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href=\"https:\/\/retailsoundbites.libsyn.com\/episode-65-building-and-investing-in-defensible-challenger-brands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>July 9, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 CGP\u2019s Managing Partner, Richard Baum, participated in Kantar\u2019s Retail Sound Bites podcast entitled \u201cBuilding and Investing in Defensible Challenger Brands.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/members.opusconnect.com\/events\/roundtable_consumer_investors_2024_05_21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>May 21, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Opus Connect Round Table: Consumer Investors \u2013 Moderator Richard Baum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/sadisgoldberg\/docs\/earnout_magazine?fr=xIAEoAT3_NTU1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spring 2024<\/strong> \u2013 The Earnout Magazine \u2013 Featured Business Leader: Richard Baum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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