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- ▶ 13:33 Guy Raz We're going to take a quick break, but when we come back, we'll hear another Advice Line call, this time with Andrew Abraham, founder of Orgain. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 14:59 Ken Doushmitz So when you were launching into a broad retailer like Costco, how did you express the benefits that Wargame has? 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 39:42 Guy Raz Hey, thanks so much for listening to this special mashup edition of the Advice Line this week, and a special thanks to Fawn Weaver of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, Andrew Abraham of Orgain, and of course, Brett Schulman of Kava.
Advice Line with Andrew Abraham of Orgain
- ▶ 1:02 Guy Raz He's the founder of the organic nutritional shake company, Orgain. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 25:04 Guy Raz I mean, Andrew was a full-time resident when he launched Organe, and so that, I mean, can't even imagine your, what your day is like.
- ▶ 33:55 Guy Raz I mean, even Oregon started something for people in hospitals, right? 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 50:29 Guy Raz Um, by the way, if you haven't heard the story of Orgain, Andrew's incredible story, really, I mean, I, I, I'm just going to say it.
Orgain: Andrew Abraham
- ▶ 1:41 Guy Raz I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, how a life-threatening illness inspired Andrew Abraham to launch Orgain, a top-selling brand of nutritional drinks and powders. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:40 Andrew Abraham So we wanted to have organic protein, organic complex carbs, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and we laid it all out, um, and developed, uh, organ.
- ▶ 24:46 Andrew Abraham And gain into this word or gain that would stick. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:15 Andrew Abraham It was just a personal hobby that turned into this business that ended up funding a good portion of Oregon, and my father also provided a loan for me in the beginning. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 41:28 Andrew Abraham I mean, I ran Organe by myself, uh, for almost four years as a one-man show. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 44:46 Guy Raz Um, right now, if you see a box, if you see a pack of Orgain, right, the grab-and-go drink, it says, you know, organic nutrition on it, right, on the label. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 47:15 Andrew Abraham So we actually became profitable very early on, um, and it was in the first 12 months where Orgain shifted to profitability.
- ▶ 50:35 Guy Raz When we come back in just a moment, Andrew takes yet another risk when he decides to pursue or gain full time and walk away from a much more stable career.
- ▶ 51:11 Guy Raz So it's around 2010, and Organe has just come through from its first big crisis and fixed its problem with clumpy, solidified shakes. 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 57:41 Guy Raz So for the first four years, it was you, you really, this, at this point, you're no, you're focused full-time on Orgain. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:04:10 Guy Raz I, I, I use, uh, protein powders, including orgain. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:06:55 Guy Raz I think in, I think in twenty-twenty-two, early twenty-twenty-two, Nestle, a division of Nestle, purchased a majority stake from you and from the private equity group, and now they are the majority shareholders of, of Organe. 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:10:09 Guy Raz I mean, I imagine without that experience, this company wouldn't exist. 5 times in the scene