Veronica Lehman is the founder of Pure Organic, an organic snack business she launched in 2006 inspired by her 6 year old vegetarian daughter. In 2008, Pure Organic achieved national distribution and Veronica partnered with investors, expanded the portfolio of products and continued to grow the business.

In 2015, Veronica worked with Random House to publish Pure Food, a seasonal and plant based cookbook. In 2016, Pure Organic achieved 25M in sales and was sold to Kellogg under the Kashi family of brands. For the next 3 years Veronica worked to transition the brand and lead its continued growth within Kellogg.

Today, Veronica works with JPG as a business consultant specializing in helping startups grow into healthy, viable businesses.

Jeremy Halpern is a Partner and the Co-Chair of Nutter’s Emerging Companies Group and its Food and Beverage Practice Group. Jeremy’s practice focuses on emerging and mature operating companies, private equity, venture capital and angel financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, executive and team compensation matters, and general support for high growth and privately held companies in technology, life sciences, and consumer products.

Concurrently, Jeremy is a member of the board of Naturally New England, a non-profit serving the natural and organic consumer product industry, and is a member of the Advisory Board for the UCLA School of Law Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy.

Previously, Jeremy served on the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of MassVentures, an early stage venture capital fund geared toward technology companies in Massachusetts. Jeremy was also previously a Director and the Executive Chairman of The Capital Network, a Boston-based nonprofit serving entrepreneurs seeking high growth capital. He has served on the Advisory Board of the MBI Health Program, on the Board of Directors of Pintley, a MassChallenge 2011 finalist company providing marketing solutions to the craft brewers and bars, and on the advisory board at The Bowdoin Group, a premier executive recruitment firm. He has served as a mentor at MassChallenge and LearnLaunch, an expert advisor at the Innovation Hub at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and as a speaker, reviewer, judge, or mentor for MIT HackingMedicine, HackingPediatrics, the Mass Tech Transfer Center, the Mass Life Science Center, M2D2, BranchFood, Startup Institute, and the UCLA/Harvard Food Law and Policy Conference. Jeremy was previously the co-founder of a company in the mobile technology synchronization space. Jeremy is a prior recipient of the Boston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award.

A highly accomplished and adaptable operations executive, with extensive experience in global quality, regulatory, and laboratory services management. A proven record of delivering strategic leadership and driving operational excellence in food manufacturing and consumer goods industries. Expertise in risk management, Lean Six Sigma, and progressive talent development. Adept at ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, implementing quality improvement strategies, and building strong customer relationships.

Designed and implemented integrated process management systems, allowing for multi-level optimization of performance, and maximized deliverables in artificial Intelligence, block chain, emerging issues management, and advanced analytics. A strong background in global quality systems, food safety, and supplier partnership management. Committed to delivering exceptional results and driving sustainable growth through positioning quality and food safety as a competitive advantage.

• Progressive Talent Development
• Lean Six Sigma
• Risk Management
• Regulatory
• GFSI Food Safety / Quality
• Sustainability
• R&D / Supply Chain
• Artificial Intelligence

Vince is the Co-Founder and CEO of PartnerSlate, an online marketplace that helps CPG Brands find the right co-manufacturers and suppliers to help get their ideas produced and scaled. Vince is a serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor to food and food technology businesses.