{"id":1917,"date":"2017-12-01T01:56:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T01:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/?page_id=1917"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:53:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about us:"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">host &amp; founder:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Aaron Niederhelman<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">FOOD SYSTEM CHAMPION\u00a0 ||\u00a0 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE EVANGELIST\u00a0 ||\u00a0 OCEAN HEALTH ADVOCATE \u00a0||\u00a0 CLIMATE ACTION HYPEMAN<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4704\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-1140x1140.png 1140w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sourcing-matters-square-cover.logo_-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron Niederhelman<\/strong> is founder of media company <em>All-Consuming-Behavior<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He hosts the widely listened to podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/\">SourcingMatters.show<\/a>, and anchored the UN talkshow series for the FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/food-systems-summit\/laying-down-tracks\">&#8216;Laying Down Tracks<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a fishmonger interested in preserving the unique values of the region that he\u2019s from with sourcing agency <a href=\"http:\/\/monger\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">monger.fish<\/a>, and also a co-founder of food animal clearinghouse <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onehealthag.com\/\">OneHealthAg<\/a>. Previously, he was the SVP &amp; Head of Marketing, Brand &amp; Communications at Flagship Pioneering co., Invaio Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>A lifelong advocate of healthier and cleaner food, Aaron was selected as a 2015 Eisenhower Fellow to explore the impact of good &amp; bad resource management practice on an ever shrinking planet. In 2012, Niederhelman co-founded the seminal <a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneuragrarian.com\/\">EAF<\/a> Agrarian Fund. He enjoys spending time in the thriving soils and clean waters north of Boston.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaron.farm\">www.AaronNiederhelman.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2120\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Niederhelman.Aaron_.bio_.-Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Niederhelman.Aaron_.bio_.-Square.jpg 471w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Niederhelman.Aaron_.bio_.-Square-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>BIO SNAPSHOT: Niederhelman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; founder at media company:\u00a0<em>all-consuming-behavior\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; founder at:\u00a0<em>OneHealthAg<\/em> |<em>\u00a0FFC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; founder at: HINGELINE | monger.fish<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eisenhower Fellow &#8217;15<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; host of UN talkshow series on Food<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; founder at: EAF Agrarian Fund<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; dad in a family of composters<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; additional details: <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/aaron.farm\/\">aaron.farm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>co-hosts<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Della Volpe <\/strong>||<strong> Jennifer Hashley <\/strong>||<strong> Scott Soares || Ren\u00e9e Vassilos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ken Kaplan\u00a0<\/strong> ||<strong>\u00a0 Lauren Abda \u00a0<\/strong>|| <strong>\u00a0Chris Sherman \u00a0|| \u00a0Jay Vilar \u00a0|| \u00a0Byron Niederhelman<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2548 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Della-Volpe-head-shot_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Della-Volpe-head-shot_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Della-Volpe-head-shot_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0John Della Volpe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founder at SocialSphere<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eisenhower Fellow <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dellavolpe\">@DellaVolpe<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Co-host<\/em>:\u00a0<\/strong><em>John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, where he has led the institute\u2019s polling initiatives on understanding American youth since 2000. \u00a0The Washington Post referred to John as one of the world\u2019s leading authorities on global sentiment, opinion and influence especially among Millennials and in the age of digital and social media. \u00a0In 2008, he received an Eisenhower Fellowship for which he traveled extensively throughout China, Hong Kong, and Korea (including a supervised day in North Korea) studying Millennials; in 2011, he was appointed to the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission on Media. \u00a0John is also founder of SocialSphere, a Cambridge based public opinion and analytics company. \u00a0He serves on the Board of Trustees of iCatholic Media, the Ad Club of Boston and is a member of the Global Alumni Council for Eisenhower Fellowships. \u00a0John appears regularly on MSNBC\u2019s Morning Joe and his insights on the Millennial generation are found in national media outlets in the U.S. and abroad, including the Daily Show with Trevor Noah.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; \u00a0 John joins for conversations\u00a0with Eisenhower Fellows:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/john-della-volpe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOHN DELLA VOLPE<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Jennifer Hashley<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founder of Tufts New Entry Sustainable farming project\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Owner of Pete &amp; Jen&#8217;s backyard birds<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Evangelist | Activist| Innovator<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2824 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jennifer-Hashley.headshot.crop_.jpg 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Eisenhower Fellow 2016<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhashley\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@JHashley<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Co-host:<\/strong> Jennifer Hashley always adds insight to the conversation. \u00a0Coming at it from a producer, aggregator, and teacher\u2019s seat \u2013 Hashley knows the bottlenecks, and the potential of it all. \u00a0Centered out of the Tufts Friedman School of nutrition \u2013 The New Entry Sustainable Farming program is one of the first initiatives nationwide to help immigrants and refugees develop commercial farming opportunities. \u00a0Jennifer\u2019s goal is to help new farmers excel in the field, and New Entry gives them the tools to do that. It\u2019s a revolutionary program that looks at sustainable and regenerative farming as jobs creation, and economic growth for regions often in need of stimulus. \u00a0In partnership with her husband, Jennifer oversees a diversified pasture based livestock operation, including Pete and Jen\u2019s Backyard Birds on the the renowned Codman Community Farm in Lincoln MA. \u00a0She\u2019s a wonderful advocate for the agricultural region of the Northeast, and the small farmers everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; \u00a0 Jen joins for 10 episodes: \u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/jennifer-hashley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JENNIFER HASHLEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Scott Soares<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Director USDA Rural Dev Northeast <\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Former Commissioner MA Agriculture\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Dir. USDA Rural Dev Northeast for Obama administration<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>15 years of fishery &amp; Aquaculture experience<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Served as 1st MA coordinator of aquaculture for a decade<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3154 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scott-Soares1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scott-Soares1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scott-Soares1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sjsoares65\">@sjsoares65<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Co-host:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Scott Soares is former commissioner of Massachusetts Agriculture, and served as the Director of USDA Rural Development for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the Obama administration. \u00a0Scott has 15 years of fishery and aquaculture experience prior to that &#8211; including early in his career serving as the 1st Massachusetts coordinator of aquaculture for nearly a decade. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Soares has long since been dedicated to improving the lives of fishermen and farmers through facilitating economic and environmental adaptation. From creating agricultural support programs and services, to adapting laws and regulations to be more producer friendly, to administering international and domestic market development for US producers &#8211; Soares has well earned credibility in the aquatic and terrestrial food production industries. \u00a0Soares is now a Principal at HINGELINE- and a trusted voice to seafood producers up and down the east coast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; \u00a0 Scott joins for 6 episodes: \u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/scott-soares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCOTT SOARES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2383 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-sherman.1-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-sherman.1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-sherman.1-500x451.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-sherman.1-532x480.jpg 532w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-sherman.1.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Chris Sherman<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>President of Island Creek Oysters<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eisenhower Fellow 2018<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Regenerative Ocean Farming Pioneer<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Curator of ICO Foundation<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IslandCreek\">@IslandCreek<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Co-host:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Chris Sherman is President of Island Creek Oysters. Focused on promoting the many values that shellfish bring to humans, the Oceans and the planet \u2013 Chris and his team have built a brand known for global excellence. \u00a0As pioneers in regenerative ocean farming &#8211; Island Creek Oysters have established a sustainable model of sustenance, and jobs for their community in Massachusetts. Levering his ocean smarts to do greater good, Chris also curates the Island Creek Oyster Foundation, a non-profit which has codified a replicable model of aquaculture for the developing world. \u00a0Additionally, Chris is a 2018 Eisenhower fellow. As part of his program to Spain &amp; Columbia &#8211; Chris assessed capacity building and innovative financing models for the future of aquaculture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; \u00a0 listen to Chris as both guest &amp; cohost:<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/chris-sherman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHRIS SHERMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Kenneth Kaplan<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3155 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ken_Kaplan2.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Health care system research @ MIT\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Systems Designer &amp; Architect<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>co-authored\u00a0transformative Child Obesity study\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Contributed to the design of the modern\u00a0operating room\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Co-host:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0Ken Kaplan &#8211;\u00a0Over the last dozen years Kaplan has been a visiting Scholar, a Senior Health System Advisor at the Sociotechnical Systems research center, and now he Advises the Sloan Initiative for Health Systems Innovation at MIT. \u00a0Continuing with his life&#8217;s passion, Kaplan has seen his theories on both Systems Design and Social Determinants of Health come to fruition. \u00a0Ken shares unique wisdom and perspective on the food system <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You can&#8217;t change the\u00a0health care system without addressing the food system first&#8221; &#8211; explains Kaplan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Ken joins for our conversation with Bob Martin:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/ken-kaplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KEN KAPLAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Ren\u00e9e Vassilos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2551 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Renee-Vassilos-Headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Renee-Vassilos-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Renee-Vassilos-Headshot-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><strong>Agricultural Economist<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Nature Conservancy Ag Innovation Director<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>past portfolio manager:\u00a0Deere China<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bilingual Dutch \/ American citizen\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Co-host:\u00a0<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9e Vassilos is a Dutch-American Agricultural Economist who has spent over fifteen years in the production agriculture space.\u00a0 Her work experience includes time spent with the USDA, she has started her own consultancy to help investors and Agtech companies, she spent\u00a0 nearly a decade with John Deere; much of that in Beijing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ren\u00e9e<\/span> has recently joined The Nature Conservancy as their Agriculture Innovation Director.\u00a0 She will manage TNC\u2019s investments in early stage agtech companies that will support regenerative agriculture production &#8211; at scale.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Ren\u00e9e\u00a0joins for 5 episodes: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/category\/renee-vassilos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REN\u00c9E VASSILOS<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2592 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Lauren-Abda.Branchfood.SourcingMatters-show.400x400-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Lauren-Abda.Branchfood.SourcingMatters-show.400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Lauren-Abda.Branchfood.SourcingMatters-show.400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Lauren-Abda.Branchfood.SourcingMatters-show.400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0Lauren Abda<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founder at Branchfood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Partner at Branch Venture Group<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;New Food&#8217; hub of the Northeast \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenabda\">@laurenabda<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Co-host:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Lauren Abda is the founder and CEO of Branchfood and Partner at Branch Venture Group. Her work is focused on supporting local, national, and international food initiatives transforming our food system for the better and also aggregates resources for food entrepreneurs to help their businesses launch and grow. Prior to Branchfood, she consulted for foodtech businesses in Boston and San Francisco, worked as an analyst for Salt Venture Partners LLC, a venture capital firm, focused on food startups, targeting content, commerce, and technology, and wrote reports on international food safety development initiatives on behalf of the Agriculture and Commodities division at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. She has a Masters in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Vermont.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; \u00a0 Lauren joins for our conversation with Brett\u00a0Brohl:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/index.php\/2018\/04\/06\/ep-15-brett-brohl-techstars-farm-to-fork-accelerator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAUREN ABDA<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3452 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jay-Vilar-.headshot1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jay-Vilar-.headshot1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jay-Vilar-.headshot1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jay-Vilar-.headshot1.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0Jay Vilar<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Founder of\u00a0<em>Nourish<\/em><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A focus on Nutritional Therapy<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Rodale\u00a0Institute\u00a0Fellow<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Host of \u00a0\u2018listen to your mother\u2019 show<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Co-host: <\/strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay Vilar is the founder, and a Practitioner at \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nourish\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a bespoke consulting company with a mission to educate, teach, and train people on the benefits of using food to heal your body and optimize your health. \u00a0Jay has always been on the forefront of using optimal health techniques, and bio-hacking his nutrition to achieve remarkable results in his career. He attributes his success to principles he learned studying health, nutrition, and business principles on increasing your energy, sharpening your mind, being a more productive human being. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay now spends his time teaching people how to use food to heal their body &#8211; and speaks to businesses on how to optimize focus &amp; productivity using nutritional and behavioral science. \u00a0Jay also hosts his own podcast \u201cListen to your Mother\u201d &#8211; a series he records with his mother, Rosalie. 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