Behind the scenes with the recipe influencers you love. An interview series that breaks down how the top creators in food uild their audience and business beyond the highlight reel. Each guest shares the real playbook: the experiments, routines, mindset shifts, and monetization choices that got them from “a few steps behind” to massive reach.
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Behind the scenes with the recipe influencers you love. An interview series that breaks down how the top creators in food uild their audience and business beyond the highlight reel. Each guest shares the real playbook: the experiments, routines, mindset shifts, and monetization choices that got them from “a few steps behind” to massive reach.
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April 7, 2026
The 17-Second Reel That Brought In 800K Followers In 10 Days
<p>Grow Traffic, Capture Emails + Sell More Stuff: <a href="https://grocerslist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grocerslist.com</a></p><p>In this episode, the host sits down with Maria Koutsogiannis, founder of @foodbymaria, to explore how she built a global food brand from personal struggle to multi-million follower platform.</p><p>Maria shares her journey from accounting to content creation, detailing how a health diagnosis led her to rediscover food, and ultimately launch Food by Maria. She discusses the evolution of Instagram, the importance of audience alignment, and how she scaled from 1,000 followers to over 2.5 million.</p><p>The conversation also dives into her transition into products, including the launch of her premium olive oil brand and expansion into Greek honey, all without outside investment.</p><p><strong>Key topics include:</strong></p><ul><li>Building a food brand from personal experience</li><li>Scaling an audience in a changing social media landscape</li><li>Transitioning from creator to product entrepreneur</li><li>Launching CPG products without external funding</li><li>Storytelling and brand authenticity in food</li><li>Monetization through partnerships and owned products</li></ul><br/><p><a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4cfiYMVuYMfyytKhgXm_4g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Foodbymaria </a></p>
March 31, 2026
She Couldn't Cook. Now 1M+ Visit Her Site Every Month.
<p>Grow Traffic, Capture Emails + Sell More Stuff:<a href="https://grocerslist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://grocerslist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grocerslist.com</a></u></p><p>In this episode, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminjabbawy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Jabbawy </a>sits down with Sarah Bond, founder of Live Eat Learn, to explore how she built a food media brand reaching over 1 million monthly visitors.</p><p>Starting as an SEO driven blog, Sarah scaled her business through keyword strategy before transitioning to a social-first approach driven by short-form video and high volume content systems.</p><p>They discuss how to build and scale a recipe brand in today’s algorithm-driven landscape, including content production, repurposing strategies, and monetization through traffic and email.</p><p>Key topics include:</p><ul><li>SEO growth strategies for food blogs</li><li>Social media and short-form video</li><li>Content systems and consistency</li><li>Repurposing content at scale</li><li>Monetization through traffic and email</li></ul><br/><p>Sarah Bond is the founder of Live Eat Learn, a vegetarian recipe platform reaching millions through blog and social channels.</p><p>@liveeatlearn</p><p>https://www.liveeatlearn.com/</p>
March 24, 2026
2 Years, Zero Growth...Then 2M Instagram Followers In 18 Months.
<p>Grow Traffic, Capture Emails + Sell More Stuff: <a href="https://www.grocerslist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grocerslist.com </a></p><p>In this episode, Ben sits down with Lexi Harrison, co-founder of Crowded Kitchen, to break down how she and her mom built one of the most recognizable food creator brands online.</p><p>Lexi shares how Crowded Kitchen evolved from a college-era Instagram account into a multi-platform business with millions of followers, and how her time at The Feedfeed shaped her understanding of the creator economy. </p><p>The conversation dives into what it really takes to scale a food media company—from producing high volumes of content and repurposing top-performing posts to balancing Instagram growth with Facebook monetization and leveraging storytelling, seasonality, and experimentation to stand out.</p><p>Lexi Harrison is the co-founder of Crowded Kitchen, a food media brand known for vibrant seasonal recipes, viral short-form content, and a highly engaged audience across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and beyond.</p><p> <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCgXsZhG8fKhLHUUr79Ypezw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @crowded_kitchen </a></p><p><a href="https://www.crowdedkitchen.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.crowdedkitchen.com/about/</a></p><p>If you’re building a recipe brand, creator business, or food media company, this episode is packed with practical lessons on growth, content strategy, monetization, and scaling with a small team.</p>
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