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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Josh Trautwein, the co-founder and CEO of About Fresh. They discuss what sparked the creation of About Fresh, Josh’s experience with bringing the company to life, and how About Fresh has been evolving and broadening food access to improve the health of more and more communities.

You’ll Learn

• What About Fresh is and what sparked the company’s conception 
  • What About Fresh’s mission is and how it aims to improve the health of communities
  • What the early stages of starting About Fresh looked like and tips on navigating finances and other barriers with a new project or startup
  • What services About Fresh offers and how Fresh Connect has evolved over time to incorporate technology and improve food access to even more communities
• What steps Josh took to identify a public health issue, brainstorm a solution, and successfully bring the solution to life
  • The importance  of drawing from similar pre-existing programs and engaging with the communities you want to serve 
• How you can support or partner with About Fresh

Today’s Guest

Josh is the co-founder and CEO of About Fresh, a Boston-based company that combines food retail, technology, and community- driven activism to empower people to access and afford healthy food. He was inspired to start About Fresh in 2011 while serving as a community health worker at Mass General Brigham where he often encountered food insecurity among his patients. Josh is responsible for leading his team and board through mission-driven growth grounded in About Fresh core values. Outside of work, Josh plays and coaches soccer, grills, skis, and surfs. Josh grew up with his mom, grandmother, and a small extended family in Milford, MA, and currently lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kate.

Resources

• Follow Josh on LinkedIn  
• Learn more about About Fresh and read their 2018 annual report here 
• Learn more about Community Servings 
• Learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Food Is Medicine initiative 

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