https://art19.com/shows/take-out-with-ashley-and-robyn Anchor Podcasts Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:10:53 GMT Ashley Koff RD LLC Grab Take Out with Ashley & Robyn weekly to discover the impactful and personal stories of game changers who through their work in food, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, politics, media, activism, and science enable better health in the world. As leading experts in the food industry, Ashley and Robyn interview thought leaders, asking provocative questions that lead to inspired conversations and the solutions needed to fix our our nation’s health. *music by Jason Shaw@ audionautix.com episodic Ashley Koff RD LLC ashleykoffapproved3@gmail.com no Grab Take Out with Ashley & Robyn weekly to discover the impactful and personal stories of game changers who through their work in food, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, politics, media, activism, and science enable better health in the world. As https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-135-with-Dr--Lisa-Price-ND-e2dsrl9 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8PdL0gLLu6iQhQeJyNSfZIXjBALWzvsr7qEo4SB1nN4 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:52:56 GMT Dr. Lisa Price is a licensed Naturopathic Physician with expertise in complementary cancer care, and culinary nutrition during cancer treatment through survivorship false 00:52:05 Dr. Lisa Price is a licensed Naturopathic Physician with expertise in complementary cancer care, and culinary nutrition during cancer treatment through survivorship https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Clarenda-Farmer-Cee-Stanley-e2dsrle gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/MtV-TjkKmG0nqHju-rGSussifQwRTXL3_tVoafO5HyI Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:17:22 GMT Green Heffa Farms is one of very few black-owned farms in Chatham County and perhaps the only one growing hemp that is led by a black woman. false 00:59:33 Green Heffa Farms is one of very few black-owned farms in Chatham County and perhaps the only one growing hemp that is led by a black woman. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-133-with-Jay-Bowles-and-Karn-Kaura-e2dsrl2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wOnFuuvtovgMbLyL0vhPjZrR9eKrPnioZmv61tG-Ne8 Fri, 03 Jul 2020 03:47:46 GMT Rising 9th graders Jay Bowles and Karn Kaura started a campaign to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Having far exceeded their original goal of $3,500, they now hope to raise $18,650 in honor of Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates June 19, 1865, the date the last enslaved African Americans were liberated. In their words, "We chose the NAACP Legal Defense Fund because it helps to provide justice for African Americans and people of color in court. We need to stand together, stand stronger, and help provide justice for those who have been mistreated, killed, abused and harassed because of the color of their skin.” These are the youngest guests ever featured on TakeOut with Ashley and Robyn. They possess profound composure, insight and wisdom. While we normally share bios of our guests, we invite you to listen and let their words speak for themselves.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-naacp-legal-defense-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip More information about the work of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund:  https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/  Link to interview with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjqeddp-7e/?igshid=1wruc8bgjjsii Additional CAA Amplify Town Hall content is available on social channels at @CAAamplify  The documentary “13th” regarding the history of racial bias in mass incarceration is available on Netflix  A comprehensive collection of information about Mahatma Gandhi is available here: www.mkgandhi.org false 00:39:27 Rising 9th graders Jay Bowles and Karn Kaura started a campaign to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Having far exceeded their original goal of $3,500, they now hope to raise $18,650 in honor of Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates June 19, 1865, the date the last enslaved African Americans were liberated. In their words, "We chose the NAACP Legal Defense Fund because it helps to provide justice for African Americans and people of color in court. We need to stand together, stand stronger, and help provide justice for those who have been mistreated, killed, abused and harassed because of the color of their skin.” These are the youngest guests ever featured on TakeOut with Ashley and Robyn. They possess profound composure, insight and wisdom. While we normally share bios of our guests, we invite you to listen and let their words speak for themselves.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-naacp-legal-defense-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip More information about the work of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund:  https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/  Link to interview with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjqeddp-7e/?igshid=1wruc8bgjjsii Additional CAA Amplify Town Hall content is available on social channels at @CAAamplify  The documentary “13th” regarding the history of racial bias in mass incarceration is available on Netflix  A comprehensive collection of information about Mahatma Gandhi is available here: www.mkgandhi.org https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-132-with-Guest-Jeff-Tkach-e2dsrl3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_Yy6pOlLwCdhHhL8z_D3hBmNK-p9UlzB2PYMIB7ucpM Sat, 04 Apr 2020 16:12:01 GMT What we put in our bodies is so important to our health and wellness. Here's why. false 00:42:10 What we put in our bodies is so important to our health and wellness. Here's why. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-131-with-Guest-Soren-Bjorn-from-Driscolls-e2dsrl7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/ySpOHLMjIT92xTtXM0hK8aBs0-Ak2dkdldXwMvGRJAc Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:03:49 GMT Ashley and Robyn welcome Soren Bjorn to talk about the health benefits, access to, and secret recipe for Driscolls berries. The conversation dives deeply into the issues facing America’s farmers and all of us who enjoy berries as part of our food choices. You won’t want to miss this episode! false 00:42:39 Ashley and Robyn welcome Soren Bjorn to talk about the health benefits, access to, and secret recipe for Driscolls berries. The conversation dives deeply into the issues facing America’s farmers and all of us who enjoy berries as part of our food choices. You won’t want to miss this episode! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-130-with-Guest-Elizabeth-Nardi-e2dsrlp gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_EzA77GSP4KVGqIv8XGO98nxEWrBDs9wWdfK-RzDnuc Fri, 21 Jun 2019 23:35:10 GMT Elizabeth Nardi is the CEO of Organically Grown Company, an organization that has powerfully grown the organic movement for over 50 years. She sits down with Robyn and Ashley to share her greatest motivator (it will bring you to tears) and what steps an organization can take to protect both values and shareholder return. false 00:36:02 Elizabeth Nardi is the CEO of Organically Grown Company, an organization that has powerfully grown the organic movement for over 50 years. She sits down with Robyn and Ashley to share her greatest motivator (it will bring you to tears) and what steps an organization can take to protect both values and shareholder return. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Whos-winning-the-Plant-Based-Burger-War-e2dsrla gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/mTcq1Vr0NxsVayGWHvq__FmMbc2eRQZYnuBI6y39S3M Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:11:34 GMT Impossible Burger or Beyond Burger, which one is better for you, the planet, farmers and the stock market? In this episode, Ashley and Robyn pull apart the burgers to assess their health so you can make better choices about what goes in you, where and how you allocate your resources. So grab Take Out with Ashley and Robyn before you grab either of these plant-based burgers! false 00:49:17 Impossible Burger or Beyond Burger, which one is better for you, the planet, farmers and the stock market? In this episode, Ashley and Robyn pull apart the burgers to assess their health so you can make better choices about what goes in you, where and how you allocate your resources. So grab Take Out with Ashley and Robyn before you grab either of these plant-based burgers! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Shutdown-Nutrition-What-food-is-isnt-safe-to-eat-e2dsrlm gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/YNiSM3oMkrCqQ69Ve-gLeiQtj1qkNwnxbXPdmNgT8V8 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 04:34:41 GMT With the government shutdown and no end in sight, the headlines could scare us all into a food panic. Join Take Out co-hosts to sort fact from fiction, for a menu of your better choices, and a discussion of policies, programs, and partners who can help keep our food safer for all. false 00:33:52 With the government shutdown and no end in sight, the headlines could scare us all into a food panic. Join Take Out co-hosts to sort fact from fiction, for a menu of your better choices, and a discussion of policies, programs, and partners who can help keep our food safer for all. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-127-with-Guest-Paul-Greenberg-e2dsrn1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Za8GAr5quR0tPCMFH4eM3DiTx_vlIX2K0UFas-s7Lk0 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 21:25:23 GMT Paul Greenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish, American Catch, and The Omega Principle. A regular contributor to the Times and many other publications, Mr. Greenberg is the winner of a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and the writer-in-residence at the Safina Center. He has been featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, TED and PBS's Frontline. For a Chance to win a copy of Paul's new book The Omega Principle click here! https://sweeps.penguinrandomhouse.com/enter/omega-principle false 00:50:13 Paul Greenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish, American Catch, and The Omega Principle. A regular contributor to the Times and many other publications, Mr. Greenberg is the winner of a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and the writer-in-residence at the Safina Center. He has been featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, TED and PBS's Frontline. For a Chance to win a copy of Paul's new book The Omega Principle click here! https://sweeps.penguinrandomhouse.com/enter/omega-principle https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-126-with-Guest-Dr--Tommy-John-e2dsrlg gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/I9v1WURcMbhkULWz4OrzSm9K2CJlfo1QocKce-SuhRA Thu, 31 May 2018 05:12:11 GMT With Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University, Dr. Tommy John brings over 17 years of health experience to the table. At completion of his studies Dr. Tommy played professional baseball for three years with teams such as the Schaumburg Flyers, Tyler Roughnecks and the LA Dodgers.  After his career was abruptly ended from a rare infection in his throwing shoulder, Dr. Tommy developed his own baseball performance company providing over 11,000 baseball training sessions for baseball enthusiasts from ages six to thirty. Additionally, he expanded his practice of personal training, sports performance training and rehabilitation of all types of soft tissue injuries.  Dr. Tommy was drawn to chiropractic because he realized there was a higher element missing from the healing, performance process and proper function of the human body in the innate intelligence and the nervous system: brain, brain stem and spinal cord. That paramount observation led him to obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Life University, (a 4-year program), in Marietta, Georgia, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.  As the son of renowned Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John who played in the Major Leagues for 26 seasons and was the first person to comeback in 1974 from the revolutionary surgery named the Tommy John Surgery, it is not surprising that Dr. Tommy developed a passion for proper healing and physical function as he witnessed firsthand the outcomes of injury, innovation and principled healing. The primary goal of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center is to provide entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery. Dr. Tommy John also has a book coming out in June 2018(Da Capo) which is a unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport. Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Concussions are up 500%, ACL surgeries have increases 60% over the last 20 years in 6-18 year olds and are a public health issue, and Tommy John Surgeries are occurring 57% of the time in 15-19 year olds. The book covers all sports and discusses the specialization of sports, what’s happening to our kids today, and how they can correct the mistakes being done so they can grow up healthier. Not just from a physical standpoint, but from a nutritional and emotional standpoint as well. It’s about approaching the game the right way, no matter what game, sport, or activity a young athlete participates in.  Dr. John’s book is a fusion of thousands of hours of research, clinical experience, and personal experimentation he has used with kids and clients alike for years, merged with the same simple philosophy of healing his Dad used 40 years ago. But his book isn’t just about injury avoidance—and it’s more than just sports. It’s about correcting the developmental deficiencies that are happening right now in youth athletes. It’s a return to traditional methods and techniques—through making the right diet, exercise and lifestyle choices—to reestablish the functional movements lost today.            It’s not just about saving an elbow—it’s about saving a life.            And it’s about finally attaching the name Tommy John to something positive again.            Dr. Tommy John’s name used to be associated to a legendary pitcher, and now, it’s connected to a crisis.  Soon, the next time someone says the name “Tommy John,” they won’t just think about injury.  They will remember his Dad…and hopefully the son that showed them a set of principles that not only saved their own child’s arm, but allowed them to reach their greatest potential in life. false 00:49:21 With Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University, Dr. Tommy John brings over 17 years of health experience to the table. At completion of his studies Dr. Tommy played professional baseball for three years with teams such as the Schaumburg Flyers, Tyler Roughnecks and the LA Dodgers.  After his career was abruptly ended from a rare infection in his throwing shoulder, Dr. Tommy developed his own baseball performance company providing over 11,000 baseball training sessions for baseball enthusiasts from ages six to thirty. Additionally, he expanded his practice of personal training, sports performance training and rehabilitation of all types of soft tissue injuries.  Dr. Tommy was drawn to chiropractic because he realized there was a higher element missing from the healing, performance process and proper function of the human body in the innate intelligence and the nervous system: brain, brain stem and spinal cord. That paramount observation led him to obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Life University, (a 4-year program), in Marietta, Georgia, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.  As the son of renowned Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John who played in the Major Leagues for 26 seasons and was the first person to comeback in 1974 from the revolutionary surgery named the Tommy John Surgery, it is not surprising that Dr. Tommy developed a passion for proper healing and physical function as he witnessed firsthand the outcomes of injury, innovation and principled healing. The primary goal of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center is to provide entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery. Dr. Tommy John also has a book coming out in June 2018(Da Capo) which is a unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport. Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Concussions are up 500%, ACL surgeries have increases 60% over the last 20 years in 6-18 year olds and are a public health issue, and Tommy John Surgeries are occurring 57% of the time in 15-19 year olds. The book covers all sports and discusses the specialization of sports, what’s happening to our kids today, and how they can correct the mistakes being done so they can grow up healthier. Not just from a physical standpoint, but from a nutritional and emotional standpoint as well. It’s about approaching the game the right way, no matter what game, sport, or activity a young athlete participates in.  Dr. John’s book is a fusion of thousands of hours of research, clinical experience, and personal experimentation he has used with kids and clients alike for years, merged with the same simple philosophy of healing his Dad used 40 years ago. But his book isn’t just about injury avoidance—and it’s more than just sports. It’s about correcting the developmental deficiencies that are happening right now in youth athletes. It’s a return to traditional methods and techniques—through making the right diet, exercise and lifestyle choices—to reestablish the functional movements lost today.            It’s not just about saving an elbow—it’s about saving a life.            And it’s about finally attaching the name Tommy John to something positive again.            Dr. Tommy John’s name used to be associated to a legendary pitcher, and now, it’s connected to a crisis.  Soon, the next time someone says the name “Tommy John,” they won’t just think about injury.  They will remember his Dad…and hopefully the son that showed them a set of principles that not only saved their own child’s arm, but allowed them to reach their greatest potential in life. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-125-with-Guest-Carla-Vernon-e2dsrod gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6nKnGtCHDXlwlN9dPMW7i154a10QRxXqfoJ7mhcX2Ks Tue, 22 May 2018 01:17:06 GMT As President of the General Mills Natural & Organic Operating Unit, Carla leads both financial, strategic and environmental stewardship strategy for Natural and Organic brands in General Mills. The portfolio includes Annie’s, Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, EPIC, and Immaculate Baking. As a member of the North American Leadership team, Carla also provides long-term vision and strategic leadership to drive double-digit growth and environmental sustainability for the entire $1B General Mills portfolio of Natural and Organic foods. Prior to this role, Carla led the business strategy for a $1.5 Billion portfolio of snack brands including Nature Valley and Larabar. While in Snacks, Carla continued her track record of business turnarounds and growth acceleration by driving unprecedented results on Larabar, quadrupling growth from +16% to +70% in six months. She also restored growth to the $1 Billion Nature Valley brand (the world’s top selling granola bar brand) resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history. Carla’s General Mills career has also included leadership on the Yogurt and Cereal Businesses, as well a role on the Corporate Strategy and Mergers and Acquisition team.  Outside of General Mills, Carla recently served on the national Board of Directors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Advisory Board for the Wisconsin School of Business’s Center for Brand and Product Management. Carla loves to coach people reach their goals on the Whole 30 food program. And she is also an active volunteer at her church and her children’s school. Prior to joining General Mills, Carla worked for U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun and The Nature Conservancy. Carla received her BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin (as a Consortium Fellow). And she is a member of CAA Amplify Class of 2017 and is a Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. Carla can be found on social media at: @CarlaInspired on twitter, Instagram, Snapchat Carla’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlainspired/ false 00:53:52 As President of the General Mills Natural & Organic Operating Unit, Carla leads both financial, strategic and environmental stewardship strategy for Natural and Organic brands in General Mills. The portfolio includes Annie’s, Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, EPIC, and Immaculate Baking. As a member of the North American Leadership team, Carla also provides long-term vision and strategic leadership to drive double-digit growth and environmental sustainability for the entire $1B General Mills portfolio of Natural and Organic foods. Prior to this role, Carla led the business strategy for a $1.5 Billion portfolio of snack brands including Nature Valley and Larabar. While in Snacks, Carla continued her track record of business turnarounds and growth acceleration by driving unprecedented results on Larabar, quadrupling growth from +16% to +70% in six months. She also restored growth to the $1 Billion Nature Valley brand (the world’s top selling granola bar brand) resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history. Carla’s General Mills career has also included leadership on the Yogurt and Cereal Businesses, as well a role on the Corporate Strategy and Mergers and Acquisition team.  Outside of General Mills, Carla recently served on the national Board of Directors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Advisory Board for the Wisconsin School of Business’s Center for Brand and Product Management. Carla loves to coach people reach their goals on the Whole 30 food program. And she is also an active volunteer at her church and her children’s school. Prior to joining General Mills, Carla worked for U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun and The Nature Conservancy. Carla received her BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin (as a Consortium Fellow). And she is a member of CAA Amplify Class of 2017 and is a Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. Carla can be found on social media at: @CarlaInspired on twitter, Instagram, Snapchat Carla’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlainspired/ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-124-with-Guest-Errol-Schweizer-e2dsrlv gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nWgj0REzRz9IHlC6KRvhqNA3CWGi3_6KinVA2QOvz7s Fri, 11 May 2018 20:00:59 GMT Errol Schweizerwas born and raised in the Bronx, New York and has nearly 25 years’ experience in Natural and Organic food, starting out in food co-op's, farmer's markets and community supported agriculture. He led the Grocery division at Whole Foods for nearly a decade and was responsible for the merchandising and product assortment for over 75 product categories. He consistently exceeded sales and profitability goals during his tenure by prioritizing ethically and transparently sourced products. His team launched thousands of products into household names (such as Justin's, Suja, Siggi's, Califia Farms and more), helped popularize trends such as Biodynamics and Fair Trade, and helped shepherd over 10,000 items thru Non GMO Verification. Errol was recently named one of the top 25 retail game changers in the USA. Over the years, he has also been an organizer on mandatory minimum drug sentencing, fair labor and environmental justice issues. He is currently a strategic advisor and board member for select retailers and manufacturers, and is on the Board of Directors of Demeter USA and the Non GMO Project. false 00:50:15 Errol Schweizerwas born and raised in the Bronx, New York and has nearly 25 years’ experience in Natural and Organic food, starting out in food co-op's, farmer's markets and community supported agriculture. He led the Grocery division at Whole Foods for nearly a decade and was responsible for the merchandising and product assortment for over 75 product categories. He consistently exceeded sales and profitability goals during his tenure by prioritizing ethically and transparently sourced products. His team launched thousands of products into household names (such as Justin's, Suja, Siggi's, Califia Farms and more), helped popularize trends such as Biodynamics and Fair Trade, and helped shepherd over 10,000 items thru Non GMO Verification. Errol was recently named one of the top 25 retail game changers in the USA. Over the years, he has also been an organizer on mandatory minimum drug sentencing, fair labor and environmental justice issues. He is currently a strategic advisor and board member for select retailers and manufacturers, and is on the Board of Directors of Demeter USA and the Non GMO Project. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-123-with-Guest-Kris-Carr-e2dsrlu gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/r0Qvs_JbLrPE9CxrOx5UqSfLq22CCAcwPiJQ4yHe-V4 Thu, 03 May 2018 22:04:48 GMT Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and wellness activist. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC, The Discovery Channel, and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Juice, Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet, will change the way you live, love, and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University. Named a “new role model” by The New York Times, she has been featured in Glamour, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Success, Forbes, People, Good Morning America, the Today show, CBS Evening News, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, The Doctors, Super Soul Sunday, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant-passionate diet, self-care practices, and learning to live and love like they really mean it. In Oprah’s words, “Kris Carr’s riveting journey started a revolution.” Visit her at Kriscarr.com. false 00:36:24 Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and wellness activist. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC, The Discovery Channel, and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Juice, Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet, will change the way you live, love, and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University. Named a “new role model” by The New York Times, she has been featured in Glamour, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Success, Forbes, People, Good Morning America, the Today show, CBS Evening News, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, The Doctors, Super Soul Sunday, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant-passionate diet, self-care practices, and learning to live and love like they really mean it. In Oprah’s words, “Kris Carr’s riveting journey started a revolution.” Visit her at Kriscarr.com. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-122-with-Guest-Seth-Goldman-e2dsrmn gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6ToiRt8V015py-FsVCJ4Scasy9dF96C0qHA70g3Q-o0 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:36:06 GMT Seth Goldman co-founded Honest® Tea in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past eighteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, helping to further the reach and impact of Honest Tea’s mission by becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Today, Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling ready-to-drink organic bottled tea and Honest Kids® is the nation’s top-selling organic children/youth beverage. The brands are carried in more than 100,000 outlets in the United States, including all Wendy’s and Chik-fil-A restaurants. In 2016 Honest Tea’s distribution will be expanding to Europe. In 2016, Seth transitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEO Emeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This transition allows him to take on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately held California-based enterprise where Seth has served as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meat is a company on the cutting edge of plant protein research and development, with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods - without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfaction of animal meat. In addition to offering a range of lower-calorie beverages, Honest Tea has been recognized as the first company to launch an organic bottled tea (1999) and a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea (2003). Today every Honest Tea variety is certified organic and Fair Trade. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, China, Paraguay and South Africa. In 2015 Seth was named the #1 Disruptor by Beverage World, and Beverage Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine; he was also inducted into the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame. Seth has also been recognized by the United States Healthful Food Council with a REAL Food Innovator Award for helping change the food landscape by providing options that are healthier for both the body and the planet. Seth serves on the advisory boards of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management, the American Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (a local sustainability non-profit he co-founded). He graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Seth and Barry are the authors, along with graphic artist Soongyun Choi, of The New York Times bestseller Mission in a Bottle, which was published by the Crown Business division of Random House in September, 2013. The book, told in comic book form, captures their efforts to create a mission-driven business in a profit-driven world. Seth lives with his wife and three sons near Honest Tea’s Bethesda, MD headquarters in an eco-friendly house. false 00:41:48 Seth Goldman co-founded Honest® Tea in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past eighteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, helping to further the reach and impact of Honest Tea’s mission by becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Today, Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling ready-to-drink organic bottled tea and Honest Kids® is the nation’s top-selling organic children/youth beverage. The brands are carried in more than 100,000 outlets in the United States, including all Wendy’s and Chik-fil-A restaurants. In 2016 Honest Tea’s distribution will be expanding to Europe. In 2016, Seth transitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEO Emeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This transition allows him to take on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately held California-based enterprise where Seth has served as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meat is a company on the cutting edge of plant protein research and development, with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods - without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfaction of animal meat. In addition to offering a range of lower-calorie beverages, Honest Tea has been recognized as the first company to launch an organic bottled tea (1999) and a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea (2003). Today every Honest Tea variety is certified organic and Fair Trade. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, China, Paraguay and South Africa. In 2015 Seth was named the #1 Disruptor by Beverage World, and Beverage Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine; he was also inducted into the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame. Seth has also been recognized by the United States Healthful Food Council with a REAL Food Innovator Award for helping change the food landscape by providing options that are healthier for both the body and the planet. Seth serves on the advisory boards of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management, the American Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (a local sustainability non-profit he co-founded). He graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Seth and Barry are the authors, along with graphic artist Soongyun Choi, of The New York Times bestseller Mission in a Bottle, which was published by the Crown Business division of Random House in September, 2013. The book, told in comic book form, captures their efforts to create a mission-driven business in a profit-driven world. Seth lives with his wife and three sons near Honest Tea’s Bethesda, MD headquarters in an eco-friendly house. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-121-with-guests-from-Organic-Valley-Logan-Peterman--Jon-Bansen-e2dsrlt gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/SB0VvD5hsgUjbGdiSyTNmALP1SFxYTSie7Sht8amnZs Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:58:00 GMT Organic Valley is America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands. Organized in 1988, it represents more than 2,000 farmers in 36 states. Focused on its founding mission of saving family farms through organic farming, Organic Valley produces a variety of organic foods, including organic dairy milk, eggs, produce, and soy products, which are sold in supermarkets, natural foods stores and food cooperatives nationwide. With its regional model, milk is produced, bottled and distributed right in the region where it is farmed to ensure fewer miles from farm to table and to support our local economies. For further information visit www.organicvalley.coop. Organic Valley is also on Twitter @OrganicValley and Facebook www.facebook.com/OrganicValley. Logan Peterman Manager of Agricultural Research & Analytics From his roots growing up on an apple orchard in central Wisconsin, to his years working in the organic sector, Logan Peterman has attempted to merge a background in Ecology, Statistics, and Research design to aid and validate Farmer intuition and on-farm management. He has advised State, Federal, NGO, and private organizations and companies using an evolving set of skills in data analysis, and research interpretation/application, which has landed him several leadership opportunities in his young career, including a visit to the Obama White House. He also currently chairs the Science committee for The Organic Center, as well as serving as an active member of the Board of Trustees. At Organic Valley, Peterman applies his expertise to leverage fresh insights to inform strategy and operational tactics for the farmer-owned cooperative that is Organic Valley—2,000 family farms strong across the country, and its increasingly international supply chain. With development efforts spanning from product nutrition and identifying biological drivers, to on-farm management and conservation, the scope of his work can involve nearly any part of the modern organic food system. His primary goal, is to validate member intuition regarding organic benefits, nutrition, and resilience, using the research expertise of peer-reviewed academics and private research institutions.  Improving nutrition, reducing externalities, and ensuring integrity of organic foods into the future. In his expertise as a young leader, Peterman will specifically bring breaking news and scientific findings about pasture and nutrition to the table at Food Tank DC. Jon Bansen Organic Valley Grassmilk farmer-owner and expert grazier Owner, Double J Jerseys in Monmouth, OR Was once told that it takes 20 years to become a good grazier. “Good graziers are generally good teachers,” Jon says. “When I went to New Zealand to study their grazing operations, every farmer I met was more than happy to show me around and talk about what works and doesn’t work. I like to give that back.” Now 25 years into the profession, he manages a successful 600-acre farm with over 200 cows, writes articles for Graze magazine and speaks to classes at Oregon State University. So you could say he’s finally earned the title. false 00:37:55 Organic Valley is America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands. Organized in 1988, it represents more than 2,000 farmers in 36 states. Focused on its founding mission of saving family farms through organic farming, Organic Valley produces a variety of organic foods, including organic dairy milk, eggs, produce, and soy products, which are sold in supermarkets, natural foods stores and food cooperatives nationwide. With its regional model, milk is produced, bottled and distributed right in the region where it is farmed to ensure fewer miles from farm to table and to support our local economies. For further information visit www.organicvalley.coop. Organic Valley is also on Twitter @OrganicValley and Facebook www.facebook.com/OrganicValley. Logan Peterman Manager of Agricultural Research & Analytics From his roots growing up on an apple orchard in central Wisconsin, to his years working in the organic sector, Logan Peterman has attempted to merge a background in Ecology, Statistics, and Research design to aid and validate Farmer intuition and on-farm management. He has advised State, Federal, NGO, and private organizations and companies using an evolving set of skills in data analysis, and research interpretation/application, which has landed him several leadership opportunities in his young career, including a visit to the Obama White House. He also currently chairs the Science committee for The Organic Center, as well as serving as an active member of the Board of Trustees. At Organic Valley, Peterman applies his expertise to leverage fresh insights to inform strategy and operational tactics for the farmer-owned cooperative that is Organic Valley—2,000 family farms strong across the country, and its increasingly international supply chain. With development efforts spanning from product nutrition and identifying biological drivers, to on-farm management and conservation, the scope of his work can involve nearly any part of the modern organic food system. His primary goal, is to validate member intuition regarding organic benefits, nutrition, and resilience, using the research expertise of peer-reviewed academics and private research institutions.  Improving nutrition, reducing externalities, and ensuring integrity of organic foods into the future. In his expertise as a young leader, Peterman will specifically bring breaking news and scientific findings about pasture and nutrition to the table at Food Tank DC. Jon Bansen Organic Valley Grassmilk farmer-owner and expert grazier Owner, Double J Jerseys in Monmouth, OR Was once told that it takes 20 years to become a good grazier. “Good graziers are generally good teachers,” Jon says. “When I went to New Zealand to study their grazing operations, every farmer I met was more than happy to show me around and talk about what works and doesn’t work. I like to give that back.” Now 25 years into the profession, he manages a successful 600-acre farm with over 200 cows, writes articles for Graze magazine and speaks to classes at Oregon State University. So you could say he’s finally earned the title. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-120-with-Guest-Shep-Gordon-e2dsrmo gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/y1LJfORj9PraFupmk4FJimh0tLJTkKPCYkhw7tgtlgY Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:32:00 GMT Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon.  Anthony Bourdain ECCO will be releasing his book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll in September 2016. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. false 00:43:14 Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon.  Anthony Bourdain ECCO will be releasing his book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll in September 2016. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-119-with-Guest-Tony-Horton-e2dsro8 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Kg9nPGITcjgG2LKuYMAZqX8setgLh0jqecydqtTHhhI Thu, 05 Apr 2018 01:26:27 GMT Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest motivational book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition. In keeping with Tony's passion for a healthy lifestyle, he's teamed up with the beauty experts at Ultimate Salon Professionals to create his new hair and skincare line, TH Care by Tony Horton, because he believes what goes on your body is just as important as what goes in it. Tony believes that real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle. Exercise, whole foods, and the right mindset is the formula that leads to a vibrant, productive and full life for anyone who focuses on being the best they can be. false 00:44:52 Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest motivational book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition. In keeping with Tony's passion for a healthy lifestyle, he's teamed up with the beauty experts at Ultimate Salon Professionals to create his new hair and skincare line, TH Care by Tony Horton, because he believes what goes on your body is just as important as what goes in it. Tony believes that real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle. Exercise, whole foods, and the right mindset is the formula that leads to a vibrant, productive and full life for anyone who focuses on being the best they can be. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-118-with-Guest-Susan-MacTavish-Best-e2dsrls gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iHmxigmojRBt7wJHz8c6sMoZ8a4N5ijHxt_nbmdEpAU Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:41:23 GMT Susan MacTavish Best is the founder & CEO of Living MacTavish. She hosts salons around the world on a diverse range of topics bringing together an eclectic array of influencers she knows into one room. At these salons Susan mixes cocktails and cooks for all of her guests, then interviews an expert or two on a specific topic followed by a live music performance. In an era of always-on one’s phone, always connected to technology, Susan brings people together informally and imperfectly, and encourages them to look each other in the eye and have a spirited conversation all the while tickling their senses with tasty food, yummy smells, interesting debates and live music.  Susan sits on the advisory board of the Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley and the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at UC San Francisco. Susan has been on the advisory board of a handful of startups, and has worked closely mentoring many entrepreneurs. When she was 24, Susan founded Best Public Relations, a firm that specialized in influencing the public, the media and the influencers themselves around the globe. She handled the public relations needs for dozens of companies including: Bankrate, craigslist, Esurance, Founders Fund, Hampton Creek, Klout, LaLa, LuLu, MainStreet.com, Olivia, Playfish, Quid, Smugmug, Spoonflower, VentureBeat and YouNoodle. Susan was an Executive Producer of craigslistTV, the TV series that originated out of craigslist.  In the mid 90’s Susan went back to night school to learn how to code and, as a result, started Posthoc, one of the first online guides to San Francisco which she grew into a local resource managing over 100 volunteer editors and writers.  Susan graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in History. During a one year stint at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford University, she was co-Editor of the UK’s longest running university magazine, The ISIS, following in the shoes of past editors Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, John Betjeman and Sylvia Plath. While a student at Oxford, Susan won an internship at The Sunday Times (London), where she sat on the Transportation Desk outside the office of editor Andrew Neil. Here, she lasted two weeks until she realized sitting behind a desk writing about transportation news was not her calling. She left one Friday lunchtime on a train to Europe abruptly ending her journalism career. Other early jobs included Soda Jerk during summers in Connecticut at a nuclear submarine shipyard and Pickle Packer at Emandal Farm in Mendocino County.  Susan lives in Soho in NYC, SF, and on the Big Sur Coast. She is a long distance trail runner. Susan grew up in Scotland, and went to school at St. Leonards in St. Andrews. She was born on Prince Edward Island after her very pregnant mother, Laurie MacTavish, flew herself unexpectedly to Charlottetown in her Cesna to deliver her daughter. false 00:35:53 Susan MacTavish Best is the founder & CEO of Living MacTavish. She hosts salons around the world on a diverse range of topics bringing together an eclectic array of influencers she knows into one room. At these salons Susan mixes cocktails and cooks for all of her guests, then interviews an expert or two on a specific topic followed by a live music performance. In an era of always-on one’s phone, always connected to technology, Susan brings people together informally and imperfectly, and encourages them to look each other in the eye and have a spirited conversation all the while tickling their senses with tasty food, yummy smells, interesting debates and live music.  Susan sits on the advisory board of the Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley and the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at UC San Francisco. Susan has been on the advisory board of a handful of startups, and has worked closely mentoring many entrepreneurs. When she was 24, Susan founded Best Public Relations, a firm that specialized in influencing the public, the media and the influencers themselves around the globe. She handled the public relations needs for dozens of companies including: Bankrate, craigslist, Esurance, Founders Fund, Hampton Creek, Klout, LaLa, LuLu, MainStreet.com, Olivia, Playfish, Quid, Smugmug, Spoonflower, VentureBeat and YouNoodle. Susan was an Executive Producer of craigslistTV, the TV series that originated out of craigslist.  In the mid 90’s Susan went back to night school to learn how to code and, as a result, started Posthoc, one of the first online guides to San Francisco which she grew into a local resource managing over 100 volunteer editors and writers.  Susan graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in History. During a one year stint at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford University, she was co-Editor of the UK’s longest running university magazine, The ISIS, following in the shoes of past editors Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, John Betjeman and Sylvia Plath. While a student at Oxford, Susan won an internship at The Sunday Times (London), where she sat on the Transportation Desk outside the office of editor Andrew Neil. Here, she lasted two weeks until she realized sitting behind a desk writing about transportation news was not her calling. She left one Friday lunchtime on a train to Europe abruptly ending her journalism career. Other early jobs included Soda Jerk during summers in Connecticut at a nuclear submarine shipyard and Pickle Packer at Emandal Farm in Mendocino County.  Susan lives in Soho in NYC, SF, and on the Big Sur Coast. She is a long distance trail runner. Susan grew up in Scotland, and went to school at St. Leonards in St. Andrews. She was born on Prince Edward Island after her very pregnant mother, Laurie MacTavish, flew herself unexpectedly to Charlottetown in her Cesna to deliver her daughter. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-117-with-Guest-Sarah-Brokaw-e2dsro1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lCbFfFM0VNz9ypiE0Y0xqtgzGuFf0M11A1v7t4EQt5s Thu, 22 Mar 2018 01:12:14 GMT I believe that education is a lifelong pursuit that occurs in and outside the classroom. I graduated from Duke University, earned a Masters in Social Work from New York University, and received my License in Clinical Social Work in both New York and California. But I didn’t stop there. I also received specialized training in working with families and couples from the esteemed Ackerman Institute, and finished a postgraduate program at Fielding University for Executive Coaching. Additionally, I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and have completed the National Institute for Psychotherapies psychoanalytic training. I also recently completed Levels 1, 2, and 3 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy as well as specialized instruction in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model), a mind-body approach for treating affairs and trauma.  My professional experience includes therapy for latency-aged children at Four Winds Hospital and group therapy for individuals who either worked in the World Trade Center or were nearby during the 9/11 attacks.  Inspired by the remarkable women I met while researching Fortytude, I launched a discussion series called Wise Women of LA in which women of diverse backgrounds could meet, share and support each other in achieving their professional and personal goals. Of course, women don’t have a monopoly on hard-won wisdom. So recently, I created a podcast series called Shared Secrets in which men and women with wisdom to share graciously let us in on their secrets. I hope these enlightening discussions empower you to share your own secret wisdom.  My work to help men and women harness their internal power and pursue their goals continues in my volunteer work, which has taken me to locations including Rwanda, Bosnia and Haiti. I serve on the board of Equality Now, an organization whose aim is to end violence and discrimination against women around the world. false 00:43:28 I believe that education is a lifelong pursuit that occurs in and outside the classroom. I graduated from Duke University, earned a Masters in Social Work from New York University, and received my License in Clinical Social Work in both New York and California. But I didn’t stop there. I also received specialized training in working with families and couples from the esteemed Ackerman Institute, and finished a postgraduate program at Fielding University for Executive Coaching. Additionally, I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and have completed the National Institute for Psychotherapies psychoanalytic training. I also recently completed Levels 1, 2, and 3 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy as well as specialized instruction in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model), a mind-body approach for treating affairs and trauma.  My professional experience includes therapy for latency-aged children at Four Winds Hospital and group therapy for individuals who either worked in the World Trade Center or were nearby during the 9/11 attacks.  Inspired by the remarkable women I met while researching Fortytude, I launched a discussion series called Wise Women of LA in which women of diverse backgrounds could meet, share and support each other in achieving their professional and personal goals. Of course, women don’t have a monopoly on hard-won wisdom. So recently, I created a podcast series called Shared Secrets in which men and women with wisdom to share graciously let us in on their secrets. I hope these enlightening discussions empower you to share your own secret wisdom.  My work to help men and women harness their internal power and pursue their goals continues in my volunteer work, which has taken me to locations including Rwanda, Bosnia and Haiti. I serve on the board of Equality Now, an organization whose aim is to end violence and discrimination against women around the world. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-116-with-Guest-Laura-Moser-e2dsrm5 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/56LjGzd1KjzVC8bfHp_AK0mISoqFxD2qxObThAdQAhY Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:19:02 GMT An American author and politician, the founder of the anti-Trump resistance movement Daily Action. She is a candidate for the United States Congress in Texas's 7th congressional district for the Democratic Party. Moser published her first book, an "efficient, compact" biography of the actress Bette Davis, in 2005.[5] With her friend Lauren Mechling, she co-authored a series of young adult novels about the experiences of a girl who moves from Houston to Brooklyn.[6] She contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and The Jewish Daily Forward. She worked as the education columnist at Slate.com, where she explored many areas of policy. Following the United States presidential election, 2016, Moser founded an organization called Daily Action.[8] In 2017, she moved back to Texas's 7th congressional district to run for Congress in 2018.[9] In March 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) attracted widespread condemnation for funding opposition research against her, a move that was widely perceived as helping Moser make the runoff against the establishment favorite, attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. In that primary on March 6, 2018 she earned 24.3% of the vote after Fletcher's 29.3%, in the seven-candidate field. The run-off is May 22. [10][11] Tom Perez, who became the chair of the Democratic National Committee after the downfall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016, had broken ranks and criticized the DCCC's opposition to Moser.[12] false 00:36:58 An American author and politician, the founder of the anti-Trump resistance movement Daily Action. She is a candidate for the United States Congress in Texas's 7th congressional district for the Democratic Party. Moser published her first book, an "efficient, compact" biography of the actress Bette Davis, in 2005.[5] With her friend Lauren Mechling, she co-authored a series of young adult novels about the experiences of a girl who moves from Houston to Brooklyn.[6] She contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and The Jewish Daily Forward. She worked as the education columnist at Slate.com, where she explored many areas of policy. Following the United States presidential election, 2016, Moser founded an organization called Daily Action.[8] In 2017, she moved back to Texas's 7th congressional district to run for Congress in 2018.[9] In March 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) attracted widespread condemnation for funding opposition research against her, a move that was widely perceived as helping Moser make the runoff against the establishment favorite, attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. In that primary on March 6, 2018 she earned 24.3% of the vote after Fletcher's 29.3%, in the seven-candidate field. The run-off is May 22. [10][11] Tom Perez, who became the chair of the Democratic National Committee after the downfall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016, had broken ranks and criticized the DCCC's opposition to Moser.[12] https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-115-with-guest-Robyn-Thomas-e2dsrne gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/F7kNEetkIMkkVN8lN1E1Q6rE4zP6IOAal1NQ-tuS9Qs Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:27:03 GMT Robyn has served as executive director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence) since 2006. Under her leadership, the Giffords Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of its work—today, the attorneys at the Giffords Law Center represent the foremost experts in American gun policy in the nation. Her role is to advance the Giffords Law Center’s mission to bring smart gun laws and creative solutions to the nation's gun violence epidemic in every state. She oversees the development of state and local gun policy, and has testified at numerous public hearings in support of such laws. Robyn is also an expert on the Second Amendment and supervises the Giffords Law Center’s tracking and analysis of all Second Amendment litigation nationwide. She launched the Giffords Law Center's Impact Litigation Project, Urban Gun Violence Initiative and a number of other ground-breaking projects. Additionally, she authors op-eds and serves as a media spokesperson for the organization. false 00:48:05 Robyn has served as executive director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence) since 2006. Under her leadership, the Giffords Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of its work—today, the attorneys at the Giffords Law Center represent the foremost experts in American gun policy in the nation. Her role is to advance the Giffords Law Center’s mission to bring smart gun laws and creative solutions to the nation's gun violence epidemic in every state. She oversees the development of state and local gun policy, and has testified at numerous public hearings in support of such laws. Robyn is also an expert on the Second Amendment and supervises the Giffords Law Center’s tracking and analysis of all Second Amendment litigation nationwide. She launched the Giffords Law Center's Impact Litigation Project, Urban Gun Violence Initiative and a number of other ground-breaking projects. Additionally, she authors op-eds and serves as a media spokesperson for the organization. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-114-with-Guest-Robert-Craven-e2dsroq gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/ATNSukRwU4AdZtsWmheYdNOVFH2baaRLIAhQGnFV59Q Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:22:09 GMT Robert is the passionate CEO of FoodState – a company that has been mastering the art of whole-food supplements since 1973. FoodState markets under the high-growth brands MegaFood, in the natural retail market, and INNATE Response, in the practitioner channel. Robert's mission & that of the company he is blessed to run is focused on improving lives & inspiring others. #ilio Robert has worked for Procter & Gamble, Boston Scientific, and The Hackett Group, where he was a lead business best-practices strategist. He entered the natural industry as CEO of Garden of Life twelve years ago, and led them to the #14 spot on the Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies. He later partnered with natural industry pioneer Jethren Phillips, founder of Spectrum Organic Products, to successfully build a high-growth organic ingredients business. Robert joined FoodState in May, 2011 and is proud to lead a company so dedicated to doing what it takes to stay true to the intention of farm-fresh foods. Robert is dedicated to transparency & shares extensively on twitter @RobertUCraven. false 00:48:59 Robert is the passionate CEO of FoodState – a company that has been mastering the art of whole-food supplements since 1973. FoodState markets under the high-growth brands MegaFood, in the natural retail market, and INNATE Response, in the practitioner channel. Robert's mission & that of the company he is blessed to run is focused on improving lives & inspiring others. #ilio Robert has worked for Procter & Gamble, Boston Scientific, and The Hackett Group, where he was a lead business best-practices strategist. He entered the natural industry as CEO of Garden of Life twelve years ago, and led them to the #14 spot on the Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies. He later partnered with natural industry pioneer Jethren Phillips, founder of Spectrum Organic Products, to successfully build a high-growth organic ingredients business. Robert joined FoodState in May, 2011 and is proud to lead a company so dedicated to doing what it takes to stay true to the intention of farm-fresh foods. Robert is dedicated to transparency & shares extensively on twitter @RobertUCraven. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-113-with-Dr--Wayne-Jonas-e2dsrml gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/0m5sfnK-TBV8s_jZrakFoMIxHQwYNpackDim9A7HPS4 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:40:32 GMT Wayne B. Jonas, M.D. is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator. Dr. Jonas is the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to increase awareness and access to integrative health. Additionally, Dr. Jonas is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. From 2001-2016, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain and resilience. Dr. Jonas was the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as the Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Jonas has led and participated in hundreds of research studies beginning with his time as Director of the National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine. While serving as CEO and President of the non-profit research organization Samueli Institute, his work set the bar for evidence-based research in the areas of pain, stress and human performance. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Nature Medicine, the Journal of Family Practice, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and The Lancet. Dr. Jonas received the 2015 Pioneer Award from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, the 2007 America’s Top Family Doctors Award, the 2003 Pioneer Award from the American Holistic Medical Association, the 2002 Physician Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, and the 2002 Meritorious Activity Prize from the International Society of Life Information Science in Chiba, Japan. false 00:39:05 Wayne B. Jonas, M.D. is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator. Dr. Jonas is the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to increase awareness and access to integrative health. Additionally, Dr. Jonas is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. From 2001-2016, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain and resilience. Dr. Jonas was the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as the Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Jonas has led and participated in hundreds of research studies beginning with his time as Director of the National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine. While serving as CEO and President of the non-profit research organization Samueli Institute, his work set the bar for evidence-based research in the areas of pain, stress and human performance. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Nature Medicine, the Journal of Family Practice, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and The Lancet. Dr. Jonas received the 2015 Pioneer Award from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, the 2007 America’s Top Family Doctors Award, the 2003 Pioneer Award from the American Holistic Medical Association, the 2002 Physician Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, and the 2002 Meritorious Activity Prize from the International Society of Life Information Science in Chiba, Japan. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-112-with-Guest-Siri-Lindley-e2dsrmh gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6VAd3O_nM1cdWHsl6vLmcjH-Cn0u0FkyfVBlHFMQbt0 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:23:19 GMT Siri Lindley is triathlon coach to the elites and a two-time triathlon world champion. Lindley grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, as an athletic and shy child.[4] She attended Greenwich High School, where she played field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse.[5] She later attended Brown University, where she played at the varsity level in the same three sports and graduated with a degree in psychology.[6][7] Following graduation, she spent two years coaching field hockey and lacrosse – one year at Princeton University and one year at Lehigh University.[6] She dominated the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Rankings over the course of her career as a pro, winning 13 World Cup races between 2000-2002 and becoming the 2001 ITU World Champion. Siri won the ITU World Cup Series both years by achieving #1 ranking in the world. With her professional sporting goals achieved, Siri turned to coaching in 2003. Her experience and talent as a coach is seen in the tremendous results of her athletes at all race distances, both at the elite and age-group level.Siri has coached athletes to Olympic Medals, and World Championship crowns at both the Ironman, and half ironman distances. Siri has been inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame. Siri graduated from Brown in 1991 with a bachelors degree in Psychology. Siri has also been inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. Siri enjoys motivational speaking, and being able to share her story to help inspire others. false 00:51:02 Siri Lindley is triathlon coach to the elites and a two-time triathlon world champion. Lindley grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, as an athletic and shy child.[4] She attended Greenwich High School, where she played field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse.[5] She later attended Brown University, where she played at the varsity level in the same three sports and graduated with a degree in psychology.[6][7] Following graduation, she spent two years coaching field hockey and lacrosse – one year at Princeton University and one year at Lehigh University.[6] She dominated the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Rankings over the course of her career as a pro, winning 13 World Cup races between 2000-2002 and becoming the 2001 ITU World Champion. Siri won the ITU World Cup Series both years by achieving #1 ranking in the world. With her professional sporting goals achieved, Siri turned to coaching in 2003. Her experience and talent as a coach is seen in the tremendous results of her athletes at all race distances, both at the elite and age-group level.Siri has coached athletes to Olympic Medals, and World Championship crowns at both the Ironman, and half ironman distances. Siri has been inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame. Siri graduated from Brown in 1991 with a bachelors degree in Psychology. Siri has also been inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. Siri enjoys motivational speaking, and being able to share her story to help inspire others. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-111-with-Anahad-OConnor-e2dsrnv gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uU_72_FINiiw-v3wq2YlbRsF4KoDlwT2srb3dwBwMgw Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:16:07 GMT Anahad is an author and reporter who writes about health and fitness for The New York Times. Anahad was born and raised on Manhattan’s lower east side, the second youngest in a family of seven. After graduating from the High School for Leadership and Public Service in 1999, he went on to Yale University, where he studied neuroscience and obtained a degree in psychology.  Before joining the Times in 2003, he traveled the country by bicycle, building homes for low-income families and working with Habitat for Humanity. At the paper he started out writing about psychology for the Tuesday science section, and launched a weekly column, which addresses questions on health from readers and explores and investigates medical myths and curiosities. In his career at the Times he has been a correspondent for the paper’s Metropolitan section, traveling the state to write about politics and life in the suburbs, and has covered business, politics and foreign news.  Anahad has published four books, including the bestselling Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths about Our Health and the World We Live In, which was published in 2007, and The 10 Things You Need to Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them, which made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2010. Anahad currently lives in New York City. false 00:53:13 Anahad is an author and reporter who writes about health and fitness for The New York Times. Anahad was born and raised on Manhattan’s lower east side, the second youngest in a family of seven. After graduating from the High School for Leadership and Public Service in 1999, he went on to Yale University, where he studied neuroscience and obtained a degree in psychology.  Before joining the Times in 2003, he traveled the country by bicycle, building homes for low-income families and working with Habitat for Humanity. At the paper he started out writing about psychology for the Tuesday science section, and launched a weekly column, which addresses questions on health from readers and explores and investigates medical myths and curiosities. In his career at the Times he has been a correspondent for the paper’s Metropolitan section, traveling the state to write about politics and life in the suburbs, and has covered business, politics and foreign news.  Anahad has published four books, including the bestselling Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths about Our Health and the World We Live In, which was published in 2007, and The 10 Things You Need to Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them, which made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2010. Anahad currently lives in New York City. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-110-with-Guest-Nicolette-Hahn-Niman-e2dsro0 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/U5BrGfzwnahyiU1GzSGMDYvGXNKOh1gMve3eC4kF5Oo Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:11:03 GMT Nicolette Hahn Niman is an environmental advocate and cattle rancher. A former attorney, she is married to the founder of the famed Niman Ranch, a collective of traditional farms. She lives in northern California. She believes that few issues are more important than what and how we eat. Food sustains us and provides some of life's greatest pleasures. It affects our daily moods and energy levels while having an incalculable impact on our longterm health. Broad access to healthy, nutritious food is essential to a well-functioning society.  Food production is extremely important, too. When food is created in harmony with nature's seasons and resources, the environment is preserved and regenerated. But when food production results from methods that go against the seasons and the basic needs of people, animals, plants, and the soil, the results are disastrous.  Her work is to spread awareness about problems inherent in industrial food production and to move agriculture toward more ecological farming. Despite the enormous problems with the current food system, She is hopeful about the future. Young farmers and ranchers, chefs, writers and other food activists are building a delicious and sustainable food system one blade of grass at a time. The revolution is well underway! false 00:39:30 Nicolette Hahn Niman is an environmental advocate and cattle rancher. A former attorney, she is married to the founder of the famed Niman Ranch, a collective of traditional farms. She lives in northern California. She believes that few issues are more important than what and how we eat. Food sustains us and provides some of life's greatest pleasures. It affects our daily moods and energy levels while having an incalculable impact on our longterm health. Broad access to healthy, nutritious food is essential to a well-functioning society.  Food production is extremely important, too. When food is created in harmony with nature's seasons and resources, the environment is preserved and regenerated. But when food production results from methods that go against the seasons and the basic needs of people, animals, plants, and the soil, the results are disastrous.  Her work is to spread awareness about problems inherent in industrial food production and to move agriculture toward more ecological farming. Despite the enormous problems with the current food system, She is hopeful about the future. Young farmers and ranchers, chefs, writers and other food activists are building a delicious and sustainable food system one blade of grass at a time. The revolution is well underway! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-109-with-guest-Agatha-Achindu-e2dsrng gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6DHPRZC04Iv6PoF7JauE7t8NiZ7Ha-8G8bthSFJPZQc Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:15:53 GMT I am a dedicated mother, entrepreneur and chef. As a child growing up in Cameroon, I ate only the freshest organic foods from my family’s gardens and local markets. Following my son’s birth in 2004, I struggled to find meals for my young son, Jared-Zane, which were equally delicious and nutritious. Determined, I took to my kitchen to create meals packed with healthy organic ingredients—and nothing else. Soon I began filling casual orders for friends and—in 2006— Yummy Spoonfuls® was born. I left my six figure job as an IT executive and started the company. My baby food products soon gained a loyal celebrity following while winning over babies across the country through a few regional retailers and a national direct ship program. In 2014, I partnered with fellow mom and entrepreneur, Camila Alves, to expand Yummy Spoonfuls® and fulfill our collective vision of providing fresh, organic foods to babies and tots; what a blessing that continues to be. Today, I am a sought-after baby food expert who has appeared on CNN, Fox Business News, Essence.com, CBS, Style Network, People.com and more. I serve as the founder and Chief Yummy Officer for Yummy Spoonfuls®. Along with my most important roles of wife and mother, I fill my time outside of the kitchen conducting media engagements and healthy eating workshops across the country. false 00:37:58 I am a dedicated mother, entrepreneur and chef. As a child growing up in Cameroon, I ate only the freshest organic foods from my family’s gardens and local markets. Following my son’s birth in 2004, I struggled to find meals for my young son, Jared-Zane, which were equally delicious and nutritious. Determined, I took to my kitchen to create meals packed with healthy organic ingredients—and nothing else. Soon I began filling casual orders for friends and—in 2006— Yummy Spoonfuls® was born. I left my six figure job as an IT executive and started the company. My baby food products soon gained a loyal celebrity following while winning over babies across the country through a few regional retailers and a national direct ship program. In 2014, I partnered with fellow mom and entrepreneur, Camila Alves, to expand Yummy Spoonfuls® and fulfill our collective vision of providing fresh, organic foods to babies and tots; what a blessing that continues to be. Today, I am a sought-after baby food expert who has appeared on CNN, Fox Business News, Essence.com, CBS, Style Network, People.com and more. I serve as the founder and Chief Yummy Officer for Yummy Spoonfuls®. Along with my most important roles of wife and mother, I fill my time outside of the kitchen conducting media engagements and healthy eating workshops across the country. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-108-with-Chef-Richard-Ingraham-e2dsrmf gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JMIa9YLkWQ9IN6LmziP6uN8EgofyxwS5VyQ0iCm9RAw Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:19:58 GMT Chef Richard Ingraham was born and raised in Miami, Florida and became a culinary enthusiast at an early age. He trained at the Art Institute of Atlanta, and soon after began teaching culinary arts at a Miami high school. In 2003, he was offered what is now his current position as Private Chef for NBA star Dwyane Wade. The combination of his world-class training, recognitions, and passion for fine cuisine and spirits has allowed him to create a network of Private Chefs called ChefRLI, which serves a plethora of NBA, NFL, MLB, and entertainment personalities. Chef Richard has competed on The Food Network’s Chopped, partnered as an ambassador with Walmart, GOYA Foods and the National Pork Board, and presented at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival every year since 2011. Eating Well to Win is his first cookbook. false 00:43:28 Chef Richard Ingraham was born and raised in Miami, Florida and became a culinary enthusiast at an early age. He trained at the Art Institute of Atlanta, and soon after began teaching culinary arts at a Miami high school. In 2003, he was offered what is now his current position as Private Chef for NBA star Dwyane Wade. The combination of his world-class training, recognitions, and passion for fine cuisine and spirits has allowed him to create a network of Private Chefs called ChefRLI, which serves a plethora of NBA, NFL, MLB, and entertainment personalities. Chef Richard has competed on The Food Network’s Chopped, partnered as an ambassador with Walmart, GOYA Foods and the National Pork Board, and presented at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival every year since 2011. Eating Well to Win is his first cookbook. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-107-with-guest-Jonny-Bowden-e2dsrn3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bJwsbXLPf7rGEYSMJpU8ZDv2Vz540Ys7Y37wGr_x-ls Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:17:14 GMT Dr. Jonny Bowden, also known as The Nutrition Myth Buster, is a nationally known expert on weight loss and health, and has been seen on Dr. Oz, the Doctors, and every major television network. He is the best-selling author of 15 books, including Living Low Carb, The Great Cholesterol Myth, and his latest, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat Lose More Weight Get Healthy Now! Dr. Jonny—a former professional pianist and conductor—earned six certifications in personal training and fitness, has a Masters degree in psychology, a PhD in holistic nutrition, and is board certified by the American College of Nutrition. He has written, contributed to or consulted on hundreds of articles in publications as diverse as the New York Times, People, Us, O the Oprah Magazine, In Style, Vanity Fair Online, People, GQ, Forbes Online, Clean Eating, the Huffington Post and countless others. His personal story of overcoming addiction and ill health to become one of the top nutritional gurus in the country inspires audiences whenever he speaks. He’s much loved for his humor, his style, his delivery, and his never-ending desire to call out the health establishment whenever he believes they’re misleading us. false 00:45:20 Dr. Jonny Bowden, also known as The Nutrition Myth Buster, is a nationally known expert on weight loss and health, and has been seen on Dr. Oz, the Doctors, and every major television network. He is the best-selling author of 15 books, including Living Low Carb, The Great Cholesterol Myth, and his latest, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat Lose More Weight Get Healthy Now! Dr. Jonny—a former professional pianist and conductor—earned six certifications in personal training and fitness, has a Masters degree in psychology, a PhD in holistic nutrition, and is board certified by the American College of Nutrition. He has written, contributed to or consulted on hundreds of articles in publications as diverse as the New York Times, People, Us, O the Oprah Magazine, In Style, Vanity Fair Online, People, GQ, Forbes Online, Clean Eating, the Huffington Post and countless others. His personal story of overcoming addiction and ill health to become one of the top nutritional gurus in the country inspires audiences whenever he speaks. He’s much loved for his humor, his style, his delivery, and his never-ending desire to call out the health establishment whenever he believes they’re misleading us. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-106-with-Guest-Danielle-Gould-e2dsrl5 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LoQZty7XyRzkHb8fWUOvNpMJe_UnQPFvLpQKxiKfBb4 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 05:41:48 GMT Danielle Gould is the founder and CEO of Food+Tech Connect, the site of record and community for the food tech sector. She works with companies of all sizes to understand how technology, collaboration and innovative business and investment models can be used to create a food future that's better for people, profit and the planet. In 2009, she started Food+Tech Connect to help people get the information and connections they need re-engineer the food system. In 2010, she hosted the first food hackathon, and she continues to work with game-changing companies like Applegate, Google and Chipotle to build a community of innovators tackling big challenges. Most recently, she launched Food+Tech Ed, which offers online and in-person business courses for food entrepreneurs and those looking to advance their career. Danielle regularly speaks and consults on food, technology and open innovation, including presentations at The G8 Conference on Open Agricultural Data, SXSW, Menus of Change, Expo West and East, The Aspen Institute, Health Datapalooza, Edible Institute, CropLife America National Policy Conference, SOCAP, Internet Week and Social Media Week. She is a founding member of the Culinary Institute of America's Business Leadership Council, a member of the Google Innovation Lab For Food Experiences and a mentor for Accel Foods and Food-X. She is also a contributor to Forbes and The Huffington Post. Her work has been featured prominently in the media, including in The New York Times, Fast Company and The Guardian. Prior to FTC, Danielle worked on PR and business development at BrightFarm Systems (now BrightFarms). false 00:40:35 Danielle Gould is the founder and CEO of Food+Tech Connect, the site of record and community for the food tech sector. She works with companies of all sizes to understand how technology, collaboration and innovative business and investment models can be used to create a food future that's better for people, profit and the planet. In 2009, she started Food+Tech Connect to help people get the information and connections they need re-engineer the food system. In 2010, she hosted the first food hackathon, and she continues to work with game-changing companies like Applegate, Google and Chipotle to build a community of innovators tackling big challenges. Most recently, she launched Food+Tech Ed, which offers online and in-person business courses for food entrepreneurs and those looking to advance their career. Danielle regularly speaks and consults on food, technology and open innovation, including presentations at The G8 Conference on Open Agricultural Data, SXSW, Menus of Change, Expo West and East, The Aspen Institute, Health Datapalooza, Edible Institute, CropLife America National Policy Conference, SOCAP, Internet Week and Social Media Week. She is a founding member of the Culinary Institute of America's Business Leadership Council, a member of the Google Innovation Lab For Food Experiences and a mentor for Accel Foods and Food-X. She is also a contributor to Forbes and The Huffington Post. Her work has been featured prominently in the media, including in The New York Times, Fast Company and The Guardian. Prior to FTC, Danielle worked on PR and business development at BrightFarm Systems (now BrightFarms). https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-105-with-Guest-Eric-Kessler-e2dsrlb gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/mwBaup8GYoVkAbiv7zD1U5uJSi3boegMSotShy-RNXI Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:33:47 GMT Eric is a serial entrepreneur who has started, led, and advised organizations pursuing social change across the country and around the globe. As founder of Arabella Advisors, Eric has been at the forefront of innovation and impact in the philanthropic sector during one of its greatest historical expansions. While guiding Arabella from a small startup to a company with more than 160 employees that advises on several billion dollars of philanthropic resources annually, Eric has focused on helping clients achieve their philanthropic goals by devising grant-making strategies, mounting effective advocacy campaigns, evaluating impact, and managing their foundation’s operations. In addition to serving a broad range of family, institutional, and corporate clients, Eric leads the firm’s work with clients who are working to improve our food system through policies and business investments that promote nutritious, sustainable, and affordable food. Eric’s interest in the food sector extends well beyond his work at Arabella. He chairs the committee at the James Beard Foundation that oversees efforts to engage the culinary community in advocacy on food policy, and he created the foundation’s Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change. Eric also co-founded the Chef Action Network and has a personal private equity portfolio invested in businesses at the forefront of improving our food system. And, he proudly serves as an appointed member of Washington, DC’s Food Policy Council. In addition to his work at Arabella, Eric founded and serves as chairman of the New Venture Fund, a nonprofit that incubates new social sector innovations, and co-founded the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Earlier in his career, Eric served as the national field director for the League of Conservation Voters. Then, as a White House appointee, he helped manage conservation issues during the Clinton administration. Before that, Eric spent six years with the National Democratic Institute, which sent him to the former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and throughout the Middle East to train civic and political leaders on strategies to encourage democratic change. Eric is on the boards of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the James Beard Foundation. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and Summit Series. He also serves as a trustee of his own family’s foundation, which holds assets generated by the sale of a fifth-generation family-owned business. Eric holds an Executive MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Colorado. false 00:43:14 Eric is a serial entrepreneur who has started, led, and advised organizations pursuing social change across the country and around the globe. As founder of Arabella Advisors, Eric has been at the forefront of innovation and impact in the philanthropic sector during one of its greatest historical expansions. While guiding Arabella from a small startup to a company with more than 160 employees that advises on several billion dollars of philanthropic resources annually, Eric has focused on helping clients achieve their philanthropic goals by devising grant-making strategies, mounting effective advocacy campaigns, evaluating impact, and managing their foundation’s operations. In addition to serving a broad range of family, institutional, and corporate clients, Eric leads the firm’s work with clients who are working to improve our food system through policies and business investments that promote nutritious, sustainable, and affordable food. Eric’s interest in the food sector extends well beyond his work at Arabella. He chairs the committee at the James Beard Foundation that oversees efforts to engage the culinary community in advocacy on food policy, and he created the foundation’s Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change. Eric also co-founded the Chef Action Network and has a personal private equity portfolio invested in businesses at the forefront of improving our food system. And, he proudly serves as an appointed member of Washington, DC’s Food Policy Council. In addition to his work at Arabella, Eric founded and serves as chairman of the New Venture Fund, a nonprofit that incubates new social sector innovations, and co-founded the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Earlier in his career, Eric served as the national field director for the League of Conservation Voters. Then, as a White House appointee, he helped manage conservation issues during the Clinton administration. Before that, Eric spent six years with the National Democratic Institute, which sent him to the former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and throughout the Middle East to train civic and political leaders on strategies to encourage democratic change. Eric is on the boards of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the James Beard Foundation. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and Summit Series. He also serves as a trustee of his own family’s foundation, which holds assets generated by the sale of a fifth-generation family-owned business. Eric holds an Executive MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Colorado. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-104-with-Guest-Jonathan-Latham-PHD-e2dsrl6 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/aCilDkHSXB0qQ4ap9cvfownsGBCfkKY-XzS2yRsbRrQ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:55:14 GMT Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and toxicology. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. false 00:41:08 Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and toxicology. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-103-with-Guest-Danny-Seo-e2dsrlj gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/kQks_AE1D-bYOO2t9AFQNON8fZNjZQE6NGHnJSBfjQE Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:03:58 GMT THROUGH HIS BEST-SELLING books, television programs, products, and syndicated column, environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo shares the creative ideas that have made him America’s leading authority on modern, eco-friendly living. Born on Earth Day in 1977, Danny has championed the natural biodiversity of our planet from a very young age. On his 12th birthday, he founded the organization Earth 2000 with just a few friends and $23. By his 18th birthday, he had transformed the grassroots organization into the country’s largest teenage activist charity, spearheading worldwide campaigns on behalf of the environment. Today, Danny is founder and CEO of Danny Seo Media Ventures, a multimedia lifestyle company that marries style and sustainability across a whole host of media and merchandising products. The Danny Seo portfolio includes a line of home products sold at over 4,000 stores like TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods; a syndicated column called “Do Just One Thing” appearing in hundreds of newspapers everyday; Danny Seo Philosophy organic wines; Danny Seo Reserve Beauty, a collection of fine fragrances and bath products sold on HSN; and more than nine bestselling books covering decorating, entertaining, crafts and more. Danny is also a national spokesperson and partner with Wilsonart, an American-made manufacturer of eco-friendly laminate surfaces and is a brand ambassador with the Ford Motor Company. false 00:41:14 THROUGH HIS BEST-SELLING books, television programs, products, and syndicated column, environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo shares the creative ideas that have made him America’s leading authority on modern, eco-friendly living. Born on Earth Day in 1977, Danny has championed the natural biodiversity of our planet from a very young age. On his 12th birthday, he founded the organization Earth 2000 with just a few friends and $23. By his 18th birthday, he had transformed the grassroots organization into the country’s largest teenage activist charity, spearheading worldwide campaigns on behalf of the environment. Today, Danny is founder and CEO of Danny Seo Media Ventures, a multimedia lifestyle company that marries style and sustainability across a whole host of media and merchandising products. The Danny Seo portfolio includes a line of home products sold at over 4,000 stores like TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods; a syndicated column called “Do Just One Thing” appearing in hundreds of newspapers everyday; Danny Seo Philosophy organic wines; Danny Seo Reserve Beauty, a collection of fine fragrances and bath products sold on HSN; and more than nine bestselling books covering decorating, entertaining, crafts and more. Danny is also a national spokesperson and partner with Wilsonart, an American-made manufacturer of eco-friendly laminate surfaces and is a brand ambassador with the Ford Motor Company. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-102-with-Guest-Mike-Weeks-e2dsrm7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_I2WHM7RPb04cnWTUgizXUkqHzIOyAyMBpe14Av3_9E Wed, 06 Dec 2017 04:34:50 GMT Mike Weeks is a coach, trainer and speaker who specialises in peak performance coaching for people in high-pressure workplaces and environments. Mike has designed and delivered training for leadership, personal effectiveness, advanced communication, developing creativity, well being, resilience, modelling excellence and performance under pressure. For fourteen years Mike has worked with individuals and organisations to develop excellence in their chosen fields, including on TV, where his coaching successes have been viewed in 148 countries. In the therapeutic fields he has provided interventions for people with performance anxiety, burn-out, depression, fear, anxiety, phobias, stress, procrastination, relationship and parenting issues and many hundreds of cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mike regularly coaches peak-performers in extreme sports, business, frontline services, arts and technology, alongside anyone who is genuinely committed to achieving their fullest potential. false 00:49:24 Mike Weeks is a coach, trainer and speaker who specialises in peak performance coaching for people in high-pressure workplaces and environments. Mike has designed and delivered training for leadership, personal effectiveness, advanced communication, developing creativity, well being, resilience, modelling excellence and performance under pressure. For fourteen years Mike has worked with individuals and organisations to develop excellence in their chosen fields, including on TV, where his coaching successes have been viewed in 148 countries. In the therapeutic fields he has provided interventions for people with performance anxiety, burn-out, depression, fear, anxiety, phobias, stress, procrastination, relationship and parenting issues and many hundreds of cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mike regularly coaches peak-performers in extreme sports, business, frontline services, arts and technology, alongside anyone who is genuinely committed to achieving their fullest potential. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-101-with-Ashley--Robyn-e2dsrmd gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/W3ek7AUg1NvVJHdiPA5PnNOh2XiRAnmMWTlicifOn18 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:55:53 GMT Ashley Koff RD is your better health enabler. Koff knows firsthand that better nutrition powers better health. Over two decades as a dietitian, Koff developed better nutrition tools to help her patients and their practitioners get results. Today as CEO of The Better Nutrition Program, Koff makes those tools available online as part of The Better Nutrition Membership and during her "Build Your Better Nutrition Plan" workshops for groups (book clubs, schools, organizations and businesses). A practitioner first, Koff is an award-winning nutrition expert, author, speaker, consultant, spokesperson and advocate. She regularly shares her better nutrition message with millions via national media, social media and co-hosts the podcast “Take Out with Ashley and Robyn." For more about Ashley or to get the Better Nutrition tools visit www.AshleyKoffApproved.com A former financial and food industry analyst, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food industry when she asked: “Are we allergic to food or what’s been done to it?”She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times. From a conservativeTexas family, Robyn earned an MBA on a full scholarship, graduating as the top woman in her class before going to work as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. For over a decade, she has helped lead a food awakening among consumers, corporations and political leaders. Armed with data and analytics, food companies and policy makers respond to Robyn’s work. Robyn highlights the actions needed at the local, national and global levels to secure a smarter food system. She has presented to multinational corporations like Bloomberg, Compass Food Group, Chipotle, Nestle, Target and others. Robyn has also worked with and advised grocery stores, farming associations and startups in the food industry. She sheds light on how the changing landscape of food and health are impacting the food industry and our economy. While working as an equity analyst, she was specifically assigned to cover the food industry where she had the opportunity to meet with the management teams from Kroger, Costco, Whole Foods and other companies on a regular basis. She also met with Goldman Sachs’ Henry Paulson, Ebay’s Meg Whitman and Martha Stewart as they were taking their companies public. https://robynobrien.com/ false 00:42:18 Ashley Koff RD is your better health enabler. Koff knows firsthand that better nutrition powers better health. Over two decades as a dietitian, Koff developed better nutrition tools to help her patients and their practitioners get results. Today as CEO of The Better Nutrition Program, Koff makes those tools available online as part of The Better Nutrition Membership and during her "Build Your Better Nutrition Plan" workshops for groups (book clubs, schools, organizations and businesses). A practitioner first, Koff is an award-winning nutrition expert, author, speaker, consultant, spokesperson and advocate. She regularly shares her better nutrition message with millions via national media, social media and co-hosts the podcast “Take Out with Ashley and Robyn." For more about Ashley or to get the Better Nutrition tools visit www.AshleyKoffApproved.com A former financial and food industry analyst, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food industry when she asked: “Are we allergic to food or what’s been done to it?”She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times. From a conservativeTexas family, Robyn earned an MBA on a full scholarship, graduating as the top woman in her class before going to work as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. For over a decade, she has helped lead a food awakening among consumers, corporations and political leaders. Armed with data and analytics, food companies and policy makers respond to Robyn’s work. Robyn highlights the actions needed at the local, national and global levels to secure a smarter food system. She has presented to multinational corporations like Bloomberg, Compass Food Group, Chipotle, Nestle, Target and others. Robyn has also worked with and advised grocery stores, farming associations and startups in the food industry. She sheds light on how the changing landscape of food and health are impacting the food industry and our economy. While working as an equity analyst, she was specifically assigned to cover the food industry where she had the opportunity to meet with the management teams from Kroger, Costco, Whole Foods and other companies on a regular basis. She also met with Goldman Sachs’ Henry Paulson, Ebay’s Meg Whitman and Martha Stewart as they were taking their companies public. https://robynobrien.com/ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-100-with-guest-Carlotta-Mast-e2dsrmt gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/M-nriBi6d9Qg9p4v-l3FPB67JE95vJlHs2wDxjQ5tJo Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:25:35 GMT Carlotta Mast is a recognized expert in the natural products and health and wellness arena. As senior director of content and insights at New Hope Natural Media, Carlotta oversees Natural Foods Merchandiser, newhope360.com, Functional Ingredients, Nutrition Business Journal and New Hope's consumer content portfolio. She also is the content director for the NEXT Natural Products Accelerator, a digital platform designed to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their natural products businesses. In addition, Carlotta engages in New Hope's multi-partner research and was the lead author of NEXT: The Natural Products Industry Forecast. Prior to this role, Carlotta was the editorial director for Nutrition Business Journal, the leading market research and business journal for today's nutrition and natural products industry executives. Carlotta is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences, including the NBJ Summit, Natural Products Expo West and East, the NutriCosmetic Summit, SupplySide West and Nutrition Capital Network. She has been interviewed about natural products industry trends, regulatory issues and market performance by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, NPR, ABC News and others. Carlotta also appears in the 2013 BBC documentary The Men Who Made Us Thin. A paleo enthusiast, Carlotta is co-founder of Wholly Bites, maker of organic, nutrient-packed, grain-free snacks. Carlotta earned her bachelor of science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. false 00:40:53 Carlotta Mast is a recognized expert in the natural products and health and wellness arena. As senior director of content and insights at New Hope Natural Media, Carlotta oversees Natural Foods Merchandiser, newhope360.com, Functional Ingredients, Nutrition Business Journal and New Hope's consumer content portfolio. She also is the content director for the NEXT Natural Products Accelerator, a digital platform designed to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their natural products businesses. In addition, Carlotta engages in New Hope's multi-partner research and was the lead author of NEXT: The Natural Products Industry Forecast. Prior to this role, Carlotta was the editorial director for Nutrition Business Journal, the leading market research and business journal for today's nutrition and natural products industry executives. Carlotta is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences, including the NBJ Summit, Natural Products Expo West and East, the NutriCosmetic Summit, SupplySide West and Nutrition Capital Network. She has been interviewed about natural products industry trends, regulatory issues and market performance by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, NPR, ABC News and others. Carlotta also appears in the 2013 BBC documentary The Men Who Made Us Thin. A paleo enthusiast, Carlotta is co-founder of Wholly Bites, maker of organic, nutrient-packed, grain-free snacks. Carlotta earned her bachelor of science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-99-with-Guest-Steve-Young-e2dsrmu gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/9Y_3-pw_83SumwW0F9ZK9H9L7Gj5IFfEpkMHL7MI44o Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:12:12 GMT Steve Young (Strategy & Operations Advisor) provides growth expertise to portfolio companies in functional areas such as strategy, marketing, sales, innovation, and operations. Steve has 20 years of experience with General Mills, most recently responsible for the Annie’s acquisition and business performance, and leading General Mills’ broader $700+ million portfolio of natural/organic businesses. Steve has held U.S. and global management positions at the officer level within General Mills, on diverse categories ranging from yogurt, cereal, baking, meals, and better-for-your snacks. We partner with good people to build great brands. Sunrise Strategic Partners provides growth capital and expertise to emerging brands in the healthy, active and sustainable living space. We team up with founders to add strategic value, share guidance on tactical priorities and leverage our industry relationships to maximize potential. The team at Sunrise has been growing businesses for over 30 years and has deep experience with the unique challenges and decisions that growing brands face. We partner with passionate founders who are ready to take their business to the next level, because we know scaling your brand can be a challenging journey. We know because we've been there. The tide is turning in the consumer package goods industry and the current climate favors breakout opportunities for the next generation brands. Today's consumers - driven by the millennial generation - are focused on authenticity and are more willing than ever to try new brands that resonate with core values.  Our team is well versed in these changing dynamics and has the experience to capitalize on this new landscape to drive up and coming brands to the next level. false 00:40:28 Steve Young (Strategy & Operations Advisor) provides growth expertise to portfolio companies in functional areas such as strategy, marketing, sales, innovation, and operations. Steve has 20 years of experience with General Mills, most recently responsible for the Annie’s acquisition and business performance, and leading General Mills’ broader $700+ million portfolio of natural/organic businesses. Steve has held U.S. and global management positions at the officer level within General Mills, on diverse categories ranging from yogurt, cereal, baking, meals, and better-for-your snacks. We partner with good people to build great brands. Sunrise Strategic Partners provides growth capital and expertise to emerging brands in the healthy, active and sustainable living space. We team up with founders to add strategic value, share guidance on tactical priorities and leverage our industry relationships to maximize potential. The team at Sunrise has been growing businesses for over 30 years and has deep experience with the unique challenges and decisions that growing brands face. We partner with passionate founders who are ready to take their business to the next level, because we know scaling your brand can be a challenging journey. We know because we've been there. The tide is turning in the consumer package goods industry and the current climate favors breakout opportunities for the next generation brands. Today's consumers - driven by the millennial generation - are focused on authenticity and are more willing than ever to try new brands that resonate with core values.  Our team is well versed in these changing dynamics and has the experience to capitalize on this new landscape to drive up and coming brands to the next level. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-98-with-Guest-Arran-Stephens-e2dsrm6 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/N4lPvO1891oFzhGah6Y-jbfqSXtKk-ZCANtGKo-Mkjk Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:57:29 GMT Arran Stephens, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nature’s Path Foods Inc. Entrepreneur, artist, writer, ecology advocate, gardener, volunteer and meditation practitioner, Arran Stephens has passionately followed the beat of a distant drummer for seven decades. Born and raised on his family’s farm on Vancouver Island, Arran learned a valuable lesson from his dad: “Always leave the soil better than you found it.” Leaving the Earth better became Arran’s driving ethos – from opening a successful vegetarian restaurant in 1967 to providing wholesome food in what was then a real food desert by creating Lifestream, Canada’s first natural foods supermarket (1971-1981). Arran and Ratana, his wife and partner of 45 years, share a profound commitment to organic agriculture, people and health. Together, from humble roots, they established Nature’s Path Foods in 1985, built on a foundation of social responsibility, sustainability and financial viability. Overcoming the odds, Nature’s Path has blossomed to become North America’s largest organic breakfast foods company with plant operations in Delta BC, Blaine, WA and Sussex WI. In 2012 Arran welcomed Que Pasa Mexican Foods and their delicious stone-ground, organic tortilla chips and salsas into the Nature’s Path family. Despite an age of consolidation and sell-outs, Nature’s Path remains proudly independent, with the next generation of son, daughter and other team leaders in place and to carry on the founders’ passion and mission. "No part of Nature's Path is for sale," is a frequent mantra. Arran served on the Organic Trade Association board during the development of the USDA Organic Rule, was a founding member of the Non-GMO Project and has been an avid supporter of federal and state-level mandatory GMO labeling initiatives. He has been a recipient of many industry awards and accolades including Ernst & Young’s 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year, the Schumacher Sustainability Award, the OTA 2013 Organic Leadership Award for Growing the Organic industry, in addition to being inducted into the New Hope and CHFA Halls of Legends. When not digging in his large organic garden, or the office, Arran lives to educate and bring about positive change through the written word. Published works include Journey to the Luminous (Elton-Wolf, 1999), Moth & the Flame and The Compassionate Diet—How What You Eat Can Change Your Life and Save the Planet, (Rodale Books, 2011). false 00:42:46 Arran Stephens, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nature’s Path Foods Inc. Entrepreneur, artist, writer, ecology advocate, gardener, volunteer and meditation practitioner, Arran Stephens has passionately followed the beat of a distant drummer for seven decades. Born and raised on his family’s farm on Vancouver Island, Arran learned a valuable lesson from his dad: “Always leave the soil better than you found it.” Leaving the Earth better became Arran’s driving ethos – from opening a successful vegetarian restaurant in 1967 to providing wholesome food in what was then a real food desert by creating Lifestream, Canada’s first natural foods supermarket (1971-1981). Arran and Ratana, his wife and partner of 45 years, share a profound commitment to organic agriculture, people and health. Together, from humble roots, they established Nature’s Path Foods in 1985, built on a foundation of social responsibility, sustainability and financial viability. Overcoming the odds, Nature’s Path has blossomed to become North America’s largest organic breakfast foods company with plant operations in Delta BC, Blaine, WA and Sussex WI. In 2012 Arran welcomed Que Pasa Mexican Foods and their delicious stone-ground, organic tortilla chips and salsas into the Nature’s Path family. Despite an age of consolidation and sell-outs, Nature’s Path remains proudly independent, with the next generation of son, daughter and other team leaders in place and to carry on the founders’ passion and mission. "No part of Nature's Path is for sale," is a frequent mantra. Arran served on the Organic Trade Association board during the development of the USDA Organic Rule, was a founding member of the Non-GMO Project and has been an avid supporter of federal and state-level mandatory GMO labeling initiatives. He has been a recipient of many industry awards and accolades including Ernst & Young’s 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year, the Schumacher Sustainability Award, the OTA 2013 Organic Leadership Award for Growing the Organic industry, in addition to being inducted into the New Hope and CHFA Halls of Legends. When not digging in his large organic garden, or the office, Arran lives to educate and bring about positive change through the written word. Published works include Journey to the Luminous (Elton-Wolf, 1999), Moth & the Flame and The Compassionate Diet—How What You Eat Can Change Your Life and Save the Planet, (Rodale Books, 2011). https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-97-with-Guest-Pamela-Salzman-e2dsrmm gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/43uKD9SvRE3ntrWF7tbjG2hjabb6oMiXx7ZyUqaGS1s Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:49:22 GMT Pamela Salzman is a Los Angeles-based natural foods cooking instructor and certified holistic health counselor. She teaches private, healthful cooking classes throughout Los Angeles and the South Bay. Pamela’s much-anticipated debut cookbook, Kitchen Matters, was released on June 13th, 2017 through Da Capo, an imprint of Hachette. Both practical and elegant, Kitchen Matters answers the most common questions heard in Pamela’s classes, weekly meal plans, tips on how to create a balanced meal, how to prep ahead, and how to make substitutions for the most common allergens and dietary restrictions.   It is the ease with which Pamela approaches food and nutrition that has established such a dedicated following. Her business grew organically, and within a very short amount of time, she was teaching private cooking classes 5-days per week. She inspires her clients, who range from stay at home moms to A-list actresses and fashion designers, to get back in the kitchen and cook real food. "Isn't she amazing?" raves Pamela’s regular client, designer Jenni Kayne. "I couldn't boil water, and now I regularly make dinner." Pamela is also skilled at substitutions, making healthier swaps and elevating traditional recipes to another level. With every dish, she encourages her clients to take steps toward a more whole-foods based diet, with conscious thoughts to its impact on the environment.    Pamela found her calling after volunteering as a nutrition docent in an elementary school for the nonprofit organization Growing Great. She recognized a huge problem in our society and wanted to help people grasp the importance of proper nutrition and eating REAL food. She was asked to teach a healthy cooking class for a group of young mothers, and from that first day her message and mission were clear: Eat Well. Live Well. Be Well. Pamela’s love of food began at an early age, and as a child she delighted in working in the family vegetable garden with her father and cooking with her mother. Although the food she grew up with was never fancy, it was always real, wholesome and nourishing. Her large Italian-American family frequently gathered together for simple meals – with long tables of bowls and platters piled high, complete with plenty of laughter and conversation to go around.   In addition to teaching classes, Pamela also authors a successful food blog, where she shares her favorite recipes and offers practical kitchen advice and tips on healthy living. She has appeared on “The Today Show,” Hallmark’s “Home & Family,” and “KTLA” multiple times. Pamela is a recipe developer for Clean Eating and contributes recipes and videos regularly for The Chalkboard Mag, Rip+Tan and HowYouGlow. In addition, Pamela has been featured in Elle, Allure, Vogue.com and C Magazine, amongst others. She resides in Manhattan Beach with her husband and 3 children. false 00:46:02 Pamela Salzman is a Los Angeles-based natural foods cooking instructor and certified holistic health counselor. She teaches private, healthful cooking classes throughout Los Angeles and the South Bay. Pamela’s much-anticipated debut cookbook, Kitchen Matters, was released on June 13th, 2017 through Da Capo, an imprint of Hachette. Both practical and elegant, Kitchen Matters answers the most common questions heard in Pamela’s classes, weekly meal plans, tips on how to create a balanced meal, how to prep ahead, and how to make substitutions for the most common allergens and dietary restrictions.   It is the ease with which Pamela approaches food and nutrition that has established such a dedicated following. Her business grew organically, and within a very short amount of time, she was teaching private cooking classes 5-days per week. She inspires her clients, who range from stay at home moms to A-list actresses and fashion designers, to get back in the kitchen and cook real food. "Isn't she amazing?" raves Pamela’s regular client, designer Jenni Kayne. "I couldn't boil water, and now I regularly make dinner." Pamela is also skilled at substitutions, making healthier swaps and elevating traditional recipes to another level. With every dish, she encourages her clients to take steps toward a more whole-foods based diet, with conscious thoughts to its impact on the environment.    Pamela found her calling after volunteering as a nutrition docent in an elementary school for the nonprofit organization Growing Great. She recognized a huge problem in our society and wanted to help people grasp the importance of proper nutrition and eating REAL food. She was asked to teach a healthy cooking class for a group of young mothers, and from that first day her message and mission were clear: Eat Well. Live Well. Be Well. Pamela’s love of food began at an early age, and as a child she delighted in working in the family vegetable garden with her father and cooking with her mother. Although the food she grew up with was never fancy, it was always real, wholesome and nourishing. Her large Italian-American family frequently gathered together for simple meals – with long tables of bowls and platters piled high, complete with plenty of laughter and conversation to go around.   In addition to teaching classes, Pamela also authors a successful food blog, where she shares her favorite recipes and offers practical kitchen advice and tips on healthy living. She has appeared on “The Today Show,” Hallmark’s “Home & Family,” and “KTLA” multiple times. Pamela is a recipe developer for Clean Eating and contributes recipes and videos regularly for The Chalkboard Mag, Rip+Tan and HowYouGlow. In addition, Pamela has been featured in Elle, Allure, Vogue.com and C Magazine, amongst others. She resides in Manhattan Beach with her husband and 3 children. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-96-with-Guest-Billy-Shore-e2dsrma gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KVMYAqCUoAMJ5dKU1AnV3BFn874X9WXKtb3a-IFjKbA Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:57:35 GMT Bill Shore is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that is ending childhood hunger in America through the No Kid Hungry campaign. Bill founded Share Our Strength in 1984 with his sister Debbie Shore and a $2,000 cash advance on a credit card. Since then, Share Our Strength has raised and invested more than $600 million in the fight against hunger, and has won the support of national leaders in business, government, health and education, sports and entertainment.  Our track record includes connecting 3 million more kids with school breakfast, adding 40,000 new summer meals sites to feed kids when school is out and continuing to be a strategic grant maker helping kids and their families in all 50 states.   Bill is also the chairman of Community Wealth Partners, a Share Our Strength organization that helps change agents solve social problems at the magnitude they exist. From 2014 to 2015, Bill served as a Congressional appointee to the National Commission on Hunger, a group tasked with finding innovative ways to end hunger in America. From 1978 to 1987, Bill served on the senatorial and presidential campaign staffs of former U.S. Senator Gary Hart (D-Colorado). From 1988 to 1991, he served as Chief of Staff for former U.S. Senator Robert Kerrey (D-Nebraska).  Bill is the author of four books focused on social change, including “Revolution of the Heart” (Riverhead Press, 1995), “The Cathedral Within” (Random House, 1999), “The Light of Conscience” (Random House, 2004) and most recently, “The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men” (PublicAffairs, 2010).  A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has been an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and an advisor for the Reynolds Foundation Fellowship program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2001 to 2011, he served as a director of The Timberland Company.  Bill was named one of America’s Best Leaders in 2005 by US News & World Report. In 2011, the Jefferson Awards Foundation presented Bill with the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service. false 00:35:53 Bill Shore is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that is ending childhood hunger in America through the No Kid Hungry campaign. Bill founded Share Our Strength in 1984 with his sister Debbie Shore and a $2,000 cash advance on a credit card. Since then, Share Our Strength has raised and invested more than $600 million in the fight against hunger, and has won the support of national leaders in business, government, health and education, sports and entertainment.  Our track record includes connecting 3 million more kids with school breakfast, adding 40,000 new summer meals sites to feed kids when school is out and continuing to be a strategic grant maker helping kids and their families in all 50 states.   Bill is also the chairman of Community Wealth Partners, a Share Our Strength organization that helps change agents solve social problems at the magnitude they exist. From 2014 to 2015, Bill served as a Congressional appointee to the National Commission on Hunger, a group tasked with finding innovative ways to end hunger in America. From 1978 to 1987, Bill served on the senatorial and presidential campaign staffs of former U.S. Senator Gary Hart (D-Colorado). From 1988 to 1991, he served as Chief of Staff for former U.S. Senator Robert Kerrey (D-Nebraska).  Bill is the author of four books focused on social change, including “Revolution of the Heart” (Riverhead Press, 1995), “The Cathedral Within” (Random House, 1999), “The Light of Conscience” (Random House, 2004) and most recently, “The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men” (PublicAffairs, 2010).  A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has been an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and an advisor for the Reynolds Foundation Fellowship program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2001 to 2011, he served as a director of The Timberland Company.  Bill was named one of America’s Best Leaders in 2005 by US News & World Report. In 2011, the Jefferson Awards Foundation presented Bill with the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-95-with-Guest-Frances-Fisher-e2dsrof gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/WvZINxyud5JwPXtjrne6-yxw59PmM8tk8xta9-vX3C0 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:25:11 GMT Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean Claude Van Italie, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams. She won a Drama Logue Award - Best Ensemble for the American Premier of Caryl Churchill's "Three More Sleepless Nights", played in the American premier of Judith Thompson's "The Crackwalker" and originated roles in Elia Kazan's "The Chain" and Arthur Miller's last play "Finishing the Picture". Besides working with Kazan and Miller, some of Ms. Fisher's more interesting theater experiences were creating roles from two great works of literature: George Orwell's "1984" and Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Ms. Fisher worked at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles alongside Annette Bening and Alfred Molina in Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard". Fisher starred in "Sexy Laundry" with Paul Ben-Victor at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. She studied with Stella Adler and became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio by actually "walking up the stairs" and auditioning for legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Ms. Fisher recently completed The Host (2013), Love on the Run (2016), Red Wing (2013) and will work with Catherine Hardwicke in her new film Plush (2013) in August 2012. Ms. Fisher was honored for a Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 in her old hometown of the Pacific Palisades, California. false 00:52:43 Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean Claude Van Italie, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams. She won a Drama Logue Award - Best Ensemble for the American Premier of Caryl Churchill's "Three More Sleepless Nights", played in the American premier of Judith Thompson's "The Crackwalker" and originated roles in Elia Kazan's "The Chain" and Arthur Miller's last play "Finishing the Picture". Besides working with Kazan and Miller, some of Ms. Fisher's more interesting theater experiences were creating roles from two great works of literature: George Orwell's "1984" and Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Ms. Fisher worked at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles alongside Annette Bening and Alfred Molina in Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard". Fisher starred in "Sexy Laundry" with Paul Ben-Victor at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. She studied with Stella Adler and became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio by actually "walking up the stairs" and auditioning for legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Ms. Fisher recently completed The Host (2013), Love on the Run (2016), Red Wing (2013) and will work with Catherine Hardwicke in her new film Plush (2013) in August 2012. Ms. Fisher was honored for a Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 in her old hometown of the Pacific Palisades, California. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-94-with-Guest-Haile-Thomas-e2dsrmg gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/ILyl64jrKIGKHSRzRoFyco-WFbe_AhDIPA98vys2a0s Tue, 10 Oct 2017 03:40:20 GMT Haile Thomas is 16 years old, a homeschooled 11th grader, youth health activist, motivational speaker, teen vegan chef, and the youngest certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Haile is also the founder and executive director of the HAPPY Organization established in 2012 in Tucson, AZ, now based in New Windsor, NY. HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth) was established to address the need for free and/or low cost nutrition and culinary education for young people in underserved/at-risk communities. At 10 years old, after successfully helping to reverse her father's Type-2 Diabetes through healthy eating & other lifestyle changes, Haile began her journey to engage, educate, and inspire youth and families to embrace healthy habits. Her experience in the health food movement includes personally engaging over 7000 young people in schools, summer camps, community events, and through HAPPY's youth programs and special events, as well as through her appearances at major health and wellness conferences across the country. BIO Haile has served on several advisory boards, including the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program, Chop Chop Magazine, and the Hip Hop Public Health Organization. She is also served for 3 years on the Clinton Foundation's Alliance for a Healthier Generation Youth Advisory Board.   Haile is one of the first 8 young chefs featured on season one of Rachael vs. Guy Kids-Cook-Off, and also on Cupcake Wars Kids both airing on Food Network. She also worked for two years as the Jr. Chef Advisor for Hyatt Hotel’s “For Kids - By Kids” Menu, with her kids menu recipes served at all Hyatt Resorts in North America and the Caribbean, and most recently as a Nutrition Science Assistant with Canyon Ranch Institute.  She currently hosts the "Plant-Powered Haile" Cooking Series on YouTube where she shares delicious and nutritious plant-based recipes that everyone can enjoy!   Haile has been featured on the Today Show, Dr. Oz, Home and Family Show, and The Rachael Ray Show, and highlighted in several major publications including O Magazine, Teen Vogue, and YES Magazine, and is the first teen featured on the Cover of Experience Life Magazine in the October 2016 issue. false 00:37:26 Haile Thomas is 16 years old, a homeschooled 11th grader, youth health activist, motivational speaker, teen vegan chef, and the youngest certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Haile is also the founder and executive director of the HAPPY Organization established in 2012 in Tucson, AZ, now based in New Windsor, NY. HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth) was established to address the need for free and/or low cost nutrition and culinary education for young people in underserved/at-risk communities. At 10 years old, after successfully helping to reverse her father's Type-2 Diabetes through healthy eating & other lifestyle changes, Haile began her journey to engage, educate, and inspire youth and families to embrace healthy habits. Her experience in the health food movement includes personally engaging over 7000 young people in schools, summer camps, community events, and through HAPPY's youth programs and special events, as well as through her appearances at major health and wellness conferences across the country. BIO Haile has served on several advisory boards, including the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program, Chop Chop Magazine, and the Hip Hop Public Health Organization. She is also served for 3 years on the Clinton Foundation's Alliance for a Healthier Generation Youth Advisory Board.   Haile is one of the first 8 young chefs featured on season one of Rachael vs. Guy Kids-Cook-Off, and also on Cupcake Wars Kids both airing on Food Network. She also worked for two years as the Jr. Chef Advisor for Hyatt Hotel’s “For Kids - By Kids” Menu, with her kids menu recipes served at all Hyatt Resorts in North America and the Caribbean, and most recently as a Nutrition Science Assistant with Canyon Ranch Institute.  She currently hosts the "Plant-Powered Haile" Cooking Series on YouTube where she shares delicious and nutritious plant-based recipes that everyone can enjoy!   Haile has been featured on the Today Show, Dr. Oz, Home and Family Show, and The Rachael Ray Show, and highlighted in several major publications including O Magazine, Teen Vogue, and YES Magazine, and is the first teen featured on the Cover of Experience Life Magazine in the October 2016 issue. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-93-The-Every-Day-Hero-e2dsro5 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XLtJKol_uS4BDpQEICoUu8rrwBbDV3iVYLeeSHVUg6A Fri, 06 Oct 2017 23:34:41 GMT Today Ashley and Robyn discuss the "Every Day Hero" and the role they play when everything around us seems to be crumbling. With Robyn's close links with Texas they wanted to discuss what was happening after hurricane Harvey and how the human spirit rose above the carnage caused by this natural disaster and what we can do in times of need. false 00:37:06 Today Ashley and Robyn discuss the "Every Day Hero" and the role they play when everything around us seems to be crumbling. With Robyn's close links with Texas they wanted to discuss what was happening after hurricane Harvey and how the human spirit rose above the carnage caused by this natural disaster and what we can do in times of need. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/episode-92-with-guest-Tonya-Antle-e2dsrm1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/GhJjNLizceI9SZvAPD0By6L-vT8xEvj8QQlwfaZn4kU Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:13:25 GMT Tonya Antle has been a driving force in the farming and produce industry for the past thirty plus years. She grew up on her own family’s table grape and citrus farm in Delano, California. She is recognized as a top spokesperson and a true trailblazer for the organic produce segment, helping to propel organic produce from the fringe to mainstream mass-market retailing.   Tonya is the Cofounder and EVP of the newly formed Organic Produce Network. OPN, based in Salinas, Ca, is focused on connecting all facets of the organic produce, specialty crop community through education, information and live events. She previously held the position of Vice President of Organic Sales for over 13 years at Earthbound Farm, the country’s leading brand of organic vegetables and salads. During her tenure at Earthbound Farm, she worked with leading retailers throughout the US and Canada to develop and build organic programs and markets. Tonya was an instrumental leader in helping to build this California brand to its half billion-dollar sales level prior to her departure. Tonya brings an unabashedly positive outlook and can-do attitude to everything she does and understands the power of the judicious use of humor, even in business, which means that she’s in high demand. She has also consulted for leading US Venture Capital firms on investments in the organic space.   Tonya, is the 2017 recipient of the Ag Against Hunger, Ag Women of the Year, the 2016 co-recipient, along with her husband, Rick, of the United Fresh, Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2003 recipient of the Women in Produce achievement award. In 2010, she joined the Ag Business Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as an Adjunct Professor in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable marketing and has also served the university as a member of the President’s Council. Tonya also enjoys guest lecturing at Hartnell Junior College, Ag Business Department and most recently at CSUMB, School of Business. She currently leads the Women's Fund Leadership Council which is a field of interest fund at the Community Foundation for Monterey County, where she recently completed a 1.5-million-dollar endowment campaign for this fund. Tonya also serves on the CSUMB Foundation Board.   Tonya holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications from the University of California at Irvine. Her time is well balanced between her entrepreneurial role in the organic produce industry, community volunteerism, mother, and wife.   Tonya takes great pleasure in the time she spends with her husband Rick, CEO of Tanimura and Antle, whether it’s boating the waterways of the Americas or playing tennis in Pebble Beach. Tonya brings a joyful enthusiasm to all of her endeavors. false 00:37:59 Tonya Antle has been a driving force in the farming and produce industry for the past thirty plus years. She grew up on her own family’s table grape and citrus farm in Delano, California. She is recognized as a top spokesperson and a true trailblazer for the organic produce segment, helping to propel organic produce from the fringe to mainstream mass-market retailing.   Tonya is the Cofounder and EVP of the newly formed Organic Produce Network. OPN, based in Salinas, Ca, is focused on connecting all facets of the organic produce, specialty crop community through education, information and live events. She previously held the position of Vice President of Organic Sales for over 13 years at Earthbound Farm, the country’s leading brand of organic vegetables and salads. During her tenure at Earthbound Farm, she worked with leading retailers throughout the US and Canada to develop and build organic programs and markets. Tonya was an instrumental leader in helping to build this California brand to its half billion-dollar sales level prior to her departure. Tonya brings an unabashedly positive outlook and can-do attitude to everything she does and understands the power of the judicious use of humor, even in business, which means that she’s in high demand. She has also consulted for leading US Venture Capital firms on investments in the organic space.   Tonya, is the 2017 recipient of the Ag Against Hunger, Ag Women of the Year, the 2016 co-recipient, along with her husband, Rick, of the United Fresh, Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2003 recipient of the Women in Produce achievement award. In 2010, she joined the Ag Business Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as an Adjunct Professor in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable marketing and has also served the university as a member of the President’s Council. Tonya also enjoys guest lecturing at Hartnell Junior College, Ag Business Department and most recently at CSUMB, School of Business. She currently leads the Women's Fund Leadership Council which is a field of interest fund at the Community Foundation for Monterey County, where she recently completed a 1.5-million-dollar endowment campaign for this fund. Tonya also serves on the CSUMB Foundation Board.   Tonya holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications from the University of California at Irvine. Her time is well balanced between her entrepreneurial role in the organic produce industry, community volunteerism, mother, and wife.   Tonya takes great pleasure in the time she spends with her husband Rick, CEO of Tanimura and Antle, whether it’s boating the waterways of the Americas or playing tennis in Pebble Beach. Tonya brings a joyful enthusiasm to all of her endeavors. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-91-with-Guest-Shep-Gordon-e2dsrn2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/7M0M4byAxlcemCjEwliteaIcPOdiXaMPFcHEwU6ykSw Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:26:55 GMT Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon.  Anthony Bourdain ECCO will be releasing his book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll in September 2016. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. false 00:43:50 Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon.  Anthony Bourdain ECCO will be releasing his book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll in September 2016. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-90-with-Guest-Leah-Segedie-e2dsrm0 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/MJrqnHdzj8U8f7l5BdRMQ31NbegxUxWl8ZSWCTPsz2U Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:44:34 GMT Leah Segedie is the founder of the Mamavation® community, ShiftCon Social Media Conference, food activist and social media consultant. Through the Mamavation community, she teaches “digital moms” healthy living practices to combat disease in their home. The community members of Mamavation have lost over 3,500 lbs. Leah is also a very passionate food activist. She organizes trending twitter parties monthly to educate the public about the food supply and other issues impacting public health. She also organizes blogging efforts through her network and hosts the ShiftCon Social Media Conference where green and wellness bloggers gather annually. And brands love to work with Leah because she has over 10,000 bloggers in the Bookieboo Network to create wellness related campaigns with. Leah has been recognized for several feats in her professional and personal life such as being named “Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine, being named the 4th most Influential Mom Blogger by Cision Media, Top 10 Woman Changing School Nutrition, compared to Lady Gaga for her unique social media tactics in The Huffington Post, and Favorite Weight Loss Blog by Fitness Magazine. Her story, communities and work have also been featured in the following publications: CNN, ABC, NBC, The O’Reiley factor, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Talk, Yahoo, Ladies Home Journal, Fitness Magazine, Shape Magazine, The Huffington Post, Women’s Day, Fitness RX, International Business Times, Babble, etc. Leah has a Masters in Communication Management from the University of Southern California. She was also Commencement Speaker during her 2001 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Southern California when she received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication. She lives in Simi Valley with her husband and three young children. false 00:44:31 Leah Segedie is the founder of the Mamavation® community, ShiftCon Social Media Conference, food activist and social media consultant. Through the Mamavation community, she teaches “digital moms” healthy living practices to combat disease in their home. The community members of Mamavation have lost over 3,500 lbs. Leah is also a very passionate food activist. She organizes trending twitter parties monthly to educate the public about the food supply and other issues impacting public health. She also organizes blogging efforts through her network and hosts the ShiftCon Social Media Conference where green and wellness bloggers gather annually. And brands love to work with Leah because she has over 10,000 bloggers in the Bookieboo Network to create wellness related campaigns with. Leah has been recognized for several feats in her professional and personal life such as being named “Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine, being named the 4th most Influential Mom Blogger by Cision Media, Top 10 Woman Changing School Nutrition, compared to Lady Gaga for her unique social media tactics in The Huffington Post, and Favorite Weight Loss Blog by Fitness Magazine. Her story, communities and work have also been featured in the following publications: CNN, ABC, NBC, The O’Reiley factor, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Talk, Yahoo, Ladies Home Journal, Fitness Magazine, Shape Magazine, The Huffington Post, Women’s Day, Fitness RX, International Business Times, Babble, etc. Leah has a Masters in Communication Management from the University of Southern California. She was also Commencement Speaker during her 2001 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Southern California when she received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication. She lives in Simi Valley with her husband and three young children. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-89-with-Guest-Carey-Gillam-e2dsrmj gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lw995j1JJw2HgH_PacGaGi9is-mvgdh-ApfmNIsRddM Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:25:09 GMT Carey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years experience in the news industry. In January, Gillam became Research Director for the nonprofit consumer group U.S. Right to Know,  which has the stated mission: “Pursuing Truth and Transparency in America’s Food System.” Prior to joining USRTK, Gillam spent 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters, an international news service, roving America's farm fields and agribusiness operations to document the evolution of U.S. agriculture and the impacts on our food system and environment. She has specialty knowledge in the rise of biotech crop technology, associated pesticide product development, and the environmental impacts of both. She has developed an in-depth knowledge of leading agrichemical companies that include Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, BASF, Bayer and Syngenta. Gillam has been recognized as one of the top journalists in the country covering these issues and is frequently asked to speak on radio and television and to appear at conferences to share her knowledge of hotly debated issues involving food and agriculture. She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three children. false 00:41:12 Carey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years experience in the news industry. In January, Gillam became Research Director for the nonprofit consumer group U.S. Right to Know,  which has the stated mission: “Pursuing Truth and Transparency in America’s Food System.” Prior to joining USRTK, Gillam spent 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters, an international news service, roving America's farm fields and agribusiness operations to document the evolution of U.S. agriculture and the impacts on our food system and environment. She has specialty knowledge in the rise of biotech crop technology, associated pesticide product development, and the environmental impacts of both. She has developed an in-depth knowledge of leading agrichemical companies that include Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, BASF, Bayer and Syngenta. Gillam has been recognized as one of the top journalists in the country covering these issues and is frequently asked to speak on radio and television and to appear at conferences to share her knowledge of hotly debated issues involving food and agriculture. She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three children. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-88-with-Guests-Katherine-Miller-and-Asha-Gomez-e2dsrlo gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/vblh-ZZXf0qqAM4uG2hBpwRG7rgpaphi8Ov0OrWDTN8 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:45:56 GMT Asha Gomez is owner of Spice to Table in Atlanta, GA, where she currently resides. In 2013, her restaurant Cardamom Hill received a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant. Asha was born in Kerala, the southwestern-most state of India. The area’s unique and multilayered culture, a result of its vital position on the ancient spice routes between Europe and Asia, provides much of the inspiration for Asha’s enterprises. Her Kerala fried chicken has been a draw at the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival and won the People’s Choice award at the city’s first annual Mother Clucker Fried Chicken Festival. Recently, Asha also created a “culinary conversation” event studio called The Third Space in Atlanta. Asha’s first cookbook entitled My Two Souths, was recently released. Katherine Miller founded Table 81, a full-service communications firm that works with clients in the nonprofit, philanthropy, and socially responsible business fields. Katherine designs global communication campaigns to raise awareness about important issues, inspire people to take meaningful action, and result in lasting changes in policy, politics, and business practices. Katherine is also a founder of the Chef Action Network (CAN), a project of the James Beard Foundation and Osprey Foundation. Recognizing that food is a national passion, affects the quality of consumers’ everyday lives, and has potential impact on human, environmental, social, economic health. CAN is focused on harnessing the power of America’s preeminent chefs to help create awareness, inspire action, and aggregate credible resources to proactively address a broad range of policies relevant to issues areas important to the chef community. CAN provides tailored research, policy, and advocacy support to chefs that participate in the James Beard Foundation’s Chef Policy Boot Camp and Food Policy Salons. false 00:47:49 Asha Gomez is owner of Spice to Table in Atlanta, GA, where she currently resides. In 2013, her restaurant Cardamom Hill received a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant. Asha was born in Kerala, the southwestern-most state of India. The area’s unique and multilayered culture, a result of its vital position on the ancient spice routes between Europe and Asia, provides much of the inspiration for Asha’s enterprises. Her Kerala fried chicken has been a draw at the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival and won the People’s Choice award at the city’s first annual Mother Clucker Fried Chicken Festival. Recently, Asha also created a “culinary conversation” event studio called The Third Space in Atlanta. Asha’s first cookbook entitled My Two Souths, was recently released. Katherine Miller founded Table 81, a full-service communications firm that works with clients in the nonprofit, philanthropy, and socially responsible business fields. Katherine designs global communication campaigns to raise awareness about important issues, inspire people to take meaningful action, and result in lasting changes in policy, politics, and business practices. Katherine is also a founder of the Chef Action Network (CAN), a project of the James Beard Foundation and Osprey Foundation. Recognizing that food is a national passion, affects the quality of consumers’ everyday lives, and has potential impact on human, environmental, social, economic health. CAN is focused on harnessing the power of America’s preeminent chefs to help create awareness, inspire action, and aggregate credible resources to proactively address a broad range of policies relevant to issues areas important to the chef community. CAN provides tailored research, policy, and advocacy support to chefs that participate in the James Beard Foundation’s Chef Policy Boot Camp and Food Policy Salons. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-87-with-Guest-Sheryl-OLoughlin-e2dsrnn gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EXon_P-ii--PNnqALZeOBFB6l-rn8z8pPy7c7CZfons Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:19:54 GMT In December 2016, Sheryl O'Loughlin introduced her first book, Killing It: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart. In the book, she shares her advice with a wider group of current and aspiring entrepreneurs. The book has garnered attention from media outlets including Fortune, Conscious Company, Inc., Forbes, the Huffington Post and more. Sheryl currently leads REBBL, the first plant-based, super herb adaptogen beverage company, as the CEO. At REBBL, Sheryl is leading the team to develop a new category of beverages that uses ancient wisdom confirmed by science to help modern-day, busy people adapt to stress. She upholds REBBL’s vision of respecting human dignity through its focus on a sustainable and just supply chain and through its partnership with Not for Sale, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating human trafficking. Earlier in her career, Sheryl co-founded and served as CEO for Plum, Inc., a healthy, organic food company nourishing kids “from the high chair to the lunch box.” She cultivated a culture around nurturing the human spirit and helping kids develop a lifetime love of healthy eating. In 2013, Plum was successfully sold to Campbell Soup Company. When she served as the CEO of Clif Bar and Company, Sheryl led the concept development and introduction of Luna, the first Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, which became a $70M business in 3 years and, to this day, is a core brand in the Clif Bar and Company portfolio. Following her time at Plum, Sheryl was the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sheryl also held a faculty position at Sonoma State University, where she taught entrepreneurship and provided career advice to hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and other professionals. Sheryl had served on the boards of multiple entrepreneurial and high growth companies, including Zukes natural pet treats, thinkThin nutrition bars, Sugar Bowl Bakery and Gardein Protein International. She is currently on the advisory board of The Harvest Summit, an annual gathering of innovators making connections to solve the biggest world challenges. She is also a member of OSC2 whose mission is to address the toughest sustainability problems facing our planet by building new regenerative businesses. Sheryl earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and her Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Sheryl lives in Santa Rosa with her husband, Patrick, and her two sons. false 00:47:12 In December 2016, Sheryl O'Loughlin introduced her first book, Killing It: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart. In the book, she shares her advice with a wider group of current and aspiring entrepreneurs. The book has garnered attention from media outlets including Fortune, Conscious Company, Inc., Forbes, the Huffington Post and more. Sheryl currently leads REBBL, the first plant-based, super herb adaptogen beverage company, as the CEO. At REBBL, Sheryl is leading the team to develop a new category of beverages that uses ancient wisdom confirmed by science to help modern-day, busy people adapt to stress. She upholds REBBL’s vision of respecting human dignity through its focus on a sustainable and just supply chain and through its partnership with Not for Sale, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating human trafficking. Earlier in her career, Sheryl co-founded and served as CEO for Plum, Inc., a healthy, organic food company nourishing kids “from the high chair to the lunch box.” She cultivated a culture around nurturing the human spirit and helping kids develop a lifetime love of healthy eating. In 2013, Plum was successfully sold to Campbell Soup Company. When she served as the CEO of Clif Bar and Company, Sheryl led the concept development and introduction of Luna, the first Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, which became a $70M business in 3 years and, to this day, is a core brand in the Clif Bar and Company portfolio. Following her time at Plum, Sheryl was the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sheryl also held a faculty position at Sonoma State University, where she taught entrepreneurship and provided career advice to hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and other professionals. Sheryl had served on the boards of multiple entrepreneurial and high growth companies, including Zukes natural pet treats, thinkThin nutrition bars, Sugar Bowl Bakery and Gardein Protein International. She is currently on the advisory board of The Harvest Summit, an annual gathering of innovators making connections to solve the biggest world challenges. She is also a member of OSC2 whose mission is to address the toughest sustainability problems facing our planet by building new regenerative businesses. Sheryl earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and her Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Sheryl lives in Santa Rosa with her husband, Patrick, and her two sons. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-86-with-Guest-Nicole-Bernard-Dawes-e2dsrl8 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/hMHp32Pg6kuWNnPoajX-YOwpyJZ4R8NBkH9vx3YmXZ8 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:01:31 GMT Nicole Bernard Dawes grew up in the natural food industry – both on the counter of her mother’s health food store during the 70s and on the production floor of her father’s potato chip company, Cape Cod Potato Chips. Ever since, she dreamed of creating healthier products that could hold their own against traditional (and admittedly tasty) packaged snacks. In 2002, while pregnant with her first son, this childhood dream turned into a passion – and eventually, a business. Today, Nicole is proud to lead Late July Snacks, and be a part of creating delicious food that make people look at organic and natural products in a different way. She served as a board member of the Organic Trade Associate from 2009-2015 and has testified before Congress about the economic impact of organic agriculture today. false 00:37:23 Nicole Bernard Dawes grew up in the natural food industry – both on the counter of her mother’s health food store during the 70s and on the production floor of her father’s potato chip company, Cape Cod Potato Chips. Ever since, she dreamed of creating healthier products that could hold their own against traditional (and admittedly tasty) packaged snacks. In 2002, while pregnant with her first son, this childhood dream turned into a passion – and eventually, a business. Today, Nicole is proud to lead Late July Snacks, and be a part of creating delicious food that make people look at organic and natural products in a different way. She served as a board member of the Organic Trade Associate from 2009-2015 and has testified before Congress about the economic impact of organic agriculture today. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-85-with-Guest-Laird-Hamilton-e2dsrlr gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EBoRbR1ojSMxYnkgAMdEEiTiSCO7vBr00GbgqsStvj8 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:53:48 GMT Laird Hamilton is an American athlete, surfer, author, stunt man, model, producer, inventor, TV host, fitness and nutrition expert, husband, father and adrenaline junkie. He is regarded as one of todays best known big wave surfers. But at 6’3”, 215 pounds, with an uncommon combination of balance, flexibility, and strength, Laird Hamilton is unique. In addition to riding many of the biggest waves on the planet, Laird is known as the world-renowned innovator and guiding genius of crossover board sports including tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and hydrofoil boarding. In short, Laird Hamilton is the essential Water Man. Over the last decade Laird has transcended surfing to become an international fitness icon and nutrition expert. Many of today’s top professional athletes and celebrities look to Laird for training guidance, including instruction in his unique underwater resistance workouts. Partnering with his wife, pro-volleyball player and TV personality Gabby Reece, along with Crossfit Endurance founder and author Brian Mackenzie, Laird created XPT--a unique and powerful fitness training and lifestyle program featuring these unique water workouts, performance breathing and high-intensity fitness and endurance training for both elite athletes and those seeking every day fitness. Laird’s first book, Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, and, Of Course, Surfing (Rodale Books, 2008), has become the go-to manual for people seeking inspiration for a healthy lifestyle and hit the New York Times Bestseller list within two weeks of publication. He is also a contributing editor for Men’s Journal, where he writes about his own fitness, health and nutrition philosophies. Laird has also appeared in a number of feature films and surfing documentaries including Radical Attitude (1992), Wake Up Call (1996), Step into Liquid, (2003), Riding Giants (2004) where he also served as executive producer, and as a stunt man or surfer in The Decendants (2014), Water World (1995), Die Another Day (2002) and Point Break (2015). In addition to his film work, Laird has appeared on numerous television shows such as Oprah’s Master Class, Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes, Chelsea Handler, Conan O’Brien, Steven Colbert, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. Laird has a passion for helping others live happy, healthy lives, as exhibited through his work with charities such as the Surfrider Foundation, Race Across America, Pipeline for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, Rain Catcher, Muscular Dystrophy and City Of Hope. Laird lives with wife Gabrielle Reece and their daughters on the Hawaiʻian island of Kauaʻi six months out of the year during surfs’ swell season and during the offseason, in Malibu, California. false 00:36:51 Laird Hamilton is an American athlete, surfer, author, stunt man, model, producer, inventor, TV host, fitness and nutrition expert, husband, father and adrenaline junkie. He is regarded as one of todays best known big wave surfers. But at 6’3”, 215 pounds, with an uncommon combination of balance, flexibility, and strength, Laird Hamilton is unique. In addition to riding many of the biggest waves on the planet, Laird is known as the world-renowned innovator and guiding genius of crossover board sports including tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and hydrofoil boarding. In short, Laird Hamilton is the essential Water Man. Over the last decade Laird has transcended surfing to become an international fitness icon and nutrition expert. Many of today’s top professional athletes and celebrities look to Laird for training guidance, including instruction in his unique underwater resistance workouts. Partnering with his wife, pro-volleyball player and TV personality Gabby Reece, along with Crossfit Endurance founder and author Brian Mackenzie, Laird created XPT--a unique and powerful fitness training and lifestyle program featuring these unique water workouts, performance breathing and high-intensity fitness and endurance training for both elite athletes and those seeking every day fitness. Laird’s first book, Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, and, Of Course, Surfing (Rodale Books, 2008), has become the go-to manual for people seeking inspiration for a healthy lifestyle and hit the New York Times Bestseller list within two weeks of publication. He is also a contributing editor for Men’s Journal, where he writes about his own fitness, health and nutrition philosophies. Laird has also appeared in a number of feature films and surfing documentaries including Radical Attitude (1992), Wake Up Call (1996), Step into Liquid, (2003), Riding Giants (2004) where he also served as executive producer, and as a stunt man or surfer in The Decendants (2014), Water World (1995), Die Another Day (2002) and Point Break (2015). In addition to his film work, Laird has appeared on numerous television shows such as Oprah’s Master Class, Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes, Chelsea Handler, Conan O’Brien, Steven Colbert, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. Laird has a passion for helping others live happy, healthy lives, as exhibited through his work with charities such as the Surfrider Foundation, Race Across America, Pipeline for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, Rain Catcher, Muscular Dystrophy and City Of Hope. Laird lives with wife Gabrielle Reece and their daughters on the Hawaiʻian island of Kauaʻi six months out of the year during surfs’ swell season and during the offseason, in Malibu, California. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-84-Season-1-Round-Up-with-Ashley--Robyn-e2dsrmq gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/qBZpLPIfJMI5UZ4MEP5m_AekMExA5hMLPjDmimhdODI Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:56:22 GMT Today we wrap up season 1 with Ashley and Robyn. Ashley and Robyn will discuss their experiences. What they've loved, what they have learned and what we have coming up for season 2. Today we discuss infobesity and how there is too much information available today. They discuss how we are all part of the food problem but more importantly all part of the solution. How processed food needs to be more of a topic of discussion in congress. That healthcare begins at the dinner table. We also discuss how important branding is in today's world and how there are so many opportunities for people to find the strength and door something to help the food industry. That's how change begins. Ashley Koff RD is your better health enabler. Koff's better nutrition tools, tips and support help you get and keep better health results powered by better nutrition. A practitioner first, award-winning media expert, author, speaker, consultant, spokesperson and advocate, Koff regularly shares her Better Nutrition message with millions. You can access her better nutrition tools via The Better Nutrition Membership for you and your family, your patients, colleagues and students. Koff is the author of two books, The Road Trip to Better Health Program, has an award-winning social media platform and co-hosts the podcast “Take Out with Ashley and Robyn”. Currently living in Washington DC, Koff is re-learning trumpet, enjoys boxing workouts, and getting outdoors with Rerun, her dog. Robyn O'Brien is a former financial and food industry analyst, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food industry when she asked: “Are we allergic to food or what’s been done to it?”She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times. From a conservativeTexas family, Robyn earned an MBA on a full scholarship, graduating as the top woman in her class before going to work as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. For over a decade, she has helped lead a food awakening among consumers, corporations and political leaders. false 00:40:07 Today we wrap up season 1 with Ashley and Robyn. Ashley and Robyn will discuss their experiences. What they've loved, what they have learned and what we have coming up for season 2. Today we discuss infobesity and how there is too much information available today. They discuss how we are all part of the food problem but more importantly all part of the solution. How processed food needs to be more of a topic of discussion in congress. That healthcare begins at the dinner table. We also discuss how important branding is in today's world and how there are so many opportunities for people to find the strength and door something to help the food industry. That's how change begins. Ashley Koff RD is your better health enabler. Koff's better nutrition tools, tips and support help you get and keep better health results powered by better nutrition. A practitioner first, award-winning media expert, author, speaker, consultant, spokesperson and advocate, Koff regularly shares her Better Nutrition message with millions. You can access her better nutrition tools via The Better Nutrition Membership for you and your family, your patients, colleagues and students. Koff is the author of two books, The Road Trip to Better Health Program, has an award-winning social media platform and co-hosts the podcast “Take Out with Ashley and Robyn”. Currently living in Washington DC, Koff is re-learning trumpet, enjoys boxing workouts, and getting outdoors with Rerun, her dog. Robyn O'Brien is a former financial and food industry analyst, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food industry when she asked: “Are we allergic to food or what’s been done to it?”She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times. From a conservativeTexas family, Robyn earned an MBA on a full scholarship, graduating as the top woman in her class before going to work as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. For over a decade, she has helped lead a food awakening among consumers, corporations and political leaders. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-83-with-guest-Dr--Nandi-e2dsrlc gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/votm4BFCyM47ivkZt5jkvzS2ukCawvuBEb6kc0pj8x0 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:30:24 GMT Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. Dr. Nandi is the Chief Health Editor at WXYZ ABC Detroit, a practicing physician and a renowned international speaker, his appearances include TedX, college commencements, numerous charity functions and premier medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week. Dr. Nandi has partnered with the Ministry of Health in Jamaica and India, and collaborated with The World Health Organization. Dr. Nandi delivers passionate and inspiring talks to diverse audiences. He continues to travel to international conferences and symposia, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access, and advocacy; to empower the world in his mission, “To Be Your Own Health Hero.” DR. NANDI BACKGROUND Dr. Nandi has a diverse background. Born in Calcutta India, he immigrated to the United States as a child. At the age of 16, he completed his high school education in Columbus, Ohio where he was awarded a full academic scholarship to The Ohio State University and University of Notre Dame. To remain closer to his family, he chose Ohio State. Partha graduated summa cum laude (Top 1% of the class), a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society, with a Bachelors degree in chemistry and a minor in classical Greek civilization. Partha also served as the Rhodes Scholar representative from Ohio State and was voted the Homecoming King, amongst 55,000 students enrolled at the time. Partha then traveled to Detroit, Michigan to obtain his medical degree at Wayne State University. At Wayne State, he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and graduated in the top 10% of the class. He also completed his internal medicine training at Wayne State University, where he was the intern of the year. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nandi practices gastroenterology in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of several publications in peer reviewed journals. He is a national speaker, educating physicians on various topics within medicine. He is a patient advocate, emphasizing empathy in patient care and treatment of the entire patient, both body and mind. ABOUT DR. PARTHA NANDI As a practicing physician and renowned international speaker, Dr. Nandi travels all over the world, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access and advocacy. His mission: empower the world "To Be Your Own Healthcare Hero." He also serves as the Chief Health Editor at WXYZ-TV (ABC) Detroit. Dr. Nandi’s compassion for patients and their families, his unique approach to nutrition and fitness and his overall commitment to integrated wellness -including strong relationships, has made him one of the most trusted and influential physicians today. ABOUT “ASK DR. NANDI” Currently in its third season and available in syndication, as well as DISH Network and AT & T, “Ask Dr. Nandi” covers a wide variety of health and wellness topics that many people are not yet familiar with— or are afraid to ask about. Designed to educate, inspire and empower, “Ask Dr. Nandi” is an internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show whose mission is to improve the health of America and the world with compassion, empathy and integrity. false 00:41:02 Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. Dr. Nandi is the Chief Health Editor at WXYZ ABC Detroit, a practicing physician and a renowned international speaker, his appearances include TedX, college commencements, numerous charity functions and premier medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week. Dr. Nandi has partnered with the Ministry of Health in Jamaica and India, and collaborated with The World Health Organization. Dr. Nandi delivers passionate and inspiring talks to diverse audiences. He continues to travel to international conferences and symposia, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access, and advocacy; to empower the world in his mission, “To Be Your Own Health Hero.” DR. NANDI BACKGROUND Dr. Nandi has a diverse background. Born in Calcutta India, he immigrated to the United States as a child. At the age of 16, he completed his high school education in Columbus, Ohio where he was awarded a full academic scholarship to The Ohio State University and University of Notre Dame. To remain closer to his family, he chose Ohio State. Partha graduated summa cum laude (Top 1% of the class), a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society, with a Bachelors degree in chemistry and a minor in classical Greek civilization. Partha also served as the Rhodes Scholar representative from Ohio State and was voted the Homecoming King, amongst 55,000 students enrolled at the time. Partha then traveled to Detroit, Michigan to obtain his medical degree at Wayne State University. At Wayne State, he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and graduated in the top 10% of the class. He also completed his internal medicine training at Wayne State University, where he was the intern of the year. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nandi practices gastroenterology in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of several publications in peer reviewed journals. He is a national speaker, educating physicians on various topics within medicine. He is a patient advocate, emphasizing empathy in patient care and treatment of the entire patient, both body and mind. ABOUT DR. PARTHA NANDI As a practicing physician and renowned international speaker, Dr. Nandi travels all over the world, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access and advocacy. His mission: empower the world "To Be Your Own Healthcare Hero." He also serves as the Chief Health Editor at WXYZ-TV (ABC) Detroit. Dr. Nandi’s compassion for patients and their families, his unique approach to nutrition and fitness and his overall commitment to integrated wellness -including strong relationships, has made him one of the most trusted and influential physicians today. ABOUT “ASK DR. NANDI” Currently in its third season and available in syndication, as well as DISH Network and AT & T, “Ask Dr. Nandi” covers a wide variety of health and wellness topics that many people are not yet familiar with— or are afraid to ask about. Designed to educate, inspire and empower, “Ask Dr. Nandi” is an internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show whose mission is to improve the health of America and the world with compassion, empathy and integrity. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-82-with-Guest-Dan-Zigmond-e2dsrln gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/gnioOYBR2tb3y0oF5esmMtKyNhmvtAEGFJksBMcF82M Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:44:49 GMT Dan Zigmond is a writer, data scientist, and Zen priest. He is Director of Analytics at Facebook, and advises start-ups and venture capital firms about data and health. He is a contributing editor at Tricycle, the largest American Buddhist magazine, and teaches occasionally at Jikoji Zen Center, a small Buddhist temple in the Santa Cruz mountains. In May 2015, he was named one of “20 BusinessGeniuses You Need to Know” by Wired magazine, as he frequently reminds his kids. He lives in Menlo Park, CA false 00:30:50 Dan Zigmond is a writer, data scientist, and Zen priest. He is Director of Analytics at Facebook, and advises start-ups and venture capital firms about data and health. He is a contributing editor at Tricycle, the largest American Buddhist magazine, and teaches occasionally at Jikoji Zen Center, a small Buddhist temple in the Santa Cruz mountains. In May 2015, he was named one of “20 BusinessGeniuses You Need to Know” by Wired magazine, as he frequently reminds his kids. He lives in Menlo Park, CA https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-81-with-Guest-Drew-Fitzgerald-e2dsroh gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/ceMQDJpdd8BJ7CYk3Y6RORgZxJQ2VSrpEkOSarIqxBE Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:18:32 GMT Drew Fitzgerald: Drew is one of the co-founders of JUST. A company that was formed to drive positive social and environmen- tal impact in everyday items while creating awareness around energy, food and water. JUST proudly calls Glens Falls it’s home where its begun creating jobs and additional revenue for the city with the production of its rst product - JUST water. Drew is one of the founding advisors of The Prime Coalition - a revolutionary, and proactive, Cambridge- based, non-pro t that is successfully steering philanthropic capital to direly-needed, early-stage, clean energy technologies. Technologies which, when at scale, are capable of reducing a billion tons of Carbon emissions from the atmosphere annually. At the same time, The Coalition is currently working with The Whitehouse and the U.S. Department of Treasury to clarify the United States Tax Code to legally de ne “climate change” as a charitable cause. Drew also serves as a design advisor to change:WATER Labs, a Cambridge-based accelerator developing transformative, clean water access technologies for developing countries. He serves as a creative advisor to The Redford Center - an environmental and social impact educational foundation founded by Jamie and Robert Redford. Drew also serves as the Creative Director for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston ( MIT ) in 1996, Drew founded and still operates Facet Creative in Los Angeles. Facet develops strategic, creative ,work across several segments for the following clients: General Motors, Universal Music Group, Sony Pic- tures and Columbia records, HBO and PBS. His work with individual clients includes: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, Pharrell Williams, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah & Lionel Richie Before that, Drew served as an Art Director and then Creative Director of Urban Music and Soundtracks at MCA Records / Universal Studios. He is a graduate of Syracuse University false 00:49:35 Drew Fitzgerald: Drew is one of the co-founders of JUST. A company that was formed to drive positive social and environmen- tal impact in everyday items while creating awareness around energy, food and water. JUST proudly calls Glens Falls it’s home where its begun creating jobs and additional revenue for the city with the production of its rst product - JUST water. Drew is one of the founding advisors of The Prime Coalition - a revolutionary, and proactive, Cambridge- based, non-pro t that is successfully steering philanthropic capital to direly-needed, early-stage, clean energy technologies. Technologies which, when at scale, are capable of reducing a billion tons of Carbon emissions from the atmosphere annually. At the same time, The Coalition is currently working with The Whitehouse and the U.S. Department of Treasury to clarify the United States Tax Code to legally de ne “climate change” as a charitable cause. Drew also serves as a design advisor to change:WATER Labs, a Cambridge-based accelerator developing transformative, clean water access technologies for developing countries. He serves as a creative advisor to The Redford Center - an environmental and social impact educational foundation founded by Jamie and Robert Redford. Drew also serves as the Creative Director for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston ( MIT ) in 1996, Drew founded and still operates Facet Creative in Los Angeles. Facet develops strategic, creative ,work across several segments for the following clients: General Motors, Universal Music Group, Sony Pic- tures and Columbia records, HBO and PBS. His work with individual clients includes: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, Pharrell Williams, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah & Lionel Richie Before that, Drew served as an Art Director and then Creative Director of Urban Music and Soundtracks at MCA Records / Universal Studios. He is a graduate of Syracuse University https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-80-with-guest-Pilar-Gerasimo-e2dsrn5 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8O4M4W2Kj7rtI5dISX9MIu5RogcujHcUlHEeqqBimMo Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:56:07 GMT Pilar Gerasimo is a pioneering content innovator and healthy-living advocate. Her personal and professional passion: Helping people lead healthier, happier, more sustainable lives. Best known for her work as founding editor of Experience Life magazine (est. 2001), Pilar is also the creative force behind RevolutionaryAct.com and the author of A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed up World. In 2013, she accepted the top post at the Huffington Post’s Healthy Living division, then gave up her day job to consult and write a book on the art of being healthy in an unhealthy world. A lifelong vitality-seeker, Pilar has seen a lot of health fads come and go, and seen a lot of solid science either misreported or ignored by the mainstream media. She made it her life’s mission to help others make sense of what is too often a confusing muddle of health and fitness cacophony. Today, Experience Life has national circulation of more than 630,000 and reaches an estimated 3.2 million health-motivated men and women. It has earned a stellar editorial reputation and attracted a fleet of coveted national advertisers. It has garnered kudos from internationally recognized health and lifestyle leaders, including Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Mark 2 Hyman, Dr. Frank Lipman, Blue Zones author and National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner, Oprah life-coach Cheryl Richardson, and health advocate Queen Rania of Jordan. In addition leading Experience Life, Pilar also served as Life Time Fitness’s senior vice president of education, becoming the company’s first female senior executive. While working with Life Time, she developed a number of educational and media initiatives, including a FM radio show (“Get a Whole Life”) and a pilot program for a healthy-living television show (“Experience Life TV”). In 2010, responding to worsening trends in obesity and chronic disease, Pilar tagged Experience Life magazine with a bold new mantra: “Being Healthy Is a Revolutionary Act.” She captured what she saw as the 10 guiding truths of this emerging healthy revolution in her richly illustrated chapbook, A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World (Experience Life, 2010). With five-star ratings and more than 150,000 downloads, the app has sparked viral social media interest, driving millions of Tweets and Facebook impressions while putting the magazine’s high-quality content into the hands of millions of new readers. false 00:41:36 Pilar Gerasimo is a pioneering content innovator and healthy-living advocate. Her personal and professional passion: Helping people lead healthier, happier, more sustainable lives. Best known for her work as founding editor of Experience Life magazine (est. 2001), Pilar is also the creative force behind RevolutionaryAct.com and the author of A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed up World. In 2013, she accepted the top post at the Huffington Post’s Healthy Living division, then gave up her day job to consult and write a book on the art of being healthy in an unhealthy world. A lifelong vitality-seeker, Pilar has seen a lot of health fads come and go, and seen a lot of solid science either misreported or ignored by the mainstream media. She made it her life’s mission to help others make sense of what is too often a confusing muddle of health and fitness cacophony. Today, Experience Life has national circulation of more than 630,000 and reaches an estimated 3.2 million health-motivated men and women. It has earned a stellar editorial reputation and attracted a fleet of coveted national advertisers. It has garnered kudos from internationally recognized health and lifestyle leaders, including Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Mark 2 Hyman, Dr. Frank Lipman, Blue Zones author and National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner, Oprah life-coach Cheryl Richardson, and health advocate Queen Rania of Jordan. In addition leading Experience Life, Pilar also served as Life Time Fitness’s senior vice president of education, becoming the company’s first female senior executive. While working with Life Time, she developed a number of educational and media initiatives, including a FM radio show (“Get a Whole Life”) and a pilot program for a healthy-living television show (“Experience Life TV”). In 2010, responding to worsening trends in obesity and chronic disease, Pilar tagged Experience Life magazine with a bold new mantra: “Being Healthy Is a Revolutionary Act.” She captured what she saw as the 10 guiding truths of this emerging healthy revolution in her richly illustrated chapbook, A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World (Experience Life, 2010). With five-star ratings and more than 150,000 downloads, the app has sparked viral social media interest, driving millions of Tweets and Facebook impressions while putting the magazine’s high-quality content into the hands of millions of new readers. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-79-with-David-Essel-e2dsrm8 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/eJcngCc54paAK1V-oe4em2gW9HUCh5aDBgw1Brr-hPo Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:08:30 GMT David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” and “The #1 Life Coach in the USA.” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine. He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master’s Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball and tennis players from around the USA. In 1990, a chance encounter with an athletic client who desired a life free of resentments against her former husband, led him deeply into the world of relationship work, with both singles and couples. That same year he became one of the first nationally recognized Master Life Coaches in the USA, as his work was featured weekly on national radio and television shows. In 1996 David created Life Coach Universe, a Life Coach Certification organization that has certified individuals wanting to make a difference in this world from across the USA, Spain, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. David is verified by Psychology Today Magazine as one of the top Counselor’s and Master Life Coaches in the USA. For 25 years, David’s nationally syndicated radio talk show, ” David Essel Alive!” has been heard via Westwood One , XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio/ Clear Channel Communications on iHeart Radio as well a Beasley Broadcasting Group. His national work as a motivational segment reporter and host in television began in 1988 with WWOR-TV, then Fox TV’s “Good Day New York” as well as Lifetime Television’s “The Image Workshop”, and the Emmy Award Winning Fox TV show “The Morning Blend”. He is also a former Adjunct Professor who taught courses in “Public Speaking” and “Life Coach Certifications” at Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, now known as Florida Southwestern College. David has helped thousands of people from around the world achieve their greatest goals in every area of life. From doubling and even tripling their income, to freedom from addictions, preparation for deep love, getting the body they’ve always wanted, releasing long held negative attitudes, overcoming deep depression and anxiety, overcoming emotional and sexual abuse, changing careers or creating dramatic success as business owners, public speaking, as well as helping couples recover from affairs and creating a deep personal connection with God or one’s higher power. David is a renowned expert in the field of co-dependency, where he has helped thousands of people from around the world shatter the “largest addiction known to man.” As an Executive Business Coach, he works weekly with small and large businesses in areas such as productivity, human resources, sales, strategic planning, communication skills and more. There are no topics or circumstances David has not encountered, and helped people overcome, over the past 30 years. His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life. David’s professional presentations on how to lead a passionate and inspiring life have drawn rave reviews from corporations such as Chico’s, Nestlé, and Boeing, media outlets such as FOX TV and Premiere/ iHeart Radio, as well as non-profit organization like the March of Dimes and Unity Church. Businessperson of the Year Award — The IDEA Association “The Master of Motivation” — American Fitness Magazine Highest Rated Speaker in the History of Our Convention — International Exhibitors Association “Mr. Motivation” — Lifetime Television Network In 2016, David was honored to be chosen as the Convocation Graduation Speaker , Syracuse University, School of Education. In 2016, his 9th book, “Positive Thinking will never change your life…but this book will!”, became an Amazon #1 best seller, and his parable on faith and hope, “Rock Star: Finding God’s Purpose for Your Life” also became an Amazon #1 best seller. David’s work as an Ordained Minister has helped thousands of people who want to deepen their spiritual path and his high energy, inspirational sermons have been given in non-denominational churches as well as the Roman Catholic church. His own personal recovery from drug and alcohol addiction helped him to create one of the most successful holistic addiction recovery programs in the USA. For 25 years David has used a variety of healing methods to help people release limiting beliefs regarding money, their bodies, love, addictions, a lack of self identity and more including emotional desensitization, amino acid therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique/Tapping, as well as the common practices of journal release, nutritional therapy, meditation, financial freedom methodology, and more. false 00:39:06 David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” and “The #1 Life Coach in the USA.” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine. He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master’s Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball and tennis players from around the USA. In 1990, a chance encounter with an athletic client who desired a life free of resentments against her former husband, led him deeply into the world of relationship work, with both singles and couples. That same year he became one of the first nationally recognized Master Life Coaches in the USA, as his work was featured weekly on national radio and television shows. In 1996 David created Life Coach Universe, a Life Coach Certification organization that has certified individuals wanting to make a difference in this world from across the USA, Spain, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. David is verified by Psychology Today Magazine as one of the top Counselor’s and Master Life Coaches in the USA. For 25 years, David’s nationally syndicated radio talk show, ” David Essel Alive!” has been heard via Westwood One , XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio/ Clear Channel Communications on iHeart Radio as well a Beasley Broadcasting Group. His national work as a motivational segment reporter and host in television began in 1988 with WWOR-TV, then Fox TV’s “Good Day New York” as well as Lifetime Television’s “The Image Workshop”, and the Emmy Award Winning Fox TV show “The Morning Blend”. He is also a former Adjunct Professor who taught courses in “Public Speaking” and “Life Coach Certifications” at Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, now known as Florida Southwestern College. David has helped thousands of people from around the world achieve their greatest goals in every area of life. From doubling and even tripling their income, to freedom from addictions, preparation for deep love, getting the body they’ve always wanted, releasing long held negative attitudes, overcoming deep depression and anxiety, overcoming emotional and sexual abuse, changing careers or creating dramatic success as business owners, public speaking, as well as helping couples recover from affairs and creating a deep personal connection with God or one’s higher power. David is a renowned expert in the field of co-dependency, where he has helped thousands of people from around the world shatter the “largest addiction known to man.” As an Executive Business Coach, he works weekly with small and large businesses in areas such as productivity, human resources, sales, strategic planning, communication skills and more. There are no topics or circumstances David has not encountered, and helped people overcome, over the past 30 years. His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life. David’s professional presentations on how to lead a passionate and inspiring life have drawn rave reviews from corporations such as Chico’s, Nestlé, and Boeing, media outlets such as FOX TV and Premiere/ iHeart Radio, as well as non-profit organization like the March of Dimes and Unity Church. Businessperson of the Year Award — The IDEA Association “The Master of Motivation” — American Fitness Magazine Highest Rated Speaker in the History of Our Convention — International Exhibitors Association “Mr. Motivation” — Lifetime Television Network In 2016, David was honored to be chosen as the Convocation Graduation Speaker , Syracuse University, School of Education. In 2016, his 9th book, “Positive Thinking will never change your life…but this book will!”, became an Amazon #1 best seller, and his parable on faith and hope, “Rock Star: Finding God’s Purpose for Your Life” also became an Amazon #1 best seller. David’s work as an Ordained Minister has helped thousands of people who want to deepen their spiritual path and his high energy, inspirational sermons have been given in non-denominational churches as well as the Roman Catholic church. His own personal recovery from drug and alcohol addiction helped him to create one of the most successful holistic addiction recovery programs in the USA. For 25 years David has used a variety of healing methods to help people release limiting beliefs regarding money, their bodies, love, addictions, a lack of self identity and more including emotional desensitization, amino acid therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique/Tapping, as well as the common practices of journal release, nutritional therapy, meditation, financial freedom methodology, and more. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-78-with-Guest-Crystal-Washington-e2dsrlq gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Gg8UaiBF-ztFpURi5vjyM2JV7ntbsK6cRsEKGnuXW3c Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:06:02 GMT When powerful companies want their teams to take action online, they book social media expert and dynamic speaker Crystal Washington, who has worked with Google, Microsoft, GE and others in the USA, Africa and Europe. For this comprehensive knowledge on social media, she has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and numerous radio stations and magazines around the globe. Crystal is well known for her ability to take complex Web and social media topics, and make them easy to understand and accessible for everyday people and small business owners. She owns CWM Enterprises, a social media instructional brand aimed at training everyone from Gen Y's to Baby Boomers in strategically using social media. Educating consumers on the practical applications of social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube is her passion. As a recognized authority on social media, she has appeared in The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Bloomberg, Businessweek and in The Associated Press. She was the past host of a weekly technology segment on Houston’s Fox television affiliate. Crystal is the author of the book, The Social Media Why: A Busy Professional’s Practical Guide to Using Social Media Including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Blogs for Business. false 00:41:20 When powerful companies want their teams to take action online, they book social media expert and dynamic speaker Crystal Washington, who has worked with Google, Microsoft, GE and others in the USA, Africa and Europe. For this comprehensive knowledge on social media, she has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and numerous radio stations and magazines around the globe. Crystal is well known for her ability to take complex Web and social media topics, and make them easy to understand and accessible for everyday people and small business owners. She owns CWM Enterprises, a social media instructional brand aimed at training everyone from Gen Y's to Baby Boomers in strategically using social media. Educating consumers on the practical applications of social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube is her passion. As a recognized authority on social media, she has appeared in The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Bloomberg, Businessweek and in The Associated Press. She was the past host of a weekly technology segment on Houston’s Fox television affiliate. Crystal is the author of the book, The Social Media Why: A Busy Professional’s Practical Guide to Using Social Media Including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Blogs for Business. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-77-with-Guest-Lisa-Helfman-e2dsrm3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/F0YY-ditDCQg_mQnDyqLNAsYQwGvdwhzomzNAeFMihk Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:50:24 GMT For several years, Lisa Helfman and her family took part in a weekly fruit and vegetable co-op, and she watched her children’s eating habits dramatically transform. So much so that her little boy turned down a piece of cake at a birthday party, craving instead the blueberries he’d grown fond of eating at home. Like most moms, Lisa realized this was a fairly significant decision for a five-year-old, and she wondered what kind of influence regular access to fresh produce might have on all children. Especially if that produce was free to families. She was inspired to replicate this type of positive change in underserved communities identified as “food deserts,” or areas where access to grocery stores stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables is sorely limited. Because nutrition education in these communities is often equally lacking, Lisa’s vision was to bring a produce co-op to schools in these neighborhoods that included an educational component. She created a collaborative partnership between the Houston Food Bank and Dr. Shreela Sharma, an expert in nutrition and a professor of epidemiology at UTHealth School of Public Health, and they launched the program now known as Brighter Bites. Four years later, Brighter Bites has delivered more than 8,000,000 pounds of fresh produce to over 20,000 families at over 90 sites in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. When she isn’t pushing kids to eat kale smoothies, Lisa is Director of Real Estate for H-E-B and is working on the company’s significant expansion in Houston. Prior to joining H-E-B, Lisa served as Director of Real Estate Services at Texas Children’s Hospital where she created the Real Estate Services Department in order to centralize the hospital’s real estate operations. Lisa worked at Texas Children’s for seven years after leaving Vinson & Elkins where she represented many urban redevelopment clients, non-profits, and government entities in financings, real estate, and other general matters. Lisa received her JD from University of Houston Law Center and her BA from Tulane University. false 00:35:44 For several years, Lisa Helfman and her family took part in a weekly fruit and vegetable co-op, and she watched her children’s eating habits dramatically transform. So much so that her little boy turned down a piece of cake at a birthday party, craving instead the blueberries he’d grown fond of eating at home. Like most moms, Lisa realized this was a fairly significant decision for a five-year-old, and she wondered what kind of influence regular access to fresh produce might have on all children. Especially if that produce was free to families. She was inspired to replicate this type of positive change in underserved communities identified as “food deserts,” or areas where access to grocery stores stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables is sorely limited. Because nutrition education in these communities is often equally lacking, Lisa’s vision was to bring a produce co-op to schools in these neighborhoods that included an educational component. She created a collaborative partnership between the Houston Food Bank and Dr. Shreela Sharma, an expert in nutrition and a professor of epidemiology at UTHealth School of Public Health, and they launched the program now known as Brighter Bites. Four years later, Brighter Bites has delivered more than 8,000,000 pounds of fresh produce to over 20,000 families at over 90 sites in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. When she isn’t pushing kids to eat kale smoothies, Lisa is Director of Real Estate for H-E-B and is working on the company’s significant expansion in Houston. Prior to joining H-E-B, Lisa served as Director of Real Estate Services at Texas Children’s Hospital where she created the Real Estate Services Department in order to centralize the hospital’s real estate operations. Lisa worked at Texas Children’s for seven years after leaving Vinson & Elkins where she represented many urban redevelopment clients, non-profits, and government entities in financings, real estate, and other general matters. Lisa received her JD from University of Houston Law Center and her BA from Tulane University. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-76-with-Guest-Phil-Lempert-e2dsrok gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/tcZtI2sEAh8U-sk66pGqzCwVtPi3fs7JitFzg2HWMwA Mon, 22 May 2017 22:25:54 GMT For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. Known as The Supermarket Guru® Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. As one of America’s leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil Lempert is recognized on television, radio and in print. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News’ Today show, reporting on consumer trends, food safety and money-saving tips, as well as showcasing new products, as well as regular appearances on ABC’s The View, FOX Business, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, FOX, as well as on local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, he hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network and now co-hosts the weekly Lost in the Supermarket podcast on iTunes. Phil Lempert was one of the pioneers of the new information media, founding SupermarketGuru.com in 1994. The website is now one of the leading food and health resources on the Internet, visited by more than 9 million people each year. SupermarketGuru.com offers thorough food ratings, analyzes trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, unique recipes, nutrition analysis, allergy alerts and many other resources to help consumers understand their food, health, lifestyle and shopping options. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report, Food, Nutrition & Science, Facts, Figures & the Future, and The Food Journal. He is contributing editor of Progressive Grocer, which exclusively runs his trade columns and videos both in its magazine and on its website as well as a strategic alliance to develop and manage industry initiatives. He has been profiled and interviewed by USA Today, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and Ad Age, and is interviewed by hundreds of publications each year. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com and manages the Food Reference site on about.com. He has served on the Executive Committee of Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to School program. He is the founder and CEO of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance; and has developed and manages Retail Foodservice: The Great Grocerant educational program for the National Restaurant Association, hosts and manages the Most Innovative Product Awards for the National Confectioners Association, developed the Supermarket Chef Showdown for the Food Marketing Institute, created and managed the Spud Nation Throwdown Competition for the National Potato Council. Lempert is the author of Being the Shopper and Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. His previous books include: Phil Lempert’s Supermarket Shopping & Value Guide, Top Ten Trends for Baby Boomers and Crisis Management: A Workbook for Survival. He is currently working on his next book which documents the important relationship between Millennials and food - YOLO, The Intersection of The Jazz Age with The Millennials' Passion for Food. Phil is a spokesperson for National Frozen & Refrigerated Association and their retail partners to help communicate strategies on saving money, healthier eating and food trend information to America's shoppers; and had been the corporate spokesperson for ConAgra Foods for ten years. Phil Lempert graduated from Drexel University with degrees in Marketing and Retail Management and did his Post-Graduate at Pratt Institute. He worked at McDonald’s and Howard Johnson’s before joining his family’s food brokerage firm. Lempert went on to create Lempert Advertising, a full-service, award-winning advertising agency that specialized in food and retail branding, marketing and public relations. A resident of California, Lempert’s roots are in the Belleville, New Jersey dairy farm started by his grandfather. The family food tradition carried on through his father’s work as a food manufacturer, distributor and broker and then to Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru®. false 00:49:36 For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. Known as The Supermarket Guru® Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. As one of America’s leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil Lempert is recognized on television, radio and in print. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News’ Today show, reporting on consumer trends, food safety and money-saving tips, as well as showcasing new products, as well as regular appearances on ABC’s The View, FOX Business, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, FOX, as well as on local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, he hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network and now co-hosts the weekly Lost in the Supermarket podcast on iTunes. Phil Lempert was one of the pioneers of the new information media, founding SupermarketGuru.com in 1994. The website is now one of the leading food and health resources on the Internet, visited by more than 9 million people each year. SupermarketGuru.com offers thorough food ratings, analyzes trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, unique recipes, nutrition analysis, allergy alerts and many other resources to help consumers understand their food, health, lifestyle and shopping options. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report, Food, Nutrition & Science, Facts, Figures & the Future, and The Food Journal. He is contributing editor of Progressive Grocer, which exclusively runs his trade columns and videos both in its magazine and on its website as well as a strategic alliance to develop and manage industry initiatives. He has been profiled and interviewed by USA Today, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and Ad Age, and is interviewed by hundreds of publications each year. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com and manages the Food Reference site on about.com. He has served on the Executive Committee of Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to School program. He is the founder and CEO of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance; and has developed and manages Retail Foodservice: The Great Grocerant educational program for the National Restaurant Association, hosts and manages the Most Innovative Product Awards for the National Confectioners Association, developed the Supermarket Chef Showdown for the Food Marketing Institute, created and managed the Spud Nation Throwdown Competition for the National Potato Council. Lempert is the author of Being the Shopper and Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. His previous books include: Phil Lempert’s Supermarket Shopping & Value Guide, Top Ten Trends for Baby Boomers and Crisis Management: A Workbook for Survival. He is currently working on his next book which documents the important relationship between Millennials and food - YOLO, The Intersection of The Jazz Age with The Millennials' Passion for Food. Phil is a spokesperson for National Frozen & Refrigerated Association and their retail partners to help communicate strategies on saving money, healthier eating and food trend information to America's shoppers; and had been the corporate spokesperson for ConAgra Foods for ten years. Phil Lempert graduated from Drexel University with degrees in Marketing and Retail Management and did his Post-Graduate at Pratt Institute. He worked at McDonald’s and Howard Johnson’s before joining his family’s food brokerage firm. Lempert went on to create Lempert Advertising, a full-service, award-winning advertising agency that specialized in food and retail branding, marketing and public relations. A resident of California, Lempert’s roots are in the Belleville, New Jersey dairy farm started by his grandfather. The family food tradition carried on through his father’s work as a food manufacturer, distributor and broker and then to Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru®. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-75-with-Guest-Bryan-Voltaggio-e2dsrll gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Ta-Pi0I1N_-CHxvDPMDd_Z1cbRzFJRQFxBB-YQazJkg Wed, 17 May 2017 21:09:11 GMT Voltaggio is the executive chef and owner of six restaurants including VOLT, Lunchbox, Family Meal, RANGE, and two locations of AGGIO. As a finalist on Top Chef Season 6 and Top Chef Masters Season 5, Voltaggio is the first chef to compete on both Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. The James Beard Foundation Award finalist co-authored the cookbook, VOLT.Ink, with his brother, Michael, and is set to release a new title HOME in 2014. As a father and chef, Voltaggio is a passionate philanthropist and supports Share Our Strength (SOS) in their fight against childhood hunger. He has raised over half a million dollars over the last five years to support innovative school breakfast programs, meals for achievement, and the national No Kid Hungry campaign. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children Thacher, Piper and Ever Maeve in his hometown of Frederick, MD. Please donate to his great cause here! http://join.nokidhungry.org/site/TR/PFR/General?pg=entry&fr_id=1411 false 00:32:07 Voltaggio is the executive chef and owner of six restaurants including VOLT, Lunchbox, Family Meal, RANGE, and two locations of AGGIO. As a finalist on Top Chef Season 6 and Top Chef Masters Season 5, Voltaggio is the first chef to compete on both Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. The James Beard Foundation Award finalist co-authored the cookbook, VOLT.Ink, with his brother, Michael, and is set to release a new title HOME in 2014. As a father and chef, Voltaggio is a passionate philanthropist and supports Share Our Strength (SOS) in their fight against childhood hunger. He has raised over half a million dollars over the last five years to support innovative school breakfast programs, meals for achievement, and the national No Kid Hungry campaign. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children Thacher, Piper and Ever Maeve in his hometown of Frederick, MD. Please donate to his great cause here! http://join.nokidhungry.org/site/TR/PFR/General?pg=entry&fr_id=1411 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-74-with-Guest-Patrick-ONeil-e2dsrmr gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/u62yjyOZ5l-f3eW-8EdgMiy6dnteg8hUeKZwtpon-zk Mon, 08 May 2017 22:22:35 GMT Patrick O’Neill is the Founder and CEO of Amp Your Good. After graduating from West Point and serving on active duty in the US Army, he began a private sector career focusing upon real estate, energy, technology and social enterprise. He has founded, co-founded and led several companies and has served on the board of directors of for profit, not for profit, public and private companies. His mission driven work began in his local church while growing up, continued at West Point, in the US Army, through his support of various non-profit organizations during his career and through youth sports coaching and mentoring. Amp Your Good combines Pat’s passion for disruptive technology, health and for making a difference in the lives of others. He is married and has four children - 2 boys and twin girls. He enjoys skiing, science fiction, youth sports and cooking. false 00:44:30 Patrick O’Neill is the Founder and CEO of Amp Your Good. After graduating from West Point and serving on active duty in the US Army, he began a private sector career focusing upon real estate, energy, technology and social enterprise. He has founded, co-founded and led several companies and has served on the board of directors of for profit, not for profit, public and private companies. His mission driven work began in his local church while growing up, continued at West Point, in the US Army, through his support of various non-profit organizations during his career and through youth sports coaching and mentoring. Amp Your Good combines Pat’s passion for disruptive technology, health and for making a difference in the lives of others. He is married and has four children - 2 boys and twin girls. He enjoys skiing, science fiction, youth sports and cooking. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-73-with-Guest-Ron-Finley-e2dsro6 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/FKlw5NPRaXGpgpZOt1Qvxph20v4gXJxmqxc1-WqCdRk Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:54:41 GMT Ron Finley began his career by creating his first collection called the Dropdead Collexion in his own garage. It ended up being popular with commonly known and high-end stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstroms, and Neiman Marcus.[10] Celebrities soon became attracted to his original ideas and designs. Ron Finley also collects memorabilia of Black Entertainment which has allowed him to own a collection of his own preservation of history. His collection includes movie posters that enable the audience to see the progression of Black people in the movie industry. Finley is also known as a proponent of healthy eating and gardening. He is co-founder of Los Angeles Green Grounds, a company that plants gardens at low-income homes in the Los Angeles area as a part of a recovery system to transform neighborhoods.[12] In early 2013, Finley gave a TED talk on his progress as a "guerrilla gardener," the dangers of food deserts, and the potential for his program to improve quality of life. He said in the talk, "If kids grow kale, kids eat kale; if they grow tomatoes, they eat tomatoes."[8] The talk has received over two million views on the TED web site,[9] and attracted attention from numerous celebrities and collaboration proposals from corporations.[13] After his TED talk, Finley developed a gardening training facility under the name of The Ron Finley Project.[14] His guerilla gardening efforts have had modest success in persuading city officials to cooperate, but remain officially illegal under city code.[15][16] In 2016, The Ron Finley Project was told they had to buy the property hosting their garden for $500,000, or it would be shut down. A fundraising campaign ensued.[17][7] The campaign got the attention of natural food companies, and the original $500,000 goal was surpassed.[18][19] Finley has appeared in several documentary films about urban farming, including Urban Fruit[20] and Can You Dig This.[21] Finley refers to himself as a "gangsta gardener", explaining, "Gardening is gangsta. Drugs, robbing—that’s not gangsta. Building community—that’s gangsta. I’m changing the vernacular."[6] false 00:47:46 Ron Finley began his career by creating his first collection called the Dropdead Collexion in his own garage. It ended up being popular with commonly known and high-end stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstroms, and Neiman Marcus.[10] Celebrities soon became attracted to his original ideas and designs. Ron Finley also collects memorabilia of Black Entertainment which has allowed him to own a collection of his own preservation of history. His collection includes movie posters that enable the audience to see the progression of Black people in the movie industry. Finley is also known as a proponent of healthy eating and gardening. He is co-founder of Los Angeles Green Grounds, a company that plants gardens at low-income homes in the Los Angeles area as a part of a recovery system to transform neighborhoods.[12] In early 2013, Finley gave a TED talk on his progress as a "guerrilla gardener," the dangers of food deserts, and the potential for his program to improve quality of life. He said in the talk, "If kids grow kale, kids eat kale; if they grow tomatoes, they eat tomatoes."[8] The talk has received over two million views on the TED web site,[9] and attracted attention from numerous celebrities and collaboration proposals from corporations.[13] After his TED talk, Finley developed a gardening training facility under the name of The Ron Finley Project.[14] His guerilla gardening efforts have had modest success in persuading city officials to cooperate, but remain officially illegal under city code.[15][16] In 2016, The Ron Finley Project was told they had to buy the property hosting their garden for $500,000, or it would be shut down. A fundraising campaign ensued.[17][7] The campaign got the attention of natural food companies, and the original $500,000 goal was surpassed.[18][19] Finley has appeared in several documentary films about urban farming, including Urban Fruit[20] and Can You Dig This.[21] Finley refers to himself as a "gangsta gardener", explaining, "Gardening is gangsta. Drugs, robbing—that’s not gangsta. Building community—that’s gangsta. I’m changing the vernacular."[6] https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-72-with-Guest-Jonathon-Wolfson-e2dsrnt gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/m9NP2h0uNpxALJuho8tgl_MQV-XQZRwzjvN6PBkZkuE Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:10:19 GMT Jonathan S. Wolfson is the Executive Chairman and co-founder of TerraVia Holdings, Inc., and co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at its predecessor, Solazyme, Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of TerraVia until 2016. Prior to TerraVia, Mr. Wolfson was Vice President of Finance and Business Development for 7thOnline, Inc., a supply chain software company. Immediately prior to that he co-founded InvestorTree, a SaaS/Internet based financial services company and was an adjunct faculty member in the Economics department at Hunter College (CUNY). Jonathan has directed TerraVia’s overall strategy and execution since inception, leading Forbes to name him one of the “12 Most Disruptive Names in Business”. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) named Jonathan the recipient of its 2015 George Washington Carver Award, Biofuels Digest named him the #1 CEO in the top 100 people in the Bioeconomy, Emory University selected him as one of its “history makers”, the Clinton Global Initiative recognized him with its “Green Leap” award and he led TerraVia’s international selection as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Mr. Wolfson has been an active participant in advisory groups including the Center for American Progress (CAP) Clean Tech Council and is a member of the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) where he sits on the governing board of the Industrial and Environmental Section. Mr. Wolfson also sits on the supervisory board of Avantium N.V., a renewable chemicals company. Mr. Wolfson obtained a law degree from New York University (NYU) School of Law and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business. He has served as a member of our board of directors since inception and continues in an active leadership role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. false 00:37:41 Jonathan S. Wolfson is the Executive Chairman and co-founder of TerraVia Holdings, Inc., and co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at its predecessor, Solazyme, Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of TerraVia until 2016. Prior to TerraVia, Mr. Wolfson was Vice President of Finance and Business Development for 7thOnline, Inc., a supply chain software company. Immediately prior to that he co-founded InvestorTree, a SaaS/Internet based financial services company and was an adjunct faculty member in the Economics department at Hunter College (CUNY). Jonathan has directed TerraVia’s overall strategy and execution since inception, leading Forbes to name him one of the “12 Most Disruptive Names in Business”. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) named Jonathan the recipient of its 2015 George Washington Carver Award, Biofuels Digest named him the #1 CEO in the top 100 people in the Bioeconomy, Emory University selected him as one of its “history makers”, the Clinton Global Initiative recognized him with its “Green Leap” award and he led TerraVia’s international selection as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Mr. Wolfson has been an active participant in advisory groups including the Center for American Progress (CAP) Clean Tech Council and is a member of the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) where he sits on the governing board of the Industrial and Environmental Section. Mr. Wolfson also sits on the supervisory board of Avantium N.V., a renewable chemicals company. Mr. Wolfson obtained a law degree from New York University (NYU) School of Law and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business. He has served as a member of our board of directors since inception and continues in an active leadership role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-71-with-Guest-Jeff-Moyer-e2dsrnd gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bBBT_bTkyTBPOR6khfvQNT5Ieifvc11jS2zxCiA8sow Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:37:08 GMT Jeff Moyer is a world renowned authority in organic agriculture. His expertise includes organic crop production systems with a focus on weed management, cover crops, crop rotations, equipment modification and use, and facilities design. Jeff is perhaps most well-known for conceptualizing and popularizing the No Till Roller Crimper for use in organic agriculture. In 2011, he wrote Organic No-Till Farming, a publication that has become a resource for farmers throughout the world. Jeff brings a farmer’s perspective and approach to issues in organic agriculture. He is a past chair of the National Organic Standards Board, a founding board member of Pennsylvania Certified Organic, the Chairman of the Board of Director of The Seed Farm, part of the Green America Non-GMO Working Group, a Project Member of The Noble Foundation’s Soil Renaissance project, and a Board Member of PA Farm Link. In September 2015, Jeff was appointed as Executive Director of Rodale Institute after spending the last four decades at the Institute, helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical-based farming to organic methods. false 00:43:14 Jeff Moyer is a world renowned authority in organic agriculture. His expertise includes organic crop production systems with a focus on weed management, cover crops, crop rotations, equipment modification and use, and facilities design. Jeff is perhaps most well-known for conceptualizing and popularizing the No Till Roller Crimper for use in organic agriculture. In 2011, he wrote Organic No-Till Farming, a publication that has become a resource for farmers throughout the world. Jeff brings a farmer’s perspective and approach to issues in organic agriculture. He is a past chair of the National Organic Standards Board, a founding board member of Pennsylvania Certified Organic, the Chairman of the Board of Director of The Seed Farm, part of the Green America Non-GMO Working Group, a Project Member of The Noble Foundation’s Soil Renaissance project, and a Board Member of PA Farm Link. In September 2015, Jeff was appointed as Executive Director of Rodale Institute after spending the last four decades at the Institute, helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical-based farming to organic methods. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-70-with-Guest-Jason-Wachob-e2dsrm4 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/G6VMotHHdhWw3NmBlkpFYL9YiqoS67_tjdVzKikVz7I Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:49:28 GMT JASON WACHOB is the Founder and CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media company dedicated to health and happiness with 15 million monthly unique visitors. He has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue. Jason has a BA in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, and loves German Shepherds, Chuck Taylors, and guacamole. false 00:39:52 JASON WACHOB is the Founder and CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media company dedicated to health and happiness with 15 million monthly unique visitors. He has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue. Jason has a BA in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, and loves German Shepherds, Chuck Taylors, and guacamole. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-69-with-Guest-JP-Sears-e2dsroc gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/mN0dHmwqbnOQ7aec_QN2Th-AMWC2f1kH6ZWt4Mixoq4 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:42:09 GMT JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, YouTuber, author, international teacher, speaker at events, world traveler, and curious student of life. His work empowers people to live more meaningful lives. JP is the author of “How To Be Ultra Spiritual,” (Sounds True Publishing, release date of March 7th, 2017). He is very active with his online videos where he encourages healing and growth through his humorous and entertainingly informative videos, including his hit Ultra Spiritual comedy series, which has accumulated over 100 million views. You can learn more about JP and his work at AwakenWithJP.com. false 00:55:58 JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, YouTuber, author, international teacher, speaker at events, world traveler, and curious student of life. His work empowers people to live more meaningful lives. JP is the author of “How To Be Ultra Spiritual,” (Sounds True Publishing, release date of March 7th, 2017). He is very active with his online videos where he encourages healing and growth through his humorous and entertainingly informative videos, including his hit Ultra Spiritual comedy series, which has accumulated over 100 million views. You can learn more about JP and his work at AwakenWithJP.com. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-68-with-Guest-Roz-Savage-MBE-e2dsrnu gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/cch890A0MxRKFm-0zzccSh0twwyj_WpiIvs7dVTe75U Sat, 01 Apr 2017 01:44:30 GMT Rosalind "Roz" Savage MBE FRGS (born 23 December 1967) is an English ocean rower, environmental advocate, writer and speaker.[1] She holds four Guinness World Records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row solo across three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian.[2] She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken around 5 million oarstrokes, and spent cumulatively over 500 days of her life at sea in a 23-foot rowboat. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 for services to environmental awareness and fundraising. She was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from Bristol University in 2014. Roz Savage is a United Nations Climate Hero,[3] a trained presenter for the Climate Reality Project, and an Athlete Ambassador for 350.org.[4] She is on the board of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation,[5] and a Blue Ambassador for the UK-based BLUE Project. She promotes plastic-free communities as co-patron of the Greener Upon Thames campaign for a plastic bag free Olympics in 2012, and as a Notable Coalition Member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.[6] She also supports the work of the 5 Gyres Institute,[7] and is an Ambassador for Plastic Oceans[8] and MacGillivray Freeman's One World One Ocean project. Her voyages take place under the auspices of the Blue Frontier Campaign.[9] She is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, and has been listed amongst the Top Twenty Great British Adventurers by the Daily Telegraph and the Top Ten Ultimate Adventurers by National Geographic. In 2011 she received the Ocean Inspiration Through Adventure award. She has been inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame and was a recipient of a Yale World Fellowship. In 2010 she was named Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic. false 00:36:51 Rosalind "Roz" Savage MBE FRGS (born 23 December 1967) is an English ocean rower, environmental advocate, writer and speaker.[1] She holds four Guinness World Records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row solo across three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian.[2] She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken around 5 million oarstrokes, and spent cumulatively over 500 days of her life at sea in a 23-foot rowboat. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 for services to environmental awareness and fundraising. She was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from Bristol University in 2014. Roz Savage is a United Nations Climate Hero,[3] a trained presenter for the Climate Reality Project, and an Athlete Ambassador for 350.org.[4] She is on the board of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation,[5] and a Blue Ambassador for the UK-based BLUE Project. She promotes plastic-free communities as co-patron of the Greener Upon Thames campaign for a plastic bag free Olympics in 2012, and as a Notable Coalition Member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.[6] She also supports the work of the 5 Gyres Institute,[7] and is an Ambassador for Plastic Oceans[8] and MacGillivray Freeman's One World One Ocean project. Her voyages take place under the auspices of the Blue Frontier Campaign.[9] She is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, and has been listed amongst the Top Twenty Great British Adventurers by the Daily Telegraph and the Top Ten Ultimate Adventurers by National Geographic. In 2011 she received the Ocean Inspiration Through Adventure award. She has been inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame and was a recipient of a Yale World Fellowship. In 2010 she was named Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-67-with-Guest-Michael-La-Cour-e2dsro9 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EotP7Ihv1GckaZZSwnOMinHu9zSV8nzaWEM4b3pGmf4 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:35:55 GMT Michael la Cour As of September 1, 2013, Managing Director of IKEA FOOD Services AB Work Experience 2009-2013 Business area manager, IKEA of Sweden 2007-2009 Store manager, IKEA USA 2004-2007 Deputy trading area manager, IKEA South East Asia 2000-2004 Country manager, IKEA Indonesia 1998-2000 Sales manager, DAT SCHAUB Denmark 1996-1998 Purchasing & Marketing manager, ISO supermarkets Denmark 1993-1996 Purchasing manager ALDI Denmark 1990-1993 Store and sales manager, ALDI Germany/Denmark 1987-1990 Trainee fruit & vegetables market, Copenhagen Denmark Education Master in Business Administration (MBA), specialized in international management, Aalborg Business Academy, Denmark Personal Living in Copenhagen Denmark. Enjoys running, cooking and movies. Born in October 1967 in Denmark. Married and have three children, two girls and one boy. false 00:50:47 Michael la Cour As of September 1, 2013, Managing Director of IKEA FOOD Services AB Work Experience 2009-2013 Business area manager, IKEA of Sweden 2007-2009 Store manager, IKEA USA 2004-2007 Deputy trading area manager, IKEA South East Asia 2000-2004 Country manager, IKEA Indonesia 1998-2000 Sales manager, DAT SCHAUB Denmark 1996-1998 Purchasing & Marketing manager, ISO supermarkets Denmark 1993-1996 Purchasing manager ALDI Denmark 1990-1993 Store and sales manager, ALDI Germany/Denmark 1987-1990 Trainee fruit & vegetables market, Copenhagen Denmark Education Master in Business Administration (MBA), specialized in international management, Aalborg Business Academy, Denmark Personal Living in Copenhagen Denmark. Enjoys running, cooking and movies. Born in October 1967 in Denmark. Married and have three children, two girls and one boy. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-66-with-Guest-Arjan-Stephens-e2dsrm9 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/1RnbW8W42dpD8oqPB_HIle5Vt1cgIYatYGr1bgNubEg Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:01:21 GMT Arjan Stephens is propelling the organic movement forward as the Executive VP of Sales and Marketing for Nature’s Path Foods. In his role, Arjan is responsible for leading Nature’s Path’s strategic direction in regards to product development, communications, sales, advertising, and packaging. In addition to the invaluable life-lessons learned from his grandfather, organic farmer Rupert Stephens, and his parents Arran and Ratana Stephens (founders of Nature’s Path), Arjan holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Queen’s University and an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Looking to champion Nature’s Path as a trusted name in quality organic foods, Arjan has led his team through integrated consumer awareness campaigns, grassroots organic gardening programs, an expansion into the European market, and the acquisition of Que Pasa Mexican Foods. This is in addition to wider issue-related projects such as the presenting sponsorship of the award winning documentary GMO OMG, and backing of mandatory GMO labeling initiatives at the state and National levels. In support of the belief that everyone has the right to quality organic foods Arjan and his wife Rimjhim spearheaded Nature’s Path’s “Bite4Bite” initiative, through which for every bag of Love Crunch granola purchased another is donated to Food Banks, up to $1million annually. In 2012 Arjan was named one of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40. In his spare time Arjan volunteers at a local meditation and ecology center where he leads a team of volunteers as a garden coordinator in an effort to feed an average of about 80 people in the community every week. false 00:40:38 Arjan Stephens is propelling the organic movement forward as the Executive VP of Sales and Marketing for Nature’s Path Foods. In his role, Arjan is responsible for leading Nature’s Path’s strategic direction in regards to product development, communications, sales, advertising, and packaging. In addition to the invaluable life-lessons learned from his grandfather, organic farmer Rupert Stephens, and his parents Arran and Ratana Stephens (founders of Nature’s Path), Arjan holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Queen’s University and an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Looking to champion Nature’s Path as a trusted name in quality organic foods, Arjan has led his team through integrated consumer awareness campaigns, grassroots organic gardening programs, an expansion into the European market, and the acquisition of Que Pasa Mexican Foods. This is in addition to wider issue-related projects such as the presenting sponsorship of the award winning documentary GMO OMG, and backing of mandatory GMO labeling initiatives at the state and National levels. In support of the belief that everyone has the right to quality organic foods Arjan and his wife Rimjhim spearheaded Nature’s Path’s “Bite4Bite” initiative, through which for every bag of Love Crunch granola purchased another is donated to Food Banks, up to $1million annually. In 2012 Arjan was named one of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40. In his spare time Arjan volunteers at a local meditation and ecology center where he leads a team of volunteers as a garden coordinator in an effort to feed an average of about 80 people in the community every week. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-65-with-Guest-Maryn-Mckenna-e2dsrpp gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/R1WJv74zQxhbAoJZTNnNReh5njaGpc0mf2qUc0yaj2I Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:11:46 GMT Maryn McKenna is an independent journalist who specializes in public health, global health and food policy. She is a contributor to National Geographic, a Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, and the author of the critically acclaimed books Superbug (Simon & Schuster, 2010) and Beating Back the Devil (S&S 2004). She appears in the 2014 documentary “Resistance,” and her 2015 TED Talk, "What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more?" has been viewed 1.4 million times and translated into 32 languages. She writes for The New York Times, Newsweek, WIRED, Scientific American, Slate, The Atlantic, Nature, and The Guardian, among other publications, and received the 2014 Leadership Award from the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics and the 2013 Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences. Her new book, on antibiotics and agriculture, will be published by Penguin Random House in September 2017. false 00:41:42 Maryn McKenna is an independent journalist who specializes in public health, global health and food policy. She is a contributor to National Geographic, a Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, and the author of the critically acclaimed books Superbug (Simon & Schuster, 2010) and Beating Back the Devil (S&S 2004). She appears in the 2014 documentary “Resistance,” and her 2015 TED Talk, "What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more?" has been viewed 1.4 million times and translated into 32 languages. She writes for The New York Times, Newsweek, WIRED, Scientific American, Slate, The Atlantic, Nature, and The Guardian, among other publications, and received the 2014 Leadership Award from the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics and the 2013 Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences. Her new book, on antibiotics and agriculture, will be published by Penguin Random House in September 2017. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-64-with-Guest-Shep-Gordon-e2dsrnk gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/u6xpuUmo21zZ_1uaQAEaiYNFcLRzATzT8VHIulZF_vk Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:18 GMT Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, and Nobu and In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. false 00:43:36 Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, and Nobu and In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-63-with-Guest-Autumn-Calabrese-e2dsrpd gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EZkDhRUl2DVWYzgwEKv6lvD20UQ8BSNC_HwVrGivd7w Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:15:59 GMT Autumn Calabrese is a celebrity trainer, best-selling author, and working mom who revolutionized the Beachbody® fitness model with her simple approach to portion control. Her breakthrough hit workout, 21 Day Fix®, and follow-up 21 Day Fix EXTREME®, have been Beachbody’s top-selling franchise for the past two years, while her cookbook FIXATETM has sold more than 400,000 copies. In December 2015, she revealed The Master’s Hammer and ChiselTM, an innovative resistance- training system she crafted with seasoned trainer Sagi Kalev. She has held certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), and has taken home top-10 titles at national-level bikini competitions. Next up for Autumn will be the release of her much anticipated cardio, dance fitness workout, Country Heat. Country Heat is a high-energy, easy-to-follow, low-impact, country dance- inspired fitness program that so totally fires up the fun—you won’t even feel like you’re working out! 30 minutes of nonstop dancing to reshape your body, melt off the weight, and tone and tighten everything from your booty to your legs, shoulders, and arms...all in just 30 days! false 00:38:14 Autumn Calabrese is a celebrity trainer, best-selling author, and working mom who revolutionized the Beachbody® fitness model with her simple approach to portion control. Her breakthrough hit workout, 21 Day Fix®, and follow-up 21 Day Fix EXTREME®, have been Beachbody’s top-selling franchise for the past two years, while her cookbook FIXATETM has sold more than 400,000 copies. In December 2015, she revealed The Master’s Hammer and ChiselTM, an innovative resistance- training system she crafted with seasoned trainer Sagi Kalev. She has held certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), and has taken home top-10 titles at national-level bikini competitions. Next up for Autumn will be the release of her much anticipated cardio, dance fitness workout, Country Heat. Country Heat is a high-energy, easy-to-follow, low-impact, country dance- inspired fitness program that so totally fires up the fun—you won’t even feel like you’re working out! 30 minutes of nonstop dancing to reshape your body, melt off the weight, and tone and tighten everything from your booty to your legs, shoulders, and arms...all in just 30 days! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-62-with-Guest-Kris-Carr-e2dsrns gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/eZ5KpwvbieGPZPiq3JBu1IE6smTuvXYQLVKezhjpf-I Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:04:21 GMT Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and wellness activist. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC, The Discovery Channel, and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Juice, Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet, will change the way you live, love, and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University. Named a “new role model” by The New York Times, she has been featured in Glamour, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Success, Forbes, People, Good Morning America, the Today show, CBS Evening News, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, The Doctors, Super Soul Sunday, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant-passionate diet, self-care practices, and learning to live and love like they really mean it. In Oprah’s words, “Kris Carr’s riveting journey started a revolution.” Visit her at Kriscarr.com. false 00:36:20 Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and wellness activist. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC, The Discovery Channel, and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Juice, Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet, will change the way you live, love, and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University. Named a “new role model” by The New York Times, she has been featured in Glamour, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Success, Forbes, People, Good Morning America, the Today show, CBS Evening News, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, The Doctors, Super Soul Sunday, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant-passionate diet, self-care practices, and learning to live and love like they really mean it. In Oprah’s words, “Kris Carr’s riveting journey started a revolution.” Visit her at Kriscarr.com. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-61-with-Guest-Rocco-DiSpirito-e2dsrnq gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5o2p0QbrfvZJEIibejvE3rC6-uHtVyTtrUmP-N0oDtI Tue, 07 Feb 2017 03:47:55 GMT Rocco DiSpirito is a Healthy Lifestyle Crusader, James Beard award winning chef, and author of 12 highly acclaimed cookbooks, including his latest New York Times bestseller The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods. Among his successful cookbooks, he is also the author of #1 New York Times bestsellers including The Pound A Day Diet, Now Eat This! and Now Eat This! Diet. He is recognized for his inspiring weight loss journey and has dedicated his life to proving that healthy and delicious are not mutually exclusive. DiSpirito launched The Pound A Diet meal delivery service where he personally cooks for and coaches clients to better health. All meals are freshly prepared in DiSpirito’s New York City kitchen and feature local, organic, gluten-free, sugar-free and dairy-free ingredients, one of a kind menu customization to meet weight loss goals and delivery nationwide. In 2016, the innovative chef debuted Rocco’s Protein Powder, an organic, protein-packed, low carb, gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, fat-free, non-GMO powder. Making healthy, low calorie and delicious options more accessible, he also offers better-for-you snacks such as high protein chocolate-strawberry quick fill bars, shakes and organic turkey jerky available on his website www.roccodispirito.com. Throughout his career, DiSpirito has starred in many popular TV shows. He helped guide life-changing transformations as the Healthy Food Coach on ABC’s hit series Extreme Weight Loss and its companion series Extreme Weight Loss: Love Can’t Weight. The celebrity chef and television personality starred in Restaurant Divided on Food Network in the fall of 2013, Now Eat This! with Rocco DiSpirito, a weekly, nationally-syndicated series in 2012 and Rocco’s Dinner Party which aired on Bravo in the summer of 2011, among other shows. In 2012, DiSpirito founded Savory Place Media, his production house. Its first project Now Eat This! Italy for AOL Originals became an instant Top 10 series on AOL garnering millions of views. DiSpirito was also the founder of the Now Eat This! truck, which featured meals created from his wildly successful series of cookbooks of the same name. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, he aided storm victims and volunteers by providing more than 350,000 hot meals from the food truck. He serves on the Entertainment Council for Feeding America where he can frequently be found volunteering and serving guests at food banks throughout New York City. He is an Ambassador for HealthCorps, founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz, through which he visits schools around the country to empower students to make healthy food and lifestyle choices. DiSpirito also serves as an advisory board member to Hampton Creek, an innovative food tech startup dedicated to reducing the depletion of natural resources. Additionally, he works closely with Wellness In The Schools (WITS) as well as the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy. DiSpirito studied at the Culinary Institute of America and Boston University. By the time he turned 20 years old, he was working in the kitchens of legendary chefs around the globe. He was named Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chef,” People magazine’s “Sexiest Chef” and was the first chef to appear on Gourmet Magazine’s cover as “America’s Most Exciting Young Chef.” His 3-Star restaurant Union Pacific was a New York City culinary landmark for many years. He is a frequent guest on The View, The Dr. Oz Show, Fox & Friends, The Rachael Ray Show and CBS Sunday Morning among many other programs. When he is not cooking, he enjoys bicycling and participating in triathlons false 00:38:44 Rocco DiSpirito is a Healthy Lifestyle Crusader, James Beard award winning chef, and author of 12 highly acclaimed cookbooks, including his latest New York Times bestseller The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods. Among his successful cookbooks, he is also the author of #1 New York Times bestsellers including The Pound A Day Diet, Now Eat This! and Now Eat This! Diet. He is recognized for his inspiring weight loss journey and has dedicated his life to proving that healthy and delicious are not mutually exclusive. DiSpirito launched The Pound A Diet meal delivery service where he personally cooks for and coaches clients to better health. All meals are freshly prepared in DiSpirito’s New York City kitchen and feature local, organic, gluten-free, sugar-free and dairy-free ingredients, one of a kind menu customization to meet weight loss goals and delivery nationwide. In 2016, the innovative chef debuted Rocco’s Protein Powder, an organic, protein-packed, low carb, gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, fat-free, non-GMO powder. Making healthy, low calorie and delicious options more accessible, he also offers better-for-you snacks such as high protein chocolate-strawberry quick fill bars, shakes and organic turkey jerky available on his website www.roccodispirito.com. Throughout his career, DiSpirito has starred in many popular TV shows. He helped guide life-changing transformations as the Healthy Food Coach on ABC’s hit series Extreme Weight Loss and its companion series Extreme Weight Loss: Love Can’t Weight. The celebrity chef and television personality starred in Restaurant Divided on Food Network in the fall of 2013, Now Eat This! with Rocco DiSpirito, a weekly, nationally-syndicated series in 2012 and Rocco’s Dinner Party which aired on Bravo in the summer of 2011, among other shows. In 2012, DiSpirito founded Savory Place Media, his production house. Its first project Now Eat This! Italy for AOL Originals became an instant Top 10 series on AOL garnering millions of views. DiSpirito was also the founder of the Now Eat This! truck, which featured meals created from his wildly successful series of cookbooks of the same name. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, he aided storm victims and volunteers by providing more than 350,000 hot meals from the food truck. He serves on the Entertainment Council for Feeding America where he can frequently be found volunteering and serving guests at food banks throughout New York City. He is an Ambassador for HealthCorps, founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz, through which he visits schools around the country to empower students to make healthy food and lifestyle choices. DiSpirito also serves as an advisory board member to Hampton Creek, an innovative food tech startup dedicated to reducing the depletion of natural resources. Additionally, he works closely with Wellness In The Schools (WITS) as well as the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy. DiSpirito studied at the Culinary Institute of America and Boston University. By the time he turned 20 years old, he was working in the kitchens of legendary chefs around the globe. He was named Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chef,” People magazine’s “Sexiest Chef” and was the first chef to appear on Gourmet Magazine’s cover as “America’s Most Exciting Young Chef.” His 3-Star restaurant Union Pacific was a New York City culinary landmark for many years. He is a frequent guest on The View, The Dr. Oz Show, Fox & Friends, The Rachael Ray Show and CBS Sunday Morning among many other programs. When he is not cooking, he enjoys bicycling and participating in triathlons https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-60-with-Joel-Babbit-e2dsrmc gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EZaiWZ2Hbw8KRHrT_BgBmWY3rh3jqoiSwI5VJZBVrlM Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:02:59 GMT Joel Babbit is the CEO of NARRATIVE CONTENT GROUP -- one of the nation’s leading content marketing companies. It creates, distributes, and publishes content for its own websites and in partnership with many of the world’s leading brands, including AT&T, Coca-Cola, Mercedes, Georgia-Pacific, Newman’s Own, SC Johnson, Delta Air Lines, and Bacardi. Websites owned by NARRATIVE include Mother Nature Network (mnn.com) – its flagship property, and the most visited for-profit site in the world for news and information related to sustainability. The company was founded in 2009 by Babbit and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and its equity partners include CNN and Discovery Communications. Prior to launching NARRATIVE, Joel spent over 25 years in the advertising and public relations industry. He began his career at McCann-Erickson, where he worked on The Coca-Cola Company account, and was a co-founder of Babbit & Reiman Advertising (acquired by Gold Greenlees Trott) and 360 (acquired by WPP's Grey Global Group). He also previously served as President of WPP’s GCI Group and Executive Vice President of Chiat/Day. Following Atlanta’s selection as host for the 1996 Olympic Games, Joel took a leave of absence from the private sector and was appointed as the City’s first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. He has been active in numerous civic and non-profit organizations including Young Presidents Organization, The CDC Foundation Board of Visitors, Management Executive Society, GCAPP, The Atlanta History Center, and The Anti-Defamation League. He is a Director of Primerica (NYSE: PRI), GreenSky Credit, and The National Health Museum. In 1992, Joel received the John Drewry Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism and was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 1997. In 2015, he was awarded The John Holliman Lifetime Achievement Award by his alma mater – The University of Georgia’s Henry Grady School Of Journalism. false 00:40:43 Joel Babbit is the CEO of NARRATIVE CONTENT GROUP -- one of the nation’s leading content marketing companies. It creates, distributes, and publishes content for its own websites and in partnership with many of the world’s leading brands, including AT&T, Coca-Cola, Mercedes, Georgia-Pacific, Newman’s Own, SC Johnson, Delta Air Lines, and Bacardi. Websites owned by NARRATIVE include Mother Nature Network (mnn.com) – its flagship property, and the most visited for-profit site in the world for news and information related to sustainability. The company was founded in 2009 by Babbit and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and its equity partners include CNN and Discovery Communications. Prior to launching NARRATIVE, Joel spent over 25 years in the advertising and public relations industry. He began his career at McCann-Erickson, where he worked on The Coca-Cola Company account, and was a co-founder of Babbit & Reiman Advertising (acquired by Gold Greenlees Trott) and 360 (acquired by WPP's Grey Global Group). He also previously served as President of WPP’s GCI Group and Executive Vice President of Chiat/Day. Following Atlanta’s selection as host for the 1996 Olympic Games, Joel took a leave of absence from the private sector and was appointed as the City’s first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. He has been active in numerous civic and non-profit organizations including Young Presidents Organization, The CDC Foundation Board of Visitors, Management Executive Society, GCAPP, The Atlanta History Center, and The Anti-Defamation League. He is a Director of Primerica (NYSE: PRI), GreenSky Credit, and The National Health Museum. In 1992, Joel received the John Drewry Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism and was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 1997. In 2015, he was awarded The John Holliman Lifetime Achievement Award by his alma mater – The University of Georgia’s Henry Grady School Of Journalism. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-59-with-Guest-Fred-Haberman-e2dsrps gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/E7YngHflDhcYo-q0XmJBCL4WY4k4_-5ULNpaVcyYCmQ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:01:26 GMT Fred Haberman is an agent for change in the good-food movement. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Haberman, an agency that, in the last 20 years, has helped bring organic food into the mainstream, spurring the growth of brands like Earthbound Farm, Annie’s, Organic Valley and Traditional Medicinals. His agency fuels progress toward a better food system by supporting the work of pioneers such as the Organic Trade Association and National Cooperative Grocers Association, along with the McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP), a grants program that seeks to increase food security for people in developing countries. Fred is also the co-founder of Urban Organics, one of the first USDA-certified-organic aquaponics facilities in the country. A model for a new kind of sustainable farming, UO has been profiled nationally and internationally by Newsweek, FastCo and The Guardian. As a board member of Milwaukee’s Herzfeld Foundation, Fred has supported the vision of food activist Will Allen and the Milwaukee Public Market. He’s also served as co-producer of a PBS series about urban agriculture across America — “Food Forward,” which began airing in the fall of 2014, and he co-created Frog TV, which aims to nurture the conversation about the need to change our food system. false 00:46:32 Fred Haberman is an agent for change in the good-food movement. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Haberman, an agency that, in the last 20 years, has helped bring organic food into the mainstream, spurring the growth of brands like Earthbound Farm, Annie’s, Organic Valley and Traditional Medicinals. His agency fuels progress toward a better food system by supporting the work of pioneers such as the Organic Trade Association and National Cooperative Grocers Association, along with the McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP), a grants program that seeks to increase food security for people in developing countries. Fred is also the co-founder of Urban Organics, one of the first USDA-certified-organic aquaponics facilities in the country. A model for a new kind of sustainable farming, UO has been profiled nationally and internationally by Newsweek, FastCo and The Guardian. As a board member of Milwaukee’s Herzfeld Foundation, Fred has supported the vision of food activist Will Allen and the Milwaukee Public Market. He’s also served as co-producer of a PBS series about urban agriculture across America — “Food Forward,” which began airing in the fall of 2014, and he co-created Frog TV, which aims to nurture the conversation about the need to change our food system. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-58-with-Guest-Kaiwi-Lyman-Mersereau-e2dsrmk gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/x7fPE3hMJc0QH_PU5maTjxdZ8Y0_orW1F7FgMa6YoWY Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:28:28 GMT Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played water polo, surfed, paddled outrigger canoes, practiced Brazilian jiu jitsu, and sailed but nothing excited him more than being on stage. Kaiwi has experience as a close up magician and has won and placed in several magic competitions. He was fortunate to have four years of intense theater arts training in high school at the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. After high school Kaiwi moved to California in 2002 to pursue his passion in the entertainment business. He attended Santa Monica College and, to fulfill an assignment, in the first few weeks of class, he delivered a monologue from The Crucible. The teacher realized his experience was beyond an Acting 101 class and had him then deliver the monologue to the drama department head. She immediately recognized his talent and suggested he audition for Julliard School. Kaiwi was determined, however, to get a screen role and it wasn't long before he got his first break when, in 2003, Kaiwi played the lead role of Colin in the horror film, Trespassers. Since then he has taken on a variety of different projects. His work displays his range of roles, from comedic to dramatic, in numerous films, TV shows, webisodes and commercials. false 00:34:55 Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played water polo, surfed, paddled outrigger canoes, practiced Brazilian jiu jitsu, and sailed but nothing excited him more than being on stage. Kaiwi has experience as a close up magician and has won and placed in several magic competitions. He was fortunate to have four years of intense theater arts training in high school at the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. After high school Kaiwi moved to California in 2002 to pursue his passion in the entertainment business. He attended Santa Monica College and, to fulfill an assignment, in the first few weeks of class, he delivered a monologue from The Crucible. The teacher realized his experience was beyond an Acting 101 class and had him then deliver the monologue to the drama department head. She immediately recognized his talent and suggested he audition for Julliard School. Kaiwi was determined, however, to get a screen role and it wasn't long before he got his first break when, in 2003, Kaiwi played the lead role of Colin in the horror film, Trespassers. Since then he has taken on a variety of different projects. His work displays his range of roles, from comedic to dramatic, in numerous films, TV shows, webisodes and commercials. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-57-with-Guest-Erin-Stokes-ND-e2dsrol gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xpichz5ol_solQlj_auzUubVsdga86IEtqQRrqhYjDA Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:51:36 GMT Erin Stokes, ND is the Medical Director at MegaFood, and a registered Naturopathic Doctor in the state of Colorado. As Medical Director, Erin educates on health and wellness topics including lifestyle, nutrition, botanical medicine and dietary supplements. She hosts webinars, writes articles and blogs, and is a frequent radio and podcast guest. Dr. Erin Stokes received her Naturopathic Doctor degree from Bastyr University in 2001. Shortly afterwards she began to pursue her passion for educating others by teaching Western Pathology and Psychology of Healing at Southwest Acupuncture College. Erin combines her experience as a Naturopathic Doctor with an extensive background in the natural products industry. Prior to joining MegaFood, Erin provided expert consultations at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy for 6.5 years. Erin's personal mission is to empower people with the inspiration and tools to improve their lives, primarily through education. She practices Naturopathic Medicine and lives with her family in Boulder, Colorado. false 00:51:14 Erin Stokes, ND is the Medical Director at MegaFood, and a registered Naturopathic Doctor in the state of Colorado. As Medical Director, Erin educates on health and wellness topics including lifestyle, nutrition, botanical medicine and dietary supplements. She hosts webinars, writes articles and blogs, and is a frequent radio and podcast guest. Dr. Erin Stokes received her Naturopathic Doctor degree from Bastyr University in 2001. Shortly afterwards she began to pursue her passion for educating others by teaching Western Pathology and Psychology of Healing at Southwest Acupuncture College. Erin combines her experience as a Naturopathic Doctor with an extensive background in the natural products industry. Prior to joining MegaFood, Erin provided expert consultations at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy for 6.5 years. Erin's personal mission is to empower people with the inspiration and tools to improve their lives, primarily through education. She practices Naturopathic Medicine and lives with her family in Boulder, Colorado. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-56-with-Guest-Kadee-Stickland-e2dsrn0 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_e2357u_pckOzbRDBtAEOw5F2OLe-q1dgt-L2ZHlII8 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:12:37 GMT KaDee Strickland can next be seen starring opposite Jeffrey Donovan in Hulu’s upcoming drama series, “Shut Eye,” about the underground world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. Last year, Strickland starred in the ABC drama, “Secrets and Lies,” which also starred Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis. Strickland is perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Charlotte King on the ABC drama, “Private Practice,” which earned her the 2011 PRISM Award for Best Female Performance in a Drama Series with a Multi-Episode Storyline. Her additional television credits include a starring role on the David E. Kelley series, “The Wedding Bells,” as well as roles on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “All My Children,” “The Street Lawyer” and “Laws of Chance.” On the big screen, Strickland appeared in the critically-acclaimed Ridley Scott drama, AMERICAN GANGSTER, in which she played opposite Russell Crowe. She also starred in Tyler Perry’s THE FAMILY THAT PREYS with Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard. Her additional film credits include the following: THE FLOCK, a thriller with Richard Gere and Claire Danes; FEVER PITCH, directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Drew Barrymore; the hit horror film THE GRUDGE; Woody Allen's ANYTHING ELSE; ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID; SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE; and THE STEPFORD WIVES. While studying at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Strickland was cast in THE SIXTH SENSE and GIRL, INTERRUPTED, among other features filmed in Philadelphia. After receiving a Fine Arts degree, she moved to New York and continued her studies with master teacher Maggie Flanagan at the Maggie Flanagan Studio. In May 2006, the University honored Strickland with the Outstanding Alumni Award. During her time in New York, she acquired stage experience in productions of A Requiem for Things Past, Near Tragedy and in John Patrick Shanleys Women of Manhattan. Strickland resides in Los Angeles. false 00:52:37 KaDee Strickland can next be seen starring opposite Jeffrey Donovan in Hulu’s upcoming drama series, “Shut Eye,” about the underground world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. Last year, Strickland starred in the ABC drama, “Secrets and Lies,” which also starred Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis. Strickland is perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Charlotte King on the ABC drama, “Private Practice,” which earned her the 2011 PRISM Award for Best Female Performance in a Drama Series with a Multi-Episode Storyline. Her additional television credits include a starring role on the David E. Kelley series, “The Wedding Bells,” as well as roles on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “All My Children,” “The Street Lawyer” and “Laws of Chance.” On the big screen, Strickland appeared in the critically-acclaimed Ridley Scott drama, AMERICAN GANGSTER, in which she played opposite Russell Crowe. She also starred in Tyler Perry’s THE FAMILY THAT PREYS with Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard. Her additional film credits include the following: THE FLOCK, a thriller with Richard Gere and Claire Danes; FEVER PITCH, directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Drew Barrymore; the hit horror film THE GRUDGE; Woody Allen's ANYTHING ELSE; ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID; SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE; and THE STEPFORD WIVES. While studying at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Strickland was cast in THE SIXTH SENSE and GIRL, INTERRUPTED, among other features filmed in Philadelphia. After receiving a Fine Arts degree, she moved to New York and continued her studies with master teacher Maggie Flanagan at the Maggie Flanagan Studio. In May 2006, the University honored Strickland with the Outstanding Alumni Award. During her time in New York, she acquired stage experience in productions of A Requiem for Things Past, Near Tragedy and in John Patrick Shanleys Women of Manhattan. Strickland resides in Los Angeles. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-55-with-Guest-Tess-Masters-e2dsrpb gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/cXycwHaiA0BF3j2s5CM5Apzn9kZmrDplQS38Ac8Ifns Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:34:45 GMT Tess Masters My sister and I grew up with wild and wonderful parents, both airline crew and relentless adventurers. We lived and traveled all over the world, and tucked into any and all foods put in front of us. Until I hit my teens, when I was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. That was the impetus to a revolution of my diet. A naturopath suggested I forget gluten, dairy and meat, and embrace a diet high in plant-based foods and fish. Almost overnight, I felt better. It turned out I was gluten and dairy intolerant. This was my awakening to food as medicine. I developed a keen interest in health and nutrition. I studied nutritional science, and began taking cooking classes to develop my skills and knowledge. Only in my early twenties did I truly become inspired by the power of whole foods. My friend, Toni Hudson from Kerekt Living had been married to Dirk Benedict who had overcomer prostate cancer by following a macrobiotic diet. His book, Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy inspired me. The power of whole foods Finding macrobiotics worked for me. I did feel good. But, in sticking with it religiously for many years, I still didn't feel as good as I knew I could. I embarked on a journey of discovery, searching for the perfect whole-foods diet to keep myself in a state of optimum health. As a perfectionist, I was going to master the art of my own health even if it killed me! My self-imposed and largely self directed crusade had me trying out every whole-foods diet known to man. I became vegetarian, then vegan. I discovered the benefits of raw foods, and dabbled in Ayurvedic philosophy, and Chinese yin and yang principles. Next, on to alkalinity, then Body Ecology anti-candida principles, blood-group strategies, and zillions of green smoothies. It was exhausting. While all of these regimes had something to offer, none was one-size-fits-me. I would feel really good, but eventually, symptoms of lethargy and fatigue, so familiar from my early experience of Epstein-Barr, would set back in. When I embraced the concept of bio-individuality—the recognition that one blanket strategy won’t work for everybody—things shifted. I supplemented by knowledge with an intuitive-experiential approach, listening to the signs in my body, and teaching myself a healthier way to move through the world. I discovered that flexibility and fluidity, not rigidity, were for me keys to wellness. Finding the “Tess” diet Today I cherry-pick from all of the healthy diets I’ve tried, working successful practices into my immune-boosting Tess diet. This diet adapts in response to climate, stress, emotions, physical activity, and specific health questions that arise. I’m a seasonal eater. In the hotter months, I eat a high percentage of raw foods; when it’s cold, more cooked foods. But green alkaline smoothies, juices, and soups are year-round staples. Birth of The Blender Girl With those staples as a focus, I started this website, using the blender as my inspiration. I quickly saw blending not only as a method of food preparation, but also as a guiding metaphor for how I live. Combining different concepts, flavors, and philosophies plays a crucial part in my ideal balance of food, exercise, work, and fun. While my approach isn’t a system exactly, it does add up to a recipe for success and happiness, and one that I believe is worth sharing. A diet featuring ample quantities and varieties of leafy greens, alkaline vegetables, and raw sprouted nuts, seeds, and grains, combined with daily green juices and smoothies, can be beneficial to just about anyone. In addition to this, each of us will discover that individualized, perfect blend of joyful activities, fulfilling work, loving relationships, time with family, food, exercise, and more. With all this in mind, my recipes aim for versatility and simplicity. The Recipes All of my recipes are gluten-free and vegan. Whilst I'm a plant based eater, and am convinced that a diet containing vast quantities and varieties of leafy greens, alkaline vegetables, raw sprouted nuts and seeds, all combined with daily green juices and smoothies can be beneficial to anybody, I also believe that each person’s "perfect blend" (foods, exercise, joyful activities, fulfilling work, loving relationships, time with family, etc.) will add up to a unique combination, and so the ingredients each of us will put into the blender will also be a unique blend. We nourish our beings with many things, and so it only makes sense that we nourish our bodies in diverse ways, too. So, I ask you, “What’s your perfect blend?” Main Bio Tess Masters is an actor, cook, lifestyle personality, and author of The Blender Girl, The Perfect Blend, The Detox Dynamo Cleanse, and The Blender Girl Smoothies app and book. In high demand as a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess collaborates with leading food and lifestyle brands. Collaborating with leading food and lifestyle brands, Tess is the global spokesperson for KitchenAid blenders, ambassador for Massel broths, and has presented videos for Sprouts Market, Silk, So Delicious, Earthbound Farm, Vega, Driscoll's, KitchenIQ, and others. She and her healthy fast food have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Family Circle, Vegetarian Times, FootNetwork.com, Shape.com, Glamour.com, Yahoo.com, Parents.com, among other publications around the world. Away from the blender, Tess enjoys a diverse performance career. She has toured internationally with acclaimed theater productions, worked in film and TV, and lent her voice to commercial campaigns, audiobooks, and popular videogame characters. false 00:31:02 Tess Masters My sister and I grew up with wild and wonderful parents, both airline crew and relentless adventurers. We lived and traveled all over the world, and tucked into any and all foods put in front of us. Until I hit my teens, when I was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. That was the impetus to a revolution of my diet. A naturopath suggested I forget gluten, dairy and meat, and embrace a diet high in plant-based foods and fish. Almost overnight, I felt better. It turned out I was gluten and dairy intolerant. This was my awakening to food as medicine. I developed a keen interest in health and nutrition. I studied nutritional science, and began taking cooking classes to develop my skills and knowledge. Only in my early twenties did I truly become inspired by the power of whole foods. My friend, Toni Hudson from Kerekt Living had been married to Dirk Benedict who had overcomer prostate cancer by following a macrobiotic diet. His book, Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy inspired me. The power of whole foods Finding macrobiotics worked for me. I did feel good. But, in sticking with it religiously for many years, I still didn't feel as good as I knew I could. I embarked on a journey of discovery, searching for the perfect whole-foods diet to keep myself in a state of optimum health. As a perfectionist, I was going to master the art of my own health even if it killed me! My self-imposed and largely self directed crusade had me trying out every whole-foods diet known to man. I became vegetarian, then vegan. I discovered the benefits of raw foods, and dabbled in Ayurvedic philosophy, and Chinese yin and yang principles. Next, on to alkalinity, then Body Ecology anti-candida principles, blood-group strategies, and zillions of green smoothies. It was exhausting. While all of these regimes had something to offer, none was one-size-fits-me. I would feel really good, but eventually, symptoms of lethargy and fatigue, so familiar from my early experience of Epstein-Barr, would set back in. When I embraced the concept of bio-individuality—the recognition that one blanket strategy won’t work for everybody—things shifted. I supplemented by knowledge with an intuitive-experiential approach, listening to the signs in my body, and teaching myself a healthier way to move through the world. I discovered that flexibility and fluidity, not rigidity, were for me keys to wellness. Finding the “Tess” diet Today I cherry-pick from all of the healthy diets I’ve tried, working successful practices into my immune-boosting Tess diet. This diet adapts in response to climate, stress, emotions, physical activity, and specific health questions that arise. I’m a seasonal eater. In the hotter months, I eat a high percentage of raw foods; when it’s cold, more cooked foods. But green alkaline smoothies, juices, and soups are year-round staples. Birth of The Blender Girl With those staples as a focus, I started this website, using the blender as my inspiration. I quickly saw blending not only as a method of food preparation, but also as a guiding metaphor for how I live. Combining different concepts, flavors, and philosophies plays a crucial part in my ideal balance of food, exercise, work, and fun. While my approach isn’t a system exactly, it does add up to a recipe for success and happiness, and one that I believe is worth sharing. A diet featuring ample quantities and varieties of leafy greens, alkaline vegetables, and raw sprouted nuts, seeds, and grains, combined with daily green juices and smoothies, can be beneficial to just about anyone. In addition to this, each of us will discover that individualized, perfect blend of joyful activities, fulfilling work, loving relationships, time with family, food, exercise, and more. With all this in mind, my recipes aim for versatility and simplicity. The Recipes All of my recipes are gluten-free and vegan. Whilst I'm a plant based eater, and am convinced that a diet containing vast quantities and varieties of leafy greens, alkaline vegetables, raw sprouted nuts and seeds, all combined with daily green juices and smoothies can be beneficial to anybody, I also believe that each person’s "perfect blend" (foods, exercise, joyful activities, fulfilling work, loving relationships, time with family, etc.) will add up to a unique combination, and so the ingredients each of us will put into the blender will also be a unique blend. We nourish our beings with many things, and so it only makes sense that we nourish our bodies in diverse ways, too. So, I ask you, “What’s your perfect blend?” Main Bio Tess Masters is an actor, cook, lifestyle personality, and author of The Blender Girl, The Perfect Blend, The Detox Dynamo Cleanse, and The Blender Girl Smoothies app and book. In high demand as a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess collaborates with leading food and lifestyle brands. Collaborating with leading food and lifestyle brands, Tess is the global spokesperson for KitchenAid blenders, ambassador for Massel broths, and has presented videos for Sprouts Market, Silk, So Delicious, Earthbound Farm, Vega, Driscoll's, KitchenIQ, and others. She and her healthy fast food have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Family Circle, Vegetarian Times, FootNetwork.com, Shape.com, Glamour.com, Yahoo.com, Parents.com, among other publications around the world. Away from the blender, Tess enjoys a diverse performance career. She has toured internationally with acclaimed theater productions, worked in film and TV, and lent her voice to commercial campaigns, audiobooks, and popular videogame characters. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-54-with-Guest-Dr--Steven-Lin-e2dsrpk gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uXmxkKDHQf6LsvlKxa_6N0_6AznzYQDbZkoOMCodsAA Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:03:07 GMT Trained at the University Of Sydney Dr Steven Lin is a practicing dentist, and writer with a background in biomedical science. A passionate health educator, Dr Lin’s work on the interface between dental and nutritional science and integrates the relationship between oral disease and systemic connection through dietary principles. He has been published on platforms such as TEDx, The Sydney Morning Herald, The British Dental Journal, The Huffington Post Australia and About.com. He is currently writing his own publication ‘The Dental Diet’ acquired by Hay House in the US, UK, Australia and Germany set to be released in January 2018. Dr Lin’s CPD accredited practitioner training course Nutrition and the Dental Practice is educating a new wave of dentists to incorporate preventative dietary principles into oral healthcare. His website www.drstevenlin.com is a resource for people to learn the food principles to eat for a healthy mouth, gut and body. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin @DrStevenLin false 00:38:29 Trained at the University Of Sydney Dr Steven Lin is a practicing dentist, and writer with a background in biomedical science. A passionate health educator, Dr Lin’s work on the interface between dental and nutritional science and integrates the relationship between oral disease and systemic connection through dietary principles. He has been published on platforms such as TEDx, The Sydney Morning Herald, The British Dental Journal, The Huffington Post Australia and About.com. He is currently writing his own publication ‘The Dental Diet’ acquired by Hay House in the US, UK, Australia and Germany set to be released in January 2018. Dr Lin’s CPD accredited practitioner training course Nutrition and the Dental Practice is educating a new wave of dentists to incorporate preventative dietary principles into oral healthcare. His website www.drstevenlin.com is a resource for people to learn the food principles to eat for a healthy mouth, gut and body. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin @DrStevenLin https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-53-with-Guest-Michael-Berger-e2dsrom gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/B-qPpmg07eDJd2zHf8PPcn5ADl793o5vfhsnZpVAfvA Wed, 14 Dec 2016 05:07:24 GMT Michael Berger is a Founding Partner and the VP of Supply Chain of Elevation Franchise Ventures, franchisor of Elevation Burger. As one of the founding partners, Michael has lead the company’s growth from a single restaurant to a chain of 60+ restaurants in seven countries. Under his supply chain leadership, Elevation Burger’s purchases of certified organic, grass-fed beef have grown into one of the largest certified organic beef purchasing programs in the United States and the largest such program of any restaurant group in the US. He is also responsible for developing the restaurant chain’s organic chicken program. Michael has been featured in various forms of media and is a recognized leader in sustainable food supply chains. He currently serves on The Organic Center’s Board of Trustees and Food Tank’s Board of Directors and was honored as the Organic Trade Association's “Rising Star” of 2015. Recently, he has also partnered with the founders of Virginia-based Neapolitan pizzeria, Pupatella, to develop the company's operations as they pursue franchise and corporate restaurant growth. false 00:47:21 Michael Berger is a Founding Partner and the VP of Supply Chain of Elevation Franchise Ventures, franchisor of Elevation Burger. As one of the founding partners, Michael has lead the company’s growth from a single restaurant to a chain of 60+ restaurants in seven countries. Under his supply chain leadership, Elevation Burger’s purchases of certified organic, grass-fed beef have grown into one of the largest certified organic beef purchasing programs in the United States and the largest such program of any restaurant group in the US. He is also responsible for developing the restaurant chain’s organic chicken program. Michael has been featured in various forms of media and is a recognized leader in sustainable food supply chains. He currently serves on The Organic Center’s Board of Trustees and Food Tank’s Board of Directors and was honored as the Organic Trade Association's “Rising Star” of 2015. Recently, he has also partnered with the founders of Virginia-based Neapolitan pizzeria, Pupatella, to develop the company's operations as they pursue franchise and corporate restaurant growth. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-52-with-Guest-Seth-Goldman-e2dsro4 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2CF2qZjuojk5QgB-W9WPs_D3uWfhShj-TCNe5Y3x3Lc Tue, 06 Dec 2016 19:50:02 GMT Seth Goldman co-founded Honest® Tea in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past eighteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, helping to further the reach and impact of Honest Tea’s mission by becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Today, Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling ready-to-drink organic bottled tea and Honest Kids® is the nation’s top-selling organic children/youth beverage. The brands are carried in more than 100,000 outlets in the United States, including all Wendy’s and Chik-fil-A restaurants. In 2016 Honest Tea’s distribution will be expanding to Europe. In 2016, Seth transitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEO Emeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This transition allows him to take on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately held California-based enterprise where Seth has served as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meat is a company on the cutting edge of plant protein research and development, with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods - without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfaction of animal meat. In addition to offering a range of lower-calorie beverages, Honest Tea has been recognized as the first company to launch an organic bottled tea (1999) and a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea (2003). Today every Honest Tea variety is certified organic and Fair Trade. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, China, Paraguay and South Africa. In 2015 Seth was named the #1 Disruptor by Beverage World, and Beverage Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine; he was also inducted into the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame. Seth has also been recognized by the United States Healthful Food Council with a REAL Food Innovator Award for helping change the food landscape by providing options that are healthier for both the body and the planet. Seth serves on the advisory boards of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management, the American Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (a local sustainability non-profit he co-founded). He graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Seth and Barry are the authors, along with graphic artist Soongyun Choi, of The New York Times bestseller Mission in a Bottle, which was published by the Crown Business division of Random House in September, 2013. The book, told in comic book form, captures their efforts to create a mission-driven business in a profit-driven world. Seth lives with his wife and three sons near Honest Tea’s Bethesda, MD headquarters in an eco-friendly house. false 00:41:48 Seth Goldman co-founded Honest® Tea in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past eighteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, helping to further the reach and impact of Honest Tea’s mission by becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Today, Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling ready-to-drink organic bottled tea and Honest Kids® is the nation’s top-selling organic children/youth beverage. The brands are carried in more than 100,000 outlets in the United States, including all Wendy’s and Chik-fil-A restaurants. In 2016 Honest Tea’s distribution will be expanding to Europe. In 2016, Seth transitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEO Emeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This transition allows him to take on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately held California-based enterprise where Seth has served as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meat is a company on the cutting edge of plant protein research and development, with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods - without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfaction of animal meat. In addition to offering a range of lower-calorie beverages, Honest Tea has been recognized as the first company to launch an organic bottled tea (1999) and a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea (2003). Today every Honest Tea variety is certified organic and Fair Trade. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, China, Paraguay and South Africa. In 2015 Seth was named the #1 Disruptor by Beverage World, and Beverage Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine; he was also inducted into the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame. Seth has also been recognized by the United States Healthful Food Council with a REAL Food Innovator Award for helping change the food landscape by providing options that are healthier for both the body and the planet. Seth serves on the advisory boards of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management, the American Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (a local sustainability non-profit he co-founded). He graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Seth and Barry are the authors, along with graphic artist Soongyun Choi, of The New York Times bestseller Mission in a Bottle, which was published by the Crown Business division of Random House in September, 2013. The book, told in comic book form, captures their efforts to create a mission-driven business in a profit-driven world. Seth lives with his wife and three sons near Honest Tea’s Bethesda, MD headquarters in an eco-friendly house. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-51-with-Guest-Margot-Machol-Bisnow-e2dsrog gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lHILNAx5HRbJVlYY1V-o-paQwiy7w3JW9eD9rmsJK9s Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:21:31 GMT Margot is the author of Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers and Change Makers, based on her interviews with 60 successful entrepreneurs and their moms about how they were raised. Previously, she was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Scene Bisnow, a daily online newsletter with 40,000 subscribers and 100,000 readers detailing the vibrant life of Washington D.C., one of the 32 newsletters published by Bisnow Media, the company her family founded, which they sold in 2016. She was involved for 25 years in developing, managing, and communicating high-level economic policy as a White House economic aide and regulatory Commissioner. She was chief of staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury’s international division, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; staff director of the HELP Commission that reviewed US foreign assistance; and a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. For 12 years, she was president of the non-profit Chesapeake Associates, which set up economic think tanks in Eastern Europe. She has a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from its Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She has been married to Mark Bisnow for 34 years; they have two sons. Elliott founded the successful Millennial conference series Summit Series, whose philosophy is that good business should be good for the world, and which purchased Powder Mountain in Utah to create a permanent home for its community. Austin founded and is the lead singer of the popular LA-based indie revival band Magic Giant. false 00:40:00 Margot is the author of Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers and Change Makers, based on her interviews with 60 successful entrepreneurs and their moms about how they were raised. Previously, she was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Scene Bisnow, a daily online newsletter with 40,000 subscribers and 100,000 readers detailing the vibrant life of Washington D.C., one of the 32 newsletters published by Bisnow Media, the company her family founded, which they sold in 2016. She was involved for 25 years in developing, managing, and communicating high-level economic policy as a White House economic aide and regulatory Commissioner. She was chief of staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury’s international division, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; staff director of the HELP Commission that reviewed US foreign assistance; and a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. For 12 years, she was president of the non-profit Chesapeake Associates, which set up economic think tanks in Eastern Europe. She has a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from its Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She has been married to Mark Bisnow for 34 years; they have two sons. Elliott founded the successful Millennial conference series Summit Series, whose philosophy is that good business should be good for the world, and which purchased Powder Mountain in Utah to create a permanent home for its community. Austin founded and is the lead singer of the popular LA-based indie revival band Magic Giant. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-50-A-Round-Up-e2dsrpe gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/-NVic_OVB8fnT98Rj03_j_g4UP3LPe7Igd60uAhWVz0 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:14:20 GMT It's our 50th episode! Here's a round up of 2016. Today we discuss the significant headlines of 2016. Epigate and increasing prices of the Epi Pen. Changes in the nutrition facts label for package foods. The Paleo and plant based diet for cleaner food and protein. How the consumer needs to be more vocal in what they want. How we need to leverage technology, the GMO legislation and taxes in the food industry. false 00:48:54 It's our 50th episode! Here's a round up of 2016. Today we discuss the significant headlines of 2016. Epigate and increasing prices of the Epi Pen. Changes in the nutrition facts label for package foods. The Paleo and plant based diet for cleaner food and protein. How the consumer needs to be more vocal in what they want. How we need to leverage technology, the GMO legislation and taxes in the food industry. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-49-with-Guest-Anahad-OConnor-e2dsrn6 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/E8JjrbpLeUe1e2oQ8bn5aeEdXim7YDcRr9V_Smh7Vok Thu, 17 Nov 2016 01:08:03 GMT Anahad O’Connor is a bestselling author and staff reporter for The New York Times. Anahad covers consumer health for the paper, writing about topics such as nutrition, chronic disease, obesity and the food industry. He joined the paper in 2003 and has covered everything from business to politics and culture. His focus since 2011 has been the intersection of food and health. Anahad’s news stories and investigative articles frequently appear on the front page of the New York Times, and he's been a featured guest on national news programs such as PBS News Hour, Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered. He is the author of four books, including the best selling, “The 10 Things You Need to Eat.” Anahad hails from New York City and is a graduate of Yale. He currently lives in San Francisco. false 00:52:24 Anahad O’Connor is a bestselling author and staff reporter for The New York Times. Anahad covers consumer health for the paper, writing about topics such as nutrition, chronic disease, obesity and the food industry. He joined the paper in 2003 and has covered everything from business to politics and culture. His focus since 2011 has been the intersection of food and health. Anahad’s news stories and investigative articles frequently appear on the front page of the New York Times, and he's been a featured guest on national news programs such as PBS News Hour, Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered. He is the author of four books, including the best selling, “The 10 Things You Need to Eat.” Anahad hails from New York City and is a graduate of Yale. He currently lives in San Francisco. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-48-with-guest-Jeff-Arnold-e2dsrnb gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/1jYpftSfgzHejqkLiGPZ6aA3pvtvp-P6zX9ooRD2wbQ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:52:06 GMT Jeff Arnold is Chairman and CEO of Sharecare, a health and wellness engagement platform he founded with Dr. Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications. Sharecare’s ultra-personalized and comprehensive platform helps consumers connect to the knowledge, evidence-based programs and health professionals they need by building each user a unique, dynamic health profile where they can access all of their health resources in one place. Previously, Arnold was Chairman and CEO of HowStuffWorks.com, an award-winning online resource used by millions of people each month, which he sold to Discovery Communications, where he served as Chief Digital Strategy Officer, and Chief Architect of The Curiosity Project until December 2011. In 1998, he founded and served as CEO of WebMD, the first healthcare company to harness the power of the Internet to create a destination for consumers, healthcare institutions and physicians to find trustworthy medical information. He was inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, as an Honorary Member in recognition of his superior achievements and contributions to the advancement of nursing and health care on both a national and global level. Arnold also has been honored by the World Economic Forum; inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia; named Entrepreneur of the Year, Southeast Region by Ernst & Young; and received the prestigious Phoenix Award, which recognizes companies and individuals who embody strength, tenacity and leadership in Georgia’s healthcare information technology industry. Currently chairman of Forbes Travel Guide, Arnold also has served on numerous boards for public, private and charitable organizations over the years. false 00:35:36 Jeff Arnold is Chairman and CEO of Sharecare, a health and wellness engagement platform he founded with Dr. Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications. Sharecare’s ultra-personalized and comprehensive platform helps consumers connect to the knowledge, evidence-based programs and health professionals they need by building each user a unique, dynamic health profile where they can access all of their health resources in one place. Previously, Arnold was Chairman and CEO of HowStuffWorks.com, an award-winning online resource used by millions of people each month, which he sold to Discovery Communications, where he served as Chief Digital Strategy Officer, and Chief Architect of The Curiosity Project until December 2011. In 1998, he founded and served as CEO of WebMD, the first healthcare company to harness the power of the Internet to create a destination for consumers, healthcare institutions and physicians to find trustworthy medical information. He was inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, as an Honorary Member in recognition of his superior achievements and contributions to the advancement of nursing and health care on both a national and global level. Arnold also has been honored by the World Economic Forum; inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia; named Entrepreneur of the Year, Southeast Region by Ernst & Young; and received the prestigious Phoenix Award, which recognizes companies and individuals who embody strength, tenacity and leadership in Georgia’s healthcare information technology industry. Currently chairman of Forbes Travel Guide, Arnold also has served on numerous boards for public, private and charitable organizations over the years. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-47-with-Guest-Elena-Brower-e2dsrmi gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Qmzr5QI8nJWYsHnj2TIYtUD06PlnP-Yt8-NqH1ShN0s Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:20:35 GMT Elena Brower is the author of Art of Attention, a renowned yoga workbook, now translated into five languages. Studying and teaching since 1998, she's respected globally for her distinct blend of alignment and attention in her teaching of yoga and meditation. Her audio meditation coursework, Cultivating Spiritual Intelligence, is beloved for its accessibility and relevance, and her yoga teaching is influenced by several traditions including Katonah Yoga, Kundalini and ParaYoga. Elena is also the founder of Teach.yoga, a global website for teachers, and her second book, Practice You, will be published in 2018 by Sounds True. Practices with Elena can be found on YogaGlo.com. false 00:44:18 Elena Brower is the author of Art of Attention, a renowned yoga workbook, now translated into five languages. Studying and teaching since 1998, she's respected globally for her distinct blend of alignment and attention in her teaching of yoga and meditation. Her audio meditation coursework, Cultivating Spiritual Intelligence, is beloved for its accessibility and relevance, and her yoga teaching is influenced by several traditions including Katonah Yoga, Kundalini and ParaYoga. Elena is also the founder of Teach.yoga, a global website for teachers, and her second book, Practice You, will be published in 2018 by Sounds True. Practices with Elena can be found on YogaGlo.com. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-46-with-Guest-Maria-Rodale-e2dsrpc gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/QNiuTZ9emS1dX90V_guu4FjkWV45kbqb1Y9chBr4WZE Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:59:41 GMT Maria Rodale is CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc., an independent healthy, happy living company whose mission is to inspire health, healing, happiness and love in the world, starting with you. Dividing her time between Rodale Inc.’s Emmaus, Pennsylvania headquarters and Manhattan offices, Maria oversees a global business with partners around the world in 70 countries. Rodale is the publisher of New York Times bestselling book such as Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, Jessica Alba’s The Honest Life, Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis, and Thug Kitchen by Matt Holloway and Michelle Davis; brands that include Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Runner’s World, Bicycling, Prevention magazine and Rodale’s Organic Life; and creator of the e-commerce brand Rodale’s. Maria has authored numerous books, including 2010’s Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe. She just released her first cookbook, Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun and Totally Delicious (October 2016). She is also the co-chair of the Rodale Institute. false 00:43:16 Maria Rodale is CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc., an independent healthy, happy living company whose mission is to inspire health, healing, happiness and love in the world, starting with you. Dividing her time between Rodale Inc.’s Emmaus, Pennsylvania headquarters and Manhattan offices, Maria oversees a global business with partners around the world in 70 countries. Rodale is the publisher of New York Times bestselling book such as Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, Jessica Alba’s The Honest Life, Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis, and Thug Kitchen by Matt Holloway and Michelle Davis; brands that include Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Runner’s World, Bicycling, Prevention magazine and Rodale’s Organic Life; and creator of the e-commerce brand Rodale’s. Maria has authored numerous books, including 2010’s Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe. She just released her first cookbook, Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun and Totally Delicious (October 2016). She is also the co-chair of the Rodale Institute. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-45-with-Guest-Mary-Alice-Stephenson-e2dsrme gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2oSTzwNnd-_iE-SGfOTdJPz4r2I0k1UPn6xpQ0_IzKs Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:33:04 GMT Mary Alice Stephenson is a world renown style and beauty expert who has styled hollywood's biggest stars and consulted for fashion and beauty's most influential brands. She is a humanitarian, a mom and an on-air personality and can be seen giving her fashion and beauty tips on the Today Show, Rachel Ray, Good Morning America, and Dr. O to name a few. As a fifteen-year-old fashion-obsessed teen in Birmingham, Michigan, Ms. Stephenson made a promise to her mother that she would one day be the fashion director at Harper’s Bazaar. Just 20 years later, Ms. Stephenson made her prophecy a reality. With a flick of the wrist, she commanded the powerpoint presentation to move on to the next slide, revealing a picture of her fifteen-year-old self complete with an over-permed mane and sparkly pink eyeshadow. “I was wearing a cowl neck,” chuckled Ms. Stephenson. “At least I got that right.” Ms. Stephenson is an equal mix of spirituality, fearless fashionista and humanitarian. As she told the audience about her rise to fashion’s elite, she sprinkled quotable lessons throughout. With unforgettable words passed on from her mentors, including Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele’s advice to “learn to turn shit into gold,” as well as personal steadfast rules–”say yes”–her seasoned career in fashion rings more like an anthem to the fashion girl than a self help book. Starting her fashion career as a Vogue assistant and later an assistant at Harper’s Bazaar, she worked her way up as an editor at Allure and Marie Claire before reaching her pinnacle: fashion director of Harper’s Bazaar. Styling iconic shoots with Hollywood heavyweights like Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Drew Barrymore, Ms. Stephenson’s talent for harnessing the power of bold imagery and her unshakable belief in the power of style earned her a place among fashion’s influencers. While waiting for a flight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a large group of assembling cheerleaders caught her eye. Amidst the perky cheers of “Karen! Karen!” a small six-year-old girl “without a speck of hair” emerged through the cheer tunnel. This was the work of Make-A-Wish America; Karen was going to cheer camp. After witnessing this heartwarming scene, Ms. Stephenson began volunteering for the organization and eventually adopted the title of International Fashion Ambassador. Seeing fashion’s impactful results through Make-A-Wish inspired her next move in the fashion world. Glam4Good was born from a need to find a way to serve the world through her fashion expertise. The guerrilla endeavor, captained by Ms. Stephenson, partners with non-profits to bring style, beauty and attention to their platforms. Ms. Stephenson and her many dedicated volunteers travel the nation beautifying women of all walks of life: those who live in homeless shelters, veterans who returned home with major injuries, and poverty stricken high school students who want to feel beautiful at prom. “For so many years I was using my love of fashion to work with stars, but there are so many heroic women out there that are stars,” said Ms. Stephenson. “If they feel good about themselves, they are able to deal with situations better. It’s the healing power of a sequin.” With huge partnerships with Make-A-Wish, Suave, Naeem Khan and Michelle Obama, Glam4Good is now working towards increasing its influence abroad. false 00:40:31 Mary Alice Stephenson is a world renown style and beauty expert who has styled hollywood's biggest stars and consulted for fashion and beauty's most influential brands. She is a humanitarian, a mom and an on-air personality and can be seen giving her fashion and beauty tips on the Today Show, Rachel Ray, Good Morning America, and Dr. O to name a few. As a fifteen-year-old fashion-obsessed teen in Birmingham, Michigan, Ms. Stephenson made a promise to her mother that she would one day be the fashion director at Harper’s Bazaar. Just 20 years later, Ms. Stephenson made her prophecy a reality. With a flick of the wrist, she commanded the powerpoint presentation to move on to the next slide, revealing a picture of her fifteen-year-old self complete with an over-permed mane and sparkly pink eyeshadow. “I was wearing a cowl neck,” chuckled Ms. Stephenson. “At least I got that right.” Ms. Stephenson is an equal mix of spirituality, fearless fashionista and humanitarian. As she told the audience about her rise to fashion’s elite, she sprinkled quotable lessons throughout. With unforgettable words passed on from her mentors, including Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele’s advice to “learn to turn shit into gold,” as well as personal steadfast rules–”say yes”–her seasoned career in fashion rings more like an anthem to the fashion girl than a self help book. Starting her fashion career as a Vogue assistant and later an assistant at Harper’s Bazaar, she worked her way up as an editor at Allure and Marie Claire before reaching her pinnacle: fashion director of Harper’s Bazaar. Styling iconic shoots with Hollywood heavyweights like Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Drew Barrymore, Ms. Stephenson’s talent for harnessing the power of bold imagery and her unshakable belief in the power of style earned her a place among fashion’s influencers. While waiting for a flight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a large group of assembling cheerleaders caught her eye. Amidst the perky cheers of “Karen! Karen!” a small six-year-old girl “without a speck of hair” emerged through the cheer tunnel. This was the work of Make-A-Wish America; Karen was going to cheer camp. After witnessing this heartwarming scene, Ms. Stephenson began volunteering for the organization and eventually adopted the title of International Fashion Ambassador. Seeing fashion’s impactful results through Make-A-Wish inspired her next move in the fashion world. Glam4Good was born from a need to find a way to serve the world through her fashion expertise. The guerrilla endeavor, captained by Ms. Stephenson, partners with non-profits to bring style, beauty and attention to their platforms. Ms. Stephenson and her many dedicated volunteers travel the nation beautifying women of all walks of life: those who live in homeless shelters, veterans who returned home with major injuries, and poverty stricken high school students who want to feel beautiful at prom. “For so many years I was using my love of fashion to work with stars, but there are so many heroic women out there that are stars,” said Ms. Stephenson. “If they feel good about themselves, they are able to deal with situations better. It’s the healing power of a sequin.” With huge partnerships with Make-A-Wish, Suave, Naeem Khan and Michelle Obama, Glam4Good is now working towards increasing its influence abroad. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/What-one-message-would-you-deliver-to-Congress-today-e2dsrnj gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/YfPdCjJJ_jf4aeLbj3FhwSMPsJveGWfdZs7UOfM9yuA Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:28:07 GMT Over the last 40 weeks we've grabbed Take Out with some of the leading game-changers whose work is enabling better health today and tomorrow. We asked each of them the question "What one message would you deliver to Congress today?" We wanted to share their messages as we think it should influence who we elect in November. As we prepare for this election, we think it's critical for us all to focus on candidates who will support the better food for better health movement. When you vote, consider these messages - would your candidate hear them, and be open to this input? Will they be your vehicle to enable change? false 00:13:54 Over the last 40 weeks we've grabbed Take Out with some of the leading game-changers whose work is enabling better health today and tomorrow. We asked each of them the question "What one message would you deliver to Congress today?" We wanted to share their messages as we think it should influence who we elect in November. As we prepare for this election, we think it's critical for us all to focus on candidates who will support the better food for better health movement. When you vote, consider these messages - would your candidate hear them, and be open to this input? Will they be your vehicle to enable change? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-43-with-Guest-James-Maskell-e2dsrnc gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/t_-xyLJrDnsohG2bfgLMjTunZ5L-r0qnLrwqu3UU_Lw Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:20:47 GMT You could say I was born into holistic medicine. Literally. That’s because I was delivered by Dr. Larry Krantz, one of the founders of the American Holistic Medical Association (and had my first chiropractic adjustment 15 minutes later). And I’ve been under the care of holistic medical providers ever since. I was born in Colorado and raised in England and South Africa (which accounts for the accent). I was the only seven-year-old in my class who saw a homeopath. My parents were leaders of their community and big proponents of holistic medicine. That, and they, made a big impression on me. But like any kid approaching adolescence, I started to think my parents were insane, and rebelled by doing the opposite of whatever they did. I graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in health economics (which in fact did come handy down the road), and then became an investment banker. That is, until I had a crisis of conscience one year into my stint as a banker, and thought, “I just can’t do this anymore.” And that’s when I switched careers and got involved with integrative medicine. A return to my roots, in a sense. I started working with a cousin who had been very successful in the spa industry, and who brought the first natural skin care line to America. I went to work for him, then became a supplement rep for his tiny company. In that sales role that I had the opportunity to interview 1,000 health practitioners, ranging from hospital specialists to Reiki practitioners, and got a grassroots education on what it takes to be one. And I learned that integrative medicine practitioners of every type weren’t being given the tools they needed to be successful. In fact, many of them struggled on the business end of things—they didn’t know how to set up their practices or manage them, and often found themselves in financial trouble, or unsure of what to invest in (or avoid). These healthcare practitioners are entrepreneurial in spirit, but lack the tools to disrupt the medical model on their own—and that’s where I come in. In fact, it’s part of my mission. The problem I knew I could solve. And that’s what I knew I could and would do: E​mpower the pioneers of next-generation medicine so that they could shift the paradigm and provide an alternative to people on a larger scale. B​ecause without some business acumen or support, they didn’t stand a chance. Neither do traditional doctors, by the way. I’ve spent quite a bit of time around them as well, enough to know that they, too, are trapped by the system, and lack the entrepreneurial know-how to strike out successfully on their own. While deservedly respected, M.D.s by and large aren’t taught to be leaders; they’re trained to execute on worst-case scenarios. And given the state of healthcare in this country, it’s not hard to see why they’re increasingly frustrated. Putting the “care” back in healthcare. The very reason doctors go into their line of work is the same reason alternative healthcare practitioners go into theirs: They want to treat, heal, and support people, not push paper—and yet that’s exactly what they end up doing. Traditional doctors in particular spend far too much time locked in battle with insurance companies to make the difference they started out hoping to make. I’ve been influenced by many greats in this field, including Jeffrey Bland, Mark Hyman, and Robin Berzin—true leaders who have inspired me and so many others, and are changing our perspective of health, and our lives, in the process. And while I’m not a doctor, I can facilitate this critical shift via my large and fast-growing network, my education in health economics, and my experience as an entrepreneur, specifically, in the worlds of healthcare and functional medicine. My desire to expedite this major shift in medicine is the genesis of F​unctional Forum, t​he world’s largest integrative medicine conference, which I founded in 2014 and hold the first Monday of each month for health professionals, medical stakeholders, and digital entrepreneurs. Through the Forum I curate a new form of practitioner education, which I call “medutainment,” a mixed-media format, combining interviews, TED-style talks, and audience interaction with the latest health news, research, and health technology. Thousands tune in every month—not just because it’s informative, but because it’s upbeat, engaging, and makes a difference. My ultimate goal is to empower more doctors to transition to the functional medicine model which will allow them to run their own thriving practices, infuse more meaning and connection to their work, and get back to the business of helping people the way they’d always imagined they would. false 00:42:39 You could say I was born into holistic medicine. Literally. That’s because I was delivered by Dr. Larry Krantz, one of the founders of the American Holistic Medical Association (and had my first chiropractic adjustment 15 minutes later). And I’ve been under the care of holistic medical providers ever since. I was born in Colorado and raised in England and South Africa (which accounts for the accent). I was the only seven-year-old in my class who saw a homeopath. My parents were leaders of their community and big proponents of holistic medicine. That, and they, made a big impression on me. But like any kid approaching adolescence, I started to think my parents were insane, and rebelled by doing the opposite of whatever they did. I graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in health economics (which in fact did come handy down the road), and then became an investment banker. That is, until I had a crisis of conscience one year into my stint as a banker, and thought, “I just can’t do this anymore.” And that’s when I switched careers and got involved with integrative medicine. A return to my roots, in a sense. I started working with a cousin who had been very successful in the spa industry, and who brought the first natural skin care line to America. I went to work for him, then became a supplement rep for his tiny company. In that sales role that I had the opportunity to interview 1,000 health practitioners, ranging from hospital specialists to Reiki practitioners, and got a grassroots education on what it takes to be one. And I learned that integrative medicine practitioners of every type weren’t being given the tools they needed to be successful. In fact, many of them struggled on the business end of things—they didn’t know how to set up their practices or manage them, and often found themselves in financial trouble, or unsure of what to invest in (or avoid). These healthcare practitioners are entrepreneurial in spirit, but lack the tools to disrupt the medical model on their own—and that’s where I come in. In fact, it’s part of my mission. The problem I knew I could solve. And that’s what I knew I could and would do: E​mpower the pioneers of next-generation medicine so that they could shift the paradigm and provide an alternative to people on a larger scale. B​ecause without some business acumen or support, they didn’t stand a chance. Neither do traditional doctors, by the way. I’ve spent quite a bit of time around them as well, enough to know that they, too, are trapped by the system, and lack the entrepreneurial know-how to strike out successfully on their own. While deservedly respected, M.D.s by and large aren’t taught to be leaders; they’re trained to execute on worst-case scenarios. And given the state of healthcare in this country, it’s not hard to see why they’re increasingly frustrated. Putting the “care” back in healthcare. The very reason doctors go into their line of work is the same reason alternative healthcare practitioners go into theirs: They want to treat, heal, and support people, not push paper—and yet that’s exactly what they end up doing. Traditional doctors in particular spend far too much time locked in battle with insurance companies to make the difference they started out hoping to make. I’ve been influenced by many greats in this field, including Jeffrey Bland, Mark Hyman, and Robin Berzin—true leaders who have inspired me and so many others, and are changing our perspective of health, and our lives, in the process. And while I’m not a doctor, I can facilitate this critical shift via my large and fast-growing network, my education in health economics, and my experience as an entrepreneur, specifically, in the worlds of healthcare and functional medicine. My desire to expedite this major shift in medicine is the genesis of F​unctional Forum, t​he world’s largest integrative medicine conference, which I founded in 2014 and hold the first Monday of each month for health professionals, medical stakeholders, and digital entrepreneurs. Through the Forum I curate a new form of practitioner education, which I call “medutainment,” a mixed-media format, combining interviews, TED-style talks, and audience interaction with the latest health news, research, and health technology. Thousands tune in every month—not just because it’s informative, but because it’s upbeat, engaging, and makes a difference. My ultimate goal is to empower more doctors to transition to the functional medicine model which will allow them to run their own thriving practices, infuse more meaning and connection to their work, and get back to the business of helping people the way they’d always imagined they would. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-42-with-Guest-Marci-Zaroff-e2dsrn4 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/DlZhcsfaqLhwFPbbBvo4uV0B7mVUXqvsjQCc3uyqneo Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:36:08 GMT Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” and is an internationally recognized ECOlifestyle entrepreneur, educator, innovator and expert. Founder of both Under the Canopy and Metawear, Executive Producer of “THREAD Documentary | Driving Fashion Forward,” and Co-Founder of BeyondBrands, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and I AM Enlightened Creations, Marci has been instrumental in driving authenticity, environmental leadership & social justice worldwide for over 25 years. Board Member of the Organic Trade Association, Textile Exchange, Turning Green and Cradle to Cradle's "Fashion Positive", Zaroff was a key figure in the development of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and first Fair Trade Textile Certification. Marci has received countless recognitions — including Retail Touchpoint's "Retail Innovator Award," New York Moves “Power Women Award," Fashion Group International's "Rising Star Award" and the Natural Product Industry’s “Socially Responsible Business Award”. Marci is featured in the book “ECO AMAZONS: 20 Women Who Are Transforming the World” and is a Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) Fellow and a Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute. false 00:50:24 Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” and is an internationally recognized ECOlifestyle entrepreneur, educator, innovator and expert. Founder of both Under the Canopy and Metawear, Executive Producer of “THREAD Documentary | Driving Fashion Forward,” and Co-Founder of BeyondBrands, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and I AM Enlightened Creations, Marci has been instrumental in driving authenticity, environmental leadership & social justice worldwide for over 25 years. Board Member of the Organic Trade Association, Textile Exchange, Turning Green and Cradle to Cradle's "Fashion Positive", Zaroff was a key figure in the development of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and first Fair Trade Textile Certification. Marci has received countless recognitions — including Retail Touchpoint's "Retail Innovator Award," New York Moves “Power Women Award," Fashion Group International's "Rising Star Award" and the Natural Product Industry’s “Socially Responsible Business Award”. Marci is featured in the book “ECO AMAZONS: 20 Women Who Are Transforming the World” and is a Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) Fellow and a Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-41-with-Guest-Dr--Frank-Lipman-e2dsrn7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/-qIdQdsIAUeMnttmKyO0oBz9Hrugutg-Dovv3I0egLc Thu, 29 Sep 2016 02:57:52 GMT A pioneer and internationally recognized expert in the fields of Integrative and Functional Medicine, Dr Frank Lipman is the founder and director of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center in New York City, where his personal brand of healing has helped thousands of people reclaim their vitality and recover their zest for life. Dr. Lipman received his initial medical training in South Africa, qualifying in 1979 and emigrated to the United States in 1984. He became board certified in internal medicine after serving as Chief Medical Resident in his final year of residency at Lincoln Hospital in New York City. Becoming more and more aware of both the strengths and the weaknesses of his training, he began to study acupuncture, Chinese medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, herbal medicine, biofeedback, meditation and yoga. He began to see that the polarization between western modalities and other healing philosophies merely negated positive attributes of both. He saw that true healing lay in a blend between the two. He now practices his unique blend of what he calls “Good Medicine”, combining all the systems in which he has trained. A New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Lipman has written 4 books: Total Renewal – 7 Key Steps to Resilience Vitality and Long Term Health; Revive – End Exhaustion and Feel Great Again; The New Health Rules – Simple Changes to Achieve Whole-Body Wellness; and his latest book 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat. false 00:37:59 A pioneer and internationally recognized expert in the fields of Integrative and Functional Medicine, Dr Frank Lipman is the founder and director of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center in New York City, where his personal brand of healing has helped thousands of people reclaim their vitality and recover their zest for life. Dr. Lipman received his initial medical training in South Africa, qualifying in 1979 and emigrated to the United States in 1984. He became board certified in internal medicine after serving as Chief Medical Resident in his final year of residency at Lincoln Hospital in New York City. Becoming more and more aware of both the strengths and the weaknesses of his training, he began to study acupuncture, Chinese medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, herbal medicine, biofeedback, meditation and yoga. He began to see that the polarization between western modalities and other healing philosophies merely negated positive attributes of both. He saw that true healing lay in a blend between the two. He now practices his unique blend of what he calls “Good Medicine”, combining all the systems in which he has trained. A New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Lipman has written 4 books: Total Renewal – 7 Key Steps to Resilience Vitality and Long Term Health; Revive – End Exhaustion and Feel Great Again; The New Health Rules – Simple Changes to Achieve Whole-Body Wellness; and his latest book 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-40-with-Guest-Henry-Ehrlich-and-Dr--Julie-Bown-e2dsrpl gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/RYi5--hRyat0fs5GyW_qDEI9L2QRuf4pqdHMQBm2LgM Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:41:00 GMT Julie Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is co-Director of research for the Division of Emergency Medicine. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine and works in the Seattle Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. She is Canadian but has crisscrossed the border many times over the years: she received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, her medical degree from McGill University and her MPH from the University of Washington. She was a pediatrics resident first at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and then at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she also completed her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training. Her research interests include anaphylaxis, foreign bodies, minor procedures, emergency management of respiratory diseases, and the use of technology in medicine. When there is time after making up for her sometimes neglect of her husband and two teenage boys, she enjoys gardening, sewing costumes, genealogy, and evening walks. false 00:46:01 Julie Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is co-Director of research for the Division of Emergency Medicine. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine and works in the Seattle Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. She is Canadian but has crisscrossed the border many times over the years: she received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, her medical degree from McGill University and her MPH from the University of Washington. She was a pediatrics resident first at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and then at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she also completed her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training. Her research interests include anaphylaxis, foreign bodies, minor procedures, emergency management of respiratory diseases, and the use of technology in medicine. When there is time after making up for her sometimes neglect of her husband and two teenage boys, she enjoys gardening, sewing costumes, genealogy, and evening walks. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-39-with-Guest-John-Foraker-e2dsrnh gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/9Au_vOQLLu-wx5-N_9oQd6S4MqG4_JAbl4x-tQQlcaE Wed, 14 Sep 2016 23:27:00 GMT John Foraker is the President and former Chief Executive Officer of Annie’s, Inc. and a leading authority in the organic and natural foods industry. With more than 20 years of business experience and a sharp focus on sustainability and social responsibility, Foraker’s vision for growing Annie’s has always relied on transparent leadership and an over-arching commitment to creativity, innovation and honesty. In addition to his role as President, Foraker also leads within the greater General Mills organization as an advisor for the company’s small business incubator 301, Inc., a new venture group that invests in small promising companies. Prior to assuming his role as President in October 2014, Foraker led investors to place growth capital into Annie’s in 1999, earning his title as Chairman of the Board. Beginning in 2004, Foraker led as Annie’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking Annie’s public under the BNNY symbol in 2012, just prior to the company’s buyout by General Mills, Inc. in October 2014. A respected expert spokesperson in the organic and natural foods industry, Foraker has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes and Wall Street Journal, in addition to other platinum media outlets. Foraker has also shared his leadership and expertise with business owners and audiences at home in the Bay Area and across the country, addressing organizations like the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum, the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and the Nutrition Business Journal Conference, among others. Most recently, Foraker was awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year® 2015 in Northern California, recognizing his entrepreneurial excellence in the retail and consumer products category. Prior to his tenure at Annie’s, Foraker served as Vice President at Bank of America, overseeing commercial banking client relationship management in the bank’s premium wine business portfolio. Foraker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. false 00:33:03 John Foraker is the President and former Chief Executive Officer of Annie’s, Inc. and a leading authority in the organic and natural foods industry. With more than 20 years of business experience and a sharp focus on sustainability and social responsibility, Foraker’s vision for growing Annie’s has always relied on transparent leadership and an over-arching commitment to creativity, innovation and honesty. In addition to his role as President, Foraker also leads within the greater General Mills organization as an advisor for the company’s small business incubator 301, Inc., a new venture group that invests in small promising companies. Prior to assuming his role as President in October 2014, Foraker led investors to place growth capital into Annie’s in 1999, earning his title as Chairman of the Board. Beginning in 2004, Foraker led as Annie’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking Annie’s public under the BNNY symbol in 2012, just prior to the company’s buyout by General Mills, Inc. in October 2014. A respected expert spokesperson in the organic and natural foods industry, Foraker has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes and Wall Street Journal, in addition to other platinum media outlets. Foraker has also shared his leadership and expertise with business owners and audiences at home in the Bay Area and across the country, addressing organizations like the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum, the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and the Nutrition Business Journal Conference, among others. Most recently, Foraker was awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year® 2015 in Northern California, recognizing his entrepreneurial excellence in the retail and consumer products category. Prior to his tenure at Annie’s, Foraker served as Vice President at Bank of America, overseeing commercial banking client relationship management in the bank’s premium wine business portfolio. Foraker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-38-with-Guest-Morgan-Oliveria-e2dsron gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/FeuyNgEkVvIUlFQfEDj9VLWh0cGaFOZtTzskhps0gdw Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:04:36 GMT Morgan Oliveira is the founder and principal of Grounded PR, a PR consultancy designed to help mission-driven companies share their stories, with a focus on the food/food tech space. She has worked with some of the country’s leading brands, including sweetgreen and Back to the Roots, amongst others. Prior to Grounded, Morgan was the first employee and Director of Communications at Hampton Creek, a food technology company that is currently valued at over $1B and has received investment from a number of billionaires including from Li Ka-shing, the wealthiest man in Asia, and Marc Benioff CEO & co-founder of Salesforce. At Hampton, Morgan worked to spread the story and mission of Hampton Creek to the press and public, and was the driver behind the press during the Unilever lawsuit and the famed “Mayo Wars” during the fall of 2014. She was named to the Business Insider list of Top 50 Best PR People in the Tech Industry for 2014. Morgan comes from a background in food, having worked at a startup in Los Angeles where she helped it quadruple its business in only a year’s time, securing deals with influencers such as P90X founder, Tony Horton and Vega formulator, Brendan Brazier. false 00:44:21 Morgan Oliveira is the founder and principal of Grounded PR, a PR consultancy designed to help mission-driven companies share their stories, with a focus on the food/food tech space. She has worked with some of the country’s leading brands, including sweetgreen and Back to the Roots, amongst others. Prior to Grounded, Morgan was the first employee and Director of Communications at Hampton Creek, a food technology company that is currently valued at over $1B and has received investment from a number of billionaires including from Li Ka-shing, the wealthiest man in Asia, and Marc Benioff CEO & co-founder of Salesforce. At Hampton, Morgan worked to spread the story and mission of Hampton Creek to the press and public, and was the driver behind the press during the Unilever lawsuit and the famed “Mayo Wars” during the fall of 2014. She was named to the Business Insider list of Top 50 Best PR People in the Tech Industry for 2014. Morgan comes from a background in food, having worked at a startup in Los Angeles where she helped it quadruple its business in only a year’s time, securing deals with influencers such as P90X founder, Tony Horton and Vega formulator, Brendan Brazier. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-37-with-Guest-Julie-Cottineau-e2dsrpa gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/NUsZtKb9MGAXu8mv5NKCrTX9fgAIQK3umZPorGa41xo Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:01:03 GMT Julie Cottineau is founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy, and creator of Brand School Online, a premier learning program that teaches small business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profits how to create more distinctive, more powerful and more profitable brands that break-through in crowded markets. Prior to launching her own business, she was vice president of brand at Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Cottineau also served as executive director of consumer branding at Interbrand, as well as a VP management supervisor at Grey Global in both the US and France, helping to build leading global brands in diverse categories such as Intel, Pantene, Virgin, Stolichnaya and Kool-Aid. She has been an adjunct professor of Integrated Marketing Communications at Columbia and Cornell universities and a frequent commentator on brand strategy and innovation in top business media such as Forbes.com, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, and American Express Open for Small Business. For more information, visit BrandTwist.com and TheTwistBook.com false 00:35:25 Julie Cottineau is founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy, and creator of Brand School Online, a premier learning program that teaches small business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profits how to create more distinctive, more powerful and more profitable brands that break-through in crowded markets. Prior to launching her own business, she was vice president of brand at Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Cottineau also served as executive director of consumer branding at Interbrand, as well as a VP management supervisor at Grey Global in both the US and France, helping to build leading global brands in diverse categories such as Intel, Pantene, Virgin, Stolichnaya and Kool-Aid. She has been an adjunct professor of Integrated Marketing Communications at Columbia and Cornell universities and a frequent commentator on brand strategy and innovation in top business media such as Forbes.com, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, and American Express Open for Small Business. For more information, visit BrandTwist.com and TheTwistBook.com https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-36-with-Guest-Joe-The-Juicer-Cross-e2dsrnf gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/c8GJfwvvIyTmlqEsPecCvL3bghsH11Mqo8lb2dsbxZ0 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:25:00 GMT Joe Cross, focused most of his energy in his 30’s on building a business empire and his wealth, Joe admits that his health had never been a priority. In his early thirties he developed a rare auto-immune disease for which he was prescribed a powerful prescription medication. After taking pills for several years and dissatisfied with the knowledge that he would likely be taking them for life, Joe decided to examine what he was eating and explore the link between his illness and his diet. Joe managed to send his disease into remission and stop the need for medication, by making wholesale changes to his diet. Eight years later, Joe remains medication and symptom free. Australian-born entrepreneur who most recently founded Reboot Media, a health and lifestyle brand that creates educational media. He is also the Co-Director, Executive Producer, host and subject of Reboot Media’s films, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2, and The Kids Menu. false 00:52:28 Joe Cross, focused most of his energy in his 30’s on building a business empire and his wealth, Joe admits that his health had never been a priority. In his early thirties he developed a rare auto-immune disease for which he was prescribed a powerful prescription medication. After taking pills for several years and dissatisfied with the knowledge that he would likely be taking them for life, Joe decided to examine what he was eating and explore the link between his illness and his diet. Joe managed to send his disease into remission and stop the need for medication, by making wholesale changes to his diet. Eight years later, Joe remains medication and symptom free. Australian-born entrepreneur who most recently founded Reboot Media, a health and lifestyle brand that creates educational media. He is also the Co-Director, Executive Producer, host and subject of Reboot Media’s films, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2, and The Kids Menu. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-35-with-Guest-Gautam-Gupta-e2dsrob gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/l_4mknE0swD0ClFKT1E0A50rz8yOR5n6zrxyZCcLfa0 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:00:00 GMT Recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s 2015 ‘30 Under 30 Best and Brightest Entrepreneurs’ — Gautam Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of NatureBox — a direct-to-consumer snack company that makes smart, delicious snacking easy. Launched in 2012, NatureBox has quickly become one of America’s fastest- growing food brands with no signs of slowing down. Today NatureBox ships over 100 NatureBox brand snacks to fans across the US and in Canada. The Bay Area company leverages real-time consumer data to drive innovation and bring new products to market every month. Prior to starting NatureBox, Gautam worked at General Catalyst Partners where he focused on early-stage consumer investing and saw firsthand the tremendous potential to bring an e-commerce model to the food industry. Gautam resides in San Carlos, CA, a short walk from NatureBox’s headquarters. false 00:35:50 Recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s 2015 ‘30 Under 30 Best and Brightest Entrepreneurs’ — Gautam Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of NatureBox — a direct-to-consumer snack company that makes smart, delicious snacking easy. Launched in 2012, NatureBox has quickly become one of America’s fastest- growing food brands with no signs of slowing down. Today NatureBox ships over 100 NatureBox brand snacks to fans across the US and in Canada. The Bay Area company leverages real-time consumer data to drive innovation and bring new products to market every month. Prior to starting NatureBox, Gautam worked at General Catalyst Partners where he focused on early-stage consumer investing and saw firsthand the tremendous potential to bring an e-commerce model to the food industry. Gautam resides in San Carlos, CA, a short walk from NatureBox’s headquarters. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-34-with-Guest-Derek-Millender-e2dsrot gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iY0izl-5jTsIw9jM29IyL0LWoTEwKgdjO4L55UJnb0k Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:42:00 GMT Derek Millender was named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2013. He was previously the Cavs assistant strength and conditioning coach for three seasons. Millender is responsible for coordinating the teams In-Season and off-season: performance testing and monitoring, and Strength and Conditioning. Millender also incorporates other training programs such as Yoga and Pilates into player individualized programs. In addition to developing in-season programs, he works individually with each player during the offseason to prepare them for the rigors of an NBA campaign. He also works with a nutritionist closely to recommend the right foods at the right time (Nutrient Timing), along with supplement recommendation. Prior to joining the Cavs, he was the head strength and conditioning coach for Cleveland State University. He also spent two years in the Cleveland Indians organization (2006 Mahoning Valley Scrappers (A), 2007 Akron Aeros (AA)). The Pensacola, Florida native completed his undergrad studies in 2004 at the University of South Alabama and earned his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from Cleveland State University in 2010. Millender is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach * D with Distinction (10yrs as a certified strength and conditioning coach) a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is also a Sports Performance Coach through United States Weightlifting (USAW). He resides in Cleveland, Ohio. false 00:40:53 Derek Millender was named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2013. He was previously the Cavs assistant strength and conditioning coach for three seasons. Millender is responsible for coordinating the teams In-Season and off-season: performance testing and monitoring, and Strength and Conditioning. Millender also incorporates other training programs such as Yoga and Pilates into player individualized programs. In addition to developing in-season programs, he works individually with each player during the offseason to prepare them for the rigors of an NBA campaign. He also works with a nutritionist closely to recommend the right foods at the right time (Nutrient Timing), along with supplement recommendation. Prior to joining the Cavs, he was the head strength and conditioning coach for Cleveland State University. He also spent two years in the Cleveland Indians organization (2006 Mahoning Valley Scrappers (A), 2007 Akron Aeros (AA)). The Pensacola, Florida native completed his undergrad studies in 2004 at the University of South Alabama and earned his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from Cleveland State University in 2010. Millender is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach * D with Distinction (10yrs as a certified strength and conditioning coach) a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is also a Sports Performance Coach through United States Weightlifting (USAW). He resides in Cleveland, Ohio. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-33-with-Guest-Jonathan-Bloom-e2dsros gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/gY2kJn8PMsJozs8Ccn0OIJFNX-Ua-0qv9wp6J9-0cGQ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:15:00 GMT Jonathan Bloom is a journalist, consultant and thought leader on the topic of food waste. Jonathan wrote the book American Wasteland and created the web site Wasted Food. He has spoken on food waste from Santiago to San Francisco to Singapore and consulted with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Harvard Law School, Natural Resources Defense Council and General Mills. In 2013-2014, he was the O.V.W. Hawkins Expert-in-Residence at Bucknell University. A Boston native, Jonathan now lives Durham, NC, with his wife, two sons and many, many containers for leftovers. false 00:45:34 Jonathan Bloom is a journalist, consultant and thought leader on the topic of food waste. Jonathan wrote the book American Wasteland and created the web site Wasted Food. He has spoken on food waste from Santiago to San Francisco to Singapore and consulted with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Harvard Law School, Natural Resources Defense Council and General Mills. In 2013-2014, he was the O.V.W. Hawkins Expert-in-Residence at Bucknell University. A Boston native, Jonathan now lives Durham, NC, with his wife, two sons and many, many containers for leftovers. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-32-with-Guest-Dr--Neal-Barnard-e2dsrpj gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/rVt-AQREFD7pGH_GczskZ5oRstxggHDOmr7n6E673Xw Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:01:00 GMT Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 17 books, including the New York Times best-sellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today best-seller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. He has hosted three PBS television programs on nutrition and health and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition and research. Originally from Fargo, N.D., Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee. Barnard Medical Center In 2015, Dr. Barnard founded the nonprofit Barnard Medical Center, which opened in January 2016, in Washington, D.C. Barnard Medical’s board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians provide complete primary care. Barnard Medical also helps patients tackle the causes of illness, with extra attention on improving health through prevention and nutrition. Barnard Medical takes advantage of years of research conducted by the Physicians Committee research team and other researchers, showing how a new approach to medicine and nutrition could help prevent and reverse serious health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, migraines, and arthritis. Barnard Medical’s focus on nutrition includes comprehensive nutrition counseling with registered dietitians and group cooking classes. false 00:39:37 Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 17 books, including the New York Times best-sellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today best-seller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. He has hosted three PBS television programs on nutrition and health and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition and research. Originally from Fargo, N.D., Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee. Barnard Medical Center In 2015, Dr. Barnard founded the nonprofit Barnard Medical Center, which opened in January 2016, in Washington, D.C. Barnard Medical’s board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians provide complete primary care. Barnard Medical also helps patients tackle the causes of illness, with extra attention on improving health through prevention and nutrition. Barnard Medical takes advantage of years of research conducted by the Physicians Committee research team and other researchers, showing how a new approach to medicine and nutrition could help prevent and reverse serious health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, migraines, and arthritis. Barnard Medical’s focus on nutrition includes comprehensive nutrition counseling with registered dietitians and group cooking classes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-31-with-Guest-Dr--Aviva-Romm-e2dsrnl gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/UqUFzwwl1maUOdsx4WhSvvSPMsHFGYIKT7O9rvho14Q Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:59:00 GMT Dr. Aviva Romm. Named by mindbodygreen.com as one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness, Dr. Aviva Romm has bridged her interests in traditional medicine with her knowledge of science for over 3 decades. A midwife and herbalist for 25 years, now a Yale trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics. Aviva’s focus is on women’s and children’s health, with an emphasis on the impact of stress physiology on health, chronic disease, food cravings, weight, and hormone imbalance, and the use of food, mindfulness, and natural medicine to develop and express greater resilience and live fuller lives. She is also an avid environmental health advocate, writing and teaching about the impact of pollutants on fertility, pregnancy, women’s hormones, chronic illness and children’s long-term health. Aviva is recognized as an international authority in the field of botanical medicine, and is the author of 7 books on natural medicine for women and children, including the textbook Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health. The mother of 4 and grandmother of 2, she lives and practices medicine in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. false 00:48:52 Dr. Aviva Romm. Named by mindbodygreen.com as one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness, Dr. Aviva Romm has bridged her interests in traditional medicine with her knowledge of science for over 3 decades. A midwife and herbalist for 25 years, now a Yale trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics. Aviva’s focus is on women’s and children’s health, with an emphasis on the impact of stress physiology on health, chronic disease, food cravings, weight, and hormone imbalance, and the use of food, mindfulness, and natural medicine to develop and express greater resilience and live fuller lives. She is also an avid environmental health advocate, writing and teaching about the impact of pollutants on fertility, pregnancy, women’s hormones, chronic illness and children’s long-term health. Aviva is recognized as an international authority in the field of botanical medicine, and is the author of 7 books on natural medicine for women and children, including the textbook Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health. The mother of 4 and grandmother of 2, she lives and practices medicine in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-30th-with-Guest-Dr--Zelana-Montminy-e2dsrmb gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Pegul90nNtOxDlkVr-hUVgekFsyRio419mTKwBoNZTo Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:30:00 GMT Dr. Zelana Montminy, a leading figure in Positive Psychology and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, brings a unique and varied skillset to the wellness realm. She is the author of 21 Days to Resilience, ranked #1 on Amazon as a Mental Health Hot New Release and speaks around the world on the topic. Whether it's to a large conference, business, academic or non-profit institution, private client, or groups of parents and their children, her message of resilience and wellness resonates profoundly with all. Dr. Z, as people like to call her, is also a go-to authority in the media, appearing on The Doctors, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox, TV Guide, PopSugar, and E! Entertainment Television. She makes regular contributions to the pages of Better Home & Gardens, Cosmopolitan magazine, People, Redbook, Psychology Today, Mind Body Green, The Huffington Post, and more. She holds masters and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology with a specialization in health and studied nutrition at Cornell University. Dr. Z is a member of the American Psychological Association, an active regional board member of Young President’s Organization, a consultant for the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and on the Program Advisory Board of the Respect Institute. She currently lives with her husband and two toddlers in Los Angeles. false 00:31:27 Dr. Zelana Montminy, a leading figure in Positive Psychology and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, brings a unique and varied skillset to the wellness realm. She is the author of 21 Days to Resilience, ranked #1 on Amazon as a Mental Health Hot New Release and speaks around the world on the topic. Whether it's to a large conference, business, academic or non-profit institution, private client, or groups of parents and their children, her message of resilience and wellness resonates profoundly with all. Dr. Z, as people like to call her, is also a go-to authority in the media, appearing on The Doctors, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox, TV Guide, PopSugar, and E! Entertainment Television. She makes regular contributions to the pages of Better Home & Gardens, Cosmopolitan magazine, People, Redbook, Psychology Today, Mind Body Green, The Huffington Post, and more. She holds masters and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology with a specialization in health and studied nutrition at Cornell University. Dr. Z is a member of the American Psychological Association, an active regional board member of Young President’s Organization, a consultant for the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and on the Program Advisory Board of the Respect Institute. She currently lives with her husband and two toddlers in Los Angeles. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-29-with-Guest-Erik-Olsen-e2dsrnp gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/y2u4GmDViH-iTVguAHccajDMhnMQLO1g-aa0fvD70tA Wed, 06 Jul 2016 23:23:20 GMT Erik D. Olson, J.D., is director of the Health Program, and Senior Strategic Director for Food and Health at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). He has more than 30 years of experience in consumer, public health, and environmental policy. He oversees NRDC’s work on issues including antibiotics use in animal production, food waste, climate-healthy food, pesticides, toxic chemicals in food and consumer products, drinking water contamination, global mercury pollution, textile-related pollution in Asia, and other food, agriculture and toxics issues. Prior to joining NRDC, Olson was Senior Director of Food Programs at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he managed campaigns to improve food safety, school nutrition standards, and food additives. At Pew he helped lead the successful effort to enact the first overhaul of the FDA’s food safety program in over 70 years. Previously, he was Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. In his previous 15-year stint at NRDC, he helped enact the Food Quality Protection Act and the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments. He has litigated major federal environmental cases ranging from the Exxon Valdez case to drinking water, Superfund, and other litigation. Olson is a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum and is on the Board for Food Policy Action. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where served as an editor of the environmental law journal, and his A.B. from Columbia University. false 00:35:57 Erik D. Olson, J.D., is director of the Health Program, and Senior Strategic Director for Food and Health at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). He has more than 30 years of experience in consumer, public health, and environmental policy. He oversees NRDC’s work on issues including antibiotics use in animal production, food waste, climate-healthy food, pesticides, toxic chemicals in food and consumer products, drinking water contamination, global mercury pollution, textile-related pollution in Asia, and other food, agriculture and toxics issues. Prior to joining NRDC, Olson was Senior Director of Food Programs at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he managed campaigns to improve food safety, school nutrition standards, and food additives. At Pew he helped lead the successful effort to enact the first overhaul of the FDA’s food safety program in over 70 years. Previously, he was Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. In his previous 15-year stint at NRDC, he helped enact the Food Quality Protection Act and the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments. He has litigated major federal environmental cases ranging from the Exxon Valdez case to drinking water, Superfund, and other litigation. Olson is a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum and is on the Board for Food Policy Action. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where served as an editor of the environmental law journal, and his A.B. from Columbia University. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-28th-with-Guest-Gavan-Fitzsimons-e2dsrpf gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2pzH6rbFORsAntuUvc8cFOWuVeLdIWLn3Um6gR5c3fA Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:51:00 GMT Gavan J. Fitzsimons is the R. David Thomas professor of marketing and psychology at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on understanding the ways in which consumers may be influenced without their conscious knowledge or awareness by marketers and marketing researchers, often without any intent on the part of the marketer. His work has been published in numerous academic journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Psychological Science. His ideas have also been featured in many popular press outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Oprah Magazine and Time Magazine, amongst many others. He is co-director of the Duke-Ipsos Center for Shopper Insights. false 00:41:18 Gavan J. Fitzsimons is the R. David Thomas professor of marketing and psychology at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on understanding the ways in which consumers may be influenced without their conscious knowledge or awareness by marketers and marketing researchers, often without any intent on the part of the marketer. His work has been published in numerous academic journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Psychological Science. His ideas have also been featured in many popular press outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Oprah Magazine and Time Magazine, amongst many others. He is co-director of the Duke-Ipsos Center for Shopper Insights. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Twenty-Five-episodes-celebration-and-round-up-e2dsrpi gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XXijGe5VZII_VsKH1BUXi5I_hHqTg7KFWiauH3hLB1k Tue, 28 Jun 2016 01:01:00 GMT We are celebrating 25 episodes of Take Out with Ashley and Robyn. Listen to them discuss how the past 25 episodes have gone, what they have learned, their favorite parts and also I have them answer the 5 questions they always ask their guests. What a fun show! Ashley and Robyn discuss how they noticed how the guests always and a personal connection to the food movement. A Personal awakening that led them to pursue it professionally. How the challenges they had led to the solutions they found. They discuss the changes at Wholefoods and Costco as well as the huge acquisition deals going on in the food industry for billions of dollars. They discuss how we need a wake up call more than ever in the food industry in America. Even love is discussed on this episode! false 00:41:14 We are celebrating 25 episodes of Take Out with Ashley and Robyn. Listen to them discuss how the past 25 episodes have gone, what they have learned, their favorite parts and also I have them answer the 5 questions they always ask their guests. What a fun show! Ashley and Robyn discuss how they noticed how the guests always and a personal connection to the food movement. A Personal awakening that led them to pursue it professionally. How the challenges they had led to the solutions they found. They discuss the changes at Wholefoods and Costco as well as the huge acquisition deals going on in the food industry for billions of dollars. They discuss how we need a wake up call more than ever in the food industry in America. Even love is discussed on this episode! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-26-with-guest-Robyn-Thomas-e2dsroa gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wmmcEts5mi6ph8O3ogj1FbuREcrw3im9LYfo9YzrOX0 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:29:00 GMT Robyn Thomas is currently serving in her tenth year as the Executive Director of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. A national nonprofit organization founded by attorneys, the Law Center is focused on providing comprehensive legal research and expertise in support of smart gun laws that save lives. Under her leadership, the Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of it’s work in providing legal support to legislators, activists, and the media in their search for commonsense solutions to gun violence. Ms. Thomas oversees the Law Center’s legal activities across the nation, including the development of state and local gun policies, and has testified at numerous public hearings in support of such laws. She is also an expert on the Second Amendment and oversees the Law Center’s tracking and analysis of all Second Amendment litigation nationwide. Prior to her work with the Law Center, Ms. Thomas served as the Executive Director of the Tikkun Community and Tikkun Magazine and practiced law at Lord Bissell & Brook and Milberg Weiss Bershad & Shulman in New York. She is a graduate of Duke University and University of Miami School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. Learn more at smartgunlaws.org. false 00:49:24 Robyn Thomas is currently serving in her tenth year as the Executive Director of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. A national nonprofit organization founded by attorneys, the Law Center is focused on providing comprehensive legal research and expertise in support of smart gun laws that save lives. Under her leadership, the Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of it’s work in providing legal support to legislators, activists, and the media in their search for commonsense solutions to gun violence. Ms. Thomas oversees the Law Center’s legal activities across the nation, including the development of state and local gun policies, and has testified at numerous public hearings in support of such laws. She is also an expert on the Second Amendment and oversees the Law Center’s tracking and analysis of all Second Amendment litigation nationwide. Prior to her work with the Law Center, Ms. Thomas served as the Executive Director of the Tikkun Community and Tikkun Magazine and practiced law at Lord Bissell & Brook and Milberg Weiss Bershad & Shulman in New York. She is a graduate of Duke University and University of Miami School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. Learn more at smartgunlaws.org. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-25-with-Guest-Darren-Mahaffy-e2dsrop gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/N8FlVIfJBamK3pPWqUkTjLrFk6VCICBDSw2XfWIh6Ss Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:48:00 GMT Darren Mahaffy leads the global marketing efforts at Nature’s Path Organic Foods as the Vice President of Marketing. His goal is to convince consumers everywhere that choosing organic and healthful food doesn’t need to be a sacrifice on taste. Darren is using his extensive knowledge and experience in marketing consumer brands, having worked at companies such as Procter & Gamble and Gillette, to help Nature’s Path fulfill its vision of “Leaving the Earth Better Than We Found it”. In his time at Nature’s Path, Darren has led the marketing team to consistent share growth in the highly competitive RTE cereal, granola and kids cereal categories by driving trial and creating awareness of the Nature’s Path, Que Pasa and Envirokidz brands. His team has developed new TV advertising, raised the bar on consumer engagement in social media and launched great new products such as Qi’a Superfood Cereal and Bars, Gluten Free Granolas and Que Pasa Chips. Darren came to Nature’s Path from Weston Bakeries, a leading bakery company in Canada. During his tenure, the marketing team set a new bar for white bread nutrition, launching two products that are both healthy and delicious. His team received two Grand Prix awards in 2010 for their work on Gadoua MultiGo – Best in Bakery and Top Consumer Acceptance. He also contributed to the award winning promotional program behind the Wonder Bread Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games promotions (winner of Global Best Temporary Display at the 2010 POPAI Awards). Prior to this, Darren worked at Gillette/P&G Canada, leading Personal Care businesses, where he was involved in the launches of Gillette Fusion Razors and Shave Preps, Tag Body Spray, Venus Embrace and Venus Breeze. Before Gillette, Darren spent several years at Campbell Soup, where he nationally launched Canada’s first aseptically packaged Ready to Eat soup called Gardennay, completed a modernization of Brand Campbell’s Ready to Eat soup packaging and helped to set the original Wellness vision for Campbell’s in Canada, and at Quaker/QTG where he managed advertising and promotions programs for Tropicana. He started his career at Procter & Gamble in Toronto, building brands including Crest, Pantene, Scope, Metamucil and Pepto-Bismol. Darren lives in South Surrey with his wife, daughter and son. He is an avid hockey fan, enjoys curling and loves a game of Trivial Pursuit. false 00:35:28 Darren Mahaffy leads the global marketing efforts at Nature’s Path Organic Foods as the Vice President of Marketing. His goal is to convince consumers everywhere that choosing organic and healthful food doesn’t need to be a sacrifice on taste. Darren is using his extensive knowledge and experience in marketing consumer brands, having worked at companies such as Procter & Gamble and Gillette, to help Nature’s Path fulfill its vision of “Leaving the Earth Better Than We Found it”. In his time at Nature’s Path, Darren has led the marketing team to consistent share growth in the highly competitive RTE cereal, granola and kids cereal categories by driving trial and creating awareness of the Nature’s Path, Que Pasa and Envirokidz brands. His team has developed new TV advertising, raised the bar on consumer engagement in social media and launched great new products such as Qi’a Superfood Cereal and Bars, Gluten Free Granolas and Que Pasa Chips. Darren came to Nature’s Path from Weston Bakeries, a leading bakery company in Canada. During his tenure, the marketing team set a new bar for white bread nutrition, launching two products that are both healthy and delicious. His team received two Grand Prix awards in 2010 for their work on Gadoua MultiGo – Best in Bakery and Top Consumer Acceptance. He also contributed to the award winning promotional program behind the Wonder Bread Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games promotions (winner of Global Best Temporary Display at the 2010 POPAI Awards). Prior to this, Darren worked at Gillette/P&G Canada, leading Personal Care businesses, where he was involved in the launches of Gillette Fusion Razors and Shave Preps, Tag Body Spray, Venus Embrace and Venus Breeze. Before Gillette, Darren spent several years at Campbell Soup, where he nationally launched Canada’s first aseptically packaged Ready to Eat soup called Gardennay, completed a modernization of Brand Campbell’s Ready to Eat soup packaging and helped to set the original Wellness vision for Campbell’s in Canada, and at Quaker/QTG where he managed advertising and promotions programs for Tropicana. He started his career at Procter & Gamble in Toronto, building brands including Crest, Pantene, Scope, Metamucil and Pepto-Bismol. Darren lives in South Surrey with his wife, daughter and son. He is an avid hockey fan, enjoys curling and loves a game of Trivial Pursuit. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-24-with-Guests-Ricki-Lake--Abby-Epstein-e2dsro3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xPaggPDB3mqIQVJjurpAac8ydj2sz7BZqBQClpQIoeA Thu, 09 Jun 2016 03:17:10 GMT This episode is brought to you by Nature's Path Organics RICKI LAKE Biography From acting and producing, to dancing her way into the hearts of television audiences, Emmy Award-winning television host Ricki Lake is a pop culture icon who has built a career on her graciously candid sensibility and her authentic, relatable nature. In recent years, she has channeled her nurturing spirit and drive for social change into passion projects that are altering the way society views birth, breastfeeding, childhood obesity and birth control. Lake’s legacy and perhaps her greatest love is her role as independent filmmaker. Her award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary “The Business of Being Born” debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and is often hailed as the “must see” film among mothers-to-be “I was profoundly affected by the births of my two sons in ways I never anticipated,” Lake comments. “It can be one of the most empowering experiences in a woman’s life. But part of that involves having options and being the decision-maker in what you want that experience to be.” Lake and creative partner Abby Epstein co-wrote the book, “Your Best Birth” and released “More Business of Being Born” a four-part DVD series featuring celebrities sharing their birth stories, as well as an in-depth discussion on the birth process. “The Business of Being Born” franchise includes a thirty-minute classroom edition, which has screened at hundreds of schools all over the country. Under their joint venture BOBB Films, Epstein and Lake served as Executive Producers of the 2014 documentary “Breastmilk” and the upcoming, “The Mama Sherpas.” BOBB Films is also in production on two new feature documentaries: “Weed the People” and “Sweetening the Pill.” Lake teamed up with All Stride and John Monaco, MD for her book “Too Big to be Small,” which examines childhood obesity as an epidemic, but also gives a realistic approach to helping kids lose weight. Lake shares her personal struggles as an overweight child and her path to discovering her life purpose and happiness. The world first met Lake in 1988 as Tracy Turnblad in John Waters’ film “Hairspray.” Her additional film credits include “Cry-Baby,” “Serial Mom,” “Working Girl,” “Last Exit to Brooklyn,” and “Mrs. Winterbourne.” Television credits include “Babycakes,” “China Beach,” “The King of Queens,” “Matters of Life & Dating,” and “Loving Leah.” More recently, Ricki made a guest appearance on her favorite new show, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” At the age of 24, Lake became one of the youngest daily talk show hosts in history with the debut of “The Ricki Lake Show.” After 11 successful seasons, “The Ricki Lake Show” wrapped in 2005 but returned in 2012, garnering Lake the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Lake also competed on the 13th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” where she made it to the finals with partner and three-time champion Derek Hough. Lake has become an integral figure in the birthing community, having served for many years on the board of Choices in Childbirth, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve maternity care all over the world. In addition, she is a strong supporter of gay and lesbian rights working with various organizations such as The Trevor Project. Lake is also the proud mother of 19-year-old Milo and 15-year-old Owen. “They are both creative, compassionate and independent thinkers,” Lake comments. “Motherhood is the most challenging and the most rewarding part of my life.” ABBY EPSTEIN has been producing and directing documentaries for over ten years with her partner, Ricki Lake. Their first collaboration was the celebrated feature documentary The Business of Being Born, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Business of Being Born enjoyed a successful theatrical release and had its broadcast premiere on Showtime. The award- winning doc inspired their book Your Best Birth, (Hachette) and the follow-up docuseries More Business of Being Born featuring Cindy Crawford, Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bundchen and Christy Turlington. Abby made her directing debut at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the documentary, Until the Violence Stops, featuring Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Rosie Perez. The film premiered on Lifetime Television where it received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Gracie Allen Award. Under their joint venture BOBB Films, Abby and Ricki produced the documentaries Breastmilk and The Mama Sherpas. BOBB Films is currently in production on two feature docs: Weed the People and Sweetening the Pill. In addition to her work as an independent filmmaker, Abby has produced pilots, promos and online videos for many companies including Universal Films, Original Productions, Freemantle Media, Fusion and Discovery Health. Prior to working in film, Abby directed Broadway theater, including RENT, The Vagina Monologues, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and many international productions in Spain, Mexico and Canada. Some highlights of her stage directing career are the comedy Platonically Incorrect featuring Sean Hayes, which became a pilot for NBC television, and the LA premiere of Mike Leigh’s Ecstasy featuring Nick Offerman. false 00:38:38 This episode is brought to you by Nature's Path Organics RICKI LAKE Biography From acting and producing, to dancing her way into the hearts of television audiences, Emmy Award-winning television host Ricki Lake is a pop culture icon who has built a career on her graciously candid sensibility and her authentic, relatable nature. In recent years, she has channeled her nurturing spirit and drive for social change into passion projects that are altering the way society views birth, breastfeeding, childhood obesity and birth control. Lake’s legacy and perhaps her greatest love is her role as independent filmmaker. Her award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary “The Business of Being Born” debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and is often hailed as the “must see” film among mothers-to-be “I was profoundly affected by the births of my two sons in ways I never anticipated,” Lake comments. “It can be one of the most empowering experiences in a woman’s life. But part of that involves having options and being the decision-maker in what you want that experience to be.” Lake and creative partner Abby Epstein co-wrote the book, “Your Best Birth” and released “More Business of Being Born” a four-part DVD series featuring celebrities sharing their birth stories, as well as an in-depth discussion on the birth process. “The Business of Being Born” franchise includes a thirty-minute classroom edition, which has screened at hundreds of schools all over the country. Under their joint venture BOBB Films, Epstein and Lake served as Executive Producers of the 2014 documentary “Breastmilk” and the upcoming, “The Mama Sherpas.” BOBB Films is also in production on two new feature documentaries: “Weed the People” and “Sweetening the Pill.” Lake teamed up with All Stride and John Monaco, MD for her book “Too Big to be Small,” which examines childhood obesity as an epidemic, but also gives a realistic approach to helping kids lose weight. Lake shares her personal struggles as an overweight child and her path to discovering her life purpose and happiness. The world first met Lake in 1988 as Tracy Turnblad in John Waters’ film “Hairspray.” Her additional film credits include “Cry-Baby,” “Serial Mom,” “Working Girl,” “Last Exit to Brooklyn,” and “Mrs. Winterbourne.” Television credits include “Babycakes,” “China Beach,” “The King of Queens,” “Matters of Life & Dating,” and “Loving Leah.” More recently, Ricki made a guest appearance on her favorite new show, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” At the age of 24, Lake became one of the youngest daily talk show hosts in history with the debut of “The Ricki Lake Show.” After 11 successful seasons, “The Ricki Lake Show” wrapped in 2005 but returned in 2012, garnering Lake the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Lake also competed on the 13th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” where she made it to the finals with partner and three-time champion Derek Hough. Lake has become an integral figure in the birthing community, having served for many years on the board of Choices in Childbirth, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve maternity care all over the world. In addition, she is a strong supporter of gay and lesbian rights working with various organizations such as The Trevor Project. Lake is also the proud mother of 19-year-old Milo and 15-year-old Owen. “They are both creative, compassionate and independent thinkers,” Lake comments. “Motherhood is the most challenging and the most rewarding part of my life.” ABBY EPSTEIN has been producing and directing documentaries for over ten years with her partner, Ricki Lake. Their first collaboration was the celebrated feature documentary The Business of Being Born, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Business of Being Born enjoyed a successful theatrical release and had its broadcast premiere on Showtime. The award- winning doc inspired their book Your Best Birth, (Hachette) and the follow-up docuseries More Business of Being Born featuring Cindy Crawford, Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bundchen and Christy Turlington. Abby made her directing debut at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the documentary, Until the Violence Stops, featuring Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Rosie Perez. The film premiered on Lifetime Television where it received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Gracie Allen Award. Under their joint venture BOBB Films, Abby and Ricki produced the documentaries Breastmilk and The Mama Sherpas. BOBB Films is currently in production on two feature docs: Weed the People and Sweetening the Pill. In addition to her work as an independent filmmaker, Abby has produced pilots, promos and online videos for many companies including Universal Films, Original Productions, Freemantle Media, Fusion and Discovery Health. Prior to working in film, Abby directed Broadway theater, including RENT, The Vagina Monologues, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and many international productions in Spain, Mexico and Canada. Some highlights of her stage directing career are the comedy Platonically Incorrect featuring Sean Hayes, which became a pilot for NBC television, and the LA premiere of Mike Leigh’s Ecstasy featuring Nick Offerman. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-23-with-guest-Roger-Thurow-e2dsrms gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EY5lZwd2q-IUo7KP0ZzSRY5iE8AuULfDRrWLhqFZhQU Wed, 01 Jun 2016 03:18:42 GMT Roger Thurow is a senior fellow in global food and agriculture for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously he spent 30 years at The Wall Street Journal, 20 of them as a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. In 2003, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for coauthoring a series on famine in Africa, and was honored by the United Nations for his work. Thurow frequently speaks on agricultural development and is the author of several books including The Last Hunger Season. His newest book, The First 1,000 Days, was published in May 2016. false 00:43:38 Roger Thurow is a senior fellow in global food and agriculture for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously he spent 30 years at The Wall Street Journal, 20 of them as a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. In 2003, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for coauthoring a series on famine in Africa, and was honored by the United Nations for his work. Thurow frequently speaks on agricultural development and is the author of several books including The Last Hunger Season. His newest book, The First 1,000 Days, was published in May 2016. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-22-with-Guest-Congressman-Tim-Ryan-e2dsroj gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nBdrouKb1T6_H0rAxIIAAaoYQu4Kt0l_mdNjhabhVSM Tue, 24 May 2016 17:56:00 GMT Tim Ryan is a relentless advocate for working families in Ohio's 13th District. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and was sworn in on January 3, 2003. Successfully reelected six times, he is now serving in his seventh term. Congressman Ryan currently serves as a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee which controls the expenditure of money by the federal government. Ryan is also a member of the House Budget Committee which has oversight over the federal budget process. Ryan serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus and remains a leader in the fight to strengthen America's manufacturing base and reform U.S. trade policies. The House Manufacturing Caucus examines and promotes policies to help American manufacturers find trained, educated workers, continue to lead the world in developing new industrial technologies, operate on a level playing field with their foreign competitors, and obtain the capital they need to thrive. Ryan is the leading advocate in the House to impose sanctions on unfair Chinese currency manipulation. Ryan's primary focus remains on the economy and quality-of-life in Northeast Ohio. He works closely with local officials and community leaders to advance local projects that enhance the economic competitiveness and help attract high-quality, high-paying jobs. He is a dynamic leader in the House and speaks out on issues of particular concern in Northeast Ohio. He is a champion of efforts to make college more affordable, revitalize America's cities and improve the health and well-being of American families and children. His work on these and other issues has garnered the attention of the national media. He is the author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit and The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm. Ryan has also served in the Ohio State Senate where he spearheaded efforts to establish a state-based earned income tax credit, to standardize community school data reporting, and bring college students into the debate over higher education funding. Before his election to public office, Ryan served as President of the Trumbull County Young Democrats and as Chairman of the Earning by Learning program in Warren, Ohio. He began his career in politics as a congressional aide with the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and later served as an intern for the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office. Ryan holds a law degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center), studied abroad as part of the Dickinson School of Law's International Law Program in Florence, Italy, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ryan was born on July 16, 1973 in Niles, Ohio and currently resides in Howland, Ohio with his wife Andrea and three children. false 00:44:33 Tim Ryan is a relentless advocate for working families in Ohio's 13th District. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and was sworn in on January 3, 2003. Successfully reelected six times, he is now serving in his seventh term. Congressman Ryan currently serves as a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee which controls the expenditure of money by the federal government. Ryan is also a member of the House Budget Committee which has oversight over the federal budget process. Ryan serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus and remains a leader in the fight to strengthen America's manufacturing base and reform U.S. trade policies. The House Manufacturing Caucus examines and promotes policies to help American manufacturers find trained, educated workers, continue to lead the world in developing new industrial technologies, operate on a level playing field with their foreign competitors, and obtain the capital they need to thrive. Ryan is the leading advocate in the House to impose sanctions on unfair Chinese currency manipulation. Ryan's primary focus remains on the economy and quality-of-life in Northeast Ohio. He works closely with local officials and community leaders to advance local projects that enhance the economic competitiveness and help attract high-quality, high-paying jobs. He is a dynamic leader in the House and speaks out on issues of particular concern in Northeast Ohio. He is a champion of efforts to make college more affordable, revitalize America's cities and improve the health and well-being of American families and children. His work on these and other issues has garnered the attention of the national media. He is the author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit and The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm. Ryan has also served in the Ohio State Senate where he spearheaded efforts to establish a state-based earned income tax credit, to standardize community school data reporting, and bring college students into the debate over higher education funding. Before his election to public office, Ryan served as President of the Trumbull County Young Democrats and as Chairman of the Earning by Learning program in Warren, Ohio. He began his career in politics as a congressional aide with the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and later served as an intern for the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office. Ryan holds a law degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center), studied abroad as part of the Dickinson School of Law's International Law Program in Florence, Italy, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ryan was born on July 16, 1973 in Niles, Ohio and currently resides in Howland, Ohio with his wife Andrea and three children. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-21-with-Guest-Mark-Verstegen-e2dsrp7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/vpt7eDwgLHRL_1g99C1PrVOi4bI5lpg9lOK8Yqvkcok Tue, 17 May 2016 23:36:59 GMT President and Founder, EXOS, Mark Verstegen, one of the world’s most innovative human performance experts, pioneered the concept of integrated performance training, which he’s brought to the world’s top athletes, teams, corporations, and the United States military. As the president and founder of EXOS, he leads more than 3,400 employees at 400 locations. He’s also the author of six books, including “Every Day Is Game Day” (2014), and has served as the Performance Director for the NFLPA the last 15 years. false 00:36:11 President and Founder, EXOS, Mark Verstegen, one of the world’s most innovative human performance experts, pioneered the concept of integrated performance training, which he’s brought to the world’s top athletes, teams, corporations, and the United States military. As the president and founder of EXOS, he leads more than 3,400 employees at 400 locations. He’s also the author of six books, including “Every Day Is Game Day” (2014), and has served as the Performance Director for the NFLPA the last 15 years. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-20-with-Guest-Tieraona-Low-Dog--M-D-e2dsrnr gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EKdGr4npR4f1mzSx9rp-s8fQjoJ4siQL_3-r9BfPVJI Tue, 10 May 2016 02:09:06 GMT Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.’s exploration of natural medicine and its role in modern health care began more than 35 years ago as she studied midwifery, herbal medicine; massage therapy and martial arts before earning her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She currently serves as the Fellowship Director for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. This two-year fellowship is the first integrative interdisciplinary program in the world committed to training teams of medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nursing professionals, physician’s assistants, dietitians, acupuncturists, naturopathic and chiropractic physicians in integrative health and medicine. Dr. Low Dog is a founding member of the American Board of Physician Specialties American Board of Integrative Medicine and the Academy of Women’s Health. An internationally recognized expert in the fields of integrative medicine, dietary supplements and women’s health, Dr. Low Dog was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, served as the elected Chair of the US Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements and Botanicals Expert Information Panel, was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. She previously served as the Education/Fellowship Director at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (2005-2014), where she oversaw all aspects of the training for more than 600 physicians and nurse practitioners in integrative medicine. She has been an invited speaker to more than 550 scientific/medical conferences, published 40 peer-reviewed articles, written 20 chapters for medical textbooks, and has authored five books, including three National Geographic books, Fortify Your Life, Healthy at Home and Life is Your Best Medicine. She has appeared on CNN, ABC’s 20/20, is a frequent guest on the Dr. OZ show and NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy. For more information – see: www.DrLowDog.com/about.html false 00:50:01 Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.’s exploration of natural medicine and its role in modern health care began more than 35 years ago as she studied midwifery, herbal medicine; massage therapy and martial arts before earning her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She currently serves as the Fellowship Director for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. This two-year fellowship is the first integrative interdisciplinary program in the world committed to training teams of medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nursing professionals, physician’s assistants, dietitians, acupuncturists, naturopathic and chiropractic physicians in integrative health and medicine. Dr. Low Dog is a founding member of the American Board of Physician Specialties American Board of Integrative Medicine and the Academy of Women’s Health. An internationally recognized expert in the fields of integrative medicine, dietary supplements and women’s health, Dr. Low Dog was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, served as the elected Chair of the US Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements and Botanicals Expert Information Panel, was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. She previously served as the Education/Fellowship Director at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (2005-2014), where she oversaw all aspects of the training for more than 600 physicians and nurse practitioners in integrative medicine. She has been an invited speaker to more than 550 scientific/medical conferences, published 40 peer-reviewed articles, written 20 chapters for medical textbooks, and has authored five books, including three National Geographic books, Fortify Your Life, Healthy at Home and Life is Your Best Medicine. She has appeared on CNN, ABC’s 20/20, is a frequent guest on the Dr. OZ show and NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy. For more information – see: www.DrLowDog.com/about.html https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-19-with-guest-Dr--Shiva-Ayyadurai-e2dsrpq gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/FVVzWi-szcEJW64H4D7fvKz0RqaSkN4wUIEnozPqbNc Tue, 03 May 2016 22:42:00 GMT V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email and other revolutionary innovations, has been passionately interested in science and technology throughout his life. This passion has earned Shiva high honors in the academic and corporate worlds. It has also given him an opportunity to confront the financial and power dynamics that affect scientific innovation, especially when innovation arises from sources considered outside the mainstream - as Shiva, in fact, proudly considers himself to be. Born in Mumbai in 1963, at the age of five Shiva began observing his grandmother -- a farmer and healer in the small village of Muhavur, in South India - as she applied Siddha, India's oldest system of traditional medicine, to heal and support local villagers. He saw how his grandmother’s work was a multi-faceted, comprehensive system that impacted her patients physically, mentally, and even spiritually. When Shiva’s family immigrated to the United States, those early experiences inspired him to pursue the study of modern systems science and information technology. He has never lost touch with India’s healing traditions, and much of his work has been directed toward integrating the tools and techniques of East and West. At the age of 14, after completing a special program in computer science at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, Shiva was recruited by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a Research Fellow. His mentor at UMDNJ soon presented Shiva with a difficult but irresistible challenge. Shiva was asked to create an electronic equivalent of the interoffice mail system, in which hard copies of documents were circulated throughout an office environment. The interoffice mail system was standard operating procedure in literally millions of companies, hospitals, schools, and other institutions around the world. It was literally everywhere. And in practice, preparing interoffice mail was virtually always tasked to female secretaries or assistants in service of their male bosses and managers. Shiva understood this assignment in human terms as well in a scientific context. Creating an electronic alternative to interoffice mail would be not only a technical advance, but also a revolutionary work-saving innovation that would benefit everyone from secretaries to CEOs. After writing 50,000 lines of computer code, Shiva introduced the world’s first true email system, incorporating Inbox and Outbox, Folders, Address Book, Memo, and other now-familiar features of every email system. He named the system “EMAIL,” and was awarded the first United States Copyright for “Email, Computer Program for Electronic Mail System.” This legally recognized Shiva as the inventor of email, at a time when Copyright was the only protection for software inventions. Since then Shiva Ayyadurai has become a world-renowned systems scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He has been a Fulbright Scholar, Lemelson-MIT Awards Finalist, India’s First Outstanding Scientist and Technologist of Indian Origin, Westinghouse Science Talent Honors Award recipient, and a nominee for the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Shiva has earned four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and computer science, and a dual Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering and visual studies from the MIT Media Laboratory. In 2003 he completed his doctoral work in systems biology in the Department of Biological Engineering. Shiva’s love of complex systems, which began in India, has continued to inform all his work. After receiving his PhD he returned to India on a Fulbright grant, where he researched the systems theoretic basis of Eastern medicine. Systems Health®, a new educational program that provides a scientific foundation for integrative medicine, was based on these findings. Shiva is also the inventor of CytoSolve®, a scalable computational platform for modeling the cell using dynamic integration of molecular pathways models. Like all of Shiva’s work, CytoSolve draws on the principle that nature’s intelligence is decentralized. While we might expect the nucleus to dominate the cell’s function, the work itself is done on the periphery of the cell, in the membrane. While at MIT, Shiva developed Systems Visualization, a pioneering course integrating systems theory, data, metaphor, and narrative storytelling to enable visualization of complex systems. After winning a White House competition to automatically analyze and sort President Clinton’s email, Shiva started EchoMail, Inc. which grew to nearly $200 million in market va lua t io n. Shiva has appeared in The MIT Technology Review, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NBC News, USA Today and other major media. He was named to the “Top 40” in the Improper Bostonian. He has also authored four books: Arts and the Internet, The Internet Publicity Guide, The Email Revolution, and most recently The System and Revolution. His passion for entrepreneurialism continues as Managing Director of General Interactive, a venture fund that incubates, mentors, and funds new startups in in rural healthcare, media, biotechnology, and information technology. Shiva also founded Innovation Corps, to inspire and enable innovation among teenagers worldwide. He serves as a consultant to CEOs and Executive Management at Fortune 1000 companies, as well as government organizations such as the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. Shiva is the Chairman & CEO of CytoSolve Inc., which provides a revolutionary platform for modeling complex diseases and developing multi-combination therapeutics. His recent efforts at CytoSolve have led to an FDA allowance and exemption on a multi-combination drug for pancreatic cancer, development of innovative nutraceutical products, and numerous industry and academic partnerships. Shiva’s earlier research on pattern recognition and large - scale systems development has also resulted in multiple patents, numerous industry awards, commercial products including EchoMail, and coverage by scientific and industry publications. Shiva serves as Executive Director of the International Center for Integrative Systems, a non- profit research and education foundation dedicated to the application of systems thinking across a range of disciplines. Research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is a specific and urgent focus of this foundation. Along these lines, Shiva has met with world leaders including former President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and French President Francois Hollande, who have sought his advice on innovative technologies and their applications to food and healthcare systems. Shiva Ayyadurai is a member of Sigma-Xi, Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He supports the Shanthi Foundation, which raises money to provide scholarships for education of orphaned girls. He is also a supporter of non-profit organizations including the Guggenheim Museum, Very Special Arts, National Public Radio, and the National Geographic Society. Shiva enjoys yoga, travel, tennis, animals, art and architecture. He resides in Belmont, Massachusetts, and travels extensively between there, Malibu, California, and New York City. false 00:53:40 V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email and other revolutionary innovations, has been passionately interested in science and technology throughout his life. This passion has earned Shiva high honors in the academic and corporate worlds. It has also given him an opportunity to confront the financial and power dynamics that affect scientific innovation, especially when innovation arises from sources considered outside the mainstream - as Shiva, in fact, proudly considers himself to be. Born in Mumbai in 1963, at the age of five Shiva began observing his grandmother -- a farmer and healer in the small village of Muhavur, in South India - as she applied Siddha, India's oldest system of traditional medicine, to heal and support local villagers. He saw how his grandmother’s work was a multi-faceted, comprehensive system that impacted her patients physically, mentally, and even spiritually. When Shiva’s family immigrated to the United States, those early experiences inspired him to pursue the study of modern systems science and information technology. He has never lost touch with India’s healing traditions, and much of his work has been directed toward integrating the tools and techniques of East and West. At the age of 14, after completing a special program in computer science at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, Shiva was recruited by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a Research Fellow. His mentor at UMDNJ soon presented Shiva with a difficult but irresistible challenge. Shiva was asked to create an electronic equivalent of the interoffice mail system, in which hard copies of documents were circulated throughout an office environment. The interoffice mail system was standard operating procedure in literally millions of companies, hospitals, schools, and other institutions around the world. It was literally everywhere. And in practice, preparing interoffice mail was virtually always tasked to female secretaries or assistants in service of their male bosses and managers. Shiva understood this assignment in human terms as well in a scientific context. Creating an electronic alternative to interoffice mail would be not only a technical advance, but also a revolutionary work-saving innovation that would benefit everyone from secretaries to CEOs. After writing 50,000 lines of computer code, Shiva introduced the world’s first true email system, incorporating Inbox and Outbox, Folders, Address Book, Memo, and other now-familiar features of every email system. He named the system “EMAIL,” and was awarded the first United States Copyright for “Email, Computer Program for Electronic Mail System.” This legally recognized Shiva as the inventor of email, at a time when Copyright was the only protection for software inventions. Since then Shiva Ayyadurai has become a world-renowned systems scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He has been a Fulbright Scholar, Lemelson-MIT Awards Finalist, India’s First Outstanding Scientist and Technologist of Indian Origin, Westinghouse Science Talent Honors Award recipient, and a nominee for the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Shiva has earned four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and computer science, and a dual Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering and visual studies from the MIT Media Laboratory. In 2003 he completed his doctoral work in systems biology in the Department of Biological Engineering. Shiva’s love of complex systems, which began in India, has continued to inform all his work. After receiving his PhD he returned to India on a Fulbright grant, where he researched the systems theoretic basis of Eastern medicine. Systems Health®, a new educational program that provides a scientific foundation for integrative medicine, was based on these findings. Shiva is also the inventor of CytoSolve®, a scalable computational platform for modeling the cell using dynamic integration of molecular pathways models. Like all of Shiva’s work, CytoSolve draws on the principle that nature’s intelligence is decentralized. While we might expect the nucleus to dominate the cell’s function, the work itself is done on the periphery of the cell, in the membrane. While at MIT, Shiva developed Systems Visualization, a pioneering course integrating systems theory, data, metaphor, and narrative storytelling to enable visualization of complex systems. After winning a White House competition to automatically analyze and sort President Clinton’s email, Shiva started EchoMail, Inc. which grew to nearly $200 million in market va lua t io n. Shiva has appeared in The MIT Technology Review, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NBC News, USA Today and other major media. He was named to the “Top 40” in the Improper Bostonian. He has also authored four books: Arts and the Internet, The Internet Publicity Guide, The Email Revolution, and most recently The System and Revolution. His passion for entrepreneurialism continues as Managing Director of General Interactive, a venture fund that incubates, mentors, and funds new startups in in rural healthcare, media, biotechnology, and information technology. Shiva also founded Innovation Corps, to inspire and enable innovation among teenagers worldwide. He serves as a consultant to CEOs and Executive Management at Fortune 1000 companies, as well as government organizations such as the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. Shiva is the Chairman & CEO of CytoSolve Inc., which provides a revolutionary platform for modeling complex diseases and developing multi-combination therapeutics. His recent efforts at CytoSolve have led to an FDA allowance and exemption on a multi-combination drug for pancreatic cancer, development of innovative nutraceutical products, and numerous industry and academic partnerships. Shiva’s earlier research on pattern recognition and large - scale systems development has also resulted in multiple patents, numerous industry awards, commercial products including EchoMail, and coverage by scientific and industry publications. Shiva serves as Executive Director of the International Center for Integrative Systems, a non- profit research and education foundation dedicated to the application of systems thinking across a range of disciplines. Research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is a specific and urgent focus of this foundation. Along these lines, Shiva has met with world leaders including former President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and French President Francois Hollande, who have sought his advice on innovative technologies and their applications to food and healthcare systems. Shiva Ayyadurai is a member of Sigma-Xi, Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He supports the Shanthi Foundation, which raises money to provide scholarships for education of orphaned girls. He is also a supporter of non-profit organizations including the Guggenheim Museum, Very Special Arts, National Public Radio, and the National Geographic Society. Shiva enjoys yoga, travel, tennis, animals, art and architecture. He resides in Belmont, Massachusetts, and travels extensively between there, Malibu, California, and New York City. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-18-with-Guest-Gunnar-Lovelace-e2dsrpo gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Zki5VnwFV2Cys7bJMfGfVSWY9PTmUO4EllWb5KqlWjU Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:50:51 GMT Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Thrive Market currently offers the 4,000 most popular natural and organic products in the world at 25-50% off retail, shipped anywhere in the U.S. for free. For every paid member on the site, the company also sponsors a free membership for a low-income family. Previously he co-founded Love Heals - a conscious jewelry company that has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored of over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing, both of which were sold. In addition to his for-profit companies, Gunnar has started two non-profits in education and environmental training. false 00:39:07 Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Thrive Market currently offers the 4,000 most popular natural and organic products in the world at 25-50% off retail, shipped anywhere in the U.S. for free. For every paid member on the site, the company also sponsors a free membership for a low-income family. Previously he co-founded Love Heals - a conscious jewelry company that has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored of over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing, both of which were sold. In addition to his for-profit companies, Gunnar has started two non-profits in education and environmental training. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-17-Back-To-The-Roots-e2dsrp2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8of9MbgdNdld8f5AQWVNn2wo_fp7bSV98NkT_2MXHdg Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:52:00 GMT Back to the Roots was founded in 2009 by then college seniors Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora after discovering how to grow gourmet mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. Since then, Back to the Roots has evolved from urban mushroom farming to a thriving business on a mission to undo food and reconnect families to it through fun, innovative, and delicious Ready to Grow and Ready to Eat products (Organic Mushroom Farm, Water Garden, Garden-in-a-Can, Organic Stoneground Flakes, Organic Breakfast Toppers, and Organic Stoneground Crisps). Back to the Roots currently sells its products in over 14,000 stores worldwide, including Whole Foods Market, Target, Costco, The Home Depot, Nordstrom, Petco, Cost Plus World Market, Loblaw, Giant Eagle, Wegmans, The Fresh Market, Crate & Barrel, Urban Outfitters, Safeway, and Kroger. Nikhil and Alejandro have been honored with several awards recognizing their efforts in sustainability and entrepreneurship including BusinessWeek’s “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25,” Inc.’s “30 Under 30,” Inc. 500, Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” and CNN’s “10 Next Entrepreneurs to Watch.” In addition, Back to the Roots was named a 2013 Martha Stewart Top Ten American Made honoree and recognized by President Obama as Champions of Change. false 00:38:48 Back to the Roots was founded in 2009 by then college seniors Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora after discovering how to grow gourmet mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. Since then, Back to the Roots has evolved from urban mushroom farming to a thriving business on a mission to undo food and reconnect families to it through fun, innovative, and delicious Ready to Grow and Ready to Eat products (Organic Mushroom Farm, Water Garden, Garden-in-a-Can, Organic Stoneground Flakes, Organic Breakfast Toppers, and Organic Stoneground Crisps). Back to the Roots currently sells its products in over 14,000 stores worldwide, including Whole Foods Market, Target, Costco, The Home Depot, Nordstrom, Petco, Cost Plus World Market, Loblaw, Giant Eagle, Wegmans, The Fresh Market, Crate & Barrel, Urban Outfitters, Safeway, and Kroger. Nikhil and Alejandro have been honored with several awards recognizing their efforts in sustainability and entrepreneurship including BusinessWeek’s “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25,” Inc.’s “30 Under 30,” Inc. 500, Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” and CNN’s “10 Next Entrepreneurs to Watch.” In addition, Back to the Roots was named a 2013 Martha Stewart Top Ten American Made honoree and recognized by President Obama as Champions of Change. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-16-with-Guest-Erin-Schrode-e2dsrpm gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/BVQSMuy2bm2-c3SZB4p9M_hABksaaK-ka_Eto9px1OU Wed, 13 Apr 2016 00:23:35 GMT Erin Schrode is a citizen activist, community organizer, and vocal advocate for environmental action, social justice, public health, and responsible consumption – who just announced her campaign to run for US Congress in California’s District 2. Since co-founding Turning Green in 2005, she has developed education and social action platforms to inspire, educate, and mobilize millions of students and the global public with this non-profit and beyond. Erin is the eco correspondent for Fusion (ABC and Univision’s new joint venture), speaks internationally, and consults with corporations, organizations, and governments on millennials, sustainability, and social good. This young leader has been featured in and tapped as an expert for the NY Times, Vanity Fair, ABC, CNN, Seventeen Magazine, and various multimedia outlets. As The White House said, Erin “is a dynamic, passionate and ambitious young woman committed to creating big change everywhere she goes.” She champions active citizenry and environmental stewardship worldwide, launching a youth education project in Haiti, writing curriculum for an eco education center for Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian youth, developing recycling infrastructure in Ghana, and recently working with Syrian, Iraqi, and Afghan refugees in the Mediterranean. From her hometown of Marin County, California to New York University to seventy nations around the globe, this innovative entrepreneur is on a lifelong journey to inspire people to action that ensures a just, safe, thriving world for future generations. @ErinSchrode #ErinForUs false 00:41:18 Erin Schrode is a citizen activist, community organizer, and vocal advocate for environmental action, social justice, public health, and responsible consumption – who just announced her campaign to run for US Congress in California’s District 2. Since co-founding Turning Green in 2005, she has developed education and social action platforms to inspire, educate, and mobilize millions of students and the global public with this non-profit and beyond. Erin is the eco correspondent for Fusion (ABC and Univision’s new joint venture), speaks internationally, and consults with corporations, organizations, and governments on millennials, sustainability, and social good. This young leader has been featured in and tapped as an expert for the NY Times, Vanity Fair, ABC, CNN, Seventeen Magazine, and various multimedia outlets. As The White House said, Erin “is a dynamic, passionate and ambitious young woman committed to creating big change everywhere she goes.” She champions active citizenry and environmental stewardship worldwide, launching a youth education project in Haiti, writing curriculum for an eco education center for Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian youth, developing recycling infrastructure in Ghana, and recently working with Syrian, Iraqi, and Afghan refugees in the Mediterranean. From her hometown of Marin County, California to New York University to seventy nations around the globe, this innovative entrepreneur is on a lifelong journey to inspire people to action that ensures a just, safe, thriving world for future generations. @ErinSchrode #ErinForUs https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-15-with-Guest-Carey-Gillam-e2dsrp6 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/DL94Bmrblf5JvkkVK1KusfXC3oGeiqiodpL2yEwXfs0 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:53:00 GMT Carey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years experience in the news industry. In January, Gillam became Research Director for the nonprofit consumer group U.S. Right to Know, which has the stated mission: “Pursuing Truth and Transparency in America’s Food System.” Prior to joining USRTK, Gillam spent 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters, an international news service, roving America's farm fields and agribusiness operations to document the evolution of U.S. agriculture and the impacts on our food system and environment. She has specialty knowledge in the rise of biotech crop technology, associated pesticide product development, and the environmental impacts of both. She has developed an in-depth knowledge of leading agrichemical companies that include Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, BASF, Bayer and Syngenta. Gillam has been recognized as one of the top journalists in the country covering these issues and is frequently asked to speak on radio and television and to appear at conferences to share her knowledge of hotly debated issues involving food and agriculture. She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three children. false 00:40:07 Carey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years experience in the news industry. In January, Gillam became Research Director for the nonprofit consumer group U.S. Right to Know, which has the stated mission: “Pursuing Truth and Transparency in America’s Food System.” Prior to joining USRTK, Gillam spent 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters, an international news service, roving America's farm fields and agribusiness operations to document the evolution of U.S. agriculture and the impacts on our food system and environment. She has specialty knowledge in the rise of biotech crop technology, associated pesticide product development, and the environmental impacts of both. She has developed an in-depth knowledge of leading agrichemical companies that include Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, BASF, Bayer and Syngenta. Gillam has been recognized as one of the top journalists in the country covering these issues and is frequently asked to speak on radio and television and to appear at conferences to share her knowledge of hotly debated issues involving food and agriculture. She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three children. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-14-with-Guest-Emme-e2dsrpn gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/fjlGSgRMO1dQDKQ6m7HPiVW4lYaNkNnL7KSwqzSP13Y Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:31:00 GMT As a leading voice and face in the fashion industry, EMME is the iconic world’s first curvy supermodel. With the conviction that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and a career that spans more than two decades, EMME has paved the way and given women the platform to feel beautiful and empowered through all social media @SupermodelEMME and her online community - EmmeNation. A TV personality, model, mom, author, brand spokesperson, creative director of her clothing lines, lecturer and globally recognized advocate for positive body image and self-esteem, EMME’s message is clear – to awaken the inner magnificence inherent in each of us in order to be whole. She is the first model invited to speak before a Congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C. with a mission to increase public awareness of eating and body image disorders. EMME is often consulted and interviewed in the media on eating disorders and body image, fashion trends and model diversity, as well as surviving cancer and women's health. She is consistently booked to appear on such media outlets as CNN, MSNBC, HLN, FOX News, GMA, CBS The Early Show, OMG! Insider, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, Yahoo!Style, PeopleStyleWatch, USAToday and others to share her point of view on these topics and more. In 2014, EMME launched Fashion Without Limits: Changing the Face of Fashion with her alma mater Syracuse University to create a first of its kind inclusive fashion education curriculum for young designers including designs for size 12 and above. The goal of #FWL is to initiate a shift in the global fashion community toward proactive inclusion of a broader size range of fashion apparel for all women. EMME's work with #SUFWL has received national and international praise from Women’s Wear Daily and DailyMail UK among others. EMME is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and the author of three books, “True Beauty”, “Life’s Little Emergencies”, and her children’s book “What Are You Hungry For?” She has twice been selected to People Magazine’s "50 Most Beautiful People" and Ladies’ Home Journal chose her as one of the "Most Important Women in America" and one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year." These accolades are truly representative of her tireless commitment to advocacy, but it doesn’t stop there: she has also been honored as one of Glamour magazine’s "Women of the Year" and as one of Biography magazine’s “25 Most Influential Women.” EMME is a board member to Hearts of Gold and Project Heal, an ambassador to The National Eating Disorders Association, and donates her time to the Girl Scouts of America. Born in New York City, EMME was raised in Saudi Arabia and attended Kent, the prestigious Connecticut boarding school and was awarded a full rowing athletic scholarship to Syracuse University making her part of the first generation of young women in the nation to benefit from Title IX. EMME’s passion for nature and fitness fuels her active lifestyle, which includes triathlons, snowshoeing, boogie boarding, hiking, long distance biking, yoga and swimming. Today, EMME and her daughter live in Northern New Jersey. Manager: Carie Goldberg: carie@goldstandardsports.com false 00:53:33 As a leading voice and face in the fashion industry, EMME is the iconic world’s first curvy supermodel. With the conviction that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and a career that spans more than two decades, EMME has paved the way and given women the platform to feel beautiful and empowered through all social media @SupermodelEMME and her online community - EmmeNation. A TV personality, model, mom, author, brand spokesperson, creative director of her clothing lines, lecturer and globally recognized advocate for positive body image and self-esteem, EMME’s message is clear – to awaken the inner magnificence inherent in each of us in order to be whole. She is the first model invited to speak before a Congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C. with a mission to increase public awareness of eating and body image disorders. EMME is often consulted and interviewed in the media on eating disorders and body image, fashion trends and model diversity, as well as surviving cancer and women's health. She is consistently booked to appear on such media outlets as CNN, MSNBC, HLN, FOX News, GMA, CBS The Early Show, OMG! Insider, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, Yahoo!Style, PeopleStyleWatch, USAToday and others to share her point of view on these topics and more. In 2014, EMME launched Fashion Without Limits: Changing the Face of Fashion with her alma mater Syracuse University to create a first of its kind inclusive fashion education curriculum for young designers including designs for size 12 and above. The goal of #FWL is to initiate a shift in the global fashion community toward proactive inclusion of a broader size range of fashion apparel for all women. EMME's work with #SUFWL has received national and international praise from Women’s Wear Daily and DailyMail UK among others. EMME is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and the author of three books, “True Beauty”, “Life’s Little Emergencies”, and her children’s book “What Are You Hungry For?” She has twice been selected to People Magazine’s "50 Most Beautiful People" and Ladies’ Home Journal chose her as one of the "Most Important Women in America" and one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year." These accolades are truly representative of her tireless commitment to advocacy, but it doesn’t stop there: she has also been honored as one of Glamour magazine’s "Women of the Year" and as one of Biography magazine’s “25 Most Influential Women.” EMME is a board member to Hearts of Gold and Project Heal, an ambassador to The National Eating Disorders Association, and donates her time to the Girl Scouts of America. Born in New York City, EMME was raised in Saudi Arabia and attended Kent, the prestigious Connecticut boarding school and was awarded a full rowing athletic scholarship to Syracuse University making her part of the first generation of young women in the nation to benefit from Title IX. EMME’s passion for nature and fitness fuels her active lifestyle, which includes triathlons, snowshoeing, boogie boarding, hiking, long distance biking, yoga and swimming. Today, EMME and her daughter live in Northern New Jersey. Manager: Carie Goldberg: carie@goldstandardsports.com https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-13-with-Catherine-McCord-e2dsrph gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/RuMEYjckhuJVwA9496R1dVZoaQx2aRXDz7QosRk7QM0 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:13:00 GMT Launched in 2007, Catherine, mom to Kenya and Chloe, created Weelicious.com as a platform to show parents around the world how easy and beneficial it is to expose children to wholesome, delicious homemade food. After personally struggling with how to feed Kenya, Catherine recognized a need for realistic and nutritious recipes for parents using minimal ingredients that are fully loaded with flavor; Weelicious now houses 1,500+ original recipes and more than 350 videos. Catherine inspires her community with ingredients that are readily available and recipes that are fast and easy. Debuting a new recipe or tip daily and a how-to cooking video posted each week, Weelicious is a wealth of information for families. In 2012, Catherine published her first book, Weelicious: One Family. One Meal. Starting out as an inspirational feeding guide, Catherine cleverly weaves together first-hand experiences with factual evidence, and then naturally progresses into 140 of her own can-do “easy, fresh, and fun” recipes. Her second book, Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunchbox published September 2013. Weelicious Menus offers custom menu plans to make meal planning even easier. Catherine has appeared on the Today Show, GMA, Access Hollywood Live, People Magazine and appears regularly on the Food Network’s, Guys Grocery Games. Her latest venture is One Potato: the only organic, family friendly meal delivery kit offering 3 meals a week delivered right to your front door. false 00:31:22 Launched in 2007, Catherine, mom to Kenya and Chloe, created Weelicious.com as a platform to show parents around the world how easy and beneficial it is to expose children to wholesome, delicious homemade food. After personally struggling with how to feed Kenya, Catherine recognized a need for realistic and nutritious recipes for parents using minimal ingredients that are fully loaded with flavor; Weelicious now houses 1,500+ original recipes and more than 350 videos. Catherine inspires her community with ingredients that are readily available and recipes that are fast and easy. Debuting a new recipe or tip daily and a how-to cooking video posted each week, Weelicious is a wealth of information for families. In 2012, Catherine published her first book, Weelicious: One Family. One Meal. Starting out as an inspirational feeding guide, Catherine cleverly weaves together first-hand experiences with factual evidence, and then naturally progresses into 140 of her own can-do “easy, fresh, and fun” recipes. Her second book, Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunchbox published September 2013. Weelicious Menus offers custom menu plans to make meal planning even easier. Catherine has appeared on the Today Show, GMA, Access Hollywood Live, People Magazine and appears regularly on the Food Network’s, Guys Grocery Games. Her latest venture is One Potato: the only organic, family friendly meal delivery kit offering 3 meals a week delivered right to your front door. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-12-with-guest-Christy-Coleman-e2dsrno gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/enL1GURJXnMP2HVlqnTDTwDZTTpHNYewAAt6VMYVbNg Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:52:00 GMT Since Beautycounter launched in 2013, Christy Coleman has served as Head of Creative Design. A fashion and celebrity makeup artist with over 30 years of experience, Christy develops the company’s collection of safer personal care products and cosmetics, while ensuring each one meets the highest performance standards. Her work has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair and in advertising campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Victoria’s Secret. She also counts Alessandra Ambrosio, Connie Britton, Miranda Kerr, and many more among her high-profile clients. In 2007, Christy made a groundbreaking commitment to use safer products—and in the process, became one of the first makeup artists to pioneer this approach to better beauty. After years of research and experimentation with safer skin care and cosmetics, Christy was ready to help set a new precedent in the industry when founder Gregg Renfrew tapped her to join Beautycounter. false 00:43:57 Since Beautycounter launched in 2013, Christy Coleman has served as Head of Creative Design. A fashion and celebrity makeup artist with over 30 years of experience, Christy develops the company’s collection of safer personal care products and cosmetics, while ensuring each one meets the highest performance standards. Her work has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair and in advertising campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Victoria’s Secret. She also counts Alessandra Ambrosio, Connie Britton, Miranda Kerr, and many more among her high-profile clients. In 2007, Christy made a groundbreaking commitment to use safer products—and in the process, became one of the first makeup artists to pioneer this approach to better beauty. After years of research and experimentation with safer skin care and cosmetics, Christy was ready to help set a new precedent in the industry when founder Gregg Renfrew tapped her to join Beautycounter. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-11-with-Guest-Renee-Loux-e2dsro7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/N5zS2YbqI3tS64nNG3waswf2fjAV9zydOxXsIj5-X2Y Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:36:00 GMT Renée Loux has been a trendsetter in the sustainable food movement and natural product sector for nearly 20 years. As an author, chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, television personality, sustainable advisor, consultant, journalist and mother, she has been a leading expert in the field. Ms. Loux is the author of the Gourmand Award-winning The Balanced Plate (Rodale Books) and Living Cuisine (Penguin), The Whole Green Catalog (Rodale Books), and Easy Green Living (Rodale Books). As a food pioneer, she founded one of America's first raw food restaurants, the Raw Experience, in 1996; was a founding partner of Mala Wailea Ocean Tavern in Maui, Hawaii; and has worked with and along side of some of the best and brightest figures in Hollywood and Culinary Arts. As the host of the TV show It’s Easy Being Green, she has appeared on the Food Network, HG TV and the Cooking Channel as well as a frequent green-expert and organic chef on various TV shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Extra, Insider Edition and Fox News. Visit Renée at www.reneeloux.com. false 00:46:33 Renée Loux has been a trendsetter in the sustainable food movement and natural product sector for nearly 20 years. As an author, chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, television personality, sustainable advisor, consultant, journalist and mother, she has been a leading expert in the field. Ms. Loux is the author of the Gourmand Award-winning The Balanced Plate (Rodale Books) and Living Cuisine (Penguin), The Whole Green Catalog (Rodale Books), and Easy Green Living (Rodale Books). As a food pioneer, she founded one of America's first raw food restaurants, the Raw Experience, in 1996; was a founding partner of Mala Wailea Ocean Tavern in Maui, Hawaii; and has worked with and along side of some of the best and brightest figures in Hollywood and Culinary Arts. As the host of the TV show It’s Easy Being Green, she has appeared on the Food Network, HG TV and the Cooking Channel as well as a frequent green-expert and organic chef on various TV shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Extra, Insider Edition and Fox News. Visit Renée at www.reneeloux.com. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-10-with-guest-Mike-Fata-e2dsrp0 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/-OaYgXjZbXTfb780W4WNstXS3ql0Q4BmaUqfxdwADdk Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:32:00 GMT Mike Fata is CEO & Co-founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods. He spent years in extensive studies of diet and nutrition as he made the life changing decision to lose over 100lbs. This remarkable accomplishment has given him an excellent knowledge of human anatomy, diet and nutrition - a motivation that allows him to speak to professional groups on improving health and well being. Mike has won numerous business awards including Socially Responsible Business Award (2006), CHFA Organic Achievement Award (2010), and Ernest & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year (2015). As well, he has guided Manitoba Harvest to consistently be on the Canada’s Profit 100 list of fastest growing companies. false 00:38:27 Mike Fata is CEO & Co-founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods. He spent years in extensive studies of diet and nutrition as he made the life changing decision to lose over 100lbs. This remarkable accomplishment has given him an excellent knowledge of human anatomy, diet and nutrition - a motivation that allows him to speak to professional groups on improving health and well being. Mike has won numerous business awards including Socially Responsible Business Award (2006), CHFA Organic Achievement Award (2010), and Ernest & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year (2015). As well, he has guided Manitoba Harvest to consistently be on the Canada’s Profit 100 list of fastest growing companies. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-9-with-guest-Matthew-Dillon-e2dsro2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/U8gB43K6ZImDO0MSWW_IE3LXzMK1ZIRsqV1tOTHgwPQ Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:29:00 GMT Matthew Dillon is director of agricultural policy and programs at Clif Bar & Company, a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks for people on-the-go. He also is director of Seed Matters, an initiative of the Clif Bar Family Foundation to improve organic seed systems. In his role as director of agricultural policy and programs, Matthew serves as the company’s liaison with state and federal officials on organic policy issues. false 00:49:44 Matthew Dillon is director of agricultural policy and programs at Clif Bar & Company, a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks for people on-the-go. He also is director of Seed Matters, an initiative of the Clif Bar Family Foundation to improve organic seed systems. In his role as director of agricultural policy and programs, Matthew serves as the company’s liaison with state and federal officials on organic policy issues. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-8-with-guest-Michel-Nischan-e2dsror gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LOxopCvqzc_KwoB2eoed4Hm0P3rMcv2OZ1X_Phkn22U Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:28:00 GMT Michel Nischan is a three-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 30 years of experience advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system. He is Founder and CEO of Wholesome Wave, Co-Founder of the Chefs Action Network, as well as Founder and Partner with the late actor Paul Newman of the former Dressing Room Restaurant. Nischan has successfully influenced legislative language for the recently passed Federal Farm Bill, supporting affordable access to healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables for low income consumers and is the author of three cookbooks. Today we discuss how food is the most important factor in your personal health. false 00:51:36 Michel Nischan is a three-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 30 years of experience advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system. He is Founder and CEO of Wholesome Wave, Co-Founder of the Chefs Action Network, as well as Founder and Partner with the late actor Paul Newman of the former Dressing Room Restaurant. Nischan has successfully influenced legislative language for the recently passed Federal Farm Bill, supporting affordable access to healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables for low income consumers and is the author of three cookbooks. Today we discuss how food is the most important factor in your personal health. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-7-with-guest-Teri-Hatcher-e2dsrq2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/7YbzTgzgH82QP2EnOJPVouHwa0ivYQEwMIJvIWTXDcs Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:28:00 GMT Teri Hatcher is a SAG and Golden Globe-winning actress, best selling author, mother and philanthopist. Best known as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives and as Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Teri continues to challenge herself with new goals from directing to marathons. She was a student at Le Cordon Bleu, where her passion for food and health was greatly amplified. Teri has been a cornerstone in support of numerous charitable causes for more than 20 years, even speaking at the U.N. as part of Ending Violence Against Women. false 00:51:13 Teri Hatcher is a SAG and Golden Globe-winning actress, best selling author, mother and philanthopist. Best known as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives and as Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Teri continues to challenge herself with new goals from directing to marathons. She was a student at Le Cordon Bleu, where her passion for food and health was greatly amplified. Teri has been a cornerstone in support of numerous charitable causes for more than 20 years, even speaking at the U.N. as part of Ending Violence Against Women. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-6-with-guest-Patrick-Mannelly-e2dsrm2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Pl6uoVngxRozKA0OxcSStfZ-ka8wakZamVf6en20F1g Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:27:00 GMT Today we welcome Patrick Mannelly to the show. Patrick played football with the Bears for 16 years before retiring in 2014 and is now a midday sports talk host in Chicago on 670 The Score. Today we discuss how nutrition has changed in sports over the last 10 years. Whether the top athletes should endorse products they would never use themselves and how can parents help their children make the right food choices. Do you play better if you eat better and Patrick talks about how he wants to create change in Washington and Congress! false 00:37:03 Today we welcome Patrick Mannelly to the show. Patrick played football with the Bears for 16 years before retiring in 2014 and is now a midday sports talk host in Chicago on 670 The Score. Today we discuss how nutrition has changed in sports over the last 10 years. Whether the top athletes should endorse products they would never use themselves and how can parents help their children make the right food choices. Do you play better if you eat better and Patrick talks about how he wants to create change in Washington and Congress! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-5-with-guest-Robynne-Chutkan-e2dsrp3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/PqemfG7g39Kts4YANVySMsb9mRwr8lwtePm4WYZI-YM Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:22:00 GMT Today Dr. Chutkan joins the show who is a leading gastroenterologist, bestselling author who has been on the Dr. Oz show and founder of The Digestive Center for Women. Today we discuss how all disease begins in the gut, where we can get good bacteria, why medication is not always the answer and why she likes to live dirty and eat clean! Ashley often says "you are not what you eat, you are what you digest and absorb" and today we find out why! false 00:45:18 Today Dr. Chutkan joins the show who is a leading gastroenterologist, bestselling author who has been on the Dr. Oz show and founder of The Digestive Center for Women. Today we discuss how all disease begins in the gut, where we can get good bacteria, why medication is not always the answer and why she likes to live dirty and eat clean! Ashley often says "you are not what you eat, you are what you digest and absorb" and today we find out why! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-4-with-guest-Leah-Segedie-e2dsrov gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yrVdGtRmPYlj-8RUJjUv_0soeTHfOnUqqXK23efMGZ0 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:18:00 GMT Ashley and Robyn talk to Leah Segedie who was named “Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine, named as one of the top 10 Woman Changing School Nutrition and compared to Lady Gaga for her unique social media tactics in The Huffington Post. Fitness Magazine endorsed Leah's weight loss blog and her story, communities and work have been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC and The O’Reiley factor amongst others. Robyn calls Leah a "game changer" and after listening to this podcast I can see why! false 00:43:17 Ashley and Robyn talk to Leah Segedie who was named “Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine, named as one of the top 10 Woman Changing School Nutrition and compared to Lady Gaga for her unique social media tactics in The Huffington Post. Fitness Magazine endorsed Leah's weight loss blog and her story, communities and work have been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC and The O’Reiley factor amongst others. Robyn calls Leah a "game changer" and after listening to this podcast I can see why! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-3-with-guest-ABC7-Food-Coach-Lori-Corbin-e2dsroe gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/H3o9D1k75LVfcB9cNWO1ZQRbjzyqme8M9eUVOEdWpG4 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:17:00 GMT Today we have our first guest on the show and what better guest to start off than a women who has been following the changing world of food for the last 20 years and now reports for ABC7 eye witness news! How have trends changed? Who should parents believe in the health world and why are we the consumers so confused! Lori proves to be a great 1st guest! Lori began her television career in the mid 90's reporting on nutrition and fitness and was the host of Custom Fit cable show on the LIVEWELL network and owned and operated a chain of exercise studios, along with a low-fat catering business. With over thirty years of experience, Corbin remains on the cutting edge of food, fitness and false 00:39:08 Today we have our first guest on the show and what better guest to start off than a women who has been following the changing world of food for the last 20 years and now reports for ABC7 eye witness news! How have trends changed? Who should parents believe in the health world and why are we the consumers so confused! Lori proves to be a great 1st guest! Lori began her television career in the mid 90's reporting on nutrition and fitness and was the host of Custom Fit cable show on the LIVEWELL network and owned and operated a chain of exercise studios, along with a low-fat catering business. With over thirty years of experience, Corbin remains on the cutting edge of food, fitness and https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-2-Food-Simplified-e2dsrp8 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iWMJUKRuUZAhsED0ES8pq4hPXLoM3Xu8jQzXNKU_1JU Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:16:00 GMT Today's Podcast gets down to the basics! Food Simplified. Ashley and Robyn discuss organic food, travel, allergies and the changing state of food in America and the long term impact of it. What goes into our food? Why is food different now than 20 years ago? How can we make positive shifts and what do we need to do for a better long term impact on our lives? false 00:36:20 Today's Podcast gets down to the basics! Food Simplified. Ashley and Robyn discuss organic food, travel, allergies and the changing state of food in America and the long term impact of it. What goes into our food? Why is food different now than 20 years ago? How can we make positive shifts and what do we need to do for a better long term impact on our lives? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-koff/episodes/Episode-1-Lets-Be-The-Change-e2dsrna gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/S-J7lDbI_knLxsp8UJhTgKkGmW4XsAgD4hk_tKv3Z6s Wed, 16 Dec 2015 03:54:00 GMT Welcome to Take Out with Ashley and Robyn! We are looking forward to bringing you a series of Podcasts on Better Nutrition, Simplified and the new food economy that cuts to the chase and asks the tough questions! It's time for a Food Awakenings! Today Ashley and Robyn introduce themselves and let you know what this podcast series has to offer! This will be a fun way to reach you on a regular basis and have a steady conversation about the landscape of food and how it is changing so rapidly. What are the challenges we face and what do we need to do? Take Out discusses and will gather momentum and create this much needed change! false 00:33:09 Welcome to Take Out with Ashley and Robyn! We are looking forward to bringing you a series of Podcasts on Better Nutrition, Simplified and the new food economy that cuts to the chase and asks the tough questions! It's time for a Food Awakenings! Today Ashley and Robyn introduce themselves and let you know what this podcast series has to offer! This will be a fun way to reach you on a regular basis and have a steady conversation about the landscape of food and how it is changing so rapidly. What are the challenges we face and what do we need to do? Take Out discusses and will gather momentum and create this much needed change!