NYC CPG Accelerator BeyondSKU Accepting Applications for Companies and Mentors In partnership with Austin, Texas-based CPG accelerator SKU and New York City’s top natural products consulting agency, BeyondBrands, BeyondSKU is a unique mentorship and capital program for entrepreneurs. BeyondSKU brings together experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors to mentor early stage CPG companies with a focus on better-for-you products and mission-based business values. “As a serial […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED May 11, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
Learning and Working Remotely in Crisis: What Are Professionals Looking For? According to a recent survey from professional training search engine findcourses.com, the mass-shift to remote work and remote training has not dampened learners’ desire for professional training. Instead, how learners need work and training to be delivered has changed. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop and unfold around the world, employees across industries and […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED May 5, 2020 AUTHOR Max Maccarone
Highlights From FounderMade’s Power Hour with Recess, OATLY, Milk Makeup, and More ForceBrands co-hosted a Power Hour with FounderMade on Wednesday afternoon to discuss redesigning brands of the future. The webinar brought together trailblazing thought leaders across food, beverage, beauty, wellness, and cannabis. Josh Wand, Founder and CEO of ForceBrands, led the panel that included Benjamin Witte, Founder and CEO of Recess; Mike Messersmith, General Manager of […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED May 1, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
3 Inspiring Initiatives Supporting the Consumer Brand Universe With a surge in consumer demand for products across categories, many prospering CPG companies are reinvesting their profits in COVID-19 relief efforts. Vita Coco donated $1 million to Feeding America and No Kid Hungry. Clif Bar & Company donated 3 million CLIF Bars to healthcare professionals around the world. Just Salad announced its partnership with […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED April 23, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
19 Founders and CEOs Share Leadership Insights During COVID-19 In times of crisis, leadership matters more than ever. It’s during challenging times that people look to higher authorities for stability, reassurance, and guidance. Whether it’s a CEO of a company or an official within government, leaders across the world are being tested during COVID-19. Forbes recently shared an article highlighting how some leaders across […] CATEGORIES Career Advice PUBLISHED April 17, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
How ‘Founders Give’ Creator Cole Riley Is Rallying Food and Beverage Brands for a Cause In early March, Cole Riley launched Founders Market, a food discovery network aimed at sharing the stories of the founders behind some of the most exciting food brands. It wasn’t long before his business pivoted. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, he paused content operations to focus on a new initiative designed to support relief efforts in New […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED April 12, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
ForceForward: Redesigning Teams with ForceBrands’ Founder and CEO Josh Wand ForceForward is a video interview series from ForceBrands that highlights what businesses and teams look like tomorrow. In the debut episode of ForceForward, a new interview series highlighting what businesses and teams look like tomorrow, we caught up with ForceBrands’ Founder and CEO, Josh Wand — or as we like to call him, Motivator in […] CATEGORIES ForceBrands PUBLISHED April 6, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
How to Hire Without In-Person Meetings, From Those Who Have Done It for Years ForceBrands recently ran a piece about virtual hiring, which featured some great tips on how to make remote interviews as effective as in-person meetings, but that’s only one challenge companies have had to face in recent weeks. Since the emergence of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the entire hiring process has changed in several ways. Fortunately, many organizations […] CATEGORIES Career Advice PUBLISHED April 2, 2020 AUTHOR Stefanie Schwalb
How to Onboard Employees, Virtually The bad news: Coronavirus continues to impact us in ways we never imagined. The good news: Companies are still hiring, giving us hope for the future — something we’re happy to report on and share with you. Because the circumstances of onboarding new employees have to change to accommodate the current climate, employers need insights […] CATEGORIES Career Advice PUBLISHED March 29, 2020 AUTHOR Stefanie Schwalb
5 Consumer Goods Companies That Have Pivoted in a Positive Direction The past few weeks have presented numerous challenges to businesses across CPG. As companies learn to navigate a new world amid a global pandemic, they’ve had to shift their business strategies and priorities. For some, this means pivoting their products and services to better serve the changing needs and lifestyles of their consumers. For others, […] CATEGORIES Company Culture PUBLISHED March 26, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
How to Build and Optimize E-Commerce Teams in Today’s Climate There’s a lot of speculation among digital marketing experts that coronavirus, coupled with social distancing and self-quarantining, will help boost e-commerce sales. If we examine its short-term influence over the course of these past few weeks, e-commerce has been one of the key channels for driving economic growth. While the long-term projections could yield complications […] CATEGORIES Career Advice PUBLISHED March 26, 2020 AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer
Working 9 to 5? How to Set Work Hours in a Remote Workplace Remote work is the new norm. Commutes have been reduced and working hours have been altered as more workers set up makeshift workspaces away from their offices. Many employers around the world have been forced to adapt to working virtually if they want their business to continue to operate. While it may be challenging to […] CATEGORIES Career Advice PUBLISHED March 25, 2020 AUTHOR Stephanie Trovato