidants. 

Combined, the ingredients produced a classic, yet modern chocolate. It was an instant hit - with toddlers and adults alike. 

Today, Belovd Food is the blend of Priya’s professional experience and personal heart. She knows that creating a positive shift in food and health has the potential to impact a community’s future forever because it changes how people and families live, thrive and feel joy. The Belovd Food team wants to be a part of creating that joy for others. 

Be happy, Be healthy, Belovd. Find Belovd Foods at their site and on social media as @belovdfood.

MEET CHARLIE BERKINSHAW:

Charlie Berkinshaw is our VP of Student Success here at Food Biz Wiz, as well as the Founder of Element Shrub, a RTD and concentrate beverage line, and a Founding Partner of The Fountain Inn, a spirits tasting room in Washington, D.C. Charlie supports our students day in and day out, answering questions just like this in our private Retail Ready® student community and on our bi-weekly coaching calls.

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