#44: Dayton Miller, Managing Partner at Boulder Food Group

Today I’m joined by Dayton Miller, Managing Partner at Boulder
Food Group. 


 


In this episode, we talked about investing in better-for-you
brands, breaking into food and beverage, the four variables
Dayton looks for in a startup, and where the category is heading
next. 


 


About Dayton: 


 


Dayton previously co-founded Function, a venture-backed health
and wellness beverage company, which Dayton built from
idea-conception to $20 million in retail sales until its
acquisition by Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Prior to Function, Dayton
was an executive in the strategy group at The Walt Disney Company
where he worked for over seven years focusing on mergers &
acquisitions and operating strategy. Dayton began his career as
an analyst in investment banking and spent time as a management
consultant for Bain & Co. Dayton serves on the Board of
Directors for the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of
SoCal and also serves on the Leadership Council of the
Fulfillment Fund, an LA non-profit focused on underprivileged
youth and education. Dayton was born and raised in Baltimore, MD
where he attended McDonogh School. Dayton received his BA from
Vanderbilt University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.


 


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