434: How Denise Woodard Got Jay-Z, Rihanna, and HER To Partake In Her Packaged Foods Company Rewind

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🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re back for a very exciting update episode with Denise Woodard is the Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, the allergy-friendly packaged food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Created in 2016, Denise started the business by self-distributing cookies around NYC, eventually becoming a Certified B Corporation and raising millions of dollars in investment capital.

In this episode she shares:

Her strategies to getting investors interested, including big names like HER and Rihanna
How she became the first Black woman to raise more than $1 Million publicly for a CPG food startup, accumulating more than $20M
How she is continuing to inspire other entrepreneurs while growing her own business

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro

03:30 Partake’s rise to success

07:15 Raising capital with huge companies

14:50 Partnerships and rapid expansion

23:40 Managing personal finances in the start-up phase

29:06 Aligning with your true passions

38:21 Work-life balance

44:45 Tips for entrepreneurs

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Links mentioned in this episode

Partake’s Website: www.partakefoods.com
Partake’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partakefoods/
Denise’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denisegwoodard/
Desnise’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegwoodard/
Marcy Venture Partners: https://www.marcyvp.com/

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Denise’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denisegwoodard/
Desnise’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegwoodard/

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