Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Cousin Brad (Brad Squires) comes back on the podcast to update us on his suburban family 10-acre farm that he started a few years ago (check out his first episode here). Brad shares some key business insights on what’s worked on the farm, including their go-to-market approach for…
Read MoreListen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Chiles Wilson is the founder and general manager of Branch to Box, a business-to-business ecommerce business that provides fresh fruit and snack delivery to company offices. This is Chiles’ second time on the podcast, because his first appearance was so good! This time we dig in deeper to…
Read MoreListen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Dave Kohl is the founder of Joolies, a California based farm and CPG brand producing Medjool date products. Dave and his family founded the original date farm two decades ago and recently launched Joolies. He shares more about the company’s origin and how they strategically built the brand…
Read MoreListen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else John Bourne is the VP of Marketing at Ceres Imaging, a venture-backed company delivering solutions for irrigation and nutrient management, pest and disease prevention, and more. Tune in to learn how John and the Ceres team recently launched an updated product portfolio and corresponding rebrand to further scale…
Read MoreListen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Julie Escobar is the co-founder of Global Women Fresh, a community focused on connecting, inspiring, and empowering women in the fresh produce industry. She has over 20 years experience in the fresh produce industry, achieving growth in domestic and international sales and marketing operations. Julie shares more about…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Paul Schrimpf is an award-winning journalist who has covered the agriculture market since 1998. He is Group Editor of the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide, with full editorial responsibility for CropLife®, CropLife IRON, and PrecisionAg® Professional. Paul shares his story of joining Meister and his perspective on the…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the last episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! John Hartnett is the founder and CEO of SVG Ventures and the THRIVE accelerator. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is a leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities and investors. With a community…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! Tommie Van Zyl is the CEO of ZZ2, a South African produce grower, packer, and shipper. Tommie has helped develop and scale the business, which supports both the South African and global markets. He dives into…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! Alicia Calhoun is the Vice President of Talent Portfolio at the Center for Growing Talent by PMA. She joins the podcast to give us her perspective on building and sustaining talent within the industry as well…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! Bob Whitaker is the Chief Science & Technology Officer of the Produce Marketing Association. Bob has has a incredibly successful career, starting in the biotechnology plant space. He then spent time in the processing side of…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download