{"id":1268,"date":"2022-11-22T18:43:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:30:51","slug":"charlotte-angel-connection-episode-139-matt-beck-co-founder-and-ceo-of-hoppy-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/2022\/11\/22\/charlotte-angel-connection-episode-139-matt-beck-co-founder-and-ceo-of-hoppy-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 139: Matt Beck, Co-Founder and CEO of Hoppy Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hoppy-Planet-Logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1789\" src=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hoppy-Planet-Logo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hoppy-Planet-Logo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hoppy-Planet-Logo.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matt-beck-87305731\/\">Matt Beck<\/a> to the podcast. Matt is the co-founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/hoppyplanetfoods.com\/\">Hoppy Planet<\/a>, a food sustainability company fortifying everyday snacks with the nutrients and vitamins your body needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While working for Google in Chicago, Matt launched the company along with his co-founder and wife, Allie. During the pandemic, they relocated to Charlotte and scaled the business to new heights by taking on additional funding, growing the product lines, and expanding Hoppy Planet\u2019s retail footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cover several steps along Hoppy Planet\u2019s journey with Matt, like\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why chocolate chip cookies are the perfect food to make with cricket protein<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experimenting with 45+ different recipes to crack the code on cricket cookies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maturing the company operationally by moving from Chicago to Charlotte<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling recipes and ingredients from kitchen quantities to an industrial operation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How paranoia helped 5x Hoppy Planet\u2019s SKUs in 4 months<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026as well as Matt\u2019s goals for the next 12-18 months for Hoppy Planet, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please enjoy this conversation with Matt Beck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser.\u202fRegistration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. 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