The S2G Podcast

Walter Robb and Tru Colors team members George Taylor, KO Olokunola and Press Bethea dive into business, entrepreneurship and social justice through the lens of Tru Colors, a brewery promoting peace and prosperity. Hear how Tru Colors is taking a fresh approach to leadership, skill development, the power of business, culture and working to unite communities across America.

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In this episode of Where We Grow From Here, we are joined by John Goldstein, Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs and Sanjeev Krishnan, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at S2G.  Today we dive into the state of the market, and future of ESG and Sustainable finance, why resilience matters, the role of innovation, corporate social responsibility, and moving markets and capital at scale.

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Jeff Huckaby, President of Grimmway Farms and Organic Trade Association’s 2020 Organic Farmer of the Year joins Walter Robb to discuss soil health and organic farming at scale, food security and managing complex farm operations throughout a global pandemic, and touch on the future of farming and agriculture in America.

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With COVID-19, we have witnessed a tremendous demand for food and we have seen the fragility of our overall food system. We wanted to go straight to the farm gate and talk with farmers at the front line about how they are managing through this crisis. We also wanted to learn about their operation and how they think about innovation and leadership.

We're discussing the current state of farming in America and how two farm businesses are doing in today’s environment. We are joined by Ryan Weeks of Weeks Family Farms, a fifth-generation farmer from Nebraska and Justin Bruch, President and Founder of Clear Frontier Ag Management and a fifth-generation farmer from Iowa.

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GreenLight founder Andrey Zarur and MIT Professor Charlie Cooney discuss what GreenLight is working on in their COVID-19 response, including when and how a vaccine may be ready for the public. They also discuss how planning now can help during future pandemics, and the rules GreenLight set for developing a vaccination.

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Farmer Focus CEO and founder Corwin Heatwole discusses why he started SVO, his organization's core pillars, what's unique about the Farmer Focus model, and how COVID-19 has affected farmers. Corwin also shares what he's doing for his own employees during this difficult time.

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In our first episode of Where We Grow From Here, we are joined by Sam Polk, co-founder and CEO of Everytable and Walter Robb, former co-CEO at Whole Foods and Executive-in-Residence at S2G Ventures . Walter will be connecting with Sam to talk in-depth about the pivots Everytable is making to support their community, employees, and the viability of the business during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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S2G Ventures Managing Director Aaron Rudberg discusses the launch of our new podcast about the food system, and what to expect in the episodes ahead.

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