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Dan Bastian

Co-Founder, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · 3 appearances on the record.

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In 2001, Dan Bastian and his wife Angie began popping kettle corn in their garage, growing the venture into the snack brand Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP. After scaling distribution and partnering with private equity, they sold the company to Conagra Brands in 2017 for an estimated $250 million.

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Disclosure
Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP financed the business with debt until $10 million revenue
“I mean, we financed everything on our own up until ten million. I mean, we had loans and we had a lot of debt and we went, you know, really, I think around the one million mark is when we went to a bank and got financing to build out our plant.”
Dan Bastian Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 16:10 Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
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Dan Bastian funded a Trader Joe's order via $100,000 mail-in credit card
“And it said, ah, call for a 100,000 dollars, and I got on the phone one night and said, can we get this 100,000 dollars wired to us, and our credit was good, and so they wired us a 100,000 dollars.”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 42:35 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian
What-if
Dan Bastian: We would take more personal time if building BOOMCHICKAPOP again
“And I think both Ange and I probably would have tried to spend more time with each other, taking a step back. For us, it really did damage to us in, in the sense of just Physically, you know, our bodies, and emotionally, and all of that, and I think, you know,…”
Dan Bastian Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 3:20 Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
Disclosure
Sherbrooke Capital took minority stake in Angie's without altering operations
“I mean, that's what happened with us, with Sherbrooke Capital, and They took a minority position, and we ran the company no different than when we did before they came on.”
Dan Bastian Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 10:59 Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
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Trader Joe's initial Angie's order was 25 truckloads worth up to $500,000
“She put in an order for 25 trucks... That was What, four or 500,000 dollars worth.”
Dan Bastian Feb 21, 2022 ▶ 40:57 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019)
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Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP revenue reached $3 million to $4 million around 2008
“Maybe three, four million.”
Dan Bastian Feb 21, 2022 ▶ 44:42 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019)
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Trader Joe's initial BOOMCHICKAPOP order was 25 trucks worth up to $500,000
“She put in an order for 25 trucks. That was What, four or 500,000 dollars worth. It was crazy.”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 41:36 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian
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Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP distributed millions of dollars to employees during 2014 buyout
“Millions.”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 54:45 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian
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BOOMCHICKAPOP began with a $10,000 credit card purchase for kettle equipment
“We called them, and we bought it on a credit card like everyone else, and we bought it, we got a kettle, a tent, you know, if you go to a fair, one of those outdoor kettles, and all the equipment, a table, it probably wasn't worth eight or 10,000, but we, it w…”
Dan Bastian Feb 21, 2022 ▶ 18:05 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019)
Disclosure
The Bastians juggled multiple zero-percent credit cards to fund initial startup debt
“Yeah, but we used another credit card to pay off that credit card. There was a lot of credit cards going around at that time.”
Dan Bastian Feb 21, 2022 ▶ 22:19 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019)
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Dan Bastian launched Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP with a $10,000 credit card purchase
“We called them, and we bought it on a credit card like everyone else, and we bought it, we got a kettle, a tent, you know, if you go to a fair, one of those outdoor kettles, and all the equipment, a table, it probably wasn't worth eight or 10,000, but we, it w…”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 18:40 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian
Disclosure
Founders financed BOOMCHICKAPOP's early days by rolling zero-percent credit card balances
“Yeah, but we used another credit card to pay off that credit card. There was a lot of credit cards going around at that time.”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 23:01 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian
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Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP reached three to four million dollars in revenue by 2009
“Maybe three, four million.”
Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 ▶ 44:53 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian

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BOOMCHICKAPOP secured early bank financing using founders' home as collateral
“Which was our home. Future earnings. Everything but the minivan.”
Angie Bastian Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 48:32 Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
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Angie and Dan Bastian made $300 on their first day of sales
“It, that, so that's November 21st, 2001. This was my first winter in Minnesota, so I decided the date that we were going to do it, and Dan was like, well, ok, November 21st. Let's see what happens. And fortunately, it was a beautiful fall day, and it took us a…”
Angie Bastian Feb 21, 2022 ▶ 20:48 Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019)

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Appearances (3)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP Apr 2, 2026 6m
Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian (2019) Feb 21, 2022 15m
Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 16m
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