SkinnyDipped: Breezy and Val Griffith. The Flourishing Snack Company That Almost Failed

In this episode of How I Built This, Guy Raz interviews Val and Breezy Griffith, the mother-daughter team behind SkinnyDipped almonds. They discuss their journey from experimenting in their home kitchen to building a multi-million dollar brand. The Griffiths recount early challenges, including manufacturing difficulties and a near disaster with rancid almonds, and highlight the importance of their team and key mentors like Rohan Oza. They also delve into their financial struggles, revealing how they faced near-bankruptcy by cutting costs and reformulating products, eventually achieving profitability after a decade. The episode emphasizes the blend of hard work, vision, and a bit of luck that fueled their success, as well as the unique dynamic of a mother-daughter partnership in the competitive snack food industry.