THE Elisabeth Alfano, creator the VEGTECH index, host of Plant-Based Business Hour, founder of Plant-Powered Consulting, brings us all her wisdom on: Interdisciplinary approaches to understand the whole Plant-Based supplychain; creating a rich life with food, and bringing that value into your business; using COVID-19’s aftermath to spark discourse on animal agriculture; Extending global reach online during quarantine; tactical vs philosophical approaches to growing plant-based; and the FIRST VEGAN INDEX! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

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Vegan Index, Plant-Based's Digital Growth, and an Artistic Interdisciplinary Approach with Elysabeth Alfano

What IS sustainable storytelling?! Mel Bandler is here to enlighten us on: How to actually COMMUNICATE your value prop; The 2 most important questions to ask when crafting your brand story; how to make your story accessible; sustainability and price elasticity; end to end storytelling with large partners; the most common sustainable storytelling pitfalls and challenges; prioritizing brand conversion vs channel conversion; and so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Sustainable Storytelling with Mel Bandler

Big Idea Ventures' Christian Nguyen Cadeo and Andrew Ive join me for a rollicking good time, discussing: Operating a 24/7 Singapore and NewYork based VC; How to communicate in a global org to ensure success; Building a portfolio of female-led investments; How exactly one STARTS a fund!; Big Idea’s wins and challenges; the FIRST EVER CELL BASED EXIT; Tips on facilitating international collaboration; How to approach working with large food companies (Big Food!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

24/7 VC with Future Food Globalists Christian Nguyen Cadeo and Andrew Ive

Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta discuss their hit book Decoding the World: A Roadmap for the Questioner.  SUCH an inightful conversation on how we can ALL use our unique skills to change the world with biotech, how to drop your ego and follow your curiosity to rewrite the future, where philosophy and science meet, and using bonding and joy as fuel to end travesty.  Arvind and Po truly embody the question 'what's this tech all FOR?'  PS - Apologies for the Darth Vader breathing in the background here - we let him sit in on the interview ;) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Biotech to Save the World with Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta

Tech to Food superstar Eric Archambeau, Co-Founder of Astanor Ventures, was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss: Shifting the quantity over quality narrative in mainstream grocery; Using tech investment principles to change the food system; Systemic Disruption Potential as a measure for investment; Shifting sustainable investing from niche to norm; and due diligence processes for examining the whole supply chain’s sustainability. I learned so much and I hope you do, too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Investing for Systemic Disruption with Eric Archambeau

The African Alternative Protein Landscape is ready to TAKE! OFF! Hakeem Jimo, Co-Founder of Veggie Victory, tells the story of creating Nigeria's first plant-based meat company. Join us to learn: African alt protein landscape innovation, distribution, and merchandising intricacies; how Hakeem and co-founder Bola Adeyanju tailored their product to traditional recipes; where plant-based fits into the 'aspirational' perception of meat; and much more. LOVED THIS EPISODE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

The African Alternative Protein Landscape with Hakeem Jimo

Rancher and regenerative agriculture expert Rich Bradbury and I have WAY more in common than you might think.  He envisions a future where farmers are empowered to feed a better future, and so do I.  Today we discuss actionable steps to leverage shared sustainability goals, finding common ground between ranchers, plant-based, and cell-based experts; Rich gives a rancher's perspective on the plant-based boom; and I share a controversial opinion you definitely want to check out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Cattle Ranchers and Alternative Protein: Common Ground, with Rich Bradbury

75% of women in plant-based and cell-based face gender bias.  50% have been harassed by an investor.  Jenny Stojkovic and team discovered these findings (and more) in their Founder Survey, and she's doing everything in her power to combat this.  Join Jenny and I to connect on what it means to be a women in alternative protein, and how the industry needs to step up for all the women to come. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Gender Bias in Alternative Protein with Jennifer Stojkovic

Plant-Based investment has blown up this year, and cell-based won't be far behind.  Alt Protein Impact Investor Willem Blom shares on: how a meat tax could save the EU billions in healthcare costs, evaluating investments based on evolving flexitarianism, and retail, distribution, and regulation challenges in Europe. Thank you for being part of this community!  Love and light Xx --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Alt Protein Impact Investor Willem Blom on Taxing Meat

The Oatly IPO is hot in Plant Based - and Co-Founder Bjorn Oste is sharing how purpose got us here.  Join us to learn about:  Why tech created our food problems and is also our solution; How Bjorn gave up his career in IT to build a sustainable future; Your #1 priority in product development; Using robotics and crop reintroduction to empower farming communities in sustainability; Bjorn and his brother's mastermind food tech lab where scientists "go bonkers;" How Bjorn and I innovate in food as non-scientists; Good Idea's revolutionary technology to stabilize blood sugars; Thank you for being part of this community!  Love and light Xx --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Oatly Co-Founder Bjorn Oste on Purpose-Driven Industry Disruption

Leveraging meat industry collaboration in go to market models for cell based meat - Robert Yaman shares his take on possibilities. Since Robert and I talked, we’ve already seen so much development in meat producers’ readiness to get involved in the alternative protein space, especially with Cargill’s recent moves in China. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Meat Industry Go To Market Collaboration: BONUS with Robert Yaman

Those profiting off of the status quo often don't want to see it go.  Tony Hunter feels sorry for them, but he's not worried they'll slow the future of food.  He shares his strategy for working with people stuck in the past and for accelerating food innovation in the process. Secondary Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsSsMHV0Kt8 Tony's last episode: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/episodes/Fast-Food-Meets-Future-Food-with-Tony-Hunter-ecq747 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

The Future, Netflix, and People Resting Change: BONUS with Tony Hunter

KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, and...Future Food Innovation?? Yep! Tony Hunter is a Global Consultant, Speaker, and FoodTech Expert who helps key players predict and prepare for the future.  He's basically Big Food Big Future's dream come true.  Here he lets us in on his top tips for orchestrating large-scale change.  Hint: you've already got everything you need. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Fast Food Meets Future Food with Tony Hunter

Greta Thunberg showed her generation they should be angry at how the climate is treated.  Giuseppe Scionte wants to empower youth to take action changing that in the food space.  Here's how we can all rally the troops to create change in the EU and around the world. Secondary Source: Greta Thunberg at the EU, Feb 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWQPDsHJ0gc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Youth Activists Use Food to Fight Climate Change

The intersection of Dunkin' Donuts and Alternative Protein is International Expansion.  NovaMeat's Giuseppe Scionte has some wild stories and experience working with classically trained chefs in Europe.  Dunkin' is gaining share globally through local specialization.  Here's what they can learn from each other. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

Dunkin' Donuts and Printing Meat: Global Market Success

Global food manufacturing is changing. Big food companies are taking note of future food trends - lab grown meat, plant-based options, sustainable production, food tech and ag tech are on the rise worldwide. But how can we be sure that corporations who have historically promoted processed food manufacturing are really in it for good - not just for money? How can we create a GLOBALLY sustainable food system using their influence? Join me in Big Food, Big Future, where I ask these questions to people in the thick of it - those working on Climate Change, Globilization, Cell Culturing, and more. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shannontheobald/support

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