The Secret Sauce

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is with Jose Amado-Blanco, co-founder of the organic baby food company Yamo. when you think of three 20-something childless men, baby food perhaps isn’t the first business venture that would spring to mind. But for José and his co-founders Tobias and Luca, the opportunity was clear.

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is with Niclas Luthman, founder of NICK'S. Niclas was diagnosed as pre-diabetic but he could never kick his habit for sweet treats - from snacks, and chocolates to sodas and ice cream - so he instead started his own company reinventing the snacks industry with healthier and more sustainable options that taste better than what’s on the supermarket shelves.

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is with Daniel Protz, founder and CEO of FlavorWiki. Daniel Protz is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, and former competitive athlete. During the episode, we chatted with Daniel about the startup ecosystem in the US vs Switzerland, how DTC disrupted traditional retail and big FMCGs, and why ultimately, consumers are the ones losing out.

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is with Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, CEO of Redefine Meat: the Israeli startup working towards 3D printing beef out of plant-based ingredients. Growing up, Eshchar was no stranger to the day-to-day realities of meat production and consumption. But four years ago, Eshchar became a father for the first time, which dramatically changed the way he thought about meat.

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is Mohamed Chahin, co-founder of the food delivery platform eatclever. Mohamed is a second-generation refugee whos parents immigrating from Lebanon to a small village in Northern Germany. This sparked him to take an alternate path, one that led him to drop-out of university, move to Berlin and work on a startup idea that he and his friends came up with over a hackathon weekend.

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of the sharing app OLIO. Giving things of value a second chance is part of Saasha’s DNA. Growing up in sleepy Iowa, her hippy entrepreneur parents would take her on dumpster-diving missions, looking for items that could be reused or repaired and sold on or food that could be salvaged. 

Today's guest at The Secret Sauce is Manuel E. Gonzalez An entrepreneur turned Rabobank corporate banker turned VC at RIFF Ventures During our chat, Manuel shares more about his personal journey through food, finance, and tech and his views on the current and future investment landscape.

In July of 2019 , Veronica Fil, an ex-economist and her husband Shaun Quade, an award-winning chef decided to pack up everything, scrape together their life savings and move from sunny Melbourne, Australia to the US to launch their cheese-free cheese company Grounded Foods.