Brands for a Better World (formerly Evolve CPG)

By Gage Mitchell of Modern Species

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Episodes: 148

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We're bringing you the stories behind the people and products building a more just, healthy, and regenerative future for us all. Tune in weekly and together, we’ll learn about why these better products and brands were created, how they’re helping fix broken systems, and what you can do to support them. My hope is that you’ll discover some new brands to love, and get some sparks of inspiration that will help you live your best life. // Hosted by: Gage Mitchell, Founder of Modern Species, a sustainable brand design agency helping better brands grow to scale their impact.


Episode Date
148 - The Brand is the Product with Christopher Gavigan of The Honest Company
Apr 26, 2024
147 - Not Potato Chips with Betty Lu of Confetti Fine Foods
Apr 19, 2024
146 - Inclusive Baking with Kimberle Lau of Bake Me Healthy
Apr 12, 2024
145 - Be Willing to Lose Everything with Adam Hiner of Pacha
Apr 05, 2024
144 - When Everything Goes Wrong with Sadrah Schadel of No Evil Foods
Mar 29, 2024
143 - Shifting Toward Sustainability with Alicia Lahey of Humble Snacks
Mar 22, 2024
142 - The Keys to Success with John Foraker of Once Upon a Farm
Mar 15, 2024
141 - Organic Trade Shows with Jamie Lamonde of Kindship Group
Mar 08, 2024
140 - Feel Good Snacks with Laurel Orley of Daily Crunch
Mar 01, 2024
139 - Future Proof Foods with Adam Maxwell & Kelsey Tenney of Voyage Foods
Feb 23, 2024
138 - Super Kale with Lisa Curtis of Kuli Kuli
Feb 16, 2024
137 - Peace Out Plastic with Kelly Perkins of Spinster Sisters
Feb 09, 2024
136 - Pitch to Win with Kat Weaver of Power to Pitch
Feb 02, 2024
135 - Upcycling Experiences with Will Nitze of IQBAR
Jan 26, 2024
134 - Better Candy Bar with Stu Davidoff of Gigantic
Jan 19, 2024
133 - Better Actions with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Jan 12, 2024
132 - Changing Behaviors with Nick Budden of Flavor Forward
Jan 05, 2024
131 - Self Care & Latin American Botanicals with Rebekah Jensen of Sanara Skincare
Dec 26, 2023
130 - Brand, Impact & Packaging with Adam Peek of the People of Packaging
Dec 22, 2023
129 - Regenerative Organic Agriculture with Patagonia Provisions and Paul Lightfoot
Dec 13, 2023
128 - Climate Neutral with Austin Whitman of The Change Climate Project
Dec 05, 2023
127 - 1% for the Planet with Kaylee Duncanson
Dec 01, 2023
126 - Minority-Owned Fellowship with Katrina Tolentino of Naturally Network
Nov 29, 2023
125 - Regenerative Organic Certified with Elizabeth Whitlow of Regenerative Organic Alliance
Nov 24, 2023
124 - Women-Owned with Elizabeth Walsh of WBEC East
Nov 22, 2023
123 - Upcycled Certified with Angie Crone of Upcycled Food Association
Nov 16, 2023
122 - Plastic Neutral Certified with Anjali Malpani of rePurpose Global
Nov 14, 2023
121 - Community Over Competition with Spencer Lynn, North Regional Manager of KOS
Nov 10, 2023
120 - Keep Evolving with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
May 10, 2023
119 - Over 1 Million Meals Donated with Richa Gupta of Good Food for Good
Apr 26, 2023
118 - Speaking The Truth is Powerful with Miyoko Schinner formerly of Miyoko's Creamery
Apr 21, 2023
117 - Deliver on Flavor & Sustainability with Alec Jaffe of Alec's Ice Cream
Apr 12, 2023
116 - Passion and Entrepreneurship with Jordan Buckner of Foodbevy
Apr 05, 2023
115 - Margins, Capital, Time & Purpose with Jared Kligerman of The Think Tank
Mar 30, 2023
114 - Why Not All Salt is Real Salt with Darryl Bosshardt of Redmond
Mar 22, 2023
113 - Food That Won't Slowly Kill You with Bobbi Giudicelli of Read The Ingredients
Mar 15, 2023
112 - The Benefits of Mushrooms with Parker Olson of Forij
Mar 08, 2023
111 - 2022 Hits - Make People Feel Something with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares
Mar 01, 2023
110 - Air, Water, Tea and Your Health with Michael D. Ham of Wild Orchard Teas
Feb 22, 2023
109 - No More Designing Pretty Trash with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Feb 15, 2023
108 - Purpose Baked Into the Business with Matt Kreutz of Firebrand Artisan Breads
Feb 08, 2023
107 - Bringing Purpose to Pet Food with Jess Berger of Bundle x Joy
Feb 01, 2023
106 - Start Living Unchained with Subtle Distinctions
Jan 25, 2023
105 - Cash, Community, or Customers with Jordan Buckner of Foodbevy
Jan 18, 2023
104 - Over Deliver on Experience with Lex Evan of Lexington Bakes
Jan 11, 2023
103 - From Curiosity to a Career (in Food) with Kimberly Schaub of PeasOnMoss
Jan 04, 2023
102 - The Joyful Freelancer: Work-Life Balance is a Waste of Time with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Dec 28, 2022
101 - The Creative Shit Show: Sustainable Shit Show with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Dec 21, 2022
100 - Defining Better for the World with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Dec 15, 2022
099 - Technology Meets Natural Food with Karen Frame of Makeena
Dec 07, 2022
098 - What We Eat Matters with Seth Goldman of Eat The Change
Nov 30, 2022
097 - A Passion for Productivity with Jessi Freitag of Startup CPG Podcast
Nov 23, 2022
096 - A Sense of Belonging with Katrina Tolentino of Naturally Network
Nov 16, 2022
095 - Impact-Driven Holiday Shopping Guide with Kate Fosson of Brand Pollinators
Nov 09, 2022
094 - Shifting Toward Sustainability with Alicia Lahey of Humble Snacks
Nov 02, 2022
093 - 2021 HITS: A Plastic-Free Mission with Sandra Ann Harris of ECOlunchbox
Oct 26, 2022
092 - Nobody Can Do This Alone with Caroline Cotto of Renewal Mill
Oct 19, 2022
091 - Start with Health with Mark Samuel of IWON Organics
Oct 12, 2022
090 - Donations Beat Discounts Andrew Forman of Givz
Oct 05, 2022
089 - TikTok and Vulnerability with Erica Rankin of Bro Dough
Sep 28, 2022
088 - The Keys to Success with John Foraker of Once Upon a Farm
Sep 21, 2022
087 - Importing Food Culture with Amy Zitelman of Soom Foods
Sep 14, 2022
086 - Simplify to Amplify with Fred Hart of Interact
Sep 08, 2022
085 - Help People Along the Way with David Simnick of Soapbox
Aug 31, 2022
084 - Be Willing to Lose Everything with Adam Hiner of Pacha
Aug 24, 2022
083 - Follow Your Passion with Fred Haberman of Freak Flag Organics
Aug 17, 2022
082 - 2021 HITS: Prioritizing Brand Messaging with Pilar Ochi of Alter Eco
Aug 10, 2022
081 - Will it Get Recycled with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Aug 03, 2022
080 - Better Food Packaging in 30 Questions with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Jul 27, 2022
079 - 2021 HITS: From Coffee to Cascara with Paul Evers of Riff
Jul 20, 2022
078 - 2021 HITS: Reaching Green Consumers with Carolyn Parrs of Mind Over Markets
Jul 13, 2022
077 - 2021 HITS: A Culture of Candor with Linwood Paul & Matt D’Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Jul 06, 2022
076 - People, Planet, Balance, and Growth with Michelle Miller of The Green Marketing Academy
Jun 29, 2022
075 - When Everything Goes Wrong with Sadrah Schadel of No Evil Foods
Jun 22, 2022
074 - Focus on Your Fans with Dr. James Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions
Jun 15, 2022
073 - Get Creative with Your Giving at the 1% for the Planet Global Summit
Jun 08, 2022
072 - Know Thy Foods with Tim Richards of Philosopher Foods
Jun 01, 2022
071 - A Culture of Sustainability with Moji Igun of Blue Daisi Consulting
May 25, 2022
070 - Squashing the Voice of Doubt with Kaitlin Mogentale of Pulp Pantry
May 18, 2022
069 - What We Learn Along the Way with Kate Fosson of Brand Pollinators
May 11, 2022
068 - Lifestyle Design with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
May 04, 2022
067 - What's Your Manatee Moment? with Allyson Bartlett of 1% for the Planet
Apr 27, 2022
066 - Progress Over Perfection with Radhika Manwani of Sieo
Apr 20, 2022
065 - Fighting Honey Fraud with Douglas Raggio of Pass the Honey
Apr 13, 2022
064 - Persistence Beats Resistance with Robert Koenen of Boxed Water is Better
Apr 06, 2022
063 - Mompreneur on a Mission with Pallavi Pande of Dtocs
Mar 30, 2022
062 - Make it Easy with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Mar 24, 2022
061 - The Problem with Motivation with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Mar 16, 2022
060 - Materiality and Future Fit with Rob Sinclair of The ImaginALL Collective
Mar 09, 2022
059 - Assessing Your Impact with Breyn Hibbs of Take Two
Mar 02, 2022
058 - Relaunching a Brand with Aaron Wallach of Javazen
Feb 23, 2022
057 - Make People Feel Something with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares
Feb 16, 2022
056 - Sustainability On Demand with Alise Zindiga of Printful
Feb 09, 2022
055 - From Their Cart to Yours with Steven Clift from GoodCarts
Feb 02, 2022
054 - Minimizing Growing Pains with Zachary DeAngelo of Rodeo CPG
Jan 26, 2022
053 - Intentionality Deficit with Subtle Distinctions
Jan 19, 2022
052 - Better Food Products with Jonathan Deutsch of Drexel Food Lab
Jan 12, 2022
051 - Understanding the Problem with Timothy Lawlor of ReadyWise
Jan 05, 2022
050 - A Framework for Communications with Molly Gaines of Kindship Group
Dec 29, 2021
049 - It All Starts with The People with Michelle Hirons of Higher Ring
Dec 22, 2021
048 - Excellence Without Attachment with Subtle Distinctions
Dec 15, 2021
047 - Nailing The Pitch with Kayla Castañeda of Agua Bonita
Dec 08, 2021
046 - Food Systems & Climate Change with Jonathan Reinbold of Thomas Foods
Dec 01, 2021
045 - Giving Bulk a Brand with Jason Freeman of Farmer Direct Organic
Nov 24, 2021
044 - Prioritizing Brand Messaging with Pilar Ochi of Alter Eco
Nov 17, 2021
043 - Preparing Brands for Wholesale with Alli Ball of Food Biz Wiz
Nov 10, 2021
042 - From Founder to Mentor with Mike Fata of Manitoba Harvest
Nov 03, 2021
041 - A Transparent Food System with Colleen Kavanagh of Zego Foods
Oct 27, 2021
040 - Growing Organic Certification with Jessica Beckett Parr of CCOF
Oct 20, 2021
039 - From Coffee to Cascara with Paul Evers of Riff
Oct 13, 2021
038 - The #1 Climate Change Solution with Turner Wyatt of Upcycled Food Association
Oct 06, 2021
037 - Cookies for Recovery with Kelsey Moreira of Doughp
Sep 29, 2021
036 - Check Your Zipcode Culture with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Sep 22, 2021
035 - Reaching Green Consumers with Carolyn Parrs of Mind Over Markets
Sep 15, 2021
034 - Investing In Sustainability with Ryan Williams of NextWorld Evergreen
Sep 08, 2021
033 - Growing a New Garden Brand with Jason Rider & Morgan Rider of Thriving Design
Sep 01, 2021
032 - Persuasive Branding with Gage Mitchell of Modern Species
Aug 25, 2021
031 - Cultivating Heartset with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Aug 18, 2021
030 - Business as a Force for Good with Veena Harbaugh Of B Lab US & Canada
Aug 11, 2021
029 - Know Your Customer with Eric Pierce of New Hope Network
Aug 04, 2021
028 - For the Love of Plants with Ellen Kanner The Soulful Vegan
Jul 28, 2021
027 - Sharing Power & Knowledge with Justine Reichman of NextGenChef
Jul 21, 2021
026 - Growing Upcycling with TJ Galiardi of Outcast Foods
Jul 14, 2021
025 - Hemp & Agriculture with John Porterfield of Woolen Hemp
Jul 07, 2021
024 - Making Green Mainstream with Annalea Krebs of Social Nature
Jun 30, 2021
023 - Cleaning Up the Soap Aisle with Kristine & Daniel Sperling of Makes 3 Organics
Jun 23, 2021
022 - First-Voice Storytelling with Pablo Muñoz Ledo of INTO
Jun 16, 2021
021 - Independent Retail with Lisa Gebhardt of Marlene's Market & Deli
Jun 09, 2021
020 - Raising Crowd Capital with Jonny Price of WeFunder
Jun 02, 2021
019 - I Before We with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
May 26, 2021
018 - Failing to Save The Planet with Ian Walker of Left Coast Naturals
May 19, 2021
017 - Flipping The Script with Dennis Weaver of The Organic Marketing Association
May 12, 2021
016 - How Are You, Really with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
May 05, 2021
015 - Protecting Intellectual Property with Erin Ogden of OGS Law
Apr 28, 2021
014 - Content is SEO with Casey Nifong of Mountain Laurel Digital
Apr 21, 2021
013 - Connection Before Content with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Apr 14, 2021
012 - Why Fair Matters with Anna Canning of Fair World Project
Apr 07, 2021
011 - The Path To Action with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Apr 06, 2021
010 - Mission & Marketing with Jamie Lamonde of Kindship Group
Mar 31, 2021
009 - Making Health Accessible with Zeke Khali the Healthy Hueman
Mar 24, 2021
008 - A Culture of Candor with Linwood Paul & Matt D'Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Mar 17, 2021
007 - Money Doing Good with Adrian Reif of Umana Venture Studio
Mar 10, 2021
006 - Purpose on Purpose with Rob Sinclair of Conscious Brands
Mar 02, 2021
005 - Regenerative Chocolate Foundation with Antoine Ambert of Alter Eco
Feb 24, 2021
004 - Curiosity & Connection with Linwood Paul & Matt D’Amour of Subtle Distinctions
Feb 17, 2021
003 - Launching a Plant-Based Business with Sri Artham of Hooray Foods
Feb 11, 2021
002 - Upcycling Opportunities with Daniel Kurzrock of ReGrained
Feb 06, 2021
001 - A Plastic-Free Mission with Sandra Ann Harris of ECOlunchbox
Jan 26, 2021