About the Guides & Podcast
Every week, thousands of drinks industry professionals tune into the MAFFEO DRINKS Podcast to learn how successful brands are built from the bottom up. Through our conversations with industry pioneers, brand builders, and category creators, we've created a rich repository of knowledge freely available to anyone looking to make their mark in the drinks industry.
2025 will bring a lot of news. We will give even more value to our listeners and readers.
The MAFFEO DRINKS Podcast will stay free and accessible to everybody, but we will bring more value to those who want to support it with a voluntary paid subscription
There are two paid levels of subscription:
0. Free: Sporadic posts and previews of the articles shared.
1. Paid Plan (97 euro/year or 10 euro/month): Podcast Deep Dives, Transcripts and Early Releases
2. Built Bottom-up (195 euros/year) includes full Access to Mini-Guides, early release of frameworks, and quarterly group calls.
What does each plan include?
1. Paid Plan - Podcast Only
You get access to:
Early Podcast Releases
You receive it in your inbox (and Substack App) 1 week before it gets published on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Podcast Podcast Transcripts
You get easily readable episode transcripts from which you can take notes.
Key Insights and Deep Dives from Each Episode
If you cannot listen to the podcast, you can receive the most essential insights directly in your inbox in a simple format you can return to whenever needed.
2. Built Bottom-up - Be Part of the Inner Circle
Bi-Weekly New Mini-Guides + Access to the Archive
If you cannot listen to the podcast, you can receive the most essential insights directly in your inbox in a simple format you can return to whenever needed.
Early Releases of Frameworks to build your brand bottom-up
The Bottom-up Operating System is continuously improving to match the needs of the evolving drinks ecosystem. You get access to early releases of new frameworks.
Subscribe to get full access to the newsletter and publication archives.
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Every week, thousands of drinks industry professionals tune into the MAFFEO DRINKS Podcast to learn how successful brands are built from the bottom up. Through our conversations with industry pioneer…
