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338: He Sold to Coca-Cola for $200M… Then Bought It Back for $5M ft. Mark Rampolla
He sold his company to Coca-Cola for over $200 million — then did something almost no founder ever does.
He bought it back.
In this episode, Mark Rampolla, founder of ZICO Coconut Water, shares the real story behind creating an entirely new beverage category, selling to one of the biggest corporations in the world, and realizing that financial success doesn’t automatically equal freedom.
From his early days in the Peace Corps to building a global brand, investing in companies like Beyond Meat, and redefining what success actually means, this conversation goes far deeper than business tactics…
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