EP. 8 - Daina Trout's company, Health-Ade, hit multiple milestones last year, selling 4 million cases of bubbly, fermented kombucha and surpassing $200 million in retail sales. It’s safe to say, at its current rate of growth, Health-Ade is well towards being a billion-dollar-a-year business. Hear how Health-Ade evolved from a hair-loss remedy to a huge brand of healthy drinks in this week’s episode!
In episode 8 we discuss:
· How Daina, her husband, and best friend started Heath-Ade
· How to scale a business with little to no capital
· Why Investors are not your friends
· How to build a quality company that can stand out against competitors long-term
· How to find joy (outside of the workplace)
· Daina’s philosophy around fundraising & financial freedom
· + lots more on personal & career development!
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[In 2017, Food & Wine named Trout one of the most innovative women in food & drink and in early 2018 Create & Cultivate featured her in its C&C 100 list, celebrating 100 women who are masters of their field. In 2019, Daina was included on Inc’s Female Founder 100 list and was also named BevNet’s Person Of The Year].