How a company inspired by Oprah was built and sold in four years – with Emily LaFave

Emily LaFave, Foodzie, eCommerce, Food, Lifestyle Business, Marketplace, Non-Tech, Physical Product, Sell Your Business, Women Founders

My guest says a TV show inspired her to follow her dreams and as a result, she built and sold a company.

In 2008, Emily LaFave co-founded Foodzie.com, an online marketplace that sold artisan food direct to consumers.

Four years later, it was bought out by Joyus.com.

Today she’s getting ready to launch a new business, forage.co, helps you recreate restaurant dishes at home. They send you all the ingredients and show you how to use them.

Emily LaFave

Foodzie

Emily LaFave co-founded Foodzie.com, an online marketplace that sold artisan food direct to consumers. Four years later, it was bought out by joyus.com.

 

Andrew: Hey there freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I am the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. And the guest that you’re about to meet today says that a TV show inspired her to follow her dreams and as a result, she built and sold a company and she’s about to launch another one. In 2008 Emily LaFave, cofounded Foodzie, an online marketplace that sold artisan food direct to consumers. Four years later it was bought by Joyous.com. Today she’s getting ready to launch a new business, Forage.co which helps you recreate restaurant dishes at home. They send you all the ingredients you need and show you how to use it. And that’s what Forage.co, her new business is.

Before I start I want to thank Leadspages.net for sponsoring Mixergy. They did this really cool thing. They asked me, “Andrew, what’s your highest converting page on Mixergy?” And I said, “Here it is.” And they said, “Can we copy...

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