Hugh Thomas's guest appearances

Hugh Thomas

The Meb Faber Show

The Food Startups Podcast

Movers and Shakers with April Wachtel

My Food Job Rocks!

The Adelaide Podcast

Screw It Just Do It with Alex Chisnall

Bread of Life Fellowship's Podcast

Brand Builder

LEADING BRANDS — Wavebreak Podcast

Take FLIGHT

Xt3 Podcast: Faith on Tap - Brisbane

The 10 Minute Entrepreneur

Cultured Meat and Future Food Podcast

Good Foodies: good food and good business

1056 Podcast

Eric Bandholz

Cody Plofker

Pippa Murray

Matt Mullenax

Mark Samuel

Nik Sharma

Stuart Landesberg

Anne Boden

Hernán Zanghellini

Angie Lau

David Gaylord

Aaron Fu

Chris Kyme

Kyme Chow

Lavine Hemlani

OwlTail

Vita Coco

Welcome to You, Me &amp; CPG - the podcast series that delves deep beyond the label and learns from the people behind the products.We’re kicking the series off with a guest who’s no stranger to launch-day success, selling 10,000 bags of coffee on Top of the Mornin’ Coffee’s very first day of re-launch, earlier this year...With a career steeped in entrepreneurial brand spirit underpinned with a restlessness and relentless for improvement, it’s a pleasure to welcome Hugh Thomas onto the series premiere as he shares the importance of empathy, leaning into fear, and dedication to your mission.This episode covers● How Top of the Mornin’ sold 10 thousand bags of coffee on Day One● Reflecting on the turbulent success and downfall of his brand, ‘Ugly● Being an outlier and a disrupter at Kraft-Heinz and Vita Coco● Whether the US West Coast is the birthplace of many CPG trends● Branding as the confluence of art, science and visionLearn more and follow the journey at: https://www.hainesmcgregor.co.uk/

You, Me & CPG by Haines McGregor

Welcome to You, Me &amp; CPG - the podcast series that delves deep beyond the label and learns from the people behind the products. We’re kicking the series off with a guest who’s no stranger to launch-day success, selling 10,000 bags of coffee on Top of the Mornin’ Coffee’s very first day of re-launch, earlier this year... With a career steeped in entrepreneurial brand spirit underpinned with a restlessness and relentless for improvement, it’s a pleasure to welcome Hugh Thomas onto the series premiere as he shares the importance of empathy, leaning into fear, and dedication to your mission. This episode covers ● How Top of the Mornin’ sold 10 thousand bags of coffee on Day One● Reflecting on the turbulent success and downfall of his brand, ‘Ugly● Being an outlier and a disrupter at Kraft-Heinz and Vita Coco● Whether the US West Coast is the birthplace of many CPG trends● Branding as the confluence of art, science and vision Learn more and follow the journey at: <a href="https://www.hainesmcgregor.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hainesmcgregor.co.uk/</a>

‘Whatever You Do…Just Get In The Arena’ - HUGH THOMAS: Leaning Into Founding Fear With Ugly Drinks, Disruption At Heinz And Making Magic With Vita Coco And TOTMC. Pure Gold. #1

Welcome to Better-for-YOU. On this episode, Kristen sits down with former CEO of Ugly Drinks, Hugh Thomas, for an exclusive look into Hugh's decision to step away from Ugly. In this candid conversation, we talk about recognizing burnout, managing out of fear vs. love, and reclaiming your passion *after* burnout.Hugh's book recommendation: Reboot by Jerry Colonna

The Shelf Life

Welcome to Better-for-YOU. On this episode, Kristen sits down with former CEO of Ugly Drinks, Hugh Thomas, for an exclusive look into Hugh's decision to step away from Ugly. In this candid conversation, we talk about recognizing burnout, managing out of fear vs. love, and reclaiming your passion *after* burnout.<ul><li>Hugh's book recommendation: <a href="https://www.reboot.io/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reboot by Jerry Colonna</a> </li></ul>

Better-for-YOU / Hugh Thomas: Reclaiming your passion

Ugly Drinks co-founder &amp; CEO Hugh Thomas joins the pod to discuss Ugly Drinks! Plus, Sean reviews Ugly's Ginger Ale flavor.  FOLLOW THE SELTZERCAST: http://twitter.com/seltzercast https://www.instagram.com/seltzer.cast/ https://twitter.com/Sean_POBrien https://www.instagram.com/seanpatrickobrien/ THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SUPERYAKI http://superyaki.com/ https://twitter.com/SuperYakiShop Narration provided by Tim Wells Art by Kyra Kaufer Music by Kevin MacLeod: Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobelLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3851-happy-alleyLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Poppers and Prosecco by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4231-poppers-and-proseccoLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app

Seltzercast

<a href="https://uglydrinks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ugly Drinks</a> co-founder &amp; CEO Hugh Thomas joins the pod to discuss<a href="https://twitter.com/uglydrinks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ugly Drinks</a>! Plus, Sean reviews Ugly's Ginger Ale flavor. FOLLOW THE SELTZERCAST: <a href="http://twitter.com/seltzercast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/seltzercast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seltzer.cast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/seltzer.cast/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sean_POBrien" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Sean_POBrien</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seanpatrickobrien/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/seanpatrickobrien/</a> THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SUPERYAKI <a href="http://superyaki.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://superyaki.com/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperYakiShop" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SuperYakiShop</a> Narration provided by Tim Wells Art by Kyra Kaufer Music by Kevin MacLeod: Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel</a>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3851-happy-alley" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3851-happy-alley</a>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Poppers and Prosecco by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4231-poppers-and-prosecco" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4231-poppers-and-prosecco</a>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>

An Interview with Ugly Drinks CEO Hugh Thomas

In this episode of Beyond The Balance Sheet by Raffingers, Host, Ashlee Bloom is joined by Hugh Thomas, CEO and Co-Founder of  global brand - Ugly Drinks. Alongside his co-founder, Hugh set out to create a drinks product that had authenticity at the heart, and since launching the Ugly Drinks brand in 2016, the 100% natural fruit flavoured sparkling waters have landed shelf space in some of the worlds largest retailers. Hugh believes consumers deserve better from businesses, and in this episode talks to Ashlee about his mission to tackle the ugly truths in the world, including the brands fight against global gender inequality and they discuss how important it is for companies to have a purpose and a cause.  Hugh also talks through his journey from employee to CEO, and shares advice on how to manage the mental load of being a founder. Selected Links From This Episode: Raffingers - https://raffingers.co.uk/  | https://www.linkedin.com/company/raffingers/  | https://www.instagram.com/raffingers/  | https://twitter.com/Raffingers Connect with Hugh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/uglyhugh/Connect with Ashlee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleebloom46/ Ugly Drinks- https://uglydrinks.com/Ugly Drinks Twitter- https://twitter.com/uglydrinksGirl Up- https://girlup.org/Beyond the Balance Sheet is brought to you by Raffingers, an award winning UK based accountancy and advisory firm.Beyond the Balance Sheet is a StoryHunter Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Beyond The Balance Sheet

In this episode of Beyond The Balance Sheet by Raffingers, Host, Ashlee Bloom is joined by Hugh Thomas, CEO and Co-Founder of global brand - Ugly Drinks. Alongside his co-founder, Hugh set out to create a drinks product that had authenticity at the heart, and since launching the Ugly Drinks brand in 2016, the 100% natural fruit flavoured sparkling waters have landed shelf space in some of the worlds largest retailers. Hugh believes consumers deserve better from businesses, and in this episode talks to Ashlee about his mission to tackle the ugly truths in the world, including the brands fight against global gender inequality and they discuss how important it is for companies to have a purpose and a cause. Hugh also talks through his journey from employee to CEO, and shares advice on how to manage the mental load of being a founder. Selected Links From This Episode: Raffingers - <a href="https://raffingers.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://raffingers.co.uk/</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/raffingers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/raffingers/</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raffingers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/raffingers/</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Raffingers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Raffingers</a> Connect with Hugh - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/uglyhugh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/uglyhugh/</a>Connect with Ashlee - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleebloom46/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleebloom46/</a> Ugly Drinks- <a href="https://uglydrinks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uglydrinks.com/</a>Ugly Drinks Twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/uglydrinks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/uglydrinks</a>G<a href="https://girlup.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">irl Up- https://gir</a><a href="http://lup.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lup.org/</a>Beyond the Balance Sheet is brought to you by Raffingers, an award winning UK based accountancy and advisory firm.Beyond the Balance Sheet is a StoryHunter Production See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The Ugly Truth with Hugh Thomas

In episode 336, we welcome our guest, Hugh Thomas, founder of Ugly Drinks, a beverage company that makes drinks with no sugar, no sweetener, and no calories and is trying to expose the ugly truth about big beverage.      In today’s episode, we hear how Hugh fell in love with the beverage industry so much that he started a company to provide people with a healthy drink at an affordable price. What started with him walking around London to sell drinks one store at a time has now reached over 15,000 stores around the globe! Hugh shares the story of the brand and marketing with the ‘ugly’ name, why there’s such a need for a healthy drink in the market, and what it was like to embrace direct-to-consumer during COVID.      As a special offer for listeners of the show, visit uglydrinks.com and use the code UGLYMEB to get 20% off your order.      Please enjoy this episode with Ugly Drinks’ Hugh Thomas.          -----     Follow Meb on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our products and follow us, subscribe to our  mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com.     -----     Today’s episode is sponsored by The Idea Farm. The Idea Farm gives you access to over $100,000 worth of investing research, the kind usually read by only the world’s largest institutions, funds, and money managers. Join today and get access to quarterly CAPE ratios, an excel quant backtester and the entire research library. 

In episode 336, we welcome our guest, Hugh Thomas, founder of Ugly Drinks, a beverage company that makes drinks with no sugar, no sweetener, and no calories and is trying to expose the ugly truth about big beverage.  In today’s episode, we hear how Hugh fell in love with the beverage industry so much that he started a company to provide people with a healthy drink at an affordable price. What started with him walking around London to sell drinks one store at a time has now reached over 15,000 stores around the globe! Hugh shares the story of the brand and marketing with the ‘ugly’ name, why there’s such a need for a healthy drink in the market, and what it was like to embrace direct-to-consumer during COVID.  As a special offer for listeners of the show, visit <a href="http://www.uglydrinks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">uglydrinks.com</a> and use the code UGLYMEB to get 20% off your order.  Please enjoy this episode with Ugly Drinks’ Hugh Thomas.      ----- Follow Meb on <a href="https://twitter.com/MebFaber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mebanefaber/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvWzzrVUA_DSCoKXL6GU2w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> For detailed show notes, click <a href="https://mebfaber.com/2021/08/02/e336-hugh-thomas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> To learn more about our products and follow us, subscribe to our <a href="https://theideafarm.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6750faf5c6091bc898da154ff&amp;id=7249739cdb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> mailing list</a> or visit us at <a href="cambriainvestments.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cambriainvestments.com.</a> ----- Today’s episode is sponsored by <a href="https://theideafarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Idea Farm</a>. The Idea Farm gives you access to over $100,000 worth of investing research, the kind usually read by only the world’s largest institutions, funds, and money managers. Join today and get access to quarterly CAPE ratios, an excel quant backtester and the entire research library.

#336 – Hugh Thomas, Ugly Drinks - This Is The Result Of Two 23-Year Olds In A Pub In London Having A Couple Of Beers

“We got this idea of the ugly truth and built a brand around no fake marketing promises, no BS, no calories, no sugar, no sweeteners, you can just drink it ugly, have no guilt with it at all. It replaces that soda moment.”Hugh Thomas is the founder of Ugly Drinks, a challenger brand founded in 2015 in the UK, before launching in the US in 2018. Ugly is a hyper curious, super irreverent and rebellious new soda brand disrupting the market, taking on the sugary soda industry by making sparkling water accessible to all. “I felt that consumers often get blamed for being overweight. But really, it's the system and the food and drink products that have been shoved down our throats and marketed to us for 100 years that are really causing the problems.”In today’s episode, Hugh chats about brand building, how to strike the right balance of rebelliousness and familiarity when you’re building your challenger brand:“I think great branding is a balance of art and science. Ultimately, I think one of the reasons our brand stands out so much is because it's authentic and comes from the soul.”He also shares his biggest lessons learned from expanding Ugly in the US from the UK, and the importance of working on your mental health when you’re creating a company that is looking to change global consumption of sugar. “We started selling in one shop [in the US], same as we did in the UK. And then we built from there. Now we’re in 15,000. So it's like, just keep building.”On today’s podcast: The systemic issues with sugar Ugly is about being authentic How to expand into US Why they’ve stayed lean Why you need to separate yourself as a founder from the brand Links: Eating The Big Fish Lights Out: Sleep Sugar And Survival 

Hyper Curious

“We got this idea of the ugly truth and built a brand around no fake marketing promises, no BS, no calories, no sugar, no sweeteners, you can just drink it ugly, have no guilt with it at all. It replaces that soda moment.” Hugh Thomas is the founder of Ugly Drinks, a challenger brand founded in 2015 in the UK, before launching in the US in 2018. Ugly is a hyper curious, super irreverent and rebellious new soda brand disrupting the market, taking on the sugary soda industry by making sparkling water accessible to all.  “I felt that consumers often get blamed for being overweight. But really, it's the system and the food and drink products that have been shoved down our throats and marketed to us for 100 years that are really causing the problems.” In today’s episode, Hugh chats about brand building, how to strike the right balance of rebelliousness and familiarity when you’re building your challenger brand: “I think great branding is a balance of art and science. Ultimately, I think one of the reasons our brand stands out so much is because it's authentic and comes from the soul.” He also shares his biggest lessons learned from expanding Ugly in the US from the UK, and the importance of working on your mental health when you’re creating a company that is looking to change global consumption of sugar.  “We started selling in one shop [in the US], same as we did in the UK. And then we built from there. Now we’re in 15,000. So it's like, just keep building.” On today’s podcast:<ul> <li>The systemic issues with sugar</li> <li>Ugly is about being authentic</li> <li>How to expand into US</li> <li>Why they’ve stayed lean</li> <li>Why you need to separate yourself as a founder from the brand</li> </ul> Links:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eating-Big-Fish-Challenger-Compete/dp/0470238275" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating The Big Fish</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lights-out-TS-WILEY/dp/0671038680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lights Out: Sleep Sugar And Survival</a></li> </ul>

How To Create a No-BS DTC Brand with Hugh Thomas

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Today on the pod, we have Hugh Thomas the co-founder and CEO of Ugly Drinks! We've been dissecting Ugly's strategy for the past few weeks in DTC Newsletter - you can catch up on our blog ➡️. https://www.directtoconsumer.co/content  Listen to the pod for:    📦 How Ugly built its brand - and why it's fundamental to the business   📦 Why their no b.s. strategy pays off   📦 Ugly's commitment to creating an accessible product (and what that means) 📦 Why customer outreach is fundamental to their business model Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram &amp; Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

DTC Podcast

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - <a href="https://dtcnews.link/signup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dtcnews.link/signup</a> Today on the pod, we have Hugh Thomas the co-founder and CEO of Ugly Drinks! We've been dissecting Ugly's strategy for the past few weeks in DTC Newsletter - you can catch up on our blog ➡️. <a href="https://www.directtoconsumer.co/content" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.directtoconsumer.co/content</a> Listen to the pod for:   📦 How Ugly built its brand - and why it's fundamental to the business   📦 Why their no b.s. strategy pays off   📦 Ugly's commitment to creating an accessible product (and what that means) 📦 Why customer outreach is fundamental to their business model Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - <a href="https://dtcnews.link/signup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dtcnews.link/signup</a> Advertise on DTC - <a href="https://dtcnews.link/advertise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dtcnews.link/advertise</a> Work with Pilothouse - <a href="https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse</a> Follow us on Instagram &amp; Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - <a href="https://dtcnews.link/video" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dtcnews.link/video</a>

Ep 89: Building a Bold Brand with Ugly's CEO Hugh Thomas

Our guest today is Hugh Thomas, founder of Ugly. Ugly is the refreshingly honest sparkling water in a can. No sugar, no calories, no sodium, no sweetners. We discuss his background and how working at Vita Coco impacted him to found Ugly, why he went retail on day one, and his expansion strategy and why being in two markets is like running two different companies.You can follow Hugh at @uglyhugh on Twitter.A couple books that inspired Hugh are:The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan HolidayGive and Take by Adam GrantSome of the questions I asked Hugh:What was your initial attraction to the food and beverage industry?Talk to me about the early days and some of your learnings scaling Vita Coco?What was the inspiration that led you to founding Ugly?How did you approach ingredients and then your supply chain?How did you think about brand in the early days?Why did you decide to launch omnichannel off the bat?What were some of the hurdles in the early days?What was your strategy for growth in the U.K?Why did you decide to expand so quickly into the U.S.?We talk on this show about when it comes to ecommerce, getting past the noise. There's so many brands out there since it's easier then ever to start a brand. How do you think about differentiation?Why did you decide to fundraise and what was your fundraising strategy?How did you manage to pivot or change your strategy during COVID?What's one thing you would change about the fundraising process?What's the best piece of advice that you've ever received?What's one piece of advice that you have to founders?

The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands

Our guest today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/uglyhugh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hugh Thomas</a>, founder of <a href="https://uglydrinks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ugly</a>. Ugly is the refreshingly honest sparkling water in a can. No sugar, no calories, no sodium, no sweetners. We discuss his background and how working at Vita Coco impacted him to found Ugly, why he went retail on day one, and his expansion strategy and why being in two markets is like running two different companies. You can follow Hugh at <a href="https://twitter.com/uglyhugh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@uglyhugh</a> on Twitter. A couple books that inspired Hugh are:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G3L1B8K?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B00G3L1B8K&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=theconsumervc-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Obstacle Is The Way</a> by Ryan Holiday<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124986?camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0143124986&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=theconsumervc-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Give and Take</a> by Adam Grant Some of the questions I asked Hugh:<ol><li>What was your initial attraction to the food and beverage industry?</li><li>Talk to me about the early days and some of your learnings scaling Vita Coco?</li><li>What was the inspiration that led you to founding Ugly?</li><li>How did you approach ingredients and then your supply chain?</li><li>How did you think about brand in the early days?</li><li>Why did you decide to launch omnichannel off the bat?</li><li>What were some of the hurdles in the early days?</li><li>What was your strategy for growth in the U.K?</li><li>Why did you decide to expand so quickly into the U.S.?</li><li>We talk on this show about when it comes to ecommerce, getting past the noise. There's so many brands out there since it's easier then ever to start a brand. How do you think about differentiation?</li><li>Why did you decide to fundraise and what was your fundraising strategy?</li><li>How did you manage to pivot or change your strategy during COVID?</li><li>What's one thing you would change about the fundraising process?</li><li>What's the best piece of advice that you've ever received?</li><li>What's one piece of advice that you have to founders?</li></ol>

Hugh Thomas (Ugly) - The Opportunity He Saw With Sparkling Water, Why He Started OmniChannel, and Approach to Overseas Expansion

Episode 50 got UGLY (Drinks that is). We were joined by Hugh Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of Ugly Drinks (starts at 26:14). He shared with us what it took to start Ugly Drinks, how they aim to combat the American and UK sugar addiction, as well as a few of his favorite beers he's had here in the US.  You can find Ugly Drinks in most grocery stores across the US, or get it shipped right to your door at UglyDrinks.com. Follow them on social media @uglydrinks and you can follow Hugh @uglyhugh. (Use promo code UGLYHUGH for a nice discount at checkout)  Follow us on Instagram for the latest Ten Fifty Sips Episode @1056podcast and be sure to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts

Episode 50 got UGLY (Drinks that is). We were joined by Hugh Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of Ugly Drinks (starts at 26:14). He shared with us what it took to start Ugly Drinks, how they aim to combat the American and UK sugar addiction, as well as a few of his favorite beers he's had here in the US.  You can find Ugly Drinks in most grocery stores across the US, or get it shipped right to your door at <a href="http://UglyDrinks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UglyDrinks.com</a>. Follow them on social media @uglydrinks and you can follow Hugh @uglyhugh. (Use promo code UGLYHUGH for a nice discount at checkout) Follow us on Instagram for the latest Ten Fifty Sips Episode @1056podcast and be sure to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts

1056.50 | CEO and Co-Founder of Ugly Drinks Hugh Thomas

In season 2 episode 2, Simon talks to Hugh. Hugh Thomas is the NYC-based CEO and Founder of Ugly Drinks. Ugly is a flavored sparkling water brand, now available in over 15,000 stores globally and with offices in both the UK and US. Ugly believes in an omni-channel approach to business, and has built its business online as well as in traditional retail. Before starting Ugly, Hugh worked at Vita Coco in Europe, leading bra