Darren Alpert

Co-founder & CEO, Gheelish · 1 appearance on the record.

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Darin (Darren) Alpert is the co-founder and CEO of Gheelish, a North Carolina snack brand producing organic, ghee-based popcorn and chips. He previously co-founded the mobile directory app Find Me Gluten Free, which received backing from Mark Cuban and was acquired in 2013.

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Assertion Partly supported

Alpert: Cold Email Led to Gary Vaynerchuk Investing in Gielish

“So I cold emailed Gary Vaynerchuk, he's one of our lead investors.”

Darren Alpert Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 9:21 Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop

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Alpert: Gielish Hit $1.8M in Wholesale Sales in Its First Year

“So last year was our first full year, which is 2025. We did about 1.8 million last year. All wholesale, no DTC, no Amazon. We still don't do those.”

Darren Alpert Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 9:35 Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop

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Alpert: Gielish Will Reach Approximately $3.5M in Sales This Year

“This year we'll finish about three and a half million.”

Darren Alpert Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 9:45 Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop	Sep 3, 2026	2m

Darren Alpert

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