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Greg LaVecchia is the founder of Bloom, one of the fastest-growing supplement and energy drink brands in America.

Before Bloom was doing $23 million in weekly net sales, Greg had a 2.5 GPA, no investors, no mentors, and no real business playbook.

He started by selling fitness PDFs through PayPal links, moving booty bands out of an attic, and building alongside his wife from the ground up.

For years, they skipped holidays, worked out of a one-bedroom Airbnb, and bootstrapped Bloom to $180 million.

Then came the bet that changed everything: Greg put $1 million on the line to get Bloom into every Target nationwide.

That move helped turn Bloom into a retail powerhouse now sold in 70,000 stores.

In this episode, Greg breaks down how Bloom built a billion-dollar brand, why most beverage companies fail, how influencer marketing really works, what it takes to win in retail, and why success means nothing if you lose your freedom.


00:00 Intro
01:10 Bloom’s Growth, Origins, and Early Entrepreneurship
16:29 Black Friday, Branding, Retail, and Strategic Partners
25:33 Conversation Break and Networking
27:20 Why Beverage Brands Fail and How Bloom Competes
34:32 Bloom’s Social Reach and Product Tasting
35:35 Changing Direction, Cultural Trends, and Influencer Marketing
44:13 Brand Building Through Personal Brand and Community
47:15 Separating Bloom from Mari’s Personal Brand
49:48 Burnout, Cash Flow, Fragility, and Freedom
54:49 Fatherhood, Balance, and Lessons for the Next Generation
58:23 Legacy, Closing Remarks, and Outro


Find Greg LaVecchia here
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greglav/

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