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#57 Shark Tank, Sea Moss, and an Ocean of Potential with Alexiou Gibson

The Startup CPG Podcast · 16 Aug 2022 · 54m · Episode 34

What this episode covers

Alexiou Gibson, founder and CEO of The Transformation Factory, explains how his Sea Moss Gel product scaled to $3.5 million in revenue within 11 months, driven by viral momentum from a Season 13 Shark Tank appearance with Mark Cuban and Kevin Hart. He details his journey from a NASA biomedical engineer to an entrepreneur, highlighting the critical pivot from giving away product to healthcare workers to building an e-commerce presence on Etsy and later Amazon. Gibson discusses the operational challenges of rapid scaling, including hiring his first marketing director, managing a 50-person team, and investing in shelf-stabilization technology to enable retail distribution.

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early-stage companies

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The Transformation Factory, NASA
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Sea Moss Gel
Also
Shark Tank, Mark Cuban, Kevin Hart, Etsy, Amazon

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