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CPG Growth Advisor · Culinary Enthusiast · World Traveler

You’ve built a brand worth believing in.

I’m Julie. I’ve led food and beverage  brands across geographies and channels—from farmers markets to boardrooms. I guide CPG founders through consumers, category, competitors, and channel strategy, so every decision is made with clarity and conviction.

20+
years shaping food & beverage brands

10

countries tasted, studied & sold into

1

clear direction, built together

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Lasting brands are built on shared connection.

My Expertise

01

Reveal

I reveal the patterns that matter for your business. I ask the questions that get founders clear on the distinct value their brand brings to the market —testing assumptions, listening closely, and identifying what consumers actually use the product for, what it replaces, and where the brand has the strongest right to win.

02

Advise

I advise on the decisions that make sustainable, profitable growth possible. I separate signal from distraction, pressure-test the choices in front of you, and decide what deserves focus now—whether that means pursuing the larger opportunity or making the next ask that creates momentum.

03

Design

Together, we design the right channel architecture for your business. I turn insight into positioning, narratives, strategies, plans, and priorities that connect the brand foundation to revenue, stronger partnerships, and expanded distribution.

Meet Julie

I see what others miss.

Founders often know something needs to change before they can clearly see what it is. As a CPG Growth Advisor, I lead the  founder across their business, brand, shoppers, and marketplace —then bring the perspective and judgment to identify what matters, advise the decision in front of you, and design what comes next.

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Live Trainings & Workshops

Live Trainings & Workshops

  • November Founders Circle
    November Founders Circle
    6 days to the event
    Tue, Nov 17
    Nov 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
    Online
    A monthly virtual place for CPG founders who want to get clear on their next moves, and do so in a supportive peer community. Bring the decision you keep circling. We'll work through your important decisions together.
  • Land More Orders on Faire
    Land More Orders on Faire
    7 days to the event
    Wed, Nov 18
    Nov 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Online
    Free live Q&A with Sara Becker from Faire.
  • Spend Less Time on Content. Give Shoppers More Reasons to Buy.
    Spend Less Time on Content. Give Shoppers More Reasons to Buy.
    Multiple Dates
    57 days to the event
    Thu, Jan 07
    Jan 07, 2027, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Online
    The Q1 Content Sprint for busy CPG founders.

Food, connection, culture — and the next right move.

Book a Fit Call

Founders come to me when the next decision matters.

Bring the decision that is taking up too much space—how to get your audience to buy, how to stand out in a crowded category, how to get a response from your dream retailer. We’ll find the pattern or gap, identify the next step, and make an ask that creates movement.

Insights.

Field notes on the patterns, tensions, and decisions shaping CPG brands—and the positions that emerge when leaders look closely.

From Passion to the retail shelf

The result is movement.

My Client Jen and I kept coming back to the same principles: anchor to the facts, ask for the next step, and keep it brief so a buyer can easily respond. Instead of trying to sell a retailer on the entire Q4 opportunity, she asked to start with one case and test it in the store. The buyer said yes. She then proposed a date for another tasting. The shift was not just the outcome—it was the way she changed her approach.

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