Makin Mighty: The Challenger Sessions

Simon Greenwood-Haigh
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 Makin Mighty: The Challenger Sessions explores what it really takes to build and scale challenger food and drink brands. Join Simon Greenwood-Haigh and occasional co-host, Scott, as they speaks to founders, buyers, operators and brand builders about the honest reality of FMCG; no fluff, no jargon, just practical lessons. 

Episodes

  1. Building a Challenger Brand in a Brutal Category | Holy Moly

    11H AGO

    Building a Challenger Brand in a Brutal Category | Holy Moly

    Chilled is one of the toughest places to build a food brand and most challengers don’t survive it. In this episode of Makin Mighty: The Challenger Sessions, Simon Greenwood-Haigh sits down with Gaz Booth, founder of Holy Moly, to talk honestly about what it really takes to break through in a brutal category. We get into the real story behind the brand, the early mistakes, what scaling actually teaches you, and the misconceptions founders have about marketing and selling in chilled. This is a grounded, practical conversation for anyone building a challenger brand in food and drink without the fluff. If you found this useful, please share it with someone building a food or drink brand who’d get value from it. You can follow me on LinkedIn, TikTok or Instagram for clips and extra insights: just search for @MakinMighty And if you’ve got a question you’re wrestling with right now (brand, growth, retail, positioning) email it in. We’re collecting real questions from founders and we’ll use those to shape future episodes. Thanks for listening. See you next time

    28 min
  2. What Makes a Challenger Brand?

    JAN 6

    What Makes a Challenger Brand?

    In this first solo episode of Makin Mighty: The Challenger Sessions, Simon Greenwood-Haigh breaks down what a challenger brand actually is and why most brands get it wrong. It’s a short, honest look at the mindset that separates real challengers from the ones who only use the word in their pitch deck. Simon shares the core truths he’s seen across the industry, the common traps founders fall into, and a simple definition of challenger behaviour that sets the foundation for the whole show.  If you found this useful, please share it with someone building a food or drink brand who’d get value from it. You can follow me on LinkedIn, TikTok or Instagram for clips and extra insights: just search for @MakinMighty And if you’ve got a question you’re wrestling with right now (brand, growth, retail, positioning) email it in. We’re collecting real questions from founders and we’ll use those to shape future episodes. Thanks for listening. See you next time

    6 min
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 Makin Mighty: The Challenger Sessions explores what it really takes to build and scale challenger food and drink brands. Join Simon Greenwood-Haigh and occasional co-host, Scott, as they speaks to founders, buyers, operators and brand builders about the honest reality of FMCG; no fluff, no jargon, just practical lessons. 

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