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Lettuce WrapLike a Gym, Except a Kitchen, with Dan Mills of Tinker KitchenDan Mills turned his hobby of collecting commercial kitchen gadgets into Tinker Kitchen, a makerspace for community cooking. He joins us to talk about his inspiration for the space, why entrepreneurs need grit in the face of never-ending roadblocks, and how his very understanding girlfriend provided the (literal!) space he needed to succeed.
Links and Show Notes
Maker culture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_culture)
CAD (Computer-aided Design) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design)
SketchUp (https://www.sketchup.com/)
R&D (Research and Development) (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/randd.asp)
ROI (Return on Investment) (https://www...2019-10-2600 minLettuce WrapI Used to Dance Around Those Trees, with Nafy Flatley of Teranga JuiceThe baobab tree looms large in the life of Nafy Flatley. Its fruit juice nourished her when she was young, and powers her Teranga Juice business today. We discuss the origins of Nafy’s business and learn a lot about the “tree of life”, including its health benefits. Can the juice of the baobab fruit help you be stronger, fall in love, or attain happiness? Listen and find out! (Recorded October, 2018.)
Links and Show Notes
La Cocina (https://lacocinasf.org)—“a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color.”
“Teranga” is a Senegalese (ht...2019-04-1300 minLettuce WrapMy Kitchen as a Lab, with Guilianna Glassman of Alma SuperfoodsWhy does Guilianna of Alma Superfoods say “my kitchen is my lab”? And how did a dislike of peanut butter turn into a nut butter business? Guilianna grew up in the Peruvian Andes where she helped her mom run a popular catering business. From her mom, she learned how to mix the flavors and aromas of ancient ingredients and was inspired to created her food business. She leads us through the genesis of Alma Superfoods before taking us on a culinary adventure through Peruvian flavors and ingredients.
Links and Show Notes
Alma Superfoods (https://alma-sf.com)
Peru (https://en.wikipedia.org...2019-03-0900 min