Justin Gold of Justin's Peanut Butter: From Waiting Tables to a $281 Million Empire

About this episode

Justin Gold shares his journey from waiting tables to building a $281 million peanut butter empire.

Justin's Peanut Butter founder Justin Gold joins The Creative Entrepreneur Podcast to reveal how a food processor, a Boulder, Colorado kitchen, and a $281 million exit to a Fortune 500 company all started with one mountain bike ride. Hosts Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky dig into risk-taking, raising investor capital, letting go as a founder, and why "no" just means "not now.

People in this episode

Hosts: Julie Lokun, Dominick Domasky

Guest: Justin Gold

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business growth
• risk-taking
• investor capital
• founder challenges

Keywords

• Justin Gold
• Justin's Peanut Butter
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy
• investor capital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Justin's Peanut Butter, Fortune 500

Places: Boulder, Colorado

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