How This Secret Maths Formula Will Scale Your CPG Brand | Dr. James Richardson of Ramping Your Brand

What if I told you that there is a mathematical formula that separates those brands that scale really quickly and those brands that just tick along nicely? Well, there is one. I wish I had found out about it 25 years ago, but today the guest that we've got on the show (all the way from the USA) has studied this IN DETAIL, and comes on the show today to help YOU learn all about it.

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Dr James Richardson, author of 'Ramping Your Brand - How to Ride the Killer CPG Growth Curve', unpicks this maths for the first time, giving you the formula to help your brand scale like the enormous skate ramp brands in the USA.

Ramping Your Brand (2nd Edition) - Dr. James Richardson's book on scaling premium CPG brands Dr. Richardson has lowered the price of the UK paperback from £18 to £9.99 until March 10

What You'll Learn in This Episode

The Premium Pricing Trap - Why founders face unit economics that are 10-15x worse than big CPG companies (and why you can't avoid it)

The 6-10% RoS Rule - The specific monthly growth rate in same-store sales that creates exponential "skate ramp" growth

The Heavy User Strategy - Why your first $10-25M requires a completely different customer acquisition approach than Byron Sharp's mass market playbook

Distribution vs. Velocity - How to layer exponential velocity growth on top of linear distribution expansion

The Founder Evolution Journey - The #1 reason investors take over brands (and it's not what you think)

Early Fan Research - How to identify and replicate your "Gonzo fans" without spending a fortune on market research

The Danger of Slow Growth - Why growing too slowly can be just as fatal as not growing at all when you're undercapitalised

Useful Links

Connect with Dr James Richardson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/premiumgrowthsolutions/

Ramping Your Brand (2nd Edition) - Dr. James Richardson's book on scaling premium CPG brands Dr. Richardson has lowered the price of the UK paperback from £18 to £9.99 until March 10

Website: https://www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com/

Podcast: Startup Confidential (available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify)

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