EP03 Kristina Komlosiova and Stephanie Johnson, Co-Founders at Pollen + Grace on Cashflow, Sustainability and Food Manufacturing

This week’s guests are Kristina Komlosiova and Stephanie Johnson, Co-Founders at Pollen + Grace, the natural food company bringing you modern day convenience food through a range of ready meals and snacks that are free from gluten, wheat and dairy. In this episode, we talk about how to manage cash flow and the challenges of the physical business of food manufacturing. We discuss Kris and Steph’s startup loan, their angel investment round and recent crowdfunding campaign. We also dive into sustainability for convenience foods and the need for a circular economy. Join in the conversation online using #THEWOTPOD on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWotPod and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/. Chapters: 00:00 Chapter 1: Early Career Aspirations and Starting Pollen + Grace 06:10 Chapter 2: Evolving Pollen + Grace 12:01 Chapter 3: Money Matters - 10X Revenue in One Year 19:28 Chapter 4: Pitching to Retailers 22:33 Chapter 5: Crowdfunding in a Hurry! 29:41 Chapter 6: Sustainability vs. Convenience Food 36:08 Chapter 8: Founder Wellbeing Episode resources: Pollen + Grace - https://www.pollenandgrace.com Startup Loans - https://www.startuploans.co.uk The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - https://amzn.to/2MjmRal Find out more about Pollen + Grace: Pollen + Grace - https://www.pollenandgrace.com https://www.instagram.com/pollenandgrace/ https://twitter.com/pollenandgrace https://www.facebook.com/pollenandgrace/ Connect with your host, Frankie Cotton: https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/