Theresa Cantafio (@theresacantafio) is a brand strategist and joins us with a background in business strategy, trend research, brand management, professional writing and communications, and executive leadership. She has over 7 years of dynamic domestic and international B2B and B2C marketing experience. She graduated from Dominican University with bachelor’s degrees in both art and science. She co-founded an award-winning SaaS platform (Go Clean Label), have moderated thought-leadership trend panels, spoken at natural food innovation events, and have worked with tiny CPG startups all the way through big cocompanies such as McDonald’s, Kraft Heinz, Mars Wrigley, Milk Bar, Bush Beans, and Johnsonville.
In this podcast, Theresa talks to us about her adventures in career and in life. She talks about her stellar rise in her career in the food business, and how she became a VP at the age of 26. Then we go with her to her adventures across Italy and how her travels brought her to the goal of building a life she doesn’t want to escape from.
0:30 – Getting to know Theresa Cantafio and her Food Science background
4:30 – How Theresa got started in the industry
9:15 – Theresa talks about the companies and brands she worked with
11:00 – Theresa talks about her career in the Food Industry
14:15 – Theresa’s View on Collaborating With Other People
17:00 Moving up the Corporate Ladder
21:30 Theresa’s Baby, Go Clean Label
28:15 Theresa’s take on organic food
29:45 – Why Theresa gave it all up and moved to Italy
39:15 Theresa’s Italian Adventure
51:00 What’s next for Theresa Cantafio?