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PodcastConsumer VCOctober 15, 2026

From Dead in the Water to Profitable and Why People Don’t Buy Because of the Mission | David Simnick, Founder of Soapbox

Soapbox co-founder David Simnick recounts the brand's journey from a college-kitchen soap start to Walmart and CVS, a near-death 2016 rebrand, and why mission matters more for loyalty than first purchase.

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