Jake Carls
Co-founder and chief rainmaker of Midday Squares, creator of refrigerated functional chocolate squares known for direct storytelling, vertical integration, and fast retail growth.
Best podcasts with Jake Carls
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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 23min
751: Inside the Mind, and Shopping Cart, of a Food VC with Elly Truesdell
Elly Truesdell, former Whole Foods leader turned food-and-beverage venture investor, and Jake Carls, cofounder of Midday Squares and refrigerated functional chocolate maker. They dig into where food investing is headed, snacking and format innovation, manufacturing and vertical integration, storytelling and retail strategy, and the realities of building scalable CPG businesses.
