Naturally San Diego’s 2nd Annual Pitch Slam

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 Thursday, April 7th at 4 pm at BRICK in Liberty Station

Naturally San Diego’s in-person Pitch Slam will give natural products entrepreneurs the stage to pitch their up-and-coming companies to a panel of experts and audience members, ultimately winning a suite of prizes from our local San Diego community to help propel their industry growth!

PITCH SLAM ATTENDEE TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Your Pitch Slam ticket will include:

• Networking in-person with 200 of the natural-products community’s best and brightest
• Hosted hors d’oeuvres and drinks from local restaurants and brands
• Listen to an all-female panel of San Diego-based entrepreneurs
• Watch the shark-tank-style competition where brands will go head-to-head in front of a panel of industry-expert judges
• Taste and take home goodies from local, emerging natural products brands

After much deliberation and amongst the 35 incredible emerging brands who applied, we are THRILLED to announce the FIVE FINALISTS:

👉🏼 Chuza | Daniel Schwarz: www.chuza.com
👉🏼 COYOTAS | Janet Flores Pavlovich: www.eatcoyotas.com
👉🏼 Gear Hugger | Sergio Diaz: www.gear-hugger.com
👉🏼 Kové Hard Yerba Mate | Alex Montelbano: www.drinkkove.com
👉🏼 NOLEO | Nicolas Chery, CFA: www.noleo.com

We have an incredible lineup of industry-expert judges who will evaluate the finalists:

•  Justin Jackson, Chief Operating Officer of Jimbo’s Natural Family
• Polina Chebotareva, Managing Partner of Cambridge Companies SPG
• Rachel Kay, Founder of Rachel Kay Public Relations (RKPR)
• James Wilks, Co-Founder of #GameChangers Institute
• Jeff Church, Co-Founder of Suja Juice & Rowdy Energy

Announcing our all-star lineup for the LIVE Naturally San Diego Pitch Slam Panel:

“How She Built This”: San Diego Female Founders on Building Category-First Brands. Hear from:

• Leigh Keith of Perfect Snacks
• Sashee Chandran of Tea Drops
• Sandra Carter of Om Mushroom Superfood

On how they built their brands to pioneer and lead categories throughout the country, all from America’s Finest City.
Moderated by NSD Board Member and CEO of Keto Krisp by CanDo, Matt Clifford,

Mega thank you to our Pitch Slam mentors who are volunteering their time to support, coach and root for our finalist brands as they prepare for the LIVE shark-tank-style competition on April 7th:

👉🏼 Sara Brooks of Covet by Power Digital
👉🏼 Adam Hertel of Summit Sales Consulting, LLC
👉🏼 Kerri Leslie of VERITY
👉🏼 Thad Benshoof of HOMEGROWN MEATS LLC
👉🏼 Jamie Fay of RationAle Brewing

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We received 35 incredible applications from our local emerging brands! Give them some love:

Criteria for brand eligibility to pitch:

• Must be a CPG natural product
• Business must be located within 100 miles of San Diego
• Annual gross sales are no greater than $5M in revenue (eCommerce & retail combined)
• Product(s) must be launched and in market (but fewer than 3 years)
• Must have valid/live website and social channels and be able to provide liability insurance

For questions about Naturally San Diego, the pitch slam or sponsorship opportunities please contact kierstin@naturallysandiego.org