Welcome back to Wilder Possibilities, hosted by Shelton Wilder: luxury Los Angeles Realtor, CEO, and female entrepreneur.

Today’s episode features Zoe von Gerlach, CEO of Culture Crush.

In this conversation, Shelton and Zoe talk about building a wellness-focused beverage brand and the journey behind creating a non-carbonated prebiotic drink. Zoe shares her international upbringing before moving to the U.S., where she began her career as a model and later pursued her studies at Stanford. Inspired by amazake, a traditional Japanese fermented rice drink, she set out to create a modern, approachable beverage designed to improve gut health and offer a functional alternative to traditional drinks.

We dive into:

• Zoe’s upbringing in Germany and Barcelona and growing up in a large family
• Her t ...