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Growth Track: Is Retail Right For Your Brand? Build & Evaluate a P&L You Can Scale in Retail with Jess Boroi

Making the jump to retail can propel your brand—or drain your runway. In this masterclass, CPG operator and fractional sales leader Jess Boroi will demystify the true cost of going brick-and-mortar and give you a practical system to decide if, when, and how retail fits your growth plan.

Date

Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 4:00 PM EST

CLICK HERE TO RSVP *REQUIRED TO ATTEND - F&B Growth Track 10th House Members Only

This session is a part of the Food & Beverage Growth Track, and is exclusively for food & beverage founders inside of The 10th House.
 
Making the jump to retail can propel your brand—or drain your runway. In this masterclass, CPG operator and fractional sales leader Jess Boroi will demystify the true cost of going brick-and-mortar and give you a practical system to decide if, when, and how retail fits your growth plan.

Jess has supported category-leading brands through major retail expansions, building the operating foundations that make sell-in and sell-through sustainable. She’ll walk you through a retailer-ready P&L—line by line—so you can see the full picture: margins, trade spend, fees, and the cash requirements often overlooked in early planning. In this session, you’ll learn how to:

  • Decide if now is the right time to pursue retail based on your stage, margins, and cash
  • Build a retail P&L that accounts for hidden costs, trade spend, and retailer margins
  • Model scenarios across channels and retailers to understand true profitability
  • Set realistic launch-year assumptions
  • Avoid common mistakes that derail early retail rollouts
 
Format: 60–75 minute masterclass for early-stage F&B founders. Live calculator walkthrough + Q&A, with a lightweight post-session exercise to model your own retail scenario.

Takeaway: You’ll leave with a copy-ready Retailer P&L Calculator and a clear go/no-go framework for your next retail move.

MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Jess Boroi is a fractional CPG operator and partner at Golden Thread, where she supports emerging brands with sales enablement and the operational building blocks behind retail success: demand planning, promo planning, and P&L modeling. Her experience spans high-growth consumer brands including Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Hu, and Magic Spoon.

At Golden Thread, Jess partners with founders to connect sales strategy with finance and ops, translating complex retail mechanics into clear decisions and scalable plans. She’s passionate about making retail math accessible, empowering founders to protect margin, plan cash, and scale on their own terms.

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Community Conversation

Get Your Assets Together: A Modern Entrepreneur's Guide to Monetization, Growth & Acquisition

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

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Nov

20

City Sessions

{ORLANDO, FL) Member Mingle

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20

City Sessions

{ORLANDO, FL} Member Mingle

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

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Nov

20

LinkedIn Live

Building a Category-Leading Brand with Elizabeth Stein, Founder & CEO of Purely Elizabeth

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 2:00 PM EST

In this session, hear from Elizabeth Stein, founder and CEO of Purely Elizabeth, who transformed her background in holistic nutrition into one of today’s most recognized better-for-you food brands.

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Nov

21

10th House HUddles

Fashion and Accessories Huddle

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Friday, November 21, 2025, 10:00 AM PST

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4

City Sessions

{DANA POINT, CA} Member Mingle

Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:30 PM PST

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Dec

9

City Sessions

{BROOKLYN, NY} Member Mingle

Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 9:00 AM EST

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9

City Sessions

{NEW YORK} FFC + Luminary Co-Working Day

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Dec

10

10th House HUddles

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

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12

City Sessions

{ORANGE COUNTY, CA} Member Mingle

Friday, December 12, 2025, 9:00 AM PST

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15

10th House HUddles

Food & Beverage Huddle

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Monday, December 15, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

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9

City Sessions

{NEW YORK, NY} Member Mingle

Friday, January 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

​Grounded Success: Founder’s End-of-Year Reset 
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