![]() This experience helped Klane spot an opportunity in the rapidly growing Greek yogurt category, a health and wellness trend overtaking the food marketplace. That taught her valuable skills in thinking strategically about brand building. “It was my job to help determine the best retail strategy that worked with each individual brand,” says Klane. Here, she began to learn the food industry and develop relationships with retailers. Following a post-college year playing soccer in Australia, Klane joined her father’s frozen and dairy food brokerage business as a sales rep. Harrington was working in construction management and had successfully launched his first start-up, Poolside Pong - inflatable beer pong! - selling in stores nationwide and on the web. ![]() Both were determined to fuel their well-trained bodies with healthful food and they moved on to Division 1 programs.įast-forward six years, with college studies in business management under their belts. Back in Easton, Mass., where they grew up, Klane and Harrington were star athletes: Klane excelled as an All-State soccer player, while Harrington set a 4:15 mile record on the track, and each led their teams as Captain. Passion, teamwork and intensity were the easy part. Fast forward 18 years, and the two former kindergarten classmates would together found Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt ( The fast-growing frozen yogurt brand has rocketed from concept to a line of 11 frozen Greek yogurt bar flavors selling at more than 14,000 retail locations in just five years.Īll of this success became possible through the combination of shrewd market instincts, core values, teamwork, and passionate and intense dedication to making their idea succeed. For Amanda Klane and Drew Harrington, those vital lessons included getting to know your fellow five-year-olds. ![]() Everything I need to know… I learned in kindergarten,” wrote author Robert Fulcrum. ![]()
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