From the ground up
The American entrepreneurial spirit at work!
Looking back I see a life dominated by the drive to be successful in business, but loaded with excess. I didn't have myself grounded. I lost everything and hit rock bottom. Then I found a way to turn things around through a raw diet, exercise, yoga and meditation. I reconnected with my home and family, got my hands in the dirt and became connected to the earth. Without even looking for it, I found an organic path to a business that I was passionate about and integrated beautifully with my lifestyle.
Timeline
We are selected to be in Google's micro kitchens.
Brad's first book "Brad's Raw Made Easy" is published with Random House.
YTD sales exceed all of 2012. A 33k sq/ft warehouse and office facility is opened.
Annual sales hit $5 million and we reveive multiple chain authorizations.
Our distributor sales channel is opened.
Brad's Raw Foods hits $2 million in annual sales.
We reveive a spontaneous celebrity endorsement on the Today Show.
Our products are picked up by Wegmans & Whole Foods Northeast.
Leafy Kale Chips are added and Brad's Raw Foods is picked up by Whole Foods Mid-Atlantic. We expand into a 12k sq/ft facility with a proprietary dehydration system.
Moves into a 4,000 sq/ft manufacturing & distribution facility.
Brad's Raw Chips is born in a single car garage and sold at local farmers markets.
What's Next?
Brad is now embarking on a search to find the next health and wellness product, service or technology with the potential to make a substantial impact on how Americans approach their overall health. Credited for "finding kale before kale was cool", Brad is currently connecting with other entrepreneurs and investors in an effort to lend his business acumen, entrepreneurial expertise and passion for healthy living to a promising new venture. To contact Brad with ideas and suggestions, email him at bradgruno@gmail.com.
