Spilled Salt
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Spilled Salt is an interview series in which Maureen Ballatori, Founder and CEO of 29 Design Studio, will dive into the fun and foibles inherent to being a founder of a food-, beverage-, or agriculture-based business.
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- SS8 Ep 10: Francesca Galarus and How Mural City Cellars Built a Thriving Urban Winery by Prioritizing Community Over Convention · 53 min · Season 8 Episode 10Mural City Cellars co-owner Francesca Galarus joins the Spilled Salt podcast to share how she built a thriving urban winery in Philadelphia by prioritizing community, inclusion…
- SS8 Ep 9: Launching a First-of-Its-Kind Functional Dairy Product with Bec Pfeffer · 44 min · Season 8 Episode 9Maola Local Dairies Senior Brand Manager Bec Pfeffer joins the Spilled Salt podcast to discuss the launch of Maola More, a lactose-free ultra-filtered milk with protein and…
- SS8 Ep 8: From Farm to Can: How Oakridge Dairy Is Reinventing Fresh Milk With Moozy · 52 min · Season 8 Episode 8Seth Bahler of Oakridge Dairy joins host Maureen Ballatori on the Spilled Salt podcast to share how he turned a struggling 130-year-old family dairy into a fresh milk innovation…
- SS8 Ep 7: Andrew Jason on Ag Tech’s Reset: Funding Pressure and the Future of Innovation · 49 min · Season 8 Episode 7Andrew Jason of Grand Farm joins this episode of Spilled Salt, exploring ag tech innovation, startup funding challenges, ecosystem building, and opportunities in global agtech…
- SS8 Ep 6: Inside CPG Growth: Fred Hart on Packaging Design and Brand Strategy · 42 min · Season 8 Episode 6In this episode of the Spilled Salt podcast, Fred Hart joins host Maureen Ballatori to share insights on how packaging design, brand strategy, and evolving market dynamics are…
- SS8 Ep 5: Julie Camardo on Five Generations of Culture, Margins, and Servant Leadership · 50 min · Season 8 Episode 5Julie Camardo, CEO of Zweigle’s Inc., shares how she navigated succession, razor-thin meat industry margins, and company culture to lead a 140-year-old food brand into its next…
- SS8 Ep 4: How Paul Mabry and Pour Now are Closing the Gap Between Alcohol Beverage Marketing and Sales · 51 min · Season 8 Episode 4In this episode, Paul Mabray explains how Pour Now helps alcohol beverage brands measure sales attribution, improve beverage ecommerce, and create a better path from marketing to…
- SS8 Ep 3: Limited Releases and Cult Brand Loyalty: Steve Turner’s Playbook for Food Brand Growth · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 3In this episode of the Spilled Salt podcast, Steve Turner of Turner’s Dairy explains how limited releases, partnerships, and creative marketing helped their fourth generation…
- SS8 Ep 2: Bob Bailey and How AI Is Reshaping Strategy for Modern Businesses · 53 min · Season 8 Episode 2In this episode of the Spilled Salt podcast, Truth Collective founder Bob Bailey explores how his agency is using AI to reshape brand strategy and creative workflows.
- SS8 Ep 1: How Seen Nutrition is Scaling a Real Food Calcium Brand with Evidence-Based Innovation in Women’s Health · 44 min · Season 8 Episode 1Season 8 of Spilled Salt kicks off with Maureen Ballatori and Dr. Jennifer Han, co-Founder and co-CEO of Seen Nutrition as they discuss building a real food calcium brand and…
- SS7 Ep10: Finger Lakes Wine and Agritourism: Insights from the 2025 Community Development Society Conference · 1 h 23 min · Season 7 Episode 10In a special recording for the Spilled Salt podcast at the 2025 Community Development Society Conference, five leaders in the Finger Lakes wine and agritourism industry shared…
- SS7 Ep 9: Inside AgTech Alchemy: A New Way to Gather, Share, and Grow in Agricultural Innovation · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 9In this episode of the Spilled Salt podcast, AgTech Alchemy co-founders discuss how their grassroots community is reshaping the ag tech landscape through in-person events, open…
- SS7 Ep 8: Inside New York’s Largest Regenerative Farm with Mike Kreher · 40 min · Season 7 Episode 8Mike Kreher of Kreher Family Farms, New York’s largest regenerative farm, discusses redefining soil health and sustainability through outcome-based practices and advanced agtech…
- SS7 Ep 7: Julia Taylor on Rebalancing Land Management with Goats · 40 min · Season 7 Episode 7In this episode of Spilled Salt, Maureen is joined by Julia Taylor of Rosemary and Pine, a goatscaping business focused on regenerative land management. From career burnout to…
- SS7 Ep 6: Jennifer Newman Shares Lessons Learned from Beer, Data, and a Well-Timed Exit · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 6Founder and former brewer Jennifer Newman joins host Maureen Ballatori to share hard-won lessons on scaling startups, navigating market shifts, and why data-driven decisions…
- SS7 Ep 5: Scott Meyer and How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Work in Food, Bev, and Ag · 48 min · Season 7 Episode 5Scott Meyer of Chipp.ai joins host Maureen Ballatori on the Spilled Salt podcast to share how food, beverage, and agriculture businesses can use AI tools to save time, boost…
- SS7 Ep 4: How Matias Figliozzi, UNIBAIO and Micro Particles are Transforming AgriTech · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 4Matias Figliozzi joins Maureen Ballatori on the Spilled Salt podcast to share how he turned his passion for economic development into an award-winning agri-tech startup, using…
- SS7 Ep 3: Cybersecurity on the Farm and How Kristin Demoranville Is Protecting Our Food, Animals, and Future · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 3Cybersecurity expert Kristin Demoranville joins Maureen Ballatori on the Spilled Salt podcast, sharing her mission to simplify cybersecurity and prepare farm and agricultural…
- SS7 Ep 2: Lessons From the Lab: John Eaton on R&D, Manufacturing, and Scaling in the Beverage Industry · 48 min · Season 7 Episode 2In this episode of the Spilled Salt podcast, John Eaton joins Maureen Ballatori to discuss how startups can avoid costly mistakes through early validation, cross-functional…
- SS7 Ep 1: Soil Health, Technology, and the Farmer’s Bottom Line at Cultivate 2025 · 1 h 32 min · Season 7 Episode 1In this episode of Spilled Salt, host Maureen Ballatori is joined by a panel of experts at Cultivate 2025 to discuss soil health challenges, including profitability, soil testing…
