Bio

Andress Blackwell is an Executive Director with Whipstitch Capital. As co-founder and former CEO of Swerve, a leading carb-conscious baking and cooking company, Andress joined Whipstitch after Swerve was acquired by Whole Earth Brands, Inc. Over the last twenty years, Andress has worn virtually every hat possible for a CPG entrepreneur: product innovation, contract manufacturer selection and management, negotiating with sales brokers and distributors, knocking on retailer doors, refusing to take no as an answer, and ultimately growing consumer demand through innovative, non-traditional guerilla marketing. During Andress’ tenure, Swerve gained distribution in over 21,000 grocery stores and grew at 150% CAGR from 2016 until the sale in late 2020. In short, Andress has been there and done it. She built a CPG company and successfully sold it to a large strategic.