How To Build A Food Business (And Life) That You Love with Sari Kimbell – Part 1

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

Sari Kimbell is extremely passionate about helping food entrepreneurs become more successful. After all, that’s her job!

Sari lives in Denver, CO and owns a consulting firm called Food Business Success. She also owns the Fort Collins Winter Farmers Market.

Sari’s credentials are immense! Before starting her consulting business in 2016, Sari worked for Whole Foods as both a Marketing Director and a Local Vendor Success Manager. She’s also managed a shared commercial kitchen, created a wholesale program for an organic farm, helped launch a restaurant, and managed a farmers market.

And now, as part of her Food Business Success coaching program, she runs a successful YouTube channel, podcast, and Facebook group.

Given her background, it comes as no surprise that she has a ton of amazing advice to share in this two-part episode!

In this episode, Sari talks about the importance of having a strong “why”, what type of mindset you need to be successful, and what you should focus on when starting or growing a food business.

And you definitely won’t want to miss Part 2 of this interview, where Sari digs into the nuts and bolts of building and scaling a food business. Part 2 airs on April 19th, 2022.

And you also want to miss an AMAZING workshop that Sari is giving about increasing sales at farmers markets and events. She owns a farmers market and has tons of great tips to share. The live workshop starts at 10am PDT on April 22nd. Click here for more details about this workshop

What You’ll Learn

• The hard lessons that Sari learned when starting her own food business
• Why it’s important to be passionate about your business and find your “why”
• Whether having a mission or purpose behind your business is essential for success
• Which types of food entrepreneurs tend to struggle more
• What obstacles Sari has faced with her consulting business, and how it’s made her a better coach
• Why it’s important to have a coach that pushes you and holds you accountable
• What you should do to become more successful in your business
• How long it takes to build a food business
• The challenges with scaling up your business
• What to focus on when starting a food business

Live Workshop THIS FRIDAY

Title: How To Increase Your Sales At A Farmers Market

About: Sari shares all of her insider selling tips from years of running a farmers market

When: 10am PDT on Friday, April 22nd, 2022

• A replay will be available if you can’t attend live

Sign up: Click here for more details and a link to sign up

Resources

Food Business Success website (Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn)

Increase Sales At A Farmers Market Workshop

Food Business Success Podcast

Food Business Success YouTube Channel

Food Business Success Facebook Group

Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/59