Help 18 year old entreprenuer, Joshua Parker, achieve his American Dream and raise the $200,000 he needs to expand production!
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Help 18 year old entreprenuer, Joshua Parker, achieve his American Dream and raise the $200,000 he needs to expand production!
About this project
When I was 11 years old I went on a school field trip to learn how maple syrup is made. Where I expected to find a fun afternoon, I found something else entirely- I found a passion for making maple syrup.
Four years later I turned my passion into a real business and began sharing my real maple products with as many people as I could.
Over the course of the next few years, I expanded the Parker's Maple brand and production capacity to meet a growing demand.
In June of 2015, I was immensely blessed to join Glenn Beck for a 20-minute one on one, live interview on his nationally syndicated radio show. This event propelled the company forward in a way no other single event had. By the end of the year, Parker's Maple could officially be found in over 550 stores nationally.
This was only the beginning. The company had been transformed into a highly agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial food company destined for huge market success with new, everyday maple products.
On October 21st of this year, Joshua had the honor of pitching his business to the Sharks on ABC's Shark Tank. With a loyal viewership of nearly 10 million people each week, Shark Tank has been a phenomenal platform from which businesses grow and dreams are achieved.
Help Joshua continue to grow his business. He has established large national accounts and tremendous consumer demand- now, all he needs is YOUR help building out production to satisfy a growing demand!
Risks and challenges
The vision of Parker's Real Maple is to make real maple an every-day item.
Establishing sales, managing accounts, managing production speed and quality while working strategically to grow makes building a food company difficult. It takes an excellent team and a substantial amount of capital to be successful.
Over the past three years, I have learned a tremendous amount about food and business through living it; by taking risk and putting everything on the line to succeed. Sometimes I have seen short-term failure, but in every situation, I have learned more about where the company should go / how to get it there. I have surrounded myself by a team of world-class advisors who have guided me through growth-
If you are willing to help me achieve my dreams, I promise to work day and night to execute on the vision.
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