OUR MISSION & STORY
Because we're better together.
We started this group for a simple reason: service providers spend their days asking questions on behalf of the brands they serve — and there was nowhere to ask them. Julie Natalie and Paul Rothbein built a place where providers could get real answers, make introductions and share opportunities, and it's now open to CPG brands, business owners and service providers alike.
Connect
Partner
Grow
Building relationships that create opportunities.
Julie Natalie
Co-Founder · Label & Packaging Professional · Since 2009
Currently at C2C Print · Metuchen, NJ
People call me a super connector — I built a CPG service provider group of 100+ people in less than three months.
17+ Years of Experience
Manufacturing, print, packaging, procurement and customer operations.
From Plan to Production
Project management, production planning, vendor partnerships and ERP & workflow improvement.
Measurable Impact
Programs with thousands of SKUs, teams of up to 10 employees, and manual data entry cut by 90%.
Building relationships. Improving processes. Keeping customers happy.
Julie Natalie on LinkedIn
Paul Rothbein
Co-Founder · Account Executive · Business Development
HR Industries · Family-Owned Corrugated Packaging
Paul is an Account Executive and Business Development professional at HR Industries, a family-owned New York packaging company. He came to packaging from the virtual reality world, and brings a technology-driven approach to it — finding new ways to connect products, people and ideas. He also hosts CPG meet-ups in New York that got this community started.
Family-Owned Since 1979
HR Industries is a New York family business making corrugated packaging for small and mid-sized brands.
Technology-Driven
Came to packaging from virtual reality and brings a modern, tech-first way of solving packaging problems.
Better Discounts
More convenience and better discounts than going directly to a manufacturer.
More convenience. Better discounts. Real relationships.
Paul Rothbein on LinkedIn