Alt Protein Careers with Sam Fisher

Today I'm joined by Isaac Goldman. Isaac is the National Accounts Manager and Internal Communication and Strategy Specialist at Eclipse Foods. Isaac has been at Eclipse Foods since June 2019, when he was the first full-time employee, and has served in a variety of interesting roles on the sales and operations side. Isaac has been involved in food since the very beginning of his college career at Emory University in Atlanta, and he has great stories on how to break into the industry through hustle and a positive attitude.

Today I'm joined by Danielle Desmet. Danielle is the Technical Business Development and R&D Strategy Manager for Upside Foods, where she works directly with the Chief Science Officer. Danielle has been at Upside Foods since March 2016, and has served in a variety of interesting roles as the company has grown. We'll hear more about her background and experience at Upside Foods throughout the episode.

Today I'm joined by Maia Keerie, a PR and Communications leader in the Alternative Protein Industry. Maia most recently served as the Senior PR and Communications Manager at TurtleTree, and she previously worked as a Media and Communications Manager at The Good Food Institute. We'll hear more about her interesting background and how she ended up breaking into the industry with GFI throughout the episode.

Today, I'm joined by a few key members of the Alt Protein Careers team for a very special panel episode! In studio with me, we have Noga Golan, the Founder & Managing Director of Alt Protein Careers, Caroline Colwell, who works on Marketing & Growth for APC in addition to her day job in Product Marketing for Juniper Square, and Sacha Langer, a veteran of the food & alt protein industry who does resume review & interview prep for APC clients.  Join us for this nontraditional episode where we talk about key trends in the space, how we all ended up in Alt Protein Careers, and why the Careers side of the industry is so interesting to us.

Today I'm joined by Mike Madonna, a Scientific leader driving innovation in the novel protein space. Most recently, Mike served as Senior Director of Protein Science at Shiru, and previously worked as an Analytical Science Lead at JUST. Mike has studied proteins for all of his adult life, and he'll talk about how that passion led him to his PhD and eventually into the food space. It's really a pleasure to have him on the show.

Today I'm joined by Jacek Prus. Jacek is the Senior Director of Development at Farmed Animal Funders.  Before joining FAF earlier this year, Jacek was an entrepreneur in the Alternative Protein space. He founded Current Foods, which was acquired by Wicked Kitchen, and has a variety of interesting experiences with plant-based startups. We'll hear more about his background throughout the episode.

Parendi Birdie, co-founder and CEO of Asentia, and early employee of Mission Barns and Eat Just, joins the podcast to share her experiences working in Alt Protein. Asentia is a new startup in the blended meat space. Parendi splits her time between Texas and The Bay Area and has spent her entire career in Alternative Proteins and plant-based meat. We'll hear more about her very interesting background and experience throughout the episode, as well as why she's excited about the opportunity in blended meat.

Today I'm joined by Dan Howell, who's an experienced Product Development and R&D Leader in the food space. Dan has done a variety of jobs in this space, and was most recently at Wicked Kitchen (acquired by Current Foods). Listen to learn more about his very interesting path into the space (he started working as a Store Manager at Starbucks) as well as his views on what the Alt Protein industry gets right & wrong when it comes to Food Product Development and R&D.

Today I'm joined by Sasha Matera-Vatnick, the R&D and Compliance Manager at Three Trees in San Francisco. Sasha is a food scientist by training, and she's in a very cool role at Three Trees after starting her career in Big Food. Learn more about her background and how she got into plant-based milk by listening to the episode.

Join Sam Fisher, the host of the Alt Protein Careers Podcast, and Noga Golan, the Founder & Managing Director of Alt Protein Careers, as we celebrate the launch of our new podcast. This short episode will introduce you to Sam and Noga, tell you more about what to expect from the podcast series, give a little bit of info on why we decide to do this podcast, and answer your questions on how to engage with us at Alt Protein Careers.

Today I'm joined by Eitan Darwish, who's working in the office of the CEO at Every on Secondment from McKinsey. Eitan is passionate about climate and sustainability, and has already done some great work very early in his career. Listen to learn more about his interesting path into the space (he got his inspiration from a very unconventional source) as well as his outlook on the space as a whole from his strategy work on the industry at McKinsey.