Launching a business with a full-time job, entrepreneurship, and healthier snacking with David Jacobowitz of Nebula Snacks
Release Date: 11/20/2024
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info_outlineDavid Jacobowitz is a marketer turned chocolatier…well actually he impressively still does both. He is the founder and sole employee of Nebula snacks. As a self-proclaimed super snacker he found himself taking his sweet tooth to the next level, and maybe a bit too far during COVID….experiencing weight gain, poor sleep and inflammation due to excess sugar intake. It was through this that he had the idea to create Nebula a chocolate free of sugar, sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners. It took him three years of experimenting to develop his treat for today’s conscious super snacker - chocolate that delivers the flavor without the sugar.
Launched at the end of 2021, Nebula Snacks started with two zero sugar chocolate bars, a dark and an oat milk chocolate.
While many enjoyed the chocolates, there was a plethora of feedback from the crew requesting smaller sizes and exciting flavors.
Back to the drawing board, it took nearly a full additional year to create the new Nebula Zero Sugar Added Chocolate Bites!
He invites us all to join the sweet rebellion and fight for a healthier snacking future.
During our conversation we discuss:
- Falling into entrepreneurship, his journey into the hustle life, and transitioning from marketing to launching his own chocolate brand
- How his late night COVID chocolate binges, a passion for snacking and a spark of an idea and turning it into a business
- How he balances his time having a full-time job and being the only employee of Nebula snacks
- Why he wanted to create a low sugar chocolate that’s free from artificial ingredients, which ingredients he uses and the trial and error creating the recipe - how he created the mint flavor is fascinating
- Gathering customer feedback to define the products and brand
- The obstacles he faced in starting a business, embracing a learning mindset to navigate the food industry, and learning how to handle a “no”
- The importance of surrounding yourself with likeminded people and how he leans on fellow entrepreneurs for learning opportunities especially around brand building
- His future aspirations for Nebula snacks
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