Derek Beigleman

Co-Founder @ Happy Wolf Snacks

About

Derek Beigleman, the co-founder of Happy Wolf Snacks, has always been an entrepreneur at heart—tracing back to second grade, when he was notorious for slinging bubblegum on the playground. Though he started his career on Wall Street, Derek’s entrepreneurial itch ultimately manifested in co-founding Open Farm, a mission-led pet food company. Over 7 years, Derek commercialized over 120 products, built a fully-traceable supply chain across 100+ domestic and international suppliers, and expanded Open Farm to over 6,500 retail locations.After moving on from Open Farm, Derek couldn’t help but apply his entrepreneurial spirit to his home life. He and his wife are extremely thoughtful about what they feed their two young kids, and he was shocked at the lack of innovative, clean snacks for kids. He teamed up with his longtime friend Jana Goodbaum to dream up Happy Wolf Snacks, a new brand of wildly simple snacks for kids. He’s excited to once again raise the bar in an industry that sorely needed better options!

Country

Canada

City

Toronto

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Experience

Co-Founder

Happy Wolf Snacks

2022-9 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Happy Wolf is a new brand of wildly simple snacks for kids. We make our nut-free fridge-fresh bars with the simplest possible whole-food ingredients, sweetened with only dates and honey. There are no weird powders, preservatives, additives, artificial or “natural” flavors… So yes, you can literally make our products with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. But as busy parents ourselves, we know it all too well – you don’t have time! So we did it for you. You're welcome! Learn more about Happy Wolf, our first flavors and more at happywolf.com

Partner & Board Member

Village Fare Foods

2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Founding Partner

Upper Village Veterinary Hospital

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Co-Founder & COO

Open Farm Pet

2014-1 - 2021-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Toronto, Canada Area

I co-founded Open Farm in 2014 to give pet owners a truly better option. The goal was to do more than just change what pet food contained; we wanted to completely rethink the way it was made. For us, that meant not only sourcing the highest quality ingredients but also supporting farmers who treat their animals right, using sustainable agricultural practices and providing full transparency to our customers. We built a mission-led brand that brought over 120 new products to market, was distributed across >6,000 stores in the USA/Canada and shipped more than 20,000 DTC orders monthly. Exited to General Atlantic in 2021.