--- title: Excelerating Dairy - CMAB VP of Business Development Bob Carroll description: During this episode of the VentureFuel Visionaries podcast, Excelerating Dairy, we speak with CMAB's VP of Business Development Bob Carroll image: https://blog.venturefuel.net/hubfs/VFI_Blog_Excelerating%20Dairy.webp --- ![](https://blog.venturefuel.net/hubfs/VFI_Blog_Excelerating%20Dairy.webp) # Excelerating Dairy - CMAB VP of Business Development Bob Carroll Published by [Vanessa Rosado](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/author/vanessa-rosado) on Jun 7, 2023 3:23:27 PM ## "Our theme this year is open innovation. What's really exciting is it opens up the funnel, really broadly at the top for ideas that are not just food and beverage ideas. It could be personal care products or packaging ideas, textiles, pets. Keeping it wide open at the beginning is really exciting, for sure." – Bob Carroll, Vice President of Business Development, California Milk Advisory Board This week's VentureFuel Visionary is Bob Carroll, Vice President of Business Development at the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB). An instrumentality of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, CMAB is funded by the state’s dairy farm families who lead the nation in sustainable dairy farming practices. With a vision to nourish the world with the wholesome goodness of Real California Milk, the CMAB’s programs focus on increasing demand for California’s sustainable dairy products in the state, across the U.S., and around the world. Bob shares invaluable insights on driving innovation in well-established industries, encompassing both incremental advancements and transformative breakthroughs in consumer behavior. Exciting news follows as he announces the highly anticipated 5th year of the Real California Milk Excelerator, Powered by VentureFuel, the industry's foremost dairy innovation competition. Click [HERE](https://info.venturefuel.net/rcmexcelerator) to learn more about the Real California Milk Excelerator: Open Innovation.     At VentureFuel we help our clients commercialize innovation to ignite change within their organizations, all through startup collaborations. Contact us to learn more today!  [ Contact Us ](https://www.venturefuel.net/contactus) Tags: [Innovation](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/innovation), [podcasts](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/podcasts), [Dairy](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/dairy), [Accelerator](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/accelerator), [Milk](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/milk), [VentureFuel Visionaries](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/venturefuel-visionaries), [California Milk Advisory Board](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/california-milk-advisory-board), [Real California Milk](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/real-california-milk), [National Dairy Month](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/national-dairy-month), [Open Innovation](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/open-innovation), [Food and Beverage](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/food-and-beverage), [Dairy Products](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/dairy-products), [Sustainable Farming](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/sustainable-farming), [Excelerator](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/tag/excelerator) [Back to Blog](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov) ## Related Articles ## [Re-Release: Excelerating Dairy – CMAB's Bob Carroll](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/re-release-excelerating-dairy-cmab-bob-carroll) In this special re-release of VentureFuel Visionaries, we’re excited to welcome Bob... [Read More ](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/re-release-excelerating-dairy-cmab-bob-carroll) ## [Igniting Dairy Innovation — California Milk Advisory Board CEO Bob Carroll](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/igniting-dairy-innovation-california-milk-advisory-board-ceo-bob-carroll) From functional beverages to sustainable packaging, the dairy aisle is evolving fast. Can... [Read More ](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/igniting-dairy-innovation-california-milk-advisory-board-ceo-bob-carroll) ## [How Smearcase Is Building the Future With Functional Frozen Indulgence](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/how-smearcase-is-building-the-future-with-functional-frozen-indulgence) Functional dairy is changing how food brands compete in crowded markets. What does it really take... [Read More ](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/how-smearcase-is-building-the-future-with-functional-frozen-indulgence)