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Growth Track: Founder as Brand Builder: Step Into Your CEO Role with Meghan Caiazzo, CPG Executive & Growth Strategist
In this masterclass, Meghan Caiazzo will guide you through the mindset and skills you need to shift from product maker to business leader, and to become the kind of founder investors, retailers, and teams want to back.
Date
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
URL
Register NowCLICK HERE TO RSVP *REQUIRED TO ATTEND - F&B Growth Track 10th House Members Only
The most successful F&B brands aren’t just built on great products — they’re built on visionary founders who know how to lead. In this masterclass, Meghan Caiazzo will guide you through the mindset and skills you need to shift from product maker to business leader, and to become the kind of founder investors, retailers, and teams want to back.
Drawing from her two decades of experience scaling beverage and CPG companies from launch to $100M+ and leading multiple exits, Meghan will break down how to:
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Define and polish your founder story for pitches, press, and investors
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Build a profitability mindset that drives smart, sustainable growth
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Hire and delegate across production, sales, and distribution
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Align your team structure with growth goals and product strategy
Format: 60–75 minute masterclass for early-stage F&B founders, including a lecture-style session, live Q&A, and a post-event assignment.
Takeaway: You’ll leave with a 12-month founder roadmap that ties growth to team and strategy, plus a polished founder story you can put straight into your pitch deck.
MEET YOUR HOST
Meghan Caiazzo is a transformational beverage and CPG executive with over 20 years of experience building, scaling, and exiting high-growth consumer brands. She has led companies from launch to $100M+ in revenue, with a proven record in leadership, omni-channel go-to-market strategy, fundraising, and M&A execution. Her expertise spans national retail distribution, operations leadership, and strategic partnerships, consistently driving double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth while building high-performance teams.
Currently, Meghan serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Prepared Hero, where she built and led the commercial division, expanding the brand from DTC into national retail and strategic partnerships. Previously, she co-founded and scaled Victory Wine Group from a startup to $70M in revenue, executing a private equity exit, and later grew Palomar Beverage Company into a $100M+ multi-state distributor. She also played a pivotal role in scaling Nutr from $700K to $8M in just 12 months, securing marquee accounts including Target, William Sonoma, and Starbucks. Alongside her operating leadership, Meghan has coached CEOs and executive teams on scaling revenues, optimizing EBITDA, and preparing for strategic exits.
Meghan holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University with a focus on Strategy and Entrepreneurship, as well as an Entrepreneurial Innovation Certificate from Stanford University. She is an active member of YPO, where she collaborates with fellow leaders and founders, and is passionate about empowering others to achieve sustainable growth. Known for her ability to align strategy, execution, and culture, Meghan thrives on helping businesses and leaders win by running the right plays and building cohesive teams that outperform the market.
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Growth Track: Founder as Brand Builder: Step Into Your CEO Role with Meghan Caiazzo, CPG Executive & Growth Strategist
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
In this masterclass, Meghan Caiazzo will guide you through the mindset and skills you need to shift from product maker to business leader, and to become the kind of founder investors, retailers, and teams want to back.
Oct
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Working Smarter with AI: How Founders Can Use AI with Intention with Joan Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO of Bumo
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Join us for a session with Joan Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO of Bumo, to explore practical ways to integrate AI into daily business workflows without losing the human touch.
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Growth Track: Building Sales-Driven KPIs & Hitting Your Goals
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
In this session, founders will learn how to track and interpret the KPIs that drive real results in food and beverage: velocity, ACV, repeat rates, and margins across wholesale, DTC, and food service.
Oct
28

Paid Media That Works: A Founder’s Guide to Growth with Jhara Valentini of Valentini Media Group
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
In this hands-on workshop, Jhara Valentini, Latina entrepreneur and founder of Valentini Media Group, will share how to map your customer journey and use paid media as a true growth engine — whether you’re running your first $5K test budget or scaling into multi-channel campaigns.
Oct
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Growth Track: CPG Key Metrics & Monthly Financial Reporting with Melissa Ciana & Annie Carlon, Co-Founders of Acru Solutions
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
In this masterclass, Melissa Ciana and Annie Carlon of Acru Solutions will take the mystery out of financial reporting so you can run your business with confidence, clarity, and control.
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Growth Track: Go-to-Market Strategy for Retail, DTC & Food Service with Michelle Cordeiro Grant, Founder & CEO of Gorgie and Founder of LIVELY
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
In this masterclass, Michelle Cordeiro Grant will share the lessons she’s learned building two category-defining consumer brands, LIVELY and Gorgie, from concept to nationwide retail.