Navigating Global Pet Markets: Distributor Secrets with Shane Bartlett

Podcast: Pet Business Disruptors · Clayton Payne

Opublikowano: 2026-05-04

In this episode, Clayton interviews Shane Bartlett, Head of Sales and Senior VP at Teutonics. They explore Shane's unconventional career path, from a New Zealand carpet factory to teaching English in 1990s Poland, and how it shaped his sales philosophy. Shane shares his entry into the pet industry after discovering raw feeding for his Border Collie, Enzo, in 2009. KEY TAKEAWAYS Distributors provide access, not brand building: Relying solely on a distributor to sell a product is a misconception. Brands must educate retailers and create demand themselves. The power of the "secondary reason": In...