Behind the Brand: Accomplice Foods

1. What is the name of your company?

Accomplice Foods

2. What is your title?

Founder & CEO

3. Where is your company located?

Denver, Colorado

4. Whats your current obsession?

Perfecting bone-in chicken thighs. At this point it’s less “cooking dinner” and more a controlled experiment in crispy skin and juicy flavor. No complaints from my wife and our pup!

5. How did you hear about Naturally Colorado? What made you become a member? Has Naturally Colorado helped you in any way?

I first got involved with Naturally Colorado when we launched Denver Bone Broth in 2021. It’s been a great way to build a real network and tap into operator-level insight from people who know the space firsthand. Most recently, our pitch at Naturally Rising 2025 was a turning point. The feedback we received played a role in our decision to evolve the business into a more scalable model – and the exposure from the event was a huge added benefit.

6. What size is your company?

We’re currently a lean team of 1 full time, supported by a small group of trusted partners and advisors. We’ve intentionally kept things tight as we build the foundation, with plans to scale the team alongside the business.

7. What inspired you to start your company?

The original inspiration hasn’t changed: bone broth that actually tastes great is surprisingly hard to find. Denver Bone Broth proved there’s demand, but it also made the limitations of that model clear. Accomplice is the next evolution: same obsession with flavor, built to scale.

8. Why did you choose to focus on the natural and organic industry?

It’s where consumer behavior is going, and where health-conscious brands live, but more importantly, it’s where there’s still room to build real brands. A lot of the space has become overly functional and clinical. We’re more interested in bringing taste, emotion, and experience back into it – while still delivering a high-quality product.

9. Can you describe the biggest challenge you faced during the early stages of your company, and how you overcame it?

Making the call to reset. Denver Bone Broth was working, but not in a way that could scale efficiently. Walking away from something you’ve built is tough, but it gave us the chance to rethink everything: product format, manufacturing, brand, and go-to-market. That reset is what led to Accomplice.

10. What keeps you up at night regarding your business?

Getting the relaunch right. We’ve done the hard part of learning what works and what doesn’t. Now it’s about executing cleanly – product, brand, and distribution all lining up at the same time, supported by a strong strategic plan.

11. What strategies can you share that have been effective?

12. How important is networking, and what strategies do you use to build and maintain professional relationships?

It’s everything – especially through a transition like this. A lot of the decisions we’ve made – and avoided – came from conversations with other founders, operators, and partners. My approach is simple: be direct, be thoughtful, and don’t waste people’s time. And when you can help someone else, do it. Pay it back. This industry is smaller than it seems, and that mindset tends to come back around. There’s a real element of co-opetition in this space.”

13. What is one piece of advice or knowledge that has changed your life and why?

My dad always says (still to this day): if you’re the smartest one in the room, it’s time to leave that room. That mindset – surrounding yourself with people you can learn from – changes everything.

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