Alex Apostolopoulos is the founder of Hellenika Cultured Creamery, a family run dairy brand located in the heart of Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Originally from Australia, Alex’s journey to the USA began when Yvonne Klein, a Vancouver-based flight attendant, started smuggling his family’s yogurt from Australia across the border. After co-founding and growing Ellenos, he separated in 2022 and launched Hellenika with his brother and sister, transforming their Pike Place shop into a test kitchen for what cultured dairy can be—small-batch, locally inspired, and always made the right way.

Craig brings over 36 years of experience in procurement, sales, category management,
distribution and logistics in the food industry. He has worked with dozens of start up companies to bring them to market, both locally and nationally. He attends numerous shows throughout the year sourcing new local and international products. Craig enjoys finding new products, cooking and experimenting with new recipes to try on his friends and family.

An intrepid changemaker with 20+ years of leadership experience, Debi has worked across domestic and international organizations spanning philanthropy, travel, experiential education, and fair-trade consumer products. She attended her first Expo West in 2001 with her fair-trade wholesale business and has since participated in over a dozen Expos—as an exhibitor, buyer, business service provider, and event planner.

Debi joins Naturally Seattle from our parent organization, Naturally Network, where she spent the past 2.5 years building the ecosystem through community engagement, business development, and strategic growth. She brings a deep passion for fostering connections and driving impact in the better-for-you space.

Greta Remington is a consumer sector expert with over 30 years of experience in strategy, innovation, marketing, M&A and turnarounds. She has worked with, consulted to, and advised over 80 consumer sector companies across food and beverage, wine and spirits, healthcare, skincare, retail, restaurant and hospitality, agriculture, automotive, consumer electronics, services, retail, e-commerce, data analytics, and not-for-profit. These include Fortune 500 (P&G, Kraft Heinz, Gap Inc., General Motors, Nestle, Con Agra, M&M Mars) middle market (G.L. Mezzetta, Seeds of Change, Matterhorn Ice Cream), and early-stage (Laughing Tiger, Dr. Bombay, Zola Acai, Melt Buttery Spread, Mother Dirt, Invino).

For 3 years, she ran a successful Entrepreneur Boot Camp, attracting 15-20 participants every month. As an angel investor and member of Keiretsu Forum, she headed the food &beverage due diligence committee. She served as an entrepreneur mentor and advisor at Pacific Community Ventures. Partnering with Cogent Valuations, she developed a unique model for valuing CPG companies based on risk reduction. Professional Awards include the H.J. Heinz Excellence Award for Innovation, and National Provisioner 25 Top Icons award.

Over 30 years experience in the Grocery industry including retail, Merchandising, category management, procurement, and vendor relationships.