Tara Bosch founded SmartSweets at the age of 21, and sold it 4 years later for $360M. She had a very strong vision and scaled quickly, reaching $125M in sales in just her fourth year in business. What a story, right?
Tara is keynoting The Capitalism Conference this year, so I wanted to sit down with her to break down how she turned SmartSweets into a household name. This is one of the best case studies I’ve ever seen in how to build a huge brand by building a raving fanbase.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) – Introduction
(2:00) – Building And Growing SmartSweets
(3:50) – Life After Tara’s Exit
(6:30) – Getting Past The First Year
(9:28) – How To Build A Radical Fan Base
(16:00) – Establishing Your Massive Vision
(19:00) – Raising Capital
(22:00) – Finding Mentors And Advisors
(25:00) – Funding Inventory With Debt Capital
(28:00) – Hiring The Right People For Scale
(32:00) – Scaling SmartSweets
(38:00) – Authenticity Wins
(40:00) – Visualizing Success