For Emerging CPG Brands

Build a CPG Brand Retailers Want to Grow

👉 “Data alone isn’t enough anymore”

You need visibility into what your competitors are doing — and how to win.

300+ Podcast Episodes | 400+ Articles | 50+ Keynotes       Trusted by CPG founders and industry leaders

Powered by advanced AI-driven insights + decades of retail experience

The brand got bigger. Did the business get stronger?

Growth is supposed to make things easier.

But more stores often bring more inventory, more promotions, more deductions, more reports, more partners, and more decisions. If the systems underneath the business do not grow too, every win can create three new problems.

That does not automatically mean your broker failed, the retailer is wrong, or you need another dashboard. It usually means growth exposed something the business had not built yet.

Retail Solved helps you find that problem before you spend more money fixing the wrong thing.

Growth should build capability, not just multiply complexity.

Need hands-on help with a recurring decision? Explore Decision Tools.

This platform is designed to help entrepreneurial CPG brands stop guessing, make smarter decisions, and compete with brands that have much larger teams and much deeper budgets.

“I help brands skate to where the puck is going even before the play starts”

You don’t need more information. You need the right next decision.

There are three ways to use Retail Solved, depending on the problem and what it is costing you.

If you want to learn it yourself, start with the podcast, YouTube playlists, and free resources. If you need something more repeatable, use the guides, training, and Decision Tools to build the capability inside the business.

And when the problem is costing real money, time, or retailer trust, bring it to me. I can help you get to the answer faster, work through the decision, and leave your team better prepared to handle it the next time.

Choose How You Want To Solve It
Same insights. Different paths. Pick what works for you.

Solve It Yourself

Get insights from the podcast, YouTube, and free resources.

Build The Capability

Go deeper with guides, courses, Brand School, and training.

Solve It Faster With Dan

Bring your problem, data, report, retailer, or decision. Get expert help.

Trusted by CPG Brands, Retailers, and Industry Leaders

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Podcast Episodes

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Published Articles

300+

Educational Videos

50+

Keynote Presentations

Listening to a half a dozen of your podcasts with the breadth of them being as many as they are, you can listen to half of those and get an MBA in entrepreneurship”

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Where Are You Losing Growth Right Now?

👉 Choose your biggest challenge — I’ll show you exactly what to fix

Launching A Brand

Avoid launching based on assumptions

👉 Start with what your shopper actually needs

Scaling Distribution

Stop guessing what’s driving growth

👉 Understand why your results are happening

Protecting Your Margin

Find hidden leaks in your system

👉 Fix what your data isn’t showing you

How I Help Brands Find What Others Miss

Most brands start with data. I start with the decision.

I begin with one question:

Why did what happened happen?

To answer it, I connect:

  • internal performance
  • shopper truth
  • competitive context
  • the next decision

That is how brands uncover opportunities others miss and identify what to do next.

👉 This approach has been used to redesign entire categories — including strategies that drove 9% category growth at a key national retailer while competitors were flat or declining.

Already have the report? Get the decision.

Most reports show what happened.
Decision Tools help your team see what matters, why it matters, and what to do next.

This is where I start when a brand is growing, but the team still cannot clearly see:

  • where the real risk is
  • what the gap is worth
  • who should act first
  • what should change next

I do that by connecting:

  • internal performance
  • shopper truth
  • competitive context
  • predictive next steps

That is how brands stop buying the wrong data, stop funding the wrong activity, and start acting on what actually matters.

That is how brands stop buying the wrong data, stop funding the wrong activity, and start acting on what actually matters.

Start with one live decision, one report, and one retailer or pressure point.

Need a quick overview? Download the one-page brief.

Most Systems Fail Because They’re Built on Incomplete Information

The Retail Operating System

Most brands are given disconnected advice.

What they really need is a system.

Retail success requires strategy, execution, and operational discipline working together. That’s what the Retail Operating System is designed to help you build.

It helps you connect the dots between category management, trade marketing, shopper insights, retail execution, brand advocacy, and growth — so you can scale with confidence instead of guesswork.

From Retail Confusion Retail Confidence

What founders struggle with

  • Guessing what retailers want
  • Trade spend without clear ROI
  • Brokers that are hard to manage
  • Deductions draining cash
  • Growth that feels inconsistent and reactive

What happens when the system is working

  • Retailers see your brand as a category partner
  • Promotions drive profitable growth
  • Brokers operate with more accountability
  • Deductions are reduced and controlled
  • Your brand grows with more clarity and discipline

Stop Making Trade Decisions in the Dark

You don’t need more data.

👉 You need the right visibility.

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