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Justin Mares on CPG, Health & Wellness, and Finding Non-Traditional Talent

January 10, 2020
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Justin Mares (@jwmares), founder of Kettle & Fire and Perfect Keto, joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- The state of CPG, the history of the market, and the problems with the incentive structure today.

- What has led to the decline in the health of the average American and where Silicon Valley goes wrong with its approach to food.

- Where he would be investing if he was running a fund focused on health and wellness.

- How to find non-traditional talent.

- Why he is short San Francisco.

- And much more.

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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Grace Chen is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.