Entrepreneurship

103: Engaging and Empowering Women in Ag with Monica Bratuti, Co-Founder of Global Women Fresh

Monica Bratuti is the co-founder of Global Women Fresh, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring, connecting and empowering women within the fresh industry around the world. Monica is also the current President of Turners International Marketing, a subsidiary company of the J&P Turner Group in New Zealand.

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101: Founding and Branding a CPG Company with WTRMLN WTR Co-Founder Jody Levy

Jody Levy is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of WTRMLN WTR, the pioneer in deliciously hydrating, super healthy watermelon water. Jody joins us to share the story of founding and scaling the business, covering areas of branding, supply chain, and sales.

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95: Verifying Regenerative with Nutrient-Density Testing with Dr. Jill Clapperton, Founder of Rhizoterra

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Jill Clapperton is the principal scientist, owner, and founder of Rhizoterra, an international company that creates information and knowledge pertaining to soil health, so we can all make informed decisions based on science. Jill is also a well-known international lecturer and advocate for practices that promote soil health….

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94: Outcome-Based Approach to Regenerative Agriculture with Sara Harper, Founder of Grounded Growth

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Sara Harper is the founder of Grounded Growth, a membership-based company that provides the resources needed for food companies and farmers to research, develop and build regenerative supply chains together. Sara was previously on the podcast (episode HERE) to discuss her backgrounded the origin of Grounded Growth. On this…

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93: Cousin Brad Back on the Podcast! Building an Ag Experience 2.0

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…

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92: Scaling an Ecommerce Business in Ag with Chiles Wilson, Founder of Branch to Box

Listen 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…

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91: Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Farm Business through Branding with Dave Kohl, Founder of Joolies

Listen 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…

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89: How to Gain Quick Traction Through Collaboration with the Co-Founder of Global Women Fresh, Julie Escobar

Listen 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…

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87: Building an Innovative Venture Fund and Accelerator with the CEO and Founder of SVG Ventures, John Hartnett

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…

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82: Regenerative Ag, Direct-to-Consumer, Social Media & Food Labeling with Primal Pastures Founder and Pasturebird CEO, Paul Greive

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Paul Greive is the founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm that delivers high-quality, fresh meat direct to consumer. Paul shares his amazing story of founding the company to feed his family healthy, real food and how it grew to become a successful company. He talks about…

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