This week we’re back for a very exciting update episode with Denise Woodard is the Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, the allergy-friendly packaged food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Created in 2016, Denise started the business by self-distributing cookies around NYC, eventually becoming a Certified B Corporation and raising millions of dollars in investment capital.
In this episode she shares:
- Her strategies to getting investors interested, including big names like HER and Rihanna
- How she became the first Black woman to raise more than $1 Million publicly for a CPG food startup, accumulating more than $20M
- How she is continuing to inspire other entrepreneurs while growing her own business
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
03:30 Partake’s rise to success
07:15 Raising capital with huge companies
14:50 Partnerships and rapid expansion
23:40 Managing personal finances in the start-up phase
29:06 Aligning with your true passions
38:21 Work-life balance
44:45 Tips for entrepreneurs
Check out episode 434 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube
Links mentioned in this episode
- Partake’s Website: www.partakefoods.com
- Partake’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partakefoods/
- Denise’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denisegwoodard/
- Desnise’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegwoodard/
- Marcy Venture Partners: https://www.marcyvp.com/
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