From the very beginning, Myles Powell has loved food. But STEM felt more practical than going to culinary school, so Myles became an engineer. His love of food and cooking never diminished though, so while working a full-time engineering job, Myles built his CPG company on evenings and weekends, and nearly a decade later, Myles Comfort Foods is still growing.
In this episode, Myles Powell of Myles Comfort Foods shares his origin story–including a short stint on a cooking competition show, why he went back to work after initially quitting his full-time job while building his CPG company, the many growing pains and pivots his business faced, and his best advice for other would-be CPG entrepreneurs.
If you’re a CPG entrepreneur who is building your business in addition to working a “regular” job, this episode is the encouragement you need to keep going. Let’s dive in!
In this episode, you’ll learn…
[00:00] Intro
[01:11] How Myles’s lifelong love of food landed him on a cooking show in 2013
[04:38] The first steps Myles took to turn his CPG idea into reality
[08:17] How Myles decided to change his product offering
[12:28] How Myles discovered and then refined his target audience
[16:42] Myles’s #1 piece of advice for anyone starting out
[19:22] How Myles decompresses from the grind of entrepreneurship
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