What if we looked to nature first? Innovation often starts in our heads, but what if it began by observing the world around us? Nature has been solving complex challenges for billions of years. In this episode, we dive into the science of biomimicry with Dave Hutchins, Technical Director at the Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit supporting entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and artists worldwide in learning from nature’s genius to inspire solutions, designs, and processes for our planet's most urgent problems.
This conversation is packed with vivid examples, offering both an introduction to biomimicry and a practical guide for anyone seeking to harness nature’s wisdom in their work. From food systems to textiles, business strategies to new models of collaboration, Dave reveals how nature holds endless inspiration for building a better, more regenerative world.
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and executive coach for leaders working on food system transformation.
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Top 50 Farmers is scaling regenerative agriculture by spotlighting and empowering the farmers leading the way. Their vision is to make regenerative agriculture the universal standard once again.
In this episode, Top 50 Farmers Co-Founders, Analisa Winther and Cindie Christensen pull back the curtain on the organization’s fundraising journey. They discuss the importance of finding investors that align with your vision and values and how they managed to raise almost €1 million in grant funding as a first time project.
What we cover:
· The origin story of Top 50 Farmers
· Why it’s time for farmers to be recognized like chefs
· The barriers and opportunities of regenerative agriculture
· The values and vision that Top 50 Farmers is built on
· Top 50 Farmers fundraising process and the journey to raise and almost €1 million from the right funders
· Tips, strategies, and advice for anyone else looking to fundraise
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About Analisa Winther Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and executive coach for leaders working on food system transformation.
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Leading change through food requires a different mindset. It's not the same as building a tech or software company.
Over the years, I've coached an incredible portfolio of visionary leaders building a better future through food. Behind closed doors, I've noticed these leaders embracing a different approach to building organizations.
In this episode, you will learn the 5 leadership and mindset trends agrifood executives are using to drive change.
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Listen to the episode on personal due diligence here
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Analisa Winther is an executive coach for leaders working on food system transformation and frequent speaker and MC for events on the future of food.
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Paul Greive is a regenerative farmer, entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of Pasturebird, the world's largest pasture raised poultry producer, Paul's team invented the automated range coop, which autonomously moves blocks of 6,000 broiler chickens to fresh pasture daily using a hundred percent solar power.
Pasturebird is one of the fastest growing brands in American retail meat. Join Paul in conversation with Analisa Winther to discuss Pasturebird’s startup journey, how they collaborated with Purdue to scale and have one of the largest exits in regenerative agriculture to date, as well as how they grew a family business into a movement to scale regenerative agriculture and pasture raised poultry in America and beyond.
What we cover:
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Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and executive coach for leaders working on food system transformation. For more information on working together visit:
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In my executive coaching practice, I work with leaders who are building a better future through food. Over time, I have noticed that the most visionary leaders have three building blocks in place. They know their vision, values, and zones of genius.
In this minisode, Analisa Winther talks through the 3 hidden keys to being a visionary leader. If you're working on food system transformation, you're not going to want to miss them.
You will learn:
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the agrifood industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space and is an executive coach for vision leaders working on food system transformation.
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Laura Hernández Espinosa is part of the mother-daughter team behind Restaurant Leo in Bogota, Colombia. Leo has been named one of the World’s 50 Best restaurants multiple times. It merges culinary philosophy and liquid offerings to create a sensory journey that celebrates heritage as one of the most multicultural and biodiverse countries in the world Colombia. Leo sources ingredients from across the country exploring how gastronomy can be used as a platform for regional and social development. Their work is inspired by the interconnection between humans, cultural heritage, and the natural environment. Leo also runs a Foundation, FunLeo, which works to strengthen ties between rural and urban areas.
What we cover:
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the agrifood industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space and coaches startup founders helping them to attract the right investors and create their career.
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For over a decade, I have been building innovation ecosystems and putting together investment and partnership deals to facilitate innovation.
In this minisode, I share my secret sauce for putting together long-lasting collaborations that drive impact: personal due diligence.
Personal due diligence is the process of getting to know the leaders behind a company to determine if you are a good fit to work together.
In this episode you will learn,
3 questions to start asking any prospective investor, partner, startup, employer, or hire to see if you are a match for doing business.
What builds trust between organizations
Analisa’s secret for conducting effective personal due diligence
The method Analisa uses when working with CVCs like Paulig, IKEA, and Novozymes to put together investment and partnership deals
How you can determine your organization’s vision and values
Links:
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Estefania Simon-Sasyk is a Michelin-trained chef. After leading kitchens across Asia, South America, and Europe, her desire to make a broader impact led her to founding the innovation and new product development consultancy Mycelium Gastronomy.
Mycelium takes a unique approach to innovation management focusing on ethics and diversity of perspective to tackle critical issues around health, sustainability, and regional economic development.
Join Analisa Winther and Estefanis as they discuss the ethics of new product development and agrifood innovation.
What we cover:
The next frontier for corporate innovation
How Estefania went from working in Bali to the Basque Culinary Center and then founding Mycelium Gastronomy.
Why lived experiences is the new google
Aligning business and social impact in a corporate environment
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the agrifood industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space and coaches startup founders helping them to attract the right investors and create their career.
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I’m proud to sit on the Advisory Board of Sparks & Honey, a global consultancy that helps some of the world’s biggest brands understand explosive and immediate cultural shifts and adjust their strategies accordingly.
A few times a week Sparks & Honey hosts Cultural Briefings from their studio in NYC.
Last week, they hosted a briefing on the Biggest Food & Beverage Influences to watch in 2024.
I joined as the guest expert and the conversation was fire.
From Ozempic to AI, inflation to microplastics, we ran through the sociological, technological, economic, environmental, and political you need to know about.
Are you looking for a speaker for your next event?
I deliver keynotes on the future food revolution. On Zoom or in person, inspire your colleagues with an energizing talk about the trends, technologies, and business models influencing the future and how your org can play a role in shaping what’s et.
As an ecosystem developer, I've learned that why we gather and how we do it is key for breaking down silos, sparking innovation, disseminating information, and cross pollinating ideas.
I also know that to create a better future, we have to
collaborate more. That mainly happens when we get to know each other, build trust, and don't see each other as "other."
In this episode, I share my philosophy for gathering diverse parts of the ecosystem and why it's so important to have an open mind and constantly seek to learn from others.
Ways to work with me
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Philippe Birker is the Founder of Climate Farmers, which supports European farmers across in the transition towards regenerative agriculture by providing a supportive community, context specific transition knowledge, and financing in the form of carbon and biodiversity credits.
Philippe is a part of Ashoka’s Changemaker community, the BMW Foundation Responsible Leader network, TED Countdown, Viva con Agua and the Love Foundation, which he co-founded in 2013. He also serves on the Board of Top 50 Farmers. When he is not attending events or visiting farmers, Philippe is living in the Serra da Estrella mountain range in central Portugal where he is rebuilding an abandoned village into a music and art residency combined with a regenerative farm.
In this episode, we discuss:
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About Analisa Winther:
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the agrifood industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space and coaches startup founders helping them to attract the right investors and create their career.
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On a steamy summer day in NYC, I was interviewed by Businesstalk Henriette about how I created my career and built a life I love. We discuss why building a career you love is so important and how it ripples out to have a positive impact in the world. I also share how I work with visionary leaders to build their dreams.
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What’s the connection between hormonal health, nutrition, and our food system? Join Analisa in conversation with Haley Nicole, a women’s health and fertility guide. Haley started her women's health coaching business, Root & Womb Collective , in 2019 after a long and challenging journey with hormonal birth control. This episode aims to demystify the complexities of hormonal health and inspire listeners to foster a deeper connection with their bodies. Join Analisa and Haley as they discuss the role of hormones in both men and women’s health and how it connects to our food system.
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the agrifood industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space and coaches startup founders helping them to attract the right investors and create their career.
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Changing the food system to meet the UN’s environmental goals could generate close to $10 trillion of additional revenue or cost savings.
This is a massive opportunity that will require unprecedented collaboration, new business models, technologies, and a fundamental shift in how we think about and interact with our food system.
In this episode, Analisa shares part of a keynote she delivered for EIT Food Sales Booster in cooperation with Katalista Ventures on the future of agriculture. You will hear how our food system got to where it is today, where we are headed, and why food is one of the most exciting industries to be working and investing in today.
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About Analisa Winther
Analisa Winther is an ecosystem developer, consultant, and coach in the food industry. Analisa advises corporations on where to partner and invest in the agrifood space. Analisa is also a coach to startup founders helping them to attract the right investors and individuals to create their career.
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In this episode of Future Food, we explore regenerative olive oil Analisa interviews Sarah Vachon, the CEO of UK-based Citizens Of Soil, which sources olive oil from female producers.
We talk about the fascinating history of olive oil from its importance in global trade to its healing health and beauty properties.
This episode also covers:
why olive oil is about to have a movement similar to what we saw in specialty coffee and wine
how to make sure you’re buying the best possible good liquid gold for your pantry
olive oil flavor profiles
the rise of female farmers producing regenerative olive oils
challenges around fraud
how farmers are tackling drought and wildfires in Southern Europe
how Citizen of Soil’s business model minimizes waste and strives for a low carbon footprint
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October 2022 I decided to start my own business. To make my 1 year business anniversary, this minisode gives an honest, behind the scene look into my journey, why I decided to take the leap, and what I've learned since then.
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A few months ago, I was interviewed by Yoann Berno for his podcast Climate Insiders to talk about how I put together deals between startups and investors.
The conversation went so well that he then invited me back on his show to interview him about his backstory, which turned into a great conversation on how anyone can start angel investing in ClimateTech with food and agtech falling under this umbrella.
I've been angel investing for the last few years in startups in Europe and the US. I started angel investing because I wanted to know what it was like to have skin in the game. While I work for investors helping them to find deals related to the future of food, this work has always been with someone else's money. Actually stepping into the role of investor was a learning curve with its own risks and upsides. This is what Yoann Berno and I debunk in this episode as we share our personal experiences detailing how we went from VC to angel investing.
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Fernando Russo is the co-founder of Meraki Impact, a single family office from Brazil dedicated to investments in regenerative agriculture, forest and the future of sustainable food production. Guided by venture philanthropy, Meraki Impact has made dozens of investments in technology to enable the scale of regenerative agriculture and in large scale regenerative agriculture farms in Latin America and Europe.
In this episode, we discuss Fernando's uncommon career path. He used to work for Playboy and AB InBev before he pivoted to food. We also explain what regenerative agriculture is, the industry's potential, and technology enablers. Fernando also explains how they use the venture philanthropy model to invest in pioneering startups as well as grassroots initiatives, especially related to regenerating the Amazon rain forest.
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In 2007, journalist Teun van de Keuken turned himself in for eating chocolate. He claimed that by buying chocolate he was benefiting from child slavery and he wasn’t wrong.
The cocoa supply chain is shaped like an hourglass. The chain starts with millions of farmers that produce cocoa and ends with the billions of consumers like us that enjoy chocolate.
But what about the bit in between?
This section is dominated by a small group of chocolate giants that profit from keeping the cocoa purchasing price as low as possible. For the farmers, this creates a poverty trap that leads to illegal child labor and modern slavery.
From this revelation, Tony’s Chocolonely was born. By raising awareness with great marketing, leading by example in producing their own chocolate, and inspiring othersto act with initatives like the Open Chain they aim to make 100% slave free chocolate the industry norm.
Today’s episode is an awesome example of how a strong vision can shift an industry. I sit down with Joke Aerts to discuss how Tony's got started, how the chocolate supply chain works, the power of transparency and collaborations, and how we can make 100% slave free chocolate the industry norm.
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How can startups in the climate, ag, and foodtech space get the funding they need to scale their solutions? Climentum Capital, a European VC, asked me to come on their podcast Climate Insiders to discuss just that. I speak with Partner Yoann Berno about the art and science of fundraising giving you a behind the scenes look at how investors think, make decisions on deal flow, and what they typically look for.
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