Our latest podcast features a conversation with Jake Karls, Co-Founder and Rainmaker at Mid-Day Squares, a maker of refrigerated snack bars. Led by co-hosts Thomas DeMinico, BMO’s Director of Middle Market M&A, and Kevin Slaughter, a partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein, they discussed Mid-Day's origins, why authenticity is crucial to its mission, and how the company responded to a crisis with innovation.

This episode originally appeared on Table Talk, a collaboration between BMO and Levenfeld Pearlstein that features discussions with top executives on industry trends and key challenges.