My Food Job Rocks!

Ep. 251 - [Australia] Bootstrapping in Sydney, with Sarah Qian, Founder of Compassion Creamery

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re interviewing Sarah Qian, founder of Compassion Creamery,  an oat-based cream cheese company located in Sydney, Australia. They’re a r...

Ep. 250 - [Australia] A New Type of Meat with George Peppou, CEO and Founder of Vow Foods

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Peppou, the CEO and cofounder of Vow Food is extremely funny, quirky, and extremely knowledgable. He talks fast but really knows his stuff. Vo...

Ep. 249 - Finding the Food Tech Niche with Larissa Zimberoff, Reporter and Author of Technically Food

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re interviewing Larissa Zimberoff, a food tech reporter and author of the book Technically Food, Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Chang...

Ep. 248 - The Evolution of Upcycling with Caroline Cotto, COO of Renewal Mill

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re interviewing Caroline Cotto, COO and Co-Founder of Renewal Mill. I’ve wanted Caroline on for a long time cause I think Renewal Mill is...

Ep. 247 - Consistency and Community with Phil Saneski, Culinary Director for Farming Hope

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Saneski has worked in Michelin-Star and James Beard Award finalist kitchens. He led the launch of the Research Chefs Association Upcycled Foods ...

Ep. 246 - We're Back! Interviewing Around the World

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep. 245 – Food is Science, Smell is Music with Harold McGee, Author of On Food and Cooking and Nose Dive

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is an honor to interview the man who introduced one of the first popular culinary science books and probably has inspired thousands of food science...

Ep. 244 – The BioTech Startup that Created a Movement with Arvind Gupta and Po Bronson, from Indiebio

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have Arvind Gupta, Co-Founder of IndieBio and Po Bronson, Managing Director of IndieBio. They both wrote a book together called Decoding the ...

Ep. 243 – You Can Do Anything, You Can Be Anything with Ryan Bethencourt, CEO of Wild Earth

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This amazing episode is with Ryan Bethencourt, Founder and CEO of Wild Earth, but this guy invests, mentors and influences and has had such an impact...

Ep. 242 – Product Development Tips for Communicating Complex Projects with Lindsay Wisener owner of WiseBev

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off this interview with some product development tips. Lindsey Wisener works with all sorts of clients big and small and so we talk about the ...

Ep. 241 – The Plant-based Influencer Dynamic Duo with Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn, authors of The Friendly Vegan Cookbook

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I interview Toni Okamoto, founder of Plant-based on a Budget and Michele Cehn, founder of World of Vegan to talk about their new book and their...

Ep. 240 – The Complex World of Agricultural Economics Michelle Klieger President of Strategerm

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Klieger is an agricultural economist and founder of Strategerm Consulting. Michelle and I have been LinkedIn connections for a while and I l...

Ep. 239 - Building The New England Food Ecosystem with Lauren Abda, Founder of Food Edge, Branch Food, and Co-Founder of the Branch Venture Group

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before we get started, just wanted to let you know that this episode is sponsored by Food Edge, an online virtual summit taking place this week and I’...

Ep. 238 – How to Communicate Sustainability with Manuel Gorrin, Brand Engagement Manager at Nature’s Path Foods

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about Sustainability on the podcast. Generally, it’s either through technology, or packaging, or advocacy, but how do you convince som...

Ep. 237 – Breaking Down Sensory Methods, Smells and Tastes with Ivy Koelliker, Director of Consulting at Sensory Spectrum

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sensory science isn’t just tasting, it’s so much more. After all, you have five senses. What about the feel of toilet paper? Or the smell of kitty...

Ep. 236 – An Unscripted Culinary Journey with Lisa Donovan, Writer, Baker and Author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You are listening to episode 236 with Lisa Donovan, Writer, Baker and author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger. She’s a James Beard Award recipient fo...

Ep. 235 – How to Think of the Future of Food with Max Elder, Research Director for Institute for the Future

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Institute for the Future? What does that even mean? It’s a non-profit organization that thinks differently and uses specific tactics to think ab...

Ep. 234 – The Important Strategy of Stocking Shelves with Chris Robb, Sr. Account Executive at Dirty Hands, LLC

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back baby, and I’m currently in smokey California but this week, I’ll be in Boston for the foreseeable future. What a trip! Today we have...

Ep. 233 – Digital Strategies for CPG during Constant Change with Albert Baez, COO and President of Blended Sense

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Blended Sense is a media technology company that matches the right creator to the right local projects to distribute and produce digital assets quickl...

Ep. 232. - A Recruiter's Point of View: Executive Level Recruiting Tactics for Seven Figure Jobs with George McGehrin, Founder at the McGehrin Group, an executive talent acquisition agency.

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have an amazing episode all about recruiting. This is a bit different from previous recruiting interviews. George McGehrin’s agency is focused on...

Ep. 231 [Podcast Showcase Series] - Ulara Nakagawa interviews Yuki Hanyu, CEO of Integriculture

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We showcase the After Animals Podcast, a podcast that focuses on the future of food, and in this case, a world without having to use animals to feed p...

Ep. 231 - [Pantry Podcasts] How Competitive Fencing Applies to Selling Asian Food with Nona Lim, Founder of Nona Lim

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded when I was still living in the Bay Area! This was planned to be another podcast but things fall through. I always had this e...

Ep. 230 – Accelerating and Investing in the Future of Food with Andrew Ive, General Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

  I’m really excited about this episode. Today, we have a jam-packed episode full of startup advice, inspiring challenges, and an accelerator brea...

Ep. 229- Ice Cream and Quarantine with Dr. Maya Warren, Co-Founder of Ice Cream for Change

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have returning guest Dr. Maya Warren, who is now a co-founder of Ice Cream for Change, a soon-to-be non profit that’s a platform of ice cream lov...

Ep. 228 - Plant-based IP and Innovation in India with Ashish Jogi, Co-Founder and CEO of Fudtekey Solutions

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ashish Jogi connected with me through Siddharth Bhide. You might remember him when we interviewed him at JUST but now he’s at the Good Food Institut...

Ep. 227 – Changing Legacies and Branching Out with Stacie Waters, CEO of Bilinski, a Sausage Company

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stacie Waters is the CEO and owner of Bilinski’s Sausage company. A Multi-generational sausage company that thinks about sausage a bit differently. ...

Ep. 226 – De-Coding Flavors When Developing Products with Marie Wright, President of Creation, Design & Development and Chief Global Flavorist at ADM Nutrition

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have Marie Wright, President, Creation, Design & Development and Chief Global Flavorist at ADM Nutrition That’s a long title, but Marie kn...

Ep. 225 - Product Development Tips to Solve Startup Challenges with John Frelka, Food Scientist at Prime Roots

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Roots is an innovative alternative meat company in the Bay Area that just launched a bacon made out of Koji, the same stuff that ferments soybea...

Ep. 224 – The Evolution of American Tofu: From Ancient Dish to Plant-based Meat with Minh Tsai, CEO of Hodo Foods

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Minh Tsai started Hodo Foods with a simple farmer’s market stand after finishing up a wealthy career in investment banking and I asked him, why? His...

Ep. 223 - From Coffee to Beyond Meat with Weber Stibolt, Quality Systems Manager at Beyond Meat

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I first interviewed Weber Stibolt in episode 92, when he was a Quality Assurance Specialist at Eight O Clock Coffee. A couple of years later, he’s n...

Ep. 222 – Solving Systemic Problems Externally and Internally With A Dinner with Eric Adams, Borough President of Brooklyn, New York

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With all that’s going on, will all the tension in the air, and with all the systemic issues that are being talked about, what if the main solution w...

Ep. 221 - How to Build a Food Manufacturing Facility with Kris Theodorakos, Business Development Manager at Webber Smith Associates

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Theodorakos is the Business Development Manager at Webber Smith Associates, a firm that builds and designs manufacturing plants specifically for ...

Ep. 220 [Bonus] – Business Lessons From Three Twins Ice Cream, with Neal Gottlieb, founder of Three Twins

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

NOSH writer Carol Ortenberg captured a written article with Neal Gottlieb about how he had to shut Three Twins Ice Cream down after 15 years of being...

Ep. 220 – Partnering with Big Companies to Accelerate Growth and Innovating in Hard Times with Blake Thomas, founder of Tiny House Coffee Roasters

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Blake Thomas, the founder of Tiny House Coffee Roasters, was one of my first contacts in Austin, Texas and I had a lot of fun getting to know him and ...

Ep. 219 - Being an Innovative Leader Through High Performance Teams with Natalie Roesler, VP of Innovation at Surlean Foods

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Whenever I move to a new city, I try and contact the local IFT section in the area and connect with them saying I’m a new food scientist looking to ...

Ep. 218 – Hatching Up a Smoothie Business with Jamie Snydel, Founder of Simplified Superfoods

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is with Jaime Snydel, Founder of Simplified Superfoods. A direct to consumer smoothie pack business where you can enjoy a delicious sm...

Ep. 217 – How to Commercialize an Invasive Fish with Michael Mitchell, co-founder and CEO of Acari Fish

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After the pandemic hit, I started to post in a few food startup groups if they’d like to be interviewed. It was my impulsive way of giving back. My ...

Ep. 216 – What to Do Before You Start a Food Business with Sari Kimbell, Consultant and owner of Food Business Success

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sari Kimbell is a food business consultant who helps people from the idea stage to getting into retail channels. She runs the website, food business s...

Ep. 215 - On Finding Opportunity Through Observing and Trying New Things With Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For those of you who don’t know Gary Nowacki, he built TraceGains, a very popular supply chain management software that allows you to digitize your ...

Ep. 214 – The Fundamentals of Financing for Food Companies for the Future with Christine Rico, Consulting CFO at CFO on the Go

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have Christine Rico, the consulting CFO for CFO on Speed Dial equips business owners and entrepreneurs with the accounting and financial stra...

Ep. 213 – An International Perspective on the Pandemic with Cesare Varallo, Founder of foodlawlatest.com from Italy

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have returning guest Cesare Varallo, an Italian lawyer who is the global advisor on food safety, food labeling, and food regulatory issues talk abo...

Ep. 212 [Bonus] - A Very Viral Episode with Don Scaffner and Ben Chapman, Podcasts Hosts of Food Safety Talk

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a crossover episode Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman, host of the Food Safety Talk Podcast have both been busy doing interviews about well, COV...

Ep. 212 – A Scrappy and Magical Direct-to-Consumer Spice Company with Ori Zohar, Co-Founder at Burlap and Barrel

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was first introduced to Burlap and Barrel when my friend Phil Saneski told me about them at MISTA. All the way in California. The next time I heard ...

Ep. 211 – How Big Companies Test Things, Remove Bias, and Innovate Forward with Keren Novack, VP of Client Services of Curion insights

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You might not have heard of Curion Insights. That’s because their job is to help big fortune 500 companies innovate. A lot the top food companies c...

Ep. 210 – [Pantry Podcasts] Advice From Exited Founders: Interviewing Jon Sebestiani and Will Rosenzweig at Food Funded

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’re introducing something called the Pantry Podcasts, which is basically an analogy that these podcasts, like your pantry items, are practically t...

Ep. 209 – How To Successfully Sidehustle Ramen Popups with David Chan, Owner of Nichijou Ramen

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we interview David Chan, Watter Resource Control Engineer by day, and creator of Nichijou Ramen by night! So before I got a full-time job at We...

Ep. 208 - From Chef to Fighting Food Waste with Alison Montford, Founder at Ends and Stems

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Montford is the founder of Ends and Stems. A web platform where they send you recipes to help you be more mindful about food waste. This isn’...

Ep. 207 - For The Love of Food, a Collaboration with WeWork Food Labs

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have 15 stories throughout the WeWork Food Labs Ecosystem (and some of my personal friends) based on one simple prompt: A career in food can be i...

Ep. 206 - [Live at the SQF Conference Part 2] Interviews with Copackers and Consultants about the benefits of SQF

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We interview several people who benefit from the SQF conference and you’ll be hearing case studies on how SQF has benefitted them from copackers to ...

Ep. 205 - [Live at the SQF Conference Part 1] How the SQF Conference Educates and Connects Quality People

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was invited to the SQF Conference in San Antonio to do some interviews. If you’re not familiar with the SQF Institute, it’s a certification bod...

Ep. 204- How to Use Data to Optimize Your Product and Win Big Customers with Daniel Scharff, Strategy & Analytics, Head of Consumer Insights at JUST

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel has had a multitude of very impressive jobs but nothing satisfies him as much as showing data for a good cause. Daniel’s job is to gather dat...

Ep 203 - How to Embrace Change and Be a Superstar Specialist with Lilian Cruz-Hand, QA Specialist at Save A Lot

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lilian Cruz-Hand, is a Quality Specialist, but she does so much at her job at Save A Lot. From building a sensory lab, to working with product develop...

Ep. 202 - Cashier to C-Level with Brian Lew, COO of FairTrade America

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve had a couple of Fairtrade focused episodes such as Kim Chackal from Equifruit, so familiarize yourself with that episode if you haven’t alre...

Ep. 201 - How To Make Engaging Training Programs with Austin Welch and Richard Fleming, founders of SAGE Media

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’m sure when you started your job, you had to go through training videos that help you understand the importance of something. Before this was powe...

Ep. 201 [Interlude] - Two Plant-Based CEO's: Paul Shapiro Interviews Josh Tetrick, CEO of JUST

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Since this podcast is unscripted, I don't have a giant paragraph of text and complex show notes. To summarize the first 10 or so minutes: My excuse...

Ep. 200 – [Live at WeWork Food Labs] 200th Episode Celebration Interview Collection Part 2

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven’t listened to episode 200 part 1, you can find it at myfoodjobrocks.com/200Wow So the past three weeks looked like this: I drove from ...

Ep. 200 – [Live at WeWork Food Labs] 200th Episode Celebration Interview Collection Part 1

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 200th episode [part 1] I’m your host and food scientist, Adam Yee and you are listening to episode 200, where I interview a couple o...

Ep. 199 - Best Practices for An Amazing Career with Jane Miller, CEO of Lily's Sweets

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Miller is a food industry executive with experience ranging from high growth start-ups to Fortune 500 companies which includes companies like Pep...

Ep. 198 - Leadership Tactics from a Serial CEO with Scott Lerner, CEO of Farmhouse Culture

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Lerner started his career in the military, then jumped into an MBA, then in toilet paper, then food companies, then founded his own sparkling be...

Ep. 197 - How to Sell Delicious French Cookies to the United States Marketplace with Evan Holod, CEO of Michel et Augustin

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Holod is the CEO of Michel Et Augustin, a cookie company located in France, but Evan is bringing it to the states with a colorful brand and perso...

Ep. 196 – [Live at SKS] Selling Premium Meat Products Online by Joe Heitzeberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Crowd Cow

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Heitzeberg is the CEO and Co-Founder of Crowd Cow, an e-commerce site that sells premium meat. And when I say premium, I mean meat straight from t...

Ep. 195 [Bonus] – [Live at UC Davis] Adam Gets Interviewed Again: On What I Wished I Learned in College, Product Development Advice, and Work Advice

03 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kat Fernandez, President of the Food Tech Club, interviews me at their UC Davis student meeting. Had a blast recording this live and great to give adv...

Ep. 195 - [Live at SKS] How To Build a Smart Kitchen Device Company with Akshita Iyers, CEO and Co-Founder of Inirv

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with Akshita Iyers, CEO and Founder of Inirv, a smart kitchen tech company whose first product is a kitchen knob that you can control ...

Ep. 194 – How to Collaborate and Sell Ugandan Food Products with Renee Dunn, Founder and CEO of Amazi Foods

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how Renee Dunn from Amazi Foods fell in love with Uganda and how she found the company, pretty much by accident. But the real gem in this...

Ep. 193 – The Global Food Safety Center with Guangtao, Food Safety Expert at Mars Global Food Safety Center

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of Mars, you might think of chocolate or pet food but have you ever thought about the important role Mars has on Food Safety? In fact, ...

Ep. 192 - From Advocate to Entrepreneur and Tuna to Tomato with David Benzaquen, CEO and Co-Founder of Ocean Hugger Foods

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I met David Benzaquen, CEO and Co-founder of Ocean Hugger Foods, and his company at multiple different events and tried some of their sushi. As someon...

Ep. 191 – How to Create Beauty in Food and in Life with Payal Gupta, Food Stylist

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Payal Gupta’s journey to becoming a food stylist was a wild one. She quit her standard corporate job, in which both her ex-husband and her family di...

Ep. 190 – The Meatiest and Most Sustainable Whole Food on the Planet with Annie Ryu, CEO and Founder of the Jackfruit Company

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the plant-based movement in full force, you have burgers and milk, but you also have something that already naturally feels like meat. Jackfruit,...

Ep. 190 [Bonus] - A Special Announcement

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep. 189 - How Food Scientists Innovate in the Packaging Field with Jesper Thomsen and Helen Sellar, Food Technologist and Product Manager at TetraPak

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tetrapak is one of the biggest packaging companies in Europe and you might know them for their unique boxed packaging. When you think of boxed chocola...

Ep. 188 - Food Business Advice from a Serial Global Food Entrepreneur with Robert Jakobi, CEO and Founder of Bou Brands

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Jakobi is a serial food entrepreneur who founded Metcalfe, Itsu, and is now CEO and Founder of BOU, a company reinventing bullion. What makes ...

Ep. 187 – An Intro to the Foodservice Industry with Stephanie Lind, Founder of Elohi

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The name of the game in this episode is food service, an area that’s not well talked about yet it dwarfs retail space. Think about it, lunch spots, ...

Ep. 186 – How to Internationally Communicate a Global Brand, with Wendy Zheng, PhD Product Development Scientist at Coca-Cola

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Coca-Cola has probably the most ubiquitous and well-known branding in the entire world but they need scientists to do it. Scientists that help innovat...

Ep. 185 - Building a Business within a Business with David Hart, Business Unit Director at Salt of the Earth

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You might have heard of Salt of Earth because they sponsored our podcast So David Hart was a native in California but more to Israel on a scholarship...

Ep. 184 – Legal and Social Advice for Aspiring Food Entrepreneurs with Abe Cohn, Intellectual Property Lawyer at the Cohn Legal Group

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode's main focus is talking about the legal nuances of starting a food business. Everything you’d like to know about NDA’s, patents, and ...

Ep. 183 - High-Pressure Processing a Snack Bar with Brenden Schaefer, Founder and CEO of Bright Foods

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of High-Pressure Processing, you might think guacamole, or hummus, or juices, but can you do it for a snack bar? Brenden Schaefer has s...

Ep. 182 - Sensory Techniques that Legacy Brands Use with Emily Kimmins, Sensory Manager at KraftHeinz

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you are looking at the field of sensory, then this is the episode for you! This is probably the most technical sensory episode we’ve had so far a...

Ep. 181 – For the Love of Ice Cream with Maya Warren Sr. Director of International Research and Development at Cold Stone Creamery

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Dr. Maya M Warren, Sr. Director of International Research and Development and the Tastemaster at Cold Stone Creamery. I’ve seen ...

Ep. 180 [Bonus] - Different Approaches to Plant-based Meat, an Interview with Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You are listening to a bonus episode where I talk about my actual day job at the Concept to Consumption podcast. I talk with Gary Nowacki, the CEO of...

Ep. 180 - How to Brand Food Tech with Alexander Zox and Dianna Rogers, Business Developers at BrandFirst Digital Agency

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today you are listening to episode 180 with Alexander Zox, New Business Development Lead and Dianna Rogers, Director of Account Services and New Busin...

Ep. 179 – Climbing Up the Corporate Ladder while Empowering People with Zachary Lones Director of Local Social Media at Walmart

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zachary Lones started working as a cashier at Sam’s Club (which I didn’t know was owned by WalMart) and rose through the ranks from a business ass...

Ep. 178 - Not Your Ordinary Family Fish Business with Roger Berkowitz, CEO and President of Legal Sea Foods

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have Roger Berkowitz, CEO and President of Legal Sea Foods on the show. A Third generation family business that not only does fish processing...

Ep. 177 – How to Systematically Analyze Food Trends, and Apply It with Purpose with Eric Pierce, VP of Business Insights at New Hope Network

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Pierce analyzes hot trends, consumer behavior, and innovative breakthroughs and collects this data to help natural product industries strategical...

Ep. 176 – Innovating the Frozen Seafood Category with Scott and Jon Demers, Founders of Scott and Jon’s (formally the Cheating Gourmet)

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with Scott and Jon Demers, two brothers who founded a frozen meal company that specializes in healthy seafood. They’ve recently rebr...

Ep. 175 [Bonus] - Adam Yee in the Break Room 2 Honest Opinions on Communication, Impostor Syndrome and Priorities

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you recall, a year or two ago, we did one of these and had a pretty good response so we’ve decided to do one again to catch up. The issues we di...

Ep. 175 – Food Startups Confidential with James Richardson, Founder of Premium Growth Solutions

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Richardson has a PhD in anthropology and has worked for the Hartman Group for a little less than 15 years. During that time, he’s done work fo...

Ep. 174 – Mission-Driven with a Food Industry Foundation with Pete Brennan, Co-Founder at Soñar! Foods

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Brennan is the Co-Founder of Soñar! Foods. A mission-driven company that sells plant powered tortilla chips. Pete might have started his own foo...

Ep. 173 – Cooking, Owning a Restaurant, Directing R+D, Consulting, Leading a Company with Mark Crowell, CEO of CuliNex

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Crowell has had quite an amazing culinary journey with a lot of risks and a lot of reward. First he tells me how he found out about cooking, by s...

Ep. 172 - Powerful Strategies to Immortalize Your Brand with Jeremy Smith, President of Launchpad USA Group

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Smith, founder of LaunchPad has impacted iconic brands such as Apple, Chobani, Bob’s Red Mills, Urban Remedy and Kumana. This episode has pri...

Ep. 171 - Discussing Modern Food Communication with Sally Squires SVP - Management Supervisor & Director, Food, Nutrition and Wellness Communications at Weber Shadwick

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sally Squires is a food communicator who works with really cool companies crafting messages. She spent her early years at the Washington Post, and now...

Ep. 170 - Let's Sit Down and Have a Beer with Daryl Neal, Podcast Host of Beer Talk Now

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I met Darryl at an NCIFT event about a year ago and we talked, and after the event, he invited me to drink with him and I got a free beer out of the d...

Ep. 170 [Bonus] - May the 4th Be With You: Stories from the Lucas Ranch with Rachelle Boucher, Private Chef

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a bonus episode with Rachelle Boucher (episode 46) as she talks about her experience working as a private chef for the Lucas family and her ex...

Ep. 169 - What to Innovate in the Beverage Industry with Andy Dratt, Chief Commercial Officer at Imbibe

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This interview is with Andy Dratt, Chief Commercial Officer at Imbibe, a Beverage Innovation Company and has had past experiences building flavor divi...

Ep. 168 – Design Thinking and the Startup Life with Lauren Joyner, Founder of LOCA Foods

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Joyner used to be a designer for many tech startups and a year ago, dropped all of that to pursue food and is now the founder of LOCA Foods, wh...

Ep. 167 – Building and Innovating Supplier Relationship Management Technology Marc Simony, VP of the TraceGains Network at TraceGains

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Simony wrote a compelling post at his time at the American Food Innovation Summit. I found it pretty cool, so I asked him to be on the show. Wh...

Ep. 166 - Let's Build a Restaurant in New York City with Kenny Lao, Principal at Culinary Task Force

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with Kenny Lao, who worked with the masterminds behind Nobu, created his own restaurant empire Rickshaw Dumplings, and now brings it a...

Ep. 165 – Marketing Insights in the Pork Industry with Tara-Ann Dugan, Director of Consumer Marketplace Insights for the National Pork Board

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Tara-Ann Dugan gives us a deep dive into the wonderful world of pork which includes barbeque, pork chops, and bacon! We learn how pork is trend...

Ep. 164 – Dissecting Tasty Videos with Matthew Francis Johnson, Chef and Video Producers

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I’m a huge fan of the viral videos on social media that teach you how to cook in just a few minutes. The dishes are eye poppingly bright and I perso...

Ep. 163 - How to Innovate Whiskey with Ethan Beswick, Research Director at Endless West

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I met Ethan Beswick at the Prime Root’s panel at IndieBio a couple of months ago and he was just a really cool, chill dude. It helped that he offere...

Ep. 162 - On Sustainable Packaging with Ziynet Boz, Assistant Professor at University of Florida

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with Ziynet Boz, who recently got a job at the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor. Her expertise is on sustainable packag...