It is Tim West, a real disruptor. Recognized as one of Zagat’s 30 under 30 in 2013, Tim West is a Slow Food chef turned Social Entrepreneur. He is a Culinary Institute of America graduate and grandson of Arch West, the inventor of Doritos. Tim cut his teeth in the kitchens at The St. Regis Hotel in New York and the Facebook headquarters in California before entering the world of entrepreneurship.

Tim co-created The Food Hackathon + Forum as a business plan competition and alternative educational experience to encourage entrepreneurs to work on more meaningful problems and to expose corporate teams to a more collaborative and inspiring working methodology.

Recently, Tim created True West Ventures, LLC as a consulting and experiential educational design agency specializing in facilitating conversations on the future of food, food systems, food hacking, food entrepreneurship and food culture.

Tim has designed learning journeys, spoken on panels, advised and worked with a variety of large companies and small startups including  Airbnb, Mars, The Center for the Edge @ Deloitte, Singularity University, The Institute for the Future, Nestle, Barnrasier and Intently.

Index - contents

• Highlights.
• Food Hacking.
• Optimal diet.
• Food Hackathon.
• Actual and next projects.
• Burning Man.
• Challenges.
• Ridiculous habits.
• Advice on healthy living.
• Advice to young generations.
• Best and most recommended education program.
• When you feel overwhelmed.
• Tips for fighting anxiety.
• What to do when you feel frustrated.
• Self-love and self-esteem.
• The books that impacted the most.
• Favorite recipes.
• Recommended people to interview.
• Choice.
• Final message.

Important note: apologies for the first 10 minutes os Echo on Tim's voice. I tried to fix it, but something happened during the interview, the good news is that the interview is worth bearing the uncomfortable effect.