You Don’t Need an MBA to Build a Brand | Work Podcast w/ Erika Ayers Badan @workwitherika
You Don’t Need an MBA to Build a Brand | Work Podcast w/ Erika Ayers Badan  @workwitherika
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In this episode of WORK, Erika sits down with Dustin Baker and Maya French, the co-founders of Happy Pop, to talk about what it really takes to build something from nothing—twice. They get into the chaos of launching a beverage brand, learning everything on the fly, and why community and confidence matter more than any investor pitch. It’s a story about resilience, reinvention, and making things that make people feel good.

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