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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence To Enhance Personalized Nutrition With Victor Chapela Aug 13, 2021

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In this episode we discuss with an engineer leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance personalized nutrition. In this episode he describes how a personal health challenge led him to starting a company to solve an important problem for him and many others. Our special guest is Victor Chapela, the founder and CEO of Suggestic. (Suggestic.com)

“Victor Chapela has over 25 years of IT experience and entrepreneurship. During this time, he has founded and led 6 technology companies in the United States and Mexico. As the founder and CEO of these companies, he has mainly been involved in the design and development of software products and specialized services for the financial industry and large corporations. His latest companies: Sm4rt Security Services and Sm4rt Predictive Systems were both acquired in 2014. Mr. Chapela is an active angel investor and mentor in the Silicon Valley area. His main expertise lies within the area of information security, risk modeling, predictive analytics and machine learning. He is co-author and contributor of courseware, study material and papers for SANS, OWASP, ISACA, Springer and several other organizations and media companies. He is a frequent speaker at international events and is frequently featured in business and trade magazines, television and radio”.

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Innovating Nourishing & Sustainable Snacks With Lisa Curtis Jul 16, 2021

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Snacks are something most people look forward to between meals especially earlier in the day. Having nourishing snacks that align with your health goals is always desirable. In this episode, Lisa Curtis shares her journey to building Kulikuli Foods and the future she envisions for the snack industry.

Lisa Curtis is the Founder & CEO of Kuli Kuli, the leading brand pioneering the sustainably sourced superfood moringa. Moringa is a protein-rich leafy green, more nutritious than kale, with anti-inflammatory benefits rivalling turmeric. Kuli Kuli’s moringa powders, bars and wellness shots are sustainably sourced from African women and other small farmers around the world and sold in 11,000 U.S. stores. Lisa began working on Kuli Kuli while serving in the Peace Corps and has grown it into a multi-million dollar social enterprise. Prior to Kuli Kuli, Lisa served as the Communications Director at Mosaic where she managed a team of six to grow the company from zero to over $5M invested in solar through Mosaic’s online marketplace. Previously, Lisa wrote political briefings for President Obama in the White House, served as a United Nations Environment Programme Youth Advisor, and worked at an impact investment firm in India. Lisa was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and Inc Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders list. She has been featured in numerous outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and MSNBC's Morning Joe.

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Scientist On A Mission To Tackle The Problem Of Obesity Jun 18, 2021

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In this episode, we get a behind the scene look at how people are leveraging technology and scientific knowledge to help people optimize their health through nutrition. Dr. Sherry Zhang, an innovator, and CEO at GenoPalate shares with us the unique approach she is taking to tackling the problem of obesity.

Dr. Zhang is a mother, a scientist, and an entrepreneur. Her passion and love for life and science have taken her far from Northern Asia to America, from studying bacteria, plants to populations of humans, and from researching obesity genetics as a medical college professor to founding GenoPalate, a company that provides a direct-to-consumer solution for eating uniquely based on genetics for a healthier life.

Sherry earned her doctorate in molecular biology at Marquette University. She then dedicated 11 years studying genetic predisposition to obesity that is affecting two-thirds of adults and 17 million children and adolescents of our country.

In 2016, Sherry founded her third startup GenoPalate, a data-driven personalized nutrition platform that helps individuals achieve and maintain their optimal health and prevent chronic diseases by providing personalized nutrition recommendations based on an analysis of their genetic profile.

Besides leading GenoPalate, Sherry likes to spend her time with her son that currently is into football, basketball and advising Sherry on how to help kids eat healthily.

Resources

Learn more about food and health, connect with innovators & experts: https://gfhisummit.com
Help your children understand the importance of food to health, download free activity sheets here: https://foodniche-ed.com/resources
Do you work with a food brand or own one? Explore ways to promote your brand and expand your network here: https://foodnicher.com
Bookmark this page and watch for 2022: https://grubeasy.io/

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