Over the past 10 years, I have been privileged to help startup consumer brands, high growth acquisition targets, and food manufacturing businesses raise anywhere from $1 million to $50 million. I recently started a private investment firm called Charis Consumer Partners, where we recently acquired a niche-leading manufacturer in the meat snacking category. In total, I have led or been closely involved in about three dozen transactions across industries, and I have developed a perspective that is hopefully helpful to the industry.