As is well-reported, childhood obesity in America is an epidemic. According to multiple studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by the American Diabetes Association, and by the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, close to 33% of American children are now classified as clinically obese.
In addition to the massive additional burden to the U.S. healthcare system this will cause, childhood obesity is a moral crisis. Quite simply, we are letting down the next generation of Americans. And we can and will do better.
And like almost all of the great problems and challenges of the 21st century, the solutions to it will be found not by government nor even by well-meaning non-profits, but by savvy and hard-working entrepreneurs.
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Dr. Sears Family Essentials [1] - a children's natural foods company inspired and branded by the author of one of the best-selling child-rearing books of all time (The Baby Book [2]) - is a classic "doing good while doing well" business model and opportunity.
They provide children a foundation of lifelong health via offering exceptional and exceptionally well-marketed functional food and beverages, and supplements.
And guess what? As the company helps more and more kids eat better, it will grow its revenues and profits very, very fast.
This, folks, is the classic entrepreneurial win - win.
Meet the CEO
I am very excited to share with you the opportunity to meet the CEO of Dr. Sears - Mr. Tom Hicks.
Tom is uniquely credentialed to both lead Dr. Sears and to advise on the factors that separate the successful consumer products company from the unsuccessful.
Why? Because he has done it before.
Before Dr. Sears, Tom was President of Naked Juice and led their growth from $80 million to $200 million in revenues and a sale to PepsiCo in 2007 for 30 times earnings.
And he was Co-Founder and President of Fantasia Fresh Juice - leading them from startup to $15 million in sales in 3 years. And he is a former sales and marketing executive at both Frito-Lay and Proctor & Gamble.
Quite simply, Tom gets what works and what doesn't work when it comes to launching and growing consumer products brands.
And we're VERY excited to have him share his wisdom with us regarding:
- When and When NOT to place your product in the "Big Boxes" - Wal-Mart, Costco, Target
- How to utilize the power of the Internet to quickly and cheaply conduct high-quality consumer research
- How to and how NOT to utilize social networking strategies to build brand and product awareness
- And perhaps most excitingly, Tom will share his "pyramid to brand growth" - the interplay between brand-building, community-building, retail partnerships, and innovation
Best regards, and look forward to your attendance and feedback.
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Jay Turo
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Growthink, Inc
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P.S. I know too many otherwise intelligent businessmen and women who have been listening to all of the negative drivel that passes as business news out there.
Invest time out in your day to learn from someone who is doing something about a big problem facing our country and not just talking about it.
Links:
[1] http://www.askdrsears.com/
[2] http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Book-Everything-About-Birth/dp/0316779059
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