The Harvest Growth Podcast

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jonathan Propper, founder of Dropps, to explore how smaller consumer brands can compete against industry giants—and how he’s applying those lessons to growing Happy Being, a functional white tea brand. Jonathan shares the growth strategy behind both businesses: build a strong direct-to-consumer subscription base, expand on Amazon, and use that traction to approach retailers with evidence of customer demand. He explains ...

How do you triple your business in one year while selling one of the highest-priced products in your category? In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Rashid Demchenko, co-founder of BIONATAL, to explore how product differentiation, premium positioning, and social media video helped accelerate his brand’s growth. Rashid shares how BIONATAL built its Ethiopian black seed oil business by giving customers clear reasons to pay more. From ingredient sourcing and p...

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare welcomes back inventors Salim Mitri and Joel Switzer to discuss how they turned two practical product ideas—Snug Plug and Cord Daddy—into successful licensing partnerships with a major As Seen on TV company. Salim and Joel introduce Cord Daddy, a new cable organization system featuring a patented cord-winding method and a built-in cord tester. They explain how designing a nearly turnkey product, protecting the intellectual property, a...

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Adam Tash, CEO of GT Water Products, to explore how he is modernizing a family business built on more than 50 years of product innovation. Adam shares the remarkable origin of the Drain King, which his father invented in 1970 using a bicycle tube, a curling iron, and a hose fitting after repeatedly dealing with a clogged drain. That simple solution grew into a successful American-made product line that includes Drain Ki...

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Chris Bodnar, Managing Partner at Impact Advisors, to explain how eCommerce and consumer product business owners can prepare for a successful sale and maximize the value of everything they’ve built. Chris explains why exit planning should begin two to three years before a potential transaction. From reducing the company’s dependence on its founder to evaluating inventory, intellectual property, licensing agreements, and...