David Kellerman is one of the Co-founders at Frank about tea, a small company with big ideas that is disrupting the tea business.

Together with his Co-founder Valerie, they started the business out of a passion for change, sourcing the best teas directly from tea producers in East Africa and now Sri Lanka.

In the episode, we talk about:

✅ How they are disrupting the tea supply chain and their commitment to farmers and sustainability

✅ Their 3 month trip to Africa on a motorcycle to research and experience first hand the issues in tea manufacturing

✅ The importance of a strong WHY behind your decision to start a brand

Website: https://frankabouttea.com/pages/about-us

IG: @frankabouttea

Tom Watkins is the Co-Founder at Mighty a range of plant based milk alternatives that are high in protein and free from any nasties.

Mighty fills the gap for delicious and nutritionally smart dairy alternatives with a range of plant-based milk alternatives that are high in protein and free from any nasties.

Tom and his brother Nick started the company after discovering pea milk in the US.

Some of the things we talk about in the episode:

✅ Nutritional aspect in milk alternatives

✅ Sustainability and tracking everything “Farm to Glass”

✅ Getting stocked at retailers and the Tesco Incubator Program

✅ Next plans, innovation and expansion beyond pea milk

✅ Building a team, resilience and “the obstacle is the way”

Website: https://mightypea.co.uk/

IG: @mightypeauk

Melissa Snover is the CEO & Founder at Nourished, the first authentically manufactured personalised nutrition project in the world.

With several patented 3D printing technologies developed in-house, they are able to offer personalised gummies made of 7 layers of vitamins and nutrients tailored to each customer’s nutritional needs and goals.

Some of the great insights Melissa shares in the episode:

• How she got into food 3D printing and what opportunities she sees for this technology and for personalisation
• The rounds of investment she's raised so far and future developments of the business
• Nourished's approach to innovation: never making a me too product and “Idea Day”
• The importance of empathy in entrepreneurship: find a problem that is completely unacceptable to you, feel the pain of the customer, and find a solution

Website: https://get-nourished.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/get_nourished/