Meet Lisa Scali of Ocean’s Balance, a seaweed-based food startup specializing in staple pantry items. This is a particularly fun episode for me because Lisa and I met in graduate school at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) many years ago. Since then our paths have crossed again and again with us both ending up in Maine aquaculture! And to add to that, Lisa's business partner Mitchell Lench is also a SIPA alum.
In this podcast we’ll learn:
Also a huge thank you to Lisa for being my first guinea pig on this podcast. There was a bit of a learning curve and we had to do a second take! A supportive friend!
Mentioned in this episode:
Lisa Scali
Ocean's Balance
New England Ocean's Clusters
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Maine Technology Institute
Katapult VC
Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs
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