Podcasts about bolt threads

L'anno scorso, l'azienda Bolt Threads ha deciso di mettere in pausa Mylo, un'innovativa "pelle" dal micelio, nonostante il sostegno di grandi marchi come Adidas, Kering e Stella McCartney. Un paio di settimane fa, Renewcell, il rinomato produttore di Circulose, ha dovuto dichiarare bancarotta.Perché ci interessa sapere di più della pausa di Bolt Threads e del fallimento di Renewcell, due importanti attori nella moda sostenibile? Perché sollevano interrogativi sull'efficacia dell'industria della moda nel sostenere soluzioni innovative per ridurre l'impatto ambientale.Ne parliamo in questo episodio, che puoi anche leggere qui:https://dress-ecode.com/2024/03/18/dopo-mylo-la-pelle-dal-micelio-stop-a-circulose-la-fibra-tessile-dal-riciclo-di-cotone/Voce: Arianna De Biasi, Annamaria ViscoFoto: RenewcellMusica: Quiet flight, Paul Yudin, Upbeat License code: LITDGBJNGCKWGHWZ; Reporting, Avbe, License code: FFXEYE7XG4SYMTNY; Choose your player, Avbe, License code: ABN1NXP0MJYTKU2U; Elapse Music, Paul Yudin, License code: 91E9RTGRJEFJKCTM; Feather Music; Jacob Nicou, License code: E38I3F7XHBPFX4XE; Plains, Color Parade, License code: ECN8771JWLKWSAIH; Looming, Yeti Music, Upbeat License code: VHIOVQXYRKILMJCS

With 25 years of experience in the apparel and accessories space, Kiera Ganann is a seasoned, passionate and highly engaged Merchandising & Sales Executive with a proven track record for conceiving and implementing clear brand vision, inspiring and re-energizing organizations, forging superior cross-functional relationships and demonstrating excellent fiscal responsibility. She is dedicated to developing top performing teams, creating and improving business processes, and identifying opportunities to drive revenue and profit. She has held leadership positions for brands such as Ralph Lauren, Levi's, and, most recently, Bolt Threads where she led the sales and marketing teams for a mushroom leather brand, Mylo. In this episode, Kiera speaks with Luke Vachon about how she's tried to create happiness in her career.

Have you ever heard of sweet proteins? If not, you're in for a treat, pun intended, as we dive into this topic with Jason Ryder, CTO and Co-Founder of Oobli, a food technology company building a new category of food and beverages based on naturally sweet proteins.You'll learn about sweet proteins, the science behind them, their health benefits, and where to find them. Jason will discuss sweet proteins' significance in our diet, how they will change the food industry, their health benefits, and how they're made.Jason had senior technological leadership roles at Amyris, Bolt Threads, and Hampton Creek / Eat JUST before Oobli. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama and the University of California at Berkeley, respectively. Jason became Adjunct Professor and Executive Director of the Master of Bioprocess Engineering (MBPE) program in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2018.__________Click here to apply for coaching!__________[2:19] Interest and motivation in food technology and sweet proteins[6:16] The science of sweet proteins[10:24] Role and benefits of sweet proteins[14:21] Human propensity for sweetness and the added sugar dilemma[18:40] Health implications of sugar, artificial sweeteners, and sugar alcohols[20:28] Quantity of sweet proteins in products[27:41] Production process of sweet proteins[30:19] Challenges in scaling production and increasing awareness[33:27] Influence of academic role at UC Berkeley on his work[35:09] Impact of sweet proteins on the food industry[39:22] Addressing criticisms and skepticism[41:07] Excitement and future vision for the field of sweet proteins[42:10] Potential applications of sweet proteins in other foods and drinks[49:28] The question Jason wished Philip had asked[51:51] Where to learn more about Oobli[53:09] OutroEpisode resources:Website: Oobli Sweet TeasLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ooblifoods IG: @ooblisweetproteins Support the show

The latest ILM news bulletin includes stories on second quarter job losses in Vietnam, Bolt Threads halting production of Mylo, a call from Bridge of Weir for greater automotive material transparency and more.

Charles Moldow, a general partner at Foundation Capital, shares his remarkable journey from being a Wall Street analyst to becoming an entrepreneur and eventually transitioning into his current role as an investor over two decades ago. His captivating anecdotes leave you eager for more, whether he's recounting stories about his father's wisdom on the internet or recalling a memorable encounter with an exceptional entrepreneur. Charles also delves into the exciting market trends within insurtech and offers valuable insights into the areas to focus attention for fruitful opportunities.In this episode, you'll learn:[2:20] Charles Moldow's early entrepreneurial ventures during the dynamic evolution of the internet.[7:58] The role of a VC in sometimes discouraging founders to protect them from their own pitfalls.[13:01] The revealing nature of a founder's personal life story, showcasing their unique abilities.[19:54] "Don't prepare to impress me. Just share your authentic truth." - Charles Moldow[23:43] The importance for entrepreneurs to explore the vast array of promising opportunities for leveraging technology in the insurance industry.The non-profit organization that Charles is passionate about: safespaceAbout Charles MoldowCharles Moldow is a general partner at Foundation Capital. At Foundation, he identifies technology trends and new user experiences that will change the financial services landscape. His thesis investing has him focused on fintech, insurtech and proptech opportunities with a crypto overlay to everything he evaluates. Since he joined Foundation Capital in 2005, he's made seventeen successful investments, five of which have gone public and twelve have been acquired. Charles' public portfolio includes early-stage investments that have led to notable IPOs with DOMA (IPO 2021), Rover (IPO 2021), LendingClub (IPO 2014), OnDeck (IPO 2014) and Everyday Health (2014). Fun fact: Charles moonlights as AAA Little League coach and family vacation planner.Learn more about Charles here.About Foundation CapitalFoundation Capital is a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture capital firm that's dedicated to the proposition that one entrepreneur's idea, with the right support, can become a business that changes the world. The firm is made up of former entrepreneurs who set out to create the firm they wanted as founders. Foundation Capital is currently invested in more than 60 high-growth ventures in the areas of consumer, information technology, software, digital energy, financial technology, and marketing technology. These investments include AdRoll, Beepi, Bolt Threads, DogVacay, Kik, ForgeRock, Lending Home, Localytics, and Visier. The firm's twenty-six IPOs include Lending Club, OnDeck, Chegg, Sunrun, MobileIron, Control4, TubeMogul, Envestnet, Financial Engines, Netflix, NetZero, Responsys and Silver Spring Networks.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode. Follow Us:  Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

Listen to Kiera Ganann, a seasoned merchandising and commercial executive, in this episode of Retail Corner, focusing on various retail aspects that drive brand loyalty, from product innovation to consumer expectations. You will listen to our host talking with Kiera on the following points: Could you provide the audience with some insights into your background and your roles and responsibilities as the Chief Commercial Officer at Bolt Threads? How can companies effectively engage consumers through their products and experiences to build brand loyalty? What strategies can businesses employ to create regional or customized assortments that cater to diverse consumer preferences? In what ways can brands express their power and values through their products and in-store experiences to create a memorable and impactful brand image? What are some key considerations for brands looking to improve their direct-to-consumer (DTC) business and leverage wholesale partnerships simultaneously? About our guest, Kiera Ganann: Kiera Ganann has over 25 years of experience in the apparel and accessories industry, leading sales and merchandising teams for large global brands. She currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for Bolt Threads, where she leads the sales and marketing teams for the biomaterials company focused on mycelium-based leather, Mylo. Prior to joining Bolt, she established a global merchandising function for Connect Fitness Company, iFIT, owner of NordicTrack and Proform, among many other fitness brands. Previously, she was the VP of Merchandising for Levi Strauss Americas, where she led wholesale and retail merchandising teams across all categories and genders. Before that, she held various leadership positions in sales and merchandising at Ralph Lauren in the men's and women's wholesale divisions. Ganann serves on the Board of Directors for the Fashion Scholarship Fund and has a strong understanding of consumers around the globe as well as a passion for products. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieraganann/ About Retail Corner Podcast: Host: Carlos Diaz Producer: Sachin Kumar Bhate Podcast Sponsor: Proxima360 Listen to other podcasts at: https://proxima360.com/retail-corner.podcast or https://retailcorner.live Subscribe our Podcast: Apple iTunes: https://apple.co/3eoeUdT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dvjpDJ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3DFHXHw Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3tkbhk1 Interested in being on our podcast? Submit request at: podcast@retailcorner.live

In the Best Of episode, we look back at Dan Wideaier of Bolt Threads. Dan Widmaier is a bioengineer who's taking on the fashion and beauty industries. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Bolt Threads, he's ushering in a new era of regenerative lab grown materials that can help us reverse course when it comes to the health of our planet. In this episode Dan and I talked about the science behind Bolt Threads' patented materials, and how they're being adopted by big brands like Stella McCartney and Adidas. In what was a fascinating conversation, I heard about his growth strategy, how industry disruption can be used to create social and environmental impact, and why companies that don't adopt regenerative practices could face existential problems. Dan Widmaier Dan has carefully tended Bolt's growth since 2009, using his passion and expertise to lead the company through technology development, expansion, and financing. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from UC San Francisco, where his graduate research involved designing genetic circuits to control microbial organelles. Dan has grown Bolt Threads from an incubator start-up to a biomaterials platform company with 75 employees. He has led Bolt Threads through multiple fundraising rounds, created lasting partnerships with iconic global brands like Stella McCartney, and launched commercially available materials including MyloTM – a mycelium-based leather alternative – with a select group of partners including adidas, Kering, lululemon, and Stella McCartney.   This episode of Lead With We was produced and edited by Goal 17 Media and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. You can also watch episodes on YouTube at WeFirstTV.   Resources Learn more about Bolt Threads at boltthreads.com Connect with Dan on LinkedIn For case studies and other free resources about purposeful business, go to WeFirstBranding.com Simon's new book, Lead With We, comes out Nov. 9th and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Books and Barnes & Noble. Check it out!

Take the Kids Listen Survey! Tumble's Life Lab Show at the Cambridge Science Festival Spider silk? Mushroom leather? Discover what's next in fashion: Clothes made from synthetic biology. We hear the story of how a synthetic biologist went from collecting spiders in his bedroom to working with some of the biggest names in fashion. This episode features Dr. Dan Widmaier, CEO of Bolt Threads. You can find a transcript and other educational materials about this episode on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com. Life Lab is supported by the Engineering Biology Research Consortium, a non-profit committed to educating the next-generation and building a community dedicated to solving big challenges with engineering biology. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF's chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent details the forces pushing next-gen fabrics like mycelium leather forward — and whether the much-hyped sustainability solution has a future in fashion. Background:  After years of experimentation and development, handbags, shoes and coats made of mycelium leather — created from the roots of mushrooms — are hitting the shelves from names like Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès. It's a test of whether mycelium leather will make it in the mainstream. Made by start-ups like Bolt Threads and MycoWorks, mycelium is promising for fashion as brands seek out non-plastic, non-animal-based, less-energy-intensive leather alternatives and consumers demand more environmentally friendly products. But taking an idea from the lab to the store floor involves a lot of trial and error.    “Innovation takes time. I think the fashion world isn't used to having to wait. We're all about instant gratification,” said BoF's chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent.    Key Insights:  “Mushroom leather” is actually a misnomer. The fabric is made from mycelium, which is the web structure that forms the roots of mushrooms underground.  Though the space is gaining momentum as brands bring products to market and start-ups attract investment, most items are still limited-edition or very expensive. To gain mainstream traction, companies need to scale up and prices need to go down. Much depends on how brands' first experiments perform.  A large swath of companies, including LVMH and Kering, see value in testing mycelium as consumers become more interested in looking after their social and environmental impacts at the same time innovations mature.  If all goes well, the market for alternative materials could be worth $2.2 billion by 2026.  Additional Resources:  Would You Buy a Mushroom Handbag? For the first time, brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are bringing products made of mushroom-based materials to market, an early test for whether the next-generation fabrics could one day hit the mainstream. Fashion's Race for New Materials — Download the Case Study: Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion's major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale.  Luxury's Latest Battleground: Material Science: Armed with extensive patent portfolios, Bolt Threads, Modern Meadow, MycoWorks, Natural Fiber Welding and others are targeting luxury brands with alternative materials. Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts.    Join BoF Professional today with our exclusive podcast listener discount of 25% off an annual membership, follow the link here and enter the coupon code ‘debrief' at checkout.    Want more from The Business of Fashion? Subscribe to our daily newsletter here.

Join us for the second panel of Fashion Revolution Week, presented by VoizDAO, 180 Degrees Consulting Cornell, and Cornell University's sustainable design team SWAPP! This week focuses on educating people on sustainable fashion and how it can help the climate, particularly through the use of technology. Today we interviewed Namrata Patil, Advanced Materials Scientist at Bolt Threads. Bolt Threads is a materials innovation platform designed with nature in mind.

This episode is sponsored by:       Presented by Ancient Arts Yarn, Edmonton Fibre Frolic is Edmonton's premier yarn and fibre festival. We connect fibre enthusiasts - makers, creators, teachers, learners – everyone sharing a love for all things fibre, yarn, and textiles. Join us May 28, 2022 and let us help you discover the wealth of luxury in your yarn habit.    Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices   Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!   On the Needles: (0:39) Jasmin mentions the Ohlone Restaurant in the Berkeley area Gigi working on a pair of denim blue tube socks for Genevieve Jasmin worked on Sam's Gramps cardigan from Tincan Knits in Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted Gigi :red and grey tube socks for Genevieve, are done,  Jasmin finished the body, first sleeve, and is nearly finished with the second sleeve of the deep cowl neck pullover for Genevieve in Seismic Yarn's “Natasha” colorway   Gigi cast on another striped Regia sock for Andrew   They seem to grow faster  Jasmin has made progress on the Princess Bean pullover test knit for the younger Seismic Intern in Seismic Yarns Butter DK “Tanzanite” Gigi Elton cardigan. Swatch is washed  Jasmin is crocheting the XY scarf Jasmin mentions the 19th Amendment kit from Lady Dye Yarns. She mentions the Amigurumi kits she picked up at Stitches West Events:(15:22) Neighborhood Fiber Company Go Fund Me  update :LINK $52,598 up to $53,654 this last week; raised of the $150,000.00 goal Jasmin & Lady Dye Diane are co-hosting a KAL! The Sea Glass Pullover (in DK). Pushed back to late may! Stash Dash! May-August Carpet Beetle Gate 2022 (Here's the bug identification app Jasmin mentioned) #MeMadeMay is coming up, Gigi is listening to Check your Thread, a sewing podcast by the lady who started MeMadeMay STITCHES SoCal in Pasadena! Mother Knows Best:(20:19) Sometimes you just need a sounding board When Knitting Attacks:(24:16) Gigi overshoots length of sock leg by 1 ½” Has not done a heel flap in such a long time, forgot the sequence  Knits in Space:(29:57) The Golden Thread  How Fabric Changed History  Bolt Threads in Emeryville, making synthetic spider silk out of sugar, water, salt, and yeast at a commercially viable scale  4000 kinds of spider silk from different species  Jasmin mentions Wildkratts And Sew On:(34:36) Tracing pattern for wrap dress Vogue 8646 Seam allowances discs from Zede's studio. Sewing out loud 

David Breslauer is the co-founder and CTO of Bolt Threads. There is so much that goes into building a company it's hard to keep track of all the moving parts. When it comes to particular industries like biomaterials, they often get overlooked by other domains like software and hardware. But David managed to circumvent all of this! In the last 12 years, he's created a billion dollars business, has partnered with household appeal names like Adidas and Lululemon, and received investment from top tier VC's like Founders Fund. It was an honour and privilege to have him on the program! Connect with Bolt Threads Website: https://boltthreads.com/ Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bolt-threads LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bolt-threads/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boltthreads/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/boltthreads We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish. For all inquiries, please email homeroomtalks@gmail.com.

Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are joined by David Breslauer, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Bolt Threads. Bolt Threads is a company on a mission to create way better materials for a way better world, developing sustainable solutions for the apparel and beauty industries. With nature as inspiration, Bolt Threads invents and scales credible materials that put us on a path towards a more sustainable future. Bolt Threads is based in Emeryville, Calif. and was a Fast Company Most Innovative company in 2019 and 2018. David leads technology innovation at Bolt, creating and incubating biomaterials for improved consumer products. His obsession with biomaterials began with graduate research on silk during his Bioengineering PhD at UC Berkeley and UCSF. David has an orange belt in Krav Maga and is a great admirer of stencil graffiti. I'm excited to hear from him about all the future of sustainable materials and how Mylo™ – their mycelium material line, will play a leading role.   TOPICS COVERED:   Microfluidics & Bio-inspiration   Biomaterials Past, Present and Future   Decision to Create Sustainable Consumer Goods   Synchronistic Connections Researching Spider Silk   Founding Bolt Threads   In Search of Leather, Turning to Mycelium   Learning to Work with Mycelium as a Material   How to Transform Mycelium into Leather-like MaterialProperties of Mycelium as a Leather Material   Scaling Production of Mycelium Leather   Reaction from Product Developers and Fashion Houses   Future Uses of Mycelium and other Biomaterials   Advice for Working in the Field of Biomaterials   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Bolt Threads Website: https://boltthreads.com/   Mylo Unleather Website: https://www.mylo-unleather.com/   Bolt Threads IG: https://www.instagram.com/boltthreads/   Mylo Unleather IG: https://www.instagram.com/mylo_unleather/   

In this week's Fash-Ed episode, we start out with the ethical and environmental dilemma between real leather and typical faux leather alternatives.  Then, we talk about the exciting new MYLO mushroom leather material created in collaboration with Bolt Threads that's providing hope for a more eco-friendly and less damaging leather future.  This week's small business feature is Life Lovers Magazine. *note* there is a bit of background noise at the beginning of this episode, but I couldn't bring myself to record a 4th time and my pup really wanted to be part of this episode!  Episode Information Sources: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/documents/c9s15.pdf https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a30640996/vegan-leather-sustainability/ https://clothedup.com/vegan-leather-guide/ MYLO: https://www.mylo-unleather.com/ Bolt Threads: https://boltthreads.com/ Life Lovers Magazine: https://www.lifeloversmag.com/ Fash-Ed Instagram: instagram.com/fash.ed  Fash-Ed Email: natalie.labarbera6@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fash-ed/support

ZARA、ナイキ、LVMH――これらのブランドには共通していることがあります。それは、南米アマゾン川流域にある熱帯雨林の森林破壊への加担が指摘されていることです。そう指摘したのは、北米にあるサプライチェーンのリサーチ会社スタンド・アースと、気候正義のNPOスロー・ファクトリーが2021年11月に発表した調査報告書「ノーウェア・トゥ・ハイド」。膨大な量の税関のデータを分析したところ、他にもフェンディ、コーチ、プラダ、ニューバランスといった50以上の人気ブランドが、アマゾン熱帯雨林の森林破壊に関与していることが明らかになったのです。どういうことでしょうか？（出演：岡徳之 / リサーチ：クローディアー真理 / 写真：Bolt Threads）

Noah Hyams is a serial entrepreneur who started VEGPRENEUR to create a global community of entrepreneurs and investors building sustainable, plant-based businesses. Through VEGPRENEUR, Noah has interviewed and brought together founders, investors, and thought-leaders in the plant-based space. Most recently Noah was featured on Bloomberg Radio where he talked about the state of the plant-based economy. Noah is also an active startup advisor and has been invited to speak/mentor in entrepreneurship programs at New York University, the City University of New York, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Today's Sponsors:  Tentree is an earth-first sustainable clothing company. Check out their selection of eco-friendly clothing and accessories at https://www.tentree.com and use promo code ‘ASM' for 15% off your first purchase. Climate Talks is a new podcast exploring sustainability and the ways that we communicate about the climate. Catch season 1 now as host Sophia Li interviews climate optimists, investigating the steps we can take to work towards a more sustainable future. https://pod.link/1592523204 In this episode Marjorie and Noah discuss: Some of the major challenges for plant-based businesses and how to overcome them The status of the plant-based economy and opportunities for growth in the coming years Invaluable advice for entrepreneurs in any space, especially during covid-19 Resources mentioned in today's episode: Vegpreneur.org and their newsletter with monthly investment opportunities  Bolt Threads mushroom leather partnership with Adidas Impact Snacks, snacks with edible wrappers NutritionFacts.org VeganCheatSheet.org Disclosure, by Earthling Ed    Connect with Noah Hyams: Website: https://www.vegpreneur.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vegpreneur Twitter: https://twitter.com/vegpreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vegpreneur/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahhyams/    Connect with Marjorie Alexander: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableMind Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/ Website: http://www.asustainablemind.com   Interested in sponsoring or supporting A Sustainable Mind? Visit our sponsorship page at ASustainableMind.com/sponsor!

In this week's episode, FUTUREVVORLD's Co-founder Daniel Navetta and Executive Editor Bob Marshall explore the wide range of Earth-friendlier innovations and initiatives in the next-gen materials space.The hosts are joined by Nicole Rawling, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Material Innovation Initiative, to learn about the past, present and future of materials. Then, Daniel speaks with both David Breslauer, the Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Bolt threads, and Libby Sommer, the Director of Corporate Responsibility, where we learned about the challenges these next-gen material companies are facing. Thank you for tuning in.To learn more about next-gen materials and the innovations that are currently happening in fashion, footwear and design, head over to futurevvorld.com, subscribe to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram. 

Dan Widmaier is a bioengineer who's taking on the fashion and beauty industries. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Bolt Threads, he's ushering in a new era of regenerative lab grown materials that can help us reverse course when it comes to the health of our planet. In this episode Dan and I talked about the science behind Bolt Threads' patented materials, and how they're being adopted by big brands like Stella McCartney and Adidas. In what was a fascinating conversation, I heard about his growth strategy, how industry disruption can be used to create social and environmental impact, and why companies that don't adopt regenerative practices could face existential problems. This episode of Lead With We was produced and edited by Goal 17 Media and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. You can also watch episodes on YouTube at WeFirstTV. Dan Widmaier Dan has carefully tended Bolt's growth since 2009, using his passion and expertise to lead the company through technology development, expansion, and financing. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from UC San Francisco, where his graduate research involved designing genetic circuits to control microbial organelles. Dan has grown Bolt Threads from an incubator start-up to a biomaterials platform company with 75 employees. He has led Bolt Threads through multiple fundraising rounds, created lasting partnerships with iconic global brands like Stella McCartney, and launched commercially available materials including MyloTM – a mycelium-based leather alternative - with a select group of partners including adidas, Kering, lululemon, and Stella McCartney. Simon Mainwaring Simon Mainwaring is a brand futurist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author. He is best known as the author of We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World and his upcoming book, Lead With We: The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future; as the Founder and CEO of We First, an award-winning strategic consultancy that works with purpose-led companies to build their brand strategy, company culture, and impact storytelling; and as the author of the influential ‘Purpose At Work' column in Forbes and host of the podcast, Lead With We. Resources Learn more about Bolt Threads at boltthreads.com Connect with Dan on LinkedIn For case studies and other free resources about purposeful business, go to WeFirstBranding.com Simon's new book, Lead With We, comes out Nov. 9th and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Books and Barnes & Noble. Check it out!

We've all experienced it. That favorite pair of sneakers or trusty yoga mat, both of which have soaked up who-knows-what over the years, eventually begs for retirement. You probably toss these items into the trash and never think about them again. The same is true for clothing, furniture, and thousands of other items that get us through everyday life, although some can be donated for a useful second life. Maybe "never think about them again" is a little too harsh. Consumers, especially younger consumers, are increasingly aware of the environmental footprint of these end-of-life decisions for the "stuff" they own. The generational shift in consumer behavior can certainly be counted as progress, but it's important to consider an item's full lifecycle. After all, an estimated 75% of the environmental impact for the items we own comes from the selection of raw materials used to manufacture them. That's all baked in well before they end up in a landfill. Companies are conscious of consumer attitudes about sustainability and eager to discover solutions, but they face significant challenges in finding reliable, high-quality sources of sustainable materials. We've all seen headlines about shoes made out of recycled water bottles, or car panels molded from seaweed, but these types of headline-grabbing "solutions" are impossible to scale, inject uncertainty into supply chains, and face considerable economic headwinds. Enter privately-held Bolt Threads. The sustainable materials company is using synthetic biology to create reliable supply streams of high-quality materials for some of the world's leading brands. The three publicly-disclosed material brands each solve specific problems in the select markets: Microsilk: Spider silk made with genetically-engineered microbes for improved cost and scale. These natural fibers can replace synthetic polymers in various fabric applications. Read more. B-silk Protein: Stumbled upon during the development of Microsilk, this ingredient can be added to cosmetic or personal care products to replace keratin (derived from animals) and silicone (a synthetic polymer). Read more. Mylo: A mycelium material used to replace animal leather without compromising on performance or luxury. Global companies launching Mylo products soon include adidas, lululemon, and Stella McCartney. Read more. 7investing Lead Advisor Maxx Chatsko sat down with Bolt Threads CEO and co-founder Dan Widmaier to discuss the opportunities and challenges in sustainable materials and the importance of making synthetic biology real for consumers with visible technology. Publicly-traded companies mentioned in this podcast include adidas, Allbirds, Ginkgo Bioworks, Kering, lululemon, Warby Parker, and Unilever. 7investing Lead Advisors and Dan Widmaier may have positions in the companies that are mentioned. This interview was originally recorded on September 9th, 2021 and was first published on September 14th, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/7investing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/7investing/support

Get your tickets now for "THE FUTURE IS FUNGI" Event on 6/26/21:https://ffungi.org/eng/the-future-is-fungi/   Today we are joined be two powerful advocates for queendom fungi, Giuliana Furci and Nathalie Kelley. Giuliana's journey began at the age of 19, looking for native foxes in a forest on the Island of Chiloé when she came across a fungus that changed her course. Giuliana believes that fungi choose you, and she heard that call. She did not find field guides on fungi in Chile, so she decided to write one in 2006. She studied Aquaculture and went from studying algae and studies on the negative impacts of salmon farming, to leaving everything and starting the Fungi Foundation – the world's first NGO dedicated to fungal organisms.  Nathalie Kelley was born in Peru and raised in Australia by her Indigenous mother and grandmother. After working with street children in São Paulo, Brazil and Aboriginal inner-city youth in Redfern, Australia - she began her degree in Social Science and Policy at the University of UNSW. Not long after she started to work as an actress in film and television US, with notable roles in shows like Unreal, Dynasty and most recently as the star of ABC's The Baker and the Beauty.  Despite this change of course she remained inwardly mindful of her privilege and responsibility to her indigenous heritage and people. She has become an advocate for Indigenous peoples, regenerative agriculture, the soil and the undervalued but invaluable role of fungi in our ecosystem. She is now committed to using her story telling skills to be a voice for the voiceless - creating narratives of hope around the power of nature to regenerate and heal and the integral part humans have to play in this process. Nathalie is on the board of Kiss the Ground and the Fungi Foundation.   TOPICS COVERED:   How Nat Discovered Queendom Fungi  Giuliana & Nat Connection with Divine Timing  Fungi Foundation's Origins in Chile  Growth of the Fungi Foundation & Evolving Global Mission   Documenting Ancestral & Traditional Indigenous Interactions with Fungi  Indigenous Technologies will Yield the Biggest Future Discoveries in Mycology  Importance of Consent when Working with Indigenous Communities  Examples of Indigenous Communities Using Fungi  Indigenous Communities' Responses to the Program  Fungi Foundation Transcending Its Foundress  Future of Fungi Event  Lineup of Inspirational Presenters  How to Get Involved with the Fungi Foundation  EPISODE RESOURCES:"Future is Fungi" Event: https://ffungi.org/eng/the-future-is-fungi/   Fungi Foundation Website: https://ffungi.org/   Fungi Foundation IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungifoundation/   Giuliana Furci IG: https://www.instagram.com/giulifungi/   Nat Kelley IG: https://www.instagram.com/natkelley/   Calostoma (Genera): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calostoma   Alloclavaria purpurea (Fungus): http://www.mushroomexpert.com/alloclavaria_purpurea.html

Materials engineers can often take inspiration from nature to develop the next generation of materials. For instance, spider silk's mechanical properties are so exceptional that many scientists have attempted to create a synthetic equivalent, but few have succeeded. Our guest today explains the difficulty behind creating bio-inspired materials while also discussing his vast array of product development experiences.    Before we introduce our guest, check out our free professional development guide for materials scientists and engineers!   Today's guest is Mitch Heinrich, a seasoned designer that worked for Google, Bolt Threads and is now at Checkerspot. In this episode, he talks about his experiences in design and innovation, and how to make new ideas become a reality.   In this conversation, we discuss the following topics: The innovator mindset (4:29) Innovations in wind turbine technology (5:33) The difficulty of manufacturing synthetic spider silk (11:13) Making tough decisions during the innovation process (16:26) Materials behind the Google Smart Contact Lens for diabetes patients (23:35) The materials science of Google's Self Driving Car (36:22) Innovating sustainable materials and its public appeal (40:09) Advice for any MSE entering the product development space (48:22)   Reach out to Mitch:  http://mitchellheinrich.com/   Join our Discord community! You can meet other passionate materials scientists and engineers from around the world, discuss the latest breakthroughs in MSE, share materials-related memes, and get career advice from experts in the field.   For shorter segments and full video podcasts, subscribe to our channel on YouTube. For bloopers, audiograms, and interesting materials science articles, follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Feel free to message us on our social media platforms if you have any feedback or recommendations for future episodes, or email us directly at itsamaterialworldpodcast@gmail.com. Finally, reach out to David Yeh and Punith Upadhya on LinkedIn if you'd like to chat about the latest breakthroughs in MSE! Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed by either guests or hosts in this show are their own, and do not represent the opinions of the companies or organizations for which they are affiliated.

You’ve likely noticed that there’s been an explosion of investment into the animal-free food space, with producers of alt-meat, milk, and eggs advancing weekly. But why isn’t there anything comparable happening in the animal-free materials space? Sure, we’ve had plastic-based leather alternatives (aka pleather) for a long time, but in terms of products not derived from animals or fossil fuels, what’s out there on the market at scale? Turns out, just not that much.  Enter the Material Innovation Initiative, a relatively new nonprofit organization started by veterans of the animal welfare and animal-free food space. Their goal: to be the Good Food Institute of animal-free materials, helping to attract investment and entrepreneurial activity to build a new industry of animal-free fur, leather, silk, and more. And we’ve got their CEO Nicole Rawling on this episode to regale us with the importance of building such an industry, and how there’s a massive white space there just waiting to be filled. So, are you thinking about starting your own company to help animals and the planet? If so, after listening to Nicole, you just may think you’ll have a more open field if you go into alt-materials. With that, let her make the case to you herself.  Discussed in this episode: Consumer research finding that among those who prefer animal leather, 80% are open to purchasing leather made from plants or grown from animal cells in a factory.  The RethinkX report and Dr. Liz Specht's GFI blog about it. Our past episodes with Pinatex (pineapple leather), Mycocycle (construction waste bioremediation), Bolt Threads (fermentation-produced silk and leather), and Goodwill (used goods). This episode is sponsored by the great folks at The Very Good Food Co. More about Nicole Rawling: Nicole is an experienced attorney and nonprofit executive. She co-founded the Material Innovation Initiative after identifying the rich potential of the next-gen materials market through her work catapulting plant-based foods into the mainstream. In her previous role as director of international engagement at the Good Food Institute, Nicole worked with key audiences around the world including companies, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and government officials to promote the development of alternatives to animal products. Her expertise in the field and in bringing together stakeholders made her a sought after speaker at conferences and high profile meetings in locations like Israel, Estonia, Poland, London, Brazil, India, and across the U.S.

This week WGSN CEO Carla Buzasi speaks to the CEO and Founder of fashion-textile disruptor Bolt Threads, Dan Widmaier. Joining them is WGSN's Head of Materials and Textiles, Helen Palmer. The conversation focusses around Bolt Threads' revolutionary new non-leather, Mylo and explores innovation, industry change and sustainability in textiles and beyond.

It’s often that we hear about some really cool and promising new technology that’s allegedly going to change the game, but only once that tech is scaled and commercialized. In this episode, however, we’re featuring a start-up that not only has a very cool technology, it’s already commercialized it with hundreds of customers, including some very big names in the fashion world.  Mélanie Broyé-Engelkes is the CEO of Ananas Anam, makers of Piñatex. For those of you not fluent in Spanish, “piña” means pineapple, which gives you a sense of what Melanie and her team are doing with their B2B materials start-up. When it comes to leather alternatives, most are made from fossil fuel-derived plastics. Aside from the obvious environmental concerns, there are functionality concerns with such plastic products, too. We often hear about really encouraging new sustainable materials like mushroom leather, cactus leather, and even leather from collagen that was grown in a controlled environment. But as promising as those solutions are, they aren’t yet really commercialized in any meaningful sense yet. Enter Piñatex. It’s a leather alternative that’s made from the leaves of the pineapple plant, which are typically considered an agricultural waste product. These upcycled leaves are converted into a functional and luxurious-feeling material that can be used for everything from shoes to handbags, and more.  And indeed, that’s already what’s happening. Today brands like Hugo Boss, H&M, and hundreds of others, are using Piñatex in their designs, setting Ananas Anam apart from many other alt-materials makers. In this episode, Melanie shares the company’s origin story, telling us where they’ve been and where the pineapple revolution is going. Discussed in this episode  Brands currently using Piñatex.  What pineapple plant leaves look like. Melanie recommends Lean In, Shoe Dog, and The Ride of a Lifetime. Our past episode with Bolt Threads on mushroom leather

A milestone for mycelium has emerged. Adidas has partnered with Bolt threads, a biomaterials company, to use mycelium in their Stan Smith Mylo Edition shoes.  Built with biology, crafted with humanity— Bolt Threads is pioneering the use of fungal materials into industrial commodities, and it's not something their team takes lightly. Today we are joined by the co-founder of Bolt Threads, Dr. David Breslauer, to discuss the philosophy and methodology behind their important contributions and innovative products. Topics Covered:Fundamentals in fungal biotechBiomimicry in materials scienceThe company history and culture of Bolt ThreadsEngineering yeast to make a spider silk-like proteinSilk as a base protein for innovative materialsEmergence of germ theory from silkworm factoriesThe industry of biomaterials: how do you scale a material or product to make a real difference?Mycelium leather — its performance, sustainability, engineer-ability and aestheticsFilamentous fungi in biotech and how it differs from yeastsShow notes:Stan Smith Mylo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R__xk0-z7lgBolt Threads: https://boltthreads.com/Mylo: https://www.mylo-unleather.com/Spider silk mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xossR6eHv3IGerm theory: https://asm.org/Articles/2019/December/Sick-or-Silk-How-Silkworms-Spun-the-Germ-Theory-of

ご無沙汰しております、The Potluck Castが戻ってまいりました！今後は月2回配信でお届けの予定です。今回は久しぶりの配信ということで、それぞれ東京とサンフランシスコで過ごすRieとNagisaの近況と最近買ったもの、面白かったことなどについて話しています。 【エピソード内で取り上げたサービス、記事など】 ✔ Nagisaの小笠原・父島でのVlog https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLecEUNWRWZPntJyxKkQimg2EJzrZHheem ✔ The Pangaia https://thepangaia.com ✔参考：「エルメス」が“キノコ由来の人工レザー”を米国の新興企業と開発 https://www.wwdjapan.com/articles/1191789 ✔ 参考：Bolt Threads partners with Adidas, owners of Balenciaga and Gucci, and Stella McCartney on mushroom leather https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/02/bolt-threads-partners-with-adidas-owners-of-balenciaga-and-gucci-and-stella-mccartney-on-mushroom-leather/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Potluckへのリクエスト、感想などはハッシュタグ #ThePotluck または匿名メッセージサービス「マシュマロ」からも受け付け中です。下記URLからどうぞ。https://marshmallow-qa.com/thepotluckus また、PayPal.meでサポートも募集中です！頂いたご支援は配信機材への投資やコンテンツの拡充に活用させていただきます！https://paypal.me/thepotluckus ---------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter：@thepotluckus Instagram：@thepotluckus

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Bolt Threads, David Breslauer invents new materials inspired by nature, with a mission to keep our planet healthy and materials innovative. Today, David shares how he started Bolt Threads as a PhD student 12 years ago and what he didn’t know back then about entrepreneurship, VC funding, and more. If you’re a rising entrepreneur, or a scientist curious to learn about different opportunities, this one's for you!Bolt Threads is a partner with Conservation X Labs on the Microfiber Innovation Challenge, which will award $650,000 in prizes for solutions that will prevent or replace plastic in our clothing & textiles.Explore the Microfiber Challenge at conservationxlabs.com/microfibersSee more about Bolt Threads https://boltthreads.com/about-us/Learn more about the Xploring Podcast and Conservation X Labs conservationxlabs.comMay the #Xploring continue!

Landfills are, well, filling up. We’re running out of places to put our trash, and the trash we’ve landfilled won’t decompose for centuries.  But, what if we could take a lot of trash and seed it with fungal cultures that would eat it and render it no longer toxic within just a few weeks rather than having to wait centuries? That’s exactly what Mycocycle is planning to do, and we’ve got their CEO, Joanne Rodriguez, on the show to talk about it. After a decades-long career in construction, Joanne founded Mycocycle and with her team has been training fungi to eat construction trash, especially asphalt, and plan to sell that service to municipalities and landfills. As if that weren’t enough, she then plans to take the fungi mycelium they’ve grown and sell it as a biodegradable packaging material. Pretty cool, huh? Well, what might be even cooler is that you yourself can invest in Joanne’s company right now! Normally, startups on this show are only seeking funding from deep pocketed venture capital firms. But Mycocycle is taking a different approach, seeking to raise their first round from hundreds of individuals via StartupEngine.com, with a minimum investment of only $262.  So take a listen to the company and the mycelium that Joanne is growing. It’s an impressive story, and one that might even involve you! Discussed in this episode You can invest in Mycocycle here! Mycocyle went through the LatinX incubator. Mycocycle’s pending patent application. Joanne was inspired by Daniel’s story. Joanne recommends books like Mycelium Running and Radical Mycology We reference past episodes with Coral Vita, Ecovative, and Bolt Threads. More about Joanne Rodriguez Founder and CEO of Mycocycle, Joanne Rodriguez has worked across the construction products industry for 30 years. She is a subject matter expert in sustainable technologies–like zero waste and the circular economy, and she has experience leading diverse teams to unprecedented growth. Leading the sustainability efforts for a major roof manufacturer, Joanne discovered the issue of the unsustainable and growing problems related to disposing of construction and demolition materials. A frequent national speaker, she carries a vast network of contacts across manufacturing, architecture and design, government leadership, and sustainability. She has served on boards with the US EPA, the Constructions Specification Institute, the US Green Building Council, and has served as a subject matter expert at convenings of the United Nations, Clinton Global Initiative, ecoAmerica, GreenBiz, and Resilient Cities Summits. Joanne is a Certified Permaculture Designer, a Construction Documents Specialist, holds a Professional Certificate from Cornell University in Climate Change Communications, and is a LEED Accredited Professional through the US Green Building Council.

If you’ve ever heard of Bolt Threads, you may know them as one of the OGs in the space of growing animal products without animals. After all, since they were founded way back in 2009 they’ve been creating spider silk via synthetic biology and fermentation. But the company’s headlines these days typically don’t relate to spider silk at all, even though it’s still an important part of the company. In a turn of events that they’d never have predicted at the outset of their startup, Bolt Threads has dove headfirst into growing mycelium (root-like threads of fungi) that can be harvested within days and turned into eco-friendly leather alternatives.    The result? Bolt Threads recently inked a deal with Adidas to commercialize its mycelium leather with the first shoes hitting the market in 2021. What was started as a project more than a decade ago by some students who applied for government grants is now a VC-backed startup that’s raised more than $200 million, has celebrity endorsements, and is on the verge of entering its first major commercialization 11 years later. It’s a wild ride they’ve been on, and Bolt Threads co-founder David Breslauer has some important insights for anyone seeking to use business to solve social problems.  Discussed in this episode Bolt Thread’s mycelium-based leather, Mylo. Bolt’s partnership with Adidas to use mycelium-based leather. A spider silk tapestry made with the silk of one million spiders. Bolt marketed 50 spider silk neck ties. Fungi that consume plastic and even radiation in the Chernobyl reactor. Steve Jobs’ famous insult response. The book Clean Meat briefly discusses Bolt Threads’ work. About David Breslauer David Breslauer is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Bolt Threads. He leads technology innovation at Bolt, creating and incubating biomaterials for improved consumer products. His obsession with biomaterials began with graduate research on silk during his Bioengineering Ph.D. at UC Berkeley and UCSF. David has an orange belt in Krav Maga and is a great admirer of stencil graffiti.

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Listen to Bolt Threads' innovator Libby Sommer talk about the exciting release of a new leather-like material called Mylo that's made from mushrooms and will be in products sold by major brands in 2021. From her beekeeping days as a girl growing up in Nebraska to becoming a top scientist at the U.S. EPA dedicated to helping consumers make sustainable purchases. Libby gives us her take on America's purpose and how sustainable purchasing is part of what each of us can do to achieve it.  Enjoy!    Learn about Mylo and Bolt Threads: https://boltthreads.com/technology/mylo    

"You can't farm spiders!" says this week's guest, scientist David Breslauer. You can keep more them in serious numbers spinning webs off hula-hoops suspended from your office ceiling though... Enter Bolt Threads, the Californian biotech company behind Microsilk - a bioengineered sustainable fibre used by Stella McCartney. Find out how they did it, where the science is headed, and what’s next (hint, it's involves mushrooms). Just don’t call David Spider Man. Find our more at www.thewardrobecrisis.com Love the show? Don't forget to hit subscribe. You can contact host Clare Press on Instagram here, and follow the show here.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Let's See the Patents takes a look inside the patent portfolios of some of today's most innovative companies with patent attorney John Wood of Wood Patent Law. In today's episode, John takes a look at Argo AI and Bolt Threads.

This week we head to Silicon Valley where Damien Clarkson speaks to David Breslauer Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Bolt Threads, an incredible company replicating the processes of the natural world to invent and scale plant-based textile innovations . David takes us on a journey with him from an ambitious post-grad thesis to becoming an entrepreneur collaborating with Stella McCartney, and how his leather grown from mushrooms could be part of the solution to the climate crisis. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in the creation of materials to replace the use of leather and other materials of animal origin. This podcast is produced by Vevolution and edited by Bridey Addison-Child

Bolt Threads' CEO Dan Widmaier sits down with Matthew to discuss their individual evolution from scientist to CEO, the timelines of Startups, how to build a team, and create partnerships.

Bolt Threads is a materials innovation company. Using proprietary technology and revolutionary bio-engineering concepts, Bolt Threads seeks to deliver high-performance materials focused on sustainability. Their first project is spider silk, using the DNA of a spider’s silk to manufacture clothes. Dan speaks with Jessica Harris about how he is innovating new materials from nature, from […]

Dan Widmaier is the founder and CEO of Bolt Threads. They make materials from nature that are high performance, but hard to extract, and develop technology that makes the scaling of production on these materials possible. Today, they're making spider silk affordable to the average consumer. We're designing a new world, and to build our new world we'll necessarily be developing new materials. But before we start inventing, let’s take a close look at what already exists in nature, and develop technologies capable of making the most of these resources.

Dan Widmaier, co-founder and CEO at Bolt Threads, is on a mission to disrupt the garment industry through technology and science. He shares his perspective on sustainability, the future of the environment and how to focus on the task at hand instead of distractions.

Dan Widmaier, co-founder and CEO at Bolt Threads, is on a mission to disrupt the garment industry through technology and science. He shares his perspective on sustainability, the future of the environment and how to focus on the task at hand instead of distractions.

Dan Widmaier, co-founder and CEO at Bolt Threads, is on a mission to disrupt the garment industry through technology and science. He shares his perspective on sustainability, the future of the environment and how to focus on the task at hand instead of distractions.

Today, Wade has an interesting interview with David Breslauer, one of three co-founders of Bolt Threads — a company that has mastered the production of replicating spiders' silk for large-scale production of fabrics and garments.   Other than running his successful company, David also trains in Krav Maga. And interestingly enough, he only recently began training as an adult and is just coming up on 2 years now!   In this episode, David explains the “non-traditional” reasons as to why he got into martial arts as an adult, why he prefers it over other forms of exercise, his professional life as a Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Bolt Threads, his experiences in Krav Maga and how they have impacted his personal and professional life, as well as some of the challenges that Krav has provided and lessons he has learned from overcoming them.   Key Takeaways: [:43] About Wade's guest today, David Breslauer. [1:19] Wade welcomes David to the podcast and he explains what originally got him interested in martial arts as an adult. [3:22] About David's professional life as a co-founder of Bolt Threads, from its conception and how it has grown to how it functions today. [5:58] What drew David to Krav Maga. [6:52] David's experience in Krav Maga that relates to his work in his company, Bolt Threads. [9:24] David's challenges with sparring in Krav Maga. [10:45] How David sees the process of training in Krav Maga. [12:35] David explains the functionalities of spider silk that his company, Bolt Threads, produces. [13:43] How Krav Maga has impacted David personally and professionally.   Mentioned in this Episode: Bolt Threads UC Berkeley Bolt Thread's Kickstarter for The Mylo Driver Bag

What do we know about how the chemicals and dyes used to treat our clothing impact our health? How can we pick apart brands that may be greenwashing from the brands that are actually trying to do what they can to improve?   Jamie Bainbridge, VP of Product Development at Bolt Threads shares her wisdom with you.   HIGHLIGHTS [5:23] Jamie on what Bolt Threads' scientists and engineers do for fashion. [7:29] What is spider silk and how is it made? [13:20] Kaméa: "What are some of the health impacts of the common chemicals used in clothing manufacturing?" [15:27] What Jamie says we can do as consumers to buy clothes without harmful chemicals. [9:23] How we can identify brands that are greenwashing versus brands that are actually doing the work.   Thanks for bringing your light! Find the full show notes with links and resources at www.greendreamer.com/62, and share your #1 takeaway from the episode tagging our featured guest and me @KameaChayne to spread the light and to let us know you're tuning in!

Rich Cohen is the Associate Director of Technical Programs at Bolt Threads in Emeryville, CA. We talk about spider silk, applied science, and my biotech startup idea. For more information: Bolt Threads Website This Limited Edition Hat Is Made From A Bioengineered Silk And Natural Wool Blend by Rachel Arthur Sustainable Silk, Stella McCartney Industrial brewing yeast engineered for the production of primary flavor determinants in hopped beer by Keasling and coworkers Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World by Paul Shapiro cleanmeat.org

In order to get sustainable products out the door we have to create the kind consumers actually want to buy, Dan Widmaier, CEO of advanced materials technology company, Bolt Threads, says on the latest episode of TheCurrent Innovators podcast. Speaking to Rachel Arthur, he says it's all very well having a vision for the future driven by deep technology – in his case, best known as spider silk – but if the consumer doesn't like it, it's irrelevant. "Ultimately it is up to the consumer," he says. "[We're] seeing the speed at which consumer taste is changing – 2017 was a transformative year for sustainability. It is getting big really fast and it's becoming one of the issues at the forefront of the industry because it touches everyone... No one wants to work in an industry where you say, hey, you know what I'm going to do today, I'm going to mess up the world for the future. Everyone wants to make it better. So it's not surprising. We all want to feel like we are working towards some greater good in the world." His team is doing that by mimicking spider silk found in nature and reproducing it in a lab. This is about harvesting proteins to ultimately create sustainable, high-performance fibers and fabrics that will eventually find their way into our clothes. He launched his first product – a tie – at SXSW last year. And has since partnered with fashion designer Stella McCartney in order to drive that real consumer drive. You can't buy any of the McCartney products yet, but he promises there are big things coming up later this year. His work is oft referred to as the beginning of a new material revolution – one that looks at bioengineering, thus focused on what comes from nature, rather than from chemistry to produce polymers and plastics, as was the drive throughout the 20th Century. In an age driven increasingly by a focus on sustainability, he says it's about time there was a greater push around new materials. His team has recently closed $123 million Series D investment round, so the next step is about getting to scale. Listen to the podcast to hear how Widmaier thinks his team can get there, the kind of challenges that stand in his way between now and then, and just why sustainability is such a big agenda for fashion. The big thing, he says, is about balancing impatience with reality. "Big innovations around fundamental technologies that are at the cutting edge are more fragile in the world than people realise. So we try to balance the desire to go as fast as humanly possible with the desire to see it be a success in the long term, because we think the good transcends beyond just Bolt. We can be an example that investing in deep science and deep technology can really create lasting good and commercial value in the world."

A hat made from Rambouillet wool is a perfectly nice hat. The fiber, shorn from a Rambouillet sheep, is fine and soft. Not at all scratchy. “They call it the American merino,” says Dan Widmaier, the founder of Bolt Threads, a biotech company that grows synthetic spider silk from yeast. Earlier this year, Bolt bought Best Made Company, a high-design outdoor brand that makes hand painted axes and fancy toolboxes.

The Guest: Bolt Threads Edited by George Drake, Jr. Music by Lucas Brahme — About Loose Threads — Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for the latest analysis and podcasts: http://eepurl.com/buLQY9 Twitter Full Transcript The Loose Threads Podcast explores the intersection of consumer, retail and commerce. Hosted by Richie Siegel, the founder of Loose Threads, each episode features an in-depth conversation with one guest about their founding story and how it fits into the current state of the industry. Guests come from all different backgrounds, spanning the consumer goods, fashion, retail and technology industries. The unifying thread is always the rapid change facing the industry and how entrepreneurs are responding. You can listen to the podcast on any player of your choice, in addition to on LooseThreads.com.

Innovative, advanced, and sustainable materials library… Andrew Dent, Executive Vice President, Research for Material ConneXion (the world’s largest library of innovative, advanced, and sustainable materials – (profile)) – joins Stephanie Benedetto, Samanta Cortes, and Rob Sanchez at the MouthMedia Network Studios powered by Sennheiser.Materials across industries, the magic of physical samples, and four tenents Dent describes how Material ConneXion show clients who make anything them how to make better products ranging from beds, to clothing, flooring, appliances, vehicles, furniture, exploring new and interesting materials, providing both digital and in-person searches, but how there is no substitution for physical samples. The way it sparks innovation and inspiration, the ability to touch and feel materials across various markets. Four tenents for innovation to get into the library, artificial spider silk, and making fabrics out of milk. Spider silk, composites, and sustainability How Adidas came out with product with synthetic spider silk that was completely biodegradable in a few hours with a special enzyme, how North Face created a Moon Parka and Bolt Threads has a tie from spider silk, and what makes sustainable product work when needed and disappear when not. How products from natural resources can break down, and making sure a product at the end of life is timed for being at end of usefulness. Where Material ConneXion is going in the future, how the composites world is changing quietly and seeing more automation that allows use in more applications, seeing shifts and cycles, how many foods make good plastics, dealing with abundance of foods and oversupply into sustainability arguments, and making sure that doesn’t take away from natural resources.Creating new products, printed and embedded electronics, and Milan The way women apply cosmetics in South Korea is different, how every material has a solution, a case that had difficulty but had an exciting solution, new ways of designing and doing things by new ways of looking at materials, even transforming products into new things such as embedded robotics and digital circuitry, printed electronics, and challenges that they bring, and considerations of the after life of products and materials. And a round of Remnants personal questions covers great grounding in the physical world, loving and being taken up by Milan, the Milan Furniture Fair, new experiences, an unlimited palette, when artists and scientists get together, and hope.

First, how can your business be ready for the threat of disruption?  Host Dave Robertson talks with Scott Anthony, Managing Partner of Insight and author of "Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today's Business While Creating the Future," who explains how to create the next version of your business. Then Dave welcomes Dan Widmaier, CEO and Co-Founder of Bolt Threads, who is looking towards nature to spin up the future of fashion.

Hoy tenemos un programa ecléctico. Comenzamos hablando del nuevo Apple TV y cómo está tomando el mercado por asalto y desplazando a competidores como Amazon Video, ROKU y Google ChromeCast. También revelamos una noticia de último momento que nos llegó precisamente mientras estábamos grabando el programa. A partir de hoy nuestro podcast está disponible para la plataforma Androide a través del popular servicio Spreaker. Y también hablamos de seda. ¿Sabías que hasta ahora no existía manera de sintetizarla? Pues eso va a cambiar gracias al proceso desarrollado por Bolt Threads. [esbsingle id=09] Hablamos de una nueva mopet eléctrica, hecha por la compañía Gogoro cuya principal ventaja no es ni siquiera la motora, sino la red de distribución de baterías de reemplazo que podría convertirse en modelo para el automóvil eléctrico. Don Buttler, director ejecutivo de vehículos conectados de Ford, dijo que los vehículos de esa empresa le dan al dueño del vehículo la prerrogativa de compartir su data. Y eso es algo sumamente importante ya que los nuevos modelos recogen una plétora de información sobre la manera de conducir de sus dueños. Y los dueños de teléfonos Androide siguen teniendo problemas. Esta vez hablamos de un nuevo malware que ataca esa plataforma y es imposible de erradicar. También hablamos de los “cord cutters” y cómo su comportamiento está afectando la cantidad de personas que escuchan los debates políticos y hasta podría tener una influencia indirecta sobre el resultado electoral en los Estados Unidos. Y para terminar, hablamos de un nuevo video musical desarrollado específicamente para sordos. Y lo mejor de todo es que cuenta con el apoyo de dos organizaciones prestigiosos de los Estados Unidos. ENLACES: • Apple TV se coloca a la cabeza del mundo de la televisión por Internet • Compañía “Bolt Threads” de California reclama haber perfeccionado el proceso para producir “seda sintética” • Compañía “Gogoro” ofrece “mopet” con red de sustitución de baterías • Ejecutivo de Ford aclara que sus vehículos le dan al dueño del vehículo la prerrogativa de compartir su data • Video Privacy Is Dead, Get Over It /* • Nuevo malware de Android es imposible de erradicar • “Cord Cutters” le hacen un hueco a la audiencia de los debates en ambos partidos • Nuevo video musical “Walk The Moon” fue diseñado para los sordos • Ver video Different Colors por Walk The Moon /* [sc:FirmaOrlandoMergal21015 ] [sc:EnlaceDeAfiliado ]