diff --git a/Business/Planning/offsite-day1-business-dev.md b/Business/Planning/offsite-day1-business-dev.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a405315 --- /dev/null +++ b/Business/Planning/offsite-day1-business-dev.md @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +--- +project: offsite-day1-business-dev +type: session-notes +status: active +path: Business/Planning +tags: + - pbs + - branding + - sunnies + - content +created: 2026-04-20 +updated: 2026-04-20 +--- +# Off-Site Planning Session — Business Development Summary + +## Vision (Locked In) + +Plant Based Southerner becomes a household name. + +## Mission (Locked In) + +To provide guidance that empowers people to live a whole food plant-based +lifestyle. + +*Note: Mission is intentionally broad. Marketing and content target a +specific audience segment.* + +## Business Model Direction + +- Hybrid model: content drives multiple revenue streams (products, +community, education, etc.) +- Revenue must serve the education mission, not override it +- Monetization filter: only pursue streams that align with teaching people +to live well + +## Core Audience (Locked In) + +Busy women feeding families who want to eat a whole food plant-based diet +but struggle to do it consistently in their daily lives. + +### Key traits: +- Time-constrained +- Health-motivated +- Already believe in plant-based +- Managing family dynamics +- Struggling with consistency + +## Core Problem (Locked In) + +It's not a knowledge problem — it's an execution problem. They know how +they want to eat, but they can't make it work consistently within the +constraints of real life (time, energy, family, decisions). + +## Core Belief (Anchor Statement) + +"Most people don't fail because they don't know what to eat — they fail +because it doesn't work in real life." + +Everything PBS does should reinforce this. + +## Positioning (Locked In) + +Whole food plant-based eating made practical for busy women feeding their +families. We focus on helping them make it actually work in real life — not +just teaching what to eat. + +## Differentiation + +- Focus on execution, not information +- Integrate real life constraints (time, family, energy) +- Combine practical cooking, simple systems, and realistic expectations +- Teach how to make it work, not just what to do + +## Value Proposition (Locked In) + +PBS equips busy women with a repeatable system to consistently feed their +families a whole food plant-based diet — reducing daily decision-making and +making healthy eating sustainable in real life. + +In plain terms: less overwhelm, less decision fatigue, more consistency, +real-life sustainability. + +## Messaging Pillars (4 Pillars) + +1. **Progress Over Perfection** — You don't need to do this perfectly, just +consistently. +2. **Functional, Repeatable Cooking** — Food has to work in real life, not +just look good. +3. **Systems Over Willpower** — You need structure, not more discipline. +4. **Real Life Is the Standard** — If it doesn't work on your busiest day, +it doesn't work. + +## Content Tracks Within Core Audience + +- Culinary education (how to cook plant-based) +- Nutritional science (why plant-based matters for health) +- Quick and easy meals (just get it done) + +## Education Approach + +- Weave the "why" into the "how" rather than leading with the health case +- Show substitutions in context (no dairy, no oil, no meat as options +within familiar dishes) +- Avoid preachy or pushy tone + +## Key Discussion: Mission vs. Revenue Tension + +- Travis raised concern that revenue goals could drive decisions that +compromise education quality +- Root concern: neither are corporate people, and there's a fear that +making money dilutes authenticity +- Resolution: revenue streams should reinforce the mission — teach and sell +under one umbrella by being intentional about which streams to pursue +- Philosophical discussion set aside for now + +## Framework: 3-Day Off-Site Structure + +- Day 1: Problem and positioning (complete) +- Day 2: Business model and revenue streams +- Day 3: Go-to-market and metrics + +## Next Up + +- [ ] Define value proposition further through competitive analysis +- [ ] Map business model and revenue streams (Day 2) +- [ ] Go-to-market strategy and measurable goals (Day 3) + +...sent from Jenny & Travis \ No newline at end of file