How One Brilliant Idea Survived 9 Years and 3 Continents: Building an Authentic Brand with Eva Thorne

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This is your reminder that a dream doesn’t disappear—it follows you, even when it sits quietly in the background.

Because sometimes your boldest idea isn’t meant to happen all at once… it’s meant to find you again and again, until you say yes.

We’re talking about what it really takes to keep a dream alive—and why building an authentic brand is less about flashy formulas and more about honoring your roots.

If you’ve ever felt like the timing’s off or the path’s unclear, this episode is your ultimate dose of clarity and courage.
From preserving watermelon rinds in her mother’s kitchen to landing her products in Selfridges and launching a mission-led food startup, Eva Thorne reveals how a nine-year, three-continent journey proves your dream will grow with you.

Timestamps:

00:02 – Building an Authentic Brand from Your Roots
04:10 – The Moment the Food Startup Idea “Aha”
06:00 – From No Kitchen to Product-Based Business Hustle
10:45 – What Entrepreneurship Really Feels Like in the Messy Middle
16:05 – Scaling a Food Startup with Sustainability and Global Impact

In this episode:

• Your Story Is the Strategy: Why starting with what you already know and your lived experience is the key to building an authentic brand.
  
• Lessons from the Messy Middle: What to do when your dream feels too big—and how to stay in the game.
  
• Vision That Scales: How Eva’s entrepreneurship journey transformed one family tradition into a sustainable brand rooted in global impact.
  

This one is all about embracing your roots, self-belief and those big dreams.

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Chapters

1. How One Brilliant Idea Survived 9 Years and 3 Continents: Building an Authentic Brand with Eva Thorne (00:00:00)

2. Building an Authentic Brand from Your Roots (00:00:02)

3. The Moment the Food Startup Idea “Aha” (00:04:10)

4. From No Kitchen to Product-Based Business Hustle (00:06:00)

5. What Entrepreneurship Really Feels Like in the Messy Middle (00:10:45)

6. Scaling a Food Startup with Sustainability and Global Impact (00:16:45)

7. 18:10 – From Founder to Visionary: When Your Business Pivots to a Bigger Mission (00:18:10)