AC and Kyle sit down to talk about their 4 key takeaways from the first 15 episodes and what is to come from the podcast in 2023.

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AC and Kyle chat with Phil Graves of Wild Idea. In this episode we learn about Dan O’Briens journey starting Wild Idea, Phil and their team’s big plans for future growth, and just how vital the American bison is to regeneration as our keystone ruminant species here in the United States.

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AC and Kyle chat with Sarela Herrada & Matt Cohen of SIMPLi. In this episode we learn about Sarela and Matt’s journey starting SIMPLi and their big vision to ethically source the highest quality, single-origin ingredients while tackling fraudulent international supply chains, combating climate change, and improving the livelihoods of farmers and their communities.

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AC and Kyle chat with Joni Kindwall-Moore of Snacktivist foods. They talk about Joni’s journey from ethnobotany and nursing to CPG entrepreneur, her vision to scale ancient, regenerative grain production, and the unique challenges of running a CPG startup and raising capital as a female entrepreneur.

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AC and Kyle chat with Justin Mares of Kettle & Fire. They dive into Justin’s journey from tech employee to CPG entrepreneur, how he built Kettle & Fire from scratch, and how they put together the regenerative supply chain for their 2 regen, broth SKU’s

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AC and Kyle chat with Stephanie & Blake Alexandre of Alexandre Family Farm. We learn about Stephanie and Blake’s deep family roots as dairy farmers, their journey from conventional to regenerative production, and how they’ve built their own vertically integrated CPG brand from scratch.

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AC and Kyle chat with Tim Richards of Philosopher Foods. They talk about Tim’s nutritional awakening in college and how that inspired his company, the problem with conventional almonds and what can be done to make them more sustainable, and all the ins and outs of building a ReGen Brand in the nut butter category of CPG.

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Philosopher’s WeFunder Campaign

Ecdysis Foundation Almond Studies

Jimbo’s S.O.I.L. Program

What Your Food Ate Book

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AC and Kyle chat with Caryl & Ken of Lotus Foods. We learn about Lotus Food’s origin story, their mission to keep the biodiversity of rice alive, and how they’re partnering with smallholder farmers to produce regenerative rice using the “System of Rice Intensification.”

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AC and Kyle chat with David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s. David shares the amazing origin story of Dr. Bronner’s and how they are leading the charge on the creation and certification of regenerative organic supply chains.

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AC and Kyle chat with Daniela Jensen of Big Picture Foods. Daniela details how vastly different Big Picture’s regenerative products are from their conventional counterparts, how she and her husband Chris started the business, and what lies ahead for both their work at Big Picture and ReGen Brands at large.

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