In this episode of the Startup CPG Podcast, Editor Caitlin Bricker sits down with Suzannah Raff, the founder of Cleo+Coco, a clean personal care brand that's thinking about what it means to be truly "natural."
Suzannah shares her journey from frustrated deodorant shopper to launching a brand that prioritizes ingredient efficacy, transparency, and eliminating synthetic fragrances—often overlooked but potentially harmful components in personal care products.
Suzannah opens up about the early days of building Cleo+Coco, her unique background in business strategy, and how she created a super-effective formula that leverages ingredients like charcoal, magnesium, and pre/probiotics to balance the skin microbiome. She also details how joining the Startup CPG community and showcasing at Expo West helped lead to a major national rollout in Whole Foods Market with nine SKUs.
Plus, hear how Cleo+Coco’s innovative magnesium spray is filling a white space in wellness, and why Suzannah believes we're on the cusp of a consumer awakening
around synthetic fragrances.
Want to learn how to build a purpose-driven CPG brand and land national retail distribution the clean way? Tune in now!
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Website: https://cleoandcoco.com/
Instagram: @cleoandcoconatural
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