Episode 19: Red Chocolate - The Secret To Selling More with Less with Glenn Gardone

What if you could indulge in the pleasure of chocolate without the guilt? Meet Glenn Gardone, the man who turned this dream into a reality with his delicious and guilt-free brand, Red Chocolate. Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Glenn's journey towards creating Red Chocolate was not just a business venture but a deeply personal one. Tune in to hear about his exciting journey of bringing this no-sugar-added chocolate brand to the US, a mere few months before the world was hit by a pandemic. Join us for an episode filled with business wisdom, personal stories, and a shared love for chocolate.

Glenn Gardone is BS (Finance & Accounting), Multiple Award-Winning Chief Revenue Officer, with more than 15 years of revenue generation experience in building unified performance-based sales cultures and high-performing teams that consistently attained record-breaking growth and profit objectives for organizations ranging from private equity-funded startups to industry-leading organizations such as Del Monte Foods, Inc., The Kellogg Company, and Pepsico, Inc.

He is known as an inspirational leader who energizes teams to excel & become increasingly competitive by implanting a supportive infrastructure, efficient processes, & a culture of continuous improvement.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenngardone/

Learn more about Red Chocolate: https://www.red-chocolate.com/

Episode highlights:

[0:00] Intro

[1:22] On launching Red Chocolate

[2:24] The power of personal purpose

[8:59] Building a successful non-sexy product

[19:55] Finding the right people to work with him on this mission

[24:10] The culture catalysts

[26:03] You don't need to be the smartest person in the room

[30:20] Planting the seeds that feed the team

[35:33] How to connect with Glenn