CPG Vibes ✨ Happy Hour
Swing by on the eve of Newtopia for a happy hour with wine/beer (or your favorite NA brand!) + bites amongst your favorite CPG founders, investors, and operators. The perfect way to kick off the show!
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Hummingbirds is a community-powered retail velocity platform built for CPG brands that need to prove their marketing moves product. Through creator Campaigns and Offers, brands drive localized awareness, verified in-store trial, and real purchase data—not estimates. The same platform that produces authentic content now also produces verified redemptions. One dashboard, one investment, one story: from community to shelf.
It’s All Happening is a CPG education and advisory company helping founders launch smarter and build profitable brands from day one. Through high-touch 1:1 advisory, founders receive operator-level guidance on everything from R&D and margins to retail strategy and growth. The 10-week Launch Lab accelerator gives entrepreneurs a proven roadmap, expert-led training, and a supportive founder community to confidently bring products to market. Beyond consulting and education, the It’s All Happening: Women in CPG podcast shares candid conversations with the founders, operators, and industry leaders shaping the future of consumer brands.
Little Nosh is a pop-up snack shop and platform for emerging, better-for-you CPG brands. Our pop-up shops, events, and advisory services support emerging brands and founders through consumer discovery, community, and resources for brand building and retail readiness.
Express Checkout is a media company (newsletter, podcast, events, and social accounts) by Nate Rosen and Jenna Movsowitz, exploring the brands, trends, and news shaping consumer and retail, with a special focus on CPG. The publication and its community transcend emerging and BigCo brands and retail, fostering knowledge-sharing and insights across the industry. With analysis that goes beyond surface-level headlines, Express Checkout examines not just what's happening, but why it matters.