NIE 2025 Show Schedule
(subject to change)
Friday, Nov. 14 – Education Day
10-10:45 am:
“Good Things Come In Small Packages”
How small stores can compete against online sellers and big box stores.
Panelists: Jeremiah Boggenhagen, Positively Natural Network; Billy Jones, Save Naturally; Torah Torres, Adventure CPG; Jennie Thomson, Order Dog.
10:45-11:30 am:
“All About Sales”
Tips on product education and staff training, boosting product sales, customer education, do’s and don’ts, etc.
Panelists: Starkie Sowers, Clark’s Nutrition; Micah Corrigan, B-Alive Nutrition.
11:30 am-12:15 pm:
“The Role of Dietary Supplements in
Managing Dermatological Conditions”
By Jessica Maloh, ND. Sponsored by Codex Labs.
12:15-12:45 pm:
Lunch
Free to all retail attendees. Sponsored by Michael’s Naturopathic and Positively Natural Network.
12:45-1:15 pm:
“A Natural Product Retailer’s
44-Year Industry Retrospective”
Keynote address by Eric Fuchser, founder of Vintage Grocers.
1:15-2:00 pm:
“Buyers Beware”
Panel discussion with store buyers – best practices, keeping up with new products and trends, etc.
Panelists: Dan McSweeney, Vitamin Retailer magazine (moderator); David Goodwin, Goodwin’s Organics buyer.
2:00-2:45 pm:
“Let’s Work Together!”
How vendors, distributors, brokers and retailers can collaborate to their mutual benefit.
Panelists: Dawn Schmidt, The Other You; Tyler Martin, Palko Distributing; Marsi Yencsko, Wholesun Wellness.
2:45-3:30 pm:
“Nitric Oxide for Healthy Aging and Longevity”
By Cathy Eason. Sponsored by Berkeley Life.
3:30-4:15 pm:
“Hot Stuff!”
Keeping up with the latest trends and new products, separating trends from fads, creating hot sellers for your local customers.
Panelists: Rob Seeman, Whole Earth Marketing; George Goodwin, Goodwin’s Organics.
4:15-5:00 pm:
“Microplastics Impact on Human Health
and Defense Strategies”
By Joshua Tully. Sponsored by 1 Life Labs.
5:00 pm:
$1000 “Show Dollars” Raffle
Must be present to win
5:00-7:00 pm:
Dinner on your own
7:00-9:00 pm:
Meet and Greet Social at the
Marriott Renaissance Hotel Lounge
(Cash bar)
Saturday, Nov. 15
8:30-9:00 am:
Breakfast
Free to all retailer attendees. Sponsored by Bluebonnet Nutrition.
9:00-9:45 am:
“How Gut Health Fuels Movement,
Recovery and Longevity”
By Carl Germano, CNS/CDN.
9:45-10:00 am:
$1000 “Show Dollars” Raffle
Must be present to win.
10:00 am-4 pm:
Exhibit Hall Open
3:30-4:00 pm:
Raffle Prize Drawings
Must be present to win.