Growing a consumer product business is hard to do alone
COMMUNITY

Growing a consumer product business is hard to do alone

Like ketchup and mustard and salt and pepper, when the right ingredients come together, everybody wins! Emerge convenes the best across our industry together in one place – early-stage entrepreneurs boasting a wide range of innovation, our industry’s leading experts, regional & nationwide retailers and distributors, brokers and investors looking for new opportunities, and more…

Learn more about the personalized guidance, 1:1 coaching and mentoring, live trainings, business solutions and more that you get when you become part of our community!

A Transformative Community for CPG Growth

Regardless of which part of the CPG, food and grocery retail industry you come from, we have a home for you here in Emerge. Meet leading industry experts, build and nurture healthy trading partner relationships and more – let’s strengthen the food and grocery retail industry, together. Access valuable training, mentoring and investor opportunities.

Live Trainings & Small Groups

Live Trainings & Small Groups

Unlimited access to 24/7 On-Demand Library and Expert-Led Live Trainings and Small Groups

Community

Community

Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and industry leaders to get more of the business results you want

Have Doors Opened For You

Have Doors Opened For You

Meet the right investors. Connect with distributors, retail buyers, contract manufacturers, 3PLs and media partners, all wanting to help innovative businesses like yours succeed!

Network

Network

Build your trusted CPG network and surround yourself with people who want to see you win.

1:1 Mentoring

1:1 Mentoring

From beverages to personal care, spices to snacks, plant-based products to alternative sweeteners, beverages to premium seafood, you’ll find a community of leaders wanting to help you thrive and grow a sustainable business you love.

Emerge mentors support the global community with their deep expertise and know-how. Mentors with origins in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, specialty & natural food, beverage, wellness, lifestyles like keto and paleo, personal care, and more. Our global mentor network has a wide knowledge of distribution models – direct sales, large and small distributors, wholesalers and brokers. Meet angel investors, private equity and venture capitalists and strategic investors from larger brands. Whatever business guidance and solutions you need, we have a home here for you in Emerge.

Featured Mentors

Kim Biddle

Influencer & Digital Marketing Expert

Experienced in Sales, Partnership and Influencer Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing, and Digital Marketing.

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Kim Biddle
Influencer & Digital Marketing Expert
Experienced in Sales, Partnership and Influencer Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing, and Digital Marketing.

Todd Brantley

Private Business Banking

Financial Advisor to early-stage CPG founders. Advising on pros and cons of various financing products and raising capital strategies.

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Todd Brantley
Private Business Banking
Financial Advisor to early-stage CPG founders. Advising on pros and cons of various financing products and raising capital strategies.

Jessyca Dewey

Digital marketing, content and social media.

Digital marketing strategy, content and social media for social change. Ex-VaynerMedia and Demand Media.

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Jessyca Dewey
Digital marketing strategy, content and social media for social change. Ex-VaynerMedia and Demand Media.

Betsy Gillette

Sales Management Expert

A 20-year industry veteran in conventional and natural retail, Betsy helps emerging and mid-sized Natural & Organic brands gain distribution at retail, develop promotional and trade strategies, solidify channel strategies, and manage broker relationships.

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Betsy Gillette
Co-Founder / CEO
Synergy is the sales force for brands that don't have their own. Betsy and her team assist brands with pricing and promotional strategy, broker management, the category review process, and data & analytics. Synergy assigns a lead person to help with overall strategy and to be the core communicator within the team. And we have a team of seasoned CPG sales professionals to manage natural and organic retailers in their assigned territory. Betsy is a 20-year industry veteran having experience in both conventional and natural retail with Jewel Food Stores in Chicago and Wild Oats in Boulder. Additionally she has held positions on the manufacturing side, with White Wave Foods and in distribution at UNFI. For the past 4 years Betsy held key roles at IGNITE Sales Management, most recently as SVP of Sales, where she helped emerging and mid-sized Natural and Organic brands gain distribution at retail, develop promotional and trade strategies, solidify channel strategies, and manage broker relationships. Additionally she managed the IGNITE portfolio of brands at Whole Foods Market, representing over $100MM in retail sales.
Benefits

Benefits

Access exclusive growth opportunities (think buyers, distributors and trade shows), category data & analytics, the business solutions and services you need to better grow and manage your business, special discounts, media exposure and more…