Bulletproof Your CPG Brand

Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar 

The Bulletproof Your CPG Brand podcast is an audio natural products accelerator for food startups, entrepreneurs, emerging health-focused brands and retailers. 

Empowering Entrepreneurial CPG brands to get more runway from their available resources giving them an Unfair Competitive Advantage. Discover how to get your brand onto more store shelves and into the hands of more shoppers with expert advice from top CEO’s and leading industry Thought Leaders. You’ll learn how to Future Proof your brand by converting occasional customers into Raving Brand Evangelists so that you can maximize profits while saving valuable time and money. Build authority in your category across all channels by maximizing your Broker Effectiveness, Optimizing Your Trade Spending, improving your Brand Valuations, and getting more runway to Fund Innovation. This show was born out of a quest to answer your most pressing questions – the things that keep you up at night. Hit subscribe, and get ready to add rocket fuel to your growth..

“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”

-Scott Jensen, CEO of Rhythm Superfood and Stubbs Legendary BBQ Sauce

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“Dan and I talk about what retailers and shoppers really want, how to get your brand on the shelf, market changes, insights, trends, small brands and the future of the CPG industry!”

“Always a great time and discussion with Dan!!!! One of the smartest most intuitive natural food leaders in the industry – thanks for having me on!” 

– Phil Lempert, CEO Consumer Insight, The Lempert Report, SupermarketGuru, Forbes.com, Spoon Guru, host USFRA’s Farm Food Facts podcast

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“Scaling mission-based brands takes a specific playbook. Brand Secrets And Strategies podcast sheds light on getting to shelf … it’s working for HonestTea and BeyondMeat”

-Seth Goldman

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“No smoke, Daniel is all in, behind principles natural brands, elevating the game.”

-Robbie Vitrano, CEO, designer and investor trying to do the next right thing.

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Awesome to see BMC Black Belts Michael Sansolo and Dan Lohman in such a great conversation about the importance of remaining relevant at retail and with shoppers”

-Bill Bishop, Chief Architect, Brick Meets Click

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16 06, 2026

Mike Fata — Growth Doesn’t Break CPG Brands. Complexity Does.

By |2026-06-16T18:06:19-06:00June 16th, 2026|Category Leadership, Podcast, Video|

Most founders believe growth solves problems. More distribution. More retailers. More sales. More opportunities. But what if growth isn't the thing that's putting pressure on your business? What if the real problem is complexity? In this episode, I sit down with Mike Fata, founder of Manitoba Harvest and author of Grow, to discuss one [...]

9 06, 2026

Seth Goldman — How to Build a Profitable Brand with Values

By |2026-06-09T15:20:27-06:00June 9th, 2026|Category Leadership, Podcast, Video|

What happens when one of the most influential founders in natural products decides to start over? In this episode, I sit down with Seth Goldman, founder of Honest Tea and co-founder of Just Ice Tea, to discuss what it takes to build a mission-driven brand in today's retail environment. We explore: • Why Honest [...]

2 06, 2026

Your Sales Are Up. So Why Is Cash Still Tight?

By |2026-06-03T13:12:51-06:00June 2nd, 2026|Category Leadership, Podcast, Video|

Sales are up. Distribution is expanding. Retailers are saying yes. The team is working harder than ever. So why does cash still feel tight? In this episode, Dan Lohman explores one of the biggest blind spots facing entrepreneurial CPG brands today: Growth is not the same as health. The market has changed. The shopper [...]

26 05, 2026

Functional Foods and AI: Why This Is The Next Big Retail Trend

By |2026-05-26T18:08:01-06:00May 26th, 2026|Podcast, Trade Marketing ROI Increase, Video|

The brands that win long term are rarely the brands chasing short-term trends. They are the brands that understand: • changing shopper behavior • emerging category shifts • evolving health priorities • and how to position products before the market fully catches up In this episode, I sit down with Suzie Yorke to discuss: [...]

26 05, 2026

Margins Tightening? It’s Not What You Think

By |2026-05-26T12:27:20-06:00May 26th, 2026|Podcast, Trade Marketing ROI Increase, Video|

Growth feels harder right now because many brands are making decisions with only part of the picture. In this episode, Dan Lohman explains why most CPG brands do not have a spend problem — they have a visibility problem. Learn how the Retail Clarity Framework™ helps founders identify hidden profit leaks, improve decision quality, [...]

19 05, 2026

Most Brands Miss This Critical Step After Production With Caitlin Wilson, FULL GOOD

By |2026-05-19T12:12:36-06:00May 19th, 2026|Podcast, Sales Funnel Magnification, Video|

But very few spend enough time thinking about what happens AFTER manufacturing. And that blind spot quietly creates: • operational friction • retailer problems • deduction exposure • execution failures • damaged customer experiences • and hidden profit leaks In this episode, I sit down with Caitlin to discuss why operational clarity, fulfillment, packaging, [...]

12 05, 2026

Most Brands Don’t Have a Spend Problem—They Have This

By |2026-05-13T20:55:51-06:00May 12th, 2026|Podcast, Trade Marketing ROI Increase, Video|

Margins are tighter. Costs are rising. Retailers still expect performance. And most founders are working harder just to maintain momentum. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most brands do not have a spend problem. They have a clarity problem. In this episode, I break down why so many CPG brands are quietly leaking: cash margin [...]

6 05, 2026

Everything feels harder right now – Why Your Strategy Isn’t Working Anymore

By |2026-05-06T07:18:58-06:00May 6th, 2026|Podcast, Trade Marketing ROI Increase, Video|

Everything feels harder right now—costs are rising, demand is slowing, and margins are getting squeezed. If you’re doing everything right but still not seeing predictable growth… you’re not alone. Here’s the problem: most brands are making decisions based on data—but not understanding what’s actually driving performance. In this episode, I break down: Why data [...]

5 05, 2026

Your biggest retail mistake (it’s not what you think) With Hank Watt, Nature’s Wild Berry

By |2026-05-05T08:30:37-06:00May 5th, 2026|Brand Engagement, Podcast, Video|

Your product isn’t failing because it’s bad—it’s failing because shoppers don’t understand it fast enough. That gap is costing you sales, shelf space, and runway. In this episode, I sit down with a founder whose product creates an instant “wow” reaction—but only when people experience it. That’s where most brands get stuck. We break [...]

28 04, 2026

Your Competitors Are Using Demos Wrong (And You Are Too) With Andrew Therrien, Samplers

By |2026-04-28T19:31:30-06:00April 28th, 2026|Podcast, Trade Marketing ROI Increase, Video|

From Checkpoint to Growth Engine: Reimagining In-Store Sampling Most brands treat demos like a checkbox. Hand out samples, move on, hope sales follow. That approach fails—and it matters because you’re wasting money while missing one of the most powerful growth levers in retail. In this episode, I sit down with Andrew from Samplers to [...]

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