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Verility’s Liane Hart on leveraging AI to manage animal fertility + stabilize growing demand for protein

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Validated In Humans

Co-founder + CEO of Earnest Agriculture Eddie Meija joins us on Directionally Speaking to share his journey to entrepreneurship and experience in the Velocity accelerator.

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40,000 Percent Growth

Nuritas’ Dr. Nora Khaldi on the power of peptides + harnessing science change the health of people + longevity.

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AI Finding Solutions

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the food ag industry contributes roughly 1.5 trillion to the country’s GDP – that's a 5.5% share. It’s a market that continues to evolve as many factors – from consumers to regulatory challenges – create new opportunities for innovation and new products. This week we are joined by Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing CEO, Jason Kashman, to share perspective on food, health and what’s ahead. We dive into:

The overall landscape in the food manufacturing market, what Jason is seeing and what’s driving growth for brands
Popcorn is a commodity and a finished good – are the challenges and turbulence the same on both sides of the coin?
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s history, how it became its own entity in 2019 and their overall innovation portfolio
The massive footprint that is Weaver Popcorn – from grocery brands to private label
Jason’s take on emerging trends on snack foods and where popcorn fits in the market
How food has changed over the last decade, including difficulty for startup innovation to grow in the space, better for you ingredients and automation on the manufacturing side
The supply chain lessons learned from COVID and how companies have maybe pivoted to vertical integration to eliminate uncertainty
If and how the regulatory challenges are affecting Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s business

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371. Jason Kashman, Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing | Agbioscience Podcast

The Ugly Company’s Ben Moore on tackling food waste, innovating for consumer health + leading to serve

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Eureka Business Moment

Co-Founder of RiteCarbs Bruce Hamaker joins us on Directionally Speaking

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Fast-Acting Prebiotics for Gut Health

Nuritas’ Dr. Nora Khaldi on the power of peptides + harnessing science change the health of people + longevity.

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Multiple Times Better

Founder of Food for Health Adam Southam joins us to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and experience as a Velocity innovator.

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Nutrition Beyond Pills

The USDA just reported that there are 243 veterinary shortage areas across 46 states nationwide – the highest number ever. It’s a challenging environment, particularly when you consider veterinarians are on the front lines of battling avian influenza and dealing with a massively growing companion animal population. Dr. Bret Marsh, Dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, joins this week to help understand the evolution that’s happening in this space and how this gap is being tackled. We get into:

What he’s hearing from veterinarians in the field and those he works alongside on research
How his past experience as Indiana’s State Veterinarian and now the Dean at Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine has shaped a unique perspective on where this segment of the agbioscience industry needs to evolve
Balancing the need for veterinarians in the field with a deep need to continue innovation at Purdue University – and the need for veterinarians to do that, too
The latest updates of what’s happening at the Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Areas that have Bret most intrigued right now – from avian influenza vaccines to OneHealth
His optimism for the incoming class of veterinary students at Purdue and their insurmountable opportunities
The top challenges that will need to be overcome in the industry in the coming years
What’s on the horizon for Purdue’s College of Veterinary Science

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Co-Founder of RiteCarbs Bruce Hamaker joins us on Directionally Speaking

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From Research to Market: Entrepreneurial Journey

Deepesh Balwani, CEO of Saprofy, joins Directionally Speaking.

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From App to Anaerobic Digesters

Co-founder + CEO of Earnest Agriculture Eddie Meija joins us on Directionally Speaking to share his journey to entrepreneurship and experience in the Velocity accelerator.

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Network is Your Net Worth

On this episode of Directionally Speaking, we are joined by Bruce Hamaker, co-founder of RiteCarbs, a startup focused on precision prebiotics. A professor at Purdue University, Bruce dives into his entrepreneurial journey from academia to commercialization, the company's innovative approach to gut health and the importance of collaboration and communication in navigating the challenges of the startup world.

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The global functional food ingredients market is expected to grow by $53 billion by 2028 according to Technavio. One pioneer, a scientist, is operating at the intersection of food and health and has become a functional food powerhouse. Dr. Nora Khaldi, CEO and Founder of Nuritas, joins us to talk ingredients, food and innovation. We get into:

What big companies are looking for right now when it comes to ingredient formulation, specifically around functional foods
What a peptide is, and how it works
Nuritas’ need product launch, PeptiSleep, and its ability to improve all four phases of sleep
How Nora’s conversations go with big food brands when they understand the power of peptides
The moments where she understood her own differentiation as an innovator
Data’s value and the duration it takes to accrue it – and AI as a tool to fuel the system
What’s ahead for Nuritas

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369. Dr. Nora Khaldi, Nuritas | Agbioscience Podcast

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Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s Jason Kashman on emerging trends in food + getting ahead of market demands

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AgriNovus’ Velocity Announces 2025 Winners, Awards $75,000 to Entrepreneurs at Demo Day Event

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Purdue College of Veterinary Science’s Dr. Bret Marsh on building innovators of the future + their insurmountable opportunities

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