How Chomps Takes A Bite Out of Retail and Ecommerce

Although it may seem like Chomps has been an overnight success, behind the scenes there has been a lot of hard work, risky bets, and beneficial partnerships that has helped elevate the brand. On this episode, Pete Maldonado, the Co-founder and CEO of Chomps and Stacy Hartnett, the Vice President, E-Commerce & Marketing at Chomps, discuss how the company was bootstrapped, and how it has scaled through both retail and online platforms. Tune in to learn: The beginnings of Chomps (2:00) The timeline of success (5:45) Lessons learned after getting into Trader Joe’s (13:30) How and why Stacey came on board (15:00) Creating an appetite for risky bets (21:20) Identifying the right platforms (23:00) Contrarian ideas or data to track (31:20) Mentions: Tim Ferris/Noah Kagan blog Uncrate.com Up Next in Commerce is brought to you by Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Learn more at http://www.salesforce.com/commerce  Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at  http://www.mission.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.