Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 15, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between Sow Good, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Brendon Fischer (the “Employee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, this Agreement is being entered into by and among the Company and the Employee;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to be employed by the Company, consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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Payments and benefits provided in this Section 8(e) shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which the Employee may be eligible under any of the plans, policies or programs of the Company or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar state statute or regulation.
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If to the Employee:
At the address (or to the facsimile number) shown |
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If to the Company: Claudia Goldfarb CEO
1440 N Union Bower Rd. Irving, Texas 75061 with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to the Company): DLA Piper LLP (US) Suite 3000 Attention: Drew Valentine |
or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
SOW GOOD, INC. | |
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By: | /s/ Claudia Goldfarb |
Claudia Goldfarb | |
Title: | CEO |
EMPLOYEE | |
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/s/ Brendon Fischer | |
Brendon Fischer |
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EXHIBIT A
GENERAL RELEASE
I, _________________, in consideration of and subject to the performance by Sow Good, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), of its obligations under the Employment Agreement dated as of April 15, 2024 (the “Agreement”), do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof the Company and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries and direct or indirect parent entities and all present, former and future directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees, shareholders, partners, members, trustees, attorneys, fiduciaries, predecessors, successors and assigns of the Company and/or its respective affiliates, subsidiaries and direct or indirect parent entities, both individually and in their official capacities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below (this “General Release”). The Released Parties are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder. Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
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BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:
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SIGNED: |
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| Brendon Fischer |
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