Alt Protein Careers with Sam Fisher Alt Protein Careers

Today I’m joined by Maia Keerie, a PR and Communications leader in the Alternative Protein Industry. Maia most recently served as the Senior PR and Communications Manager at TurtleTree, and she previously worked as a Media and Communications Manager at The Good Food Institute.

We’ll hear more about her interesting background and how she ended up breaking into the industry with GFI throughout the episode.

Today, I’m joined by a few key members of the Alt Protein Careers team for a very special panel episode!

In studio with me, we have Noga Golan, the Founder & Managing Director of Alt Protein Careers, Caroline Colwell, who works on Marketing & Growth for APC in addition to her day job in Product Marketing for Juniper Square, and Sacha Langer, a veteran of the food & alt protein industry who does resume review & interview prep for APC clients. 

Join us for this nontraditional episode where we talk about key trends in the space, how we all ended up in Alt Protein Careers, and why the Careers side of the industry is so interesting to us.

Today I’m joined by Mike Madonna, a Scientific leader driving innovation in the novel protein space. Most recently, Mike served as Senior Director of Protein Science at Shiru, and previously worked as an Analytical Science Lead at JUST.

Mike has studied proteins for all of his adult life, and he’ll talk about how that passion led him to his PhD and eventually into the food space. It’s really a pleasure to have him on the show.

Today I’m joined by Jacek Prus. Jacek is the Senior Director of Development at Farmed Animal Funders. 

Before joining FAF earlier this year, Jacek was an entrepreneur in the Alternative Protein space. He founded Current Foods, which was acquired by Wicked Kitchen, and has a variety of interesting experiences with plant-based startups. We’ll hear more about his background throughout the episode.

Parendi Birdie, co-founder and CEO of Asentia, and early employee of Mission Barns and Eat Just, joins the podcast to share her experiences working in Alt Protein. Asentia is a new startup in the blended meat space.

Parendi splits her time between Texas and The Bay Area and has spent her entire career in Alternative Proteins and plant-based meat. We’ll hear more about her very interesting background and experience throughout the episode, as well as why she's excited about the opportunity in blended meat.

Today I’m joined by Dan Howell, who's an experienced Product Development and R&D Leader in the food space. Dan has done a variety of jobs in this space, and was most recently at Wicked Kitchen (acquired by Current Foods).

Listen to learn more about his very interesting path into the space (he started working as a Store Manager at Starbucks) as well as his views on what the Alt Protein industry gets right & wrong when it comes to Food Product Development and R&D.