Getting Transparent
Getting Transparent gets to know people who are making a difference across the food and natural product supply chain. Together we will find out what drives them, what they are trying to change, and how they are making this world just a little bit better. Hosted by: Joe Witte, VP @ TagOne
Episodes
15 episodes
The Environmental Specialist: Pushing Transparency to Fashion and Textile (Megan Meiklejohn)
Megan Meiklejohn, leader in Transparency Management and SVP of Supply Chain Innovation at the Savory Institute, joins Joe Witte to talk about product sustainability and full t...
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44:39
The Supplement and CBD Advisor: Bridging the Regulatory and Marketing Gap (Asa Waldstein)
Asa Waldstein, Founder and Principal of Supplement Advisory Group and prominent figure of the American Herbal Products Association, joins Joe Wit...
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41:38
The Sustainability Evangelist: Bringing Transparency to CBD and Food (Karil Kochenderfer)
Karil Kochenderfer, President of LINKAGES, joins Joe Witte to talk about the push towards food transparency and traceability across ...
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42:00
Getting Candid on the FDA’s Traceability Requirement
Mark Carter, President of MC Squared and Manish Gupta , founder and CTO of TagOne join Joe Witte to talk about the FDA's New Era of Smarter Food&...
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36:17
The Hemp Leader: Navigating the Miracle Crop into the Next Generation (Jody McGinness, Executive Director, HIA)
Jody McGinness, Executive Director of Hemp Industries Association, joins Joe Witte to talk about the history, present and future of HIA and hemp. Jody and Joe cover topics such as the evolution of HIA as the organization migrates from a grassro...
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31:28
The BrightFarms CEO: Growing Greens in Greenhouses (Steve Platt, CEO)
Steve Platt, CEO of BrightFarms, joins Joe Witte on "Getting Transparent". They discuss leadership lessons, going back to their days together at Penn State's Army ROTC program. Steve also talked further about BrightFarms' mission of growi...
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27:38
The Food Innovator: Entrepreneurship, Science and Leadership (Mark Carter, President of MC Squared)
Mark Carter, President of MC Squared, joins "Getting Transparent" and shares insights in to today's biggest risks in the food industry, the FDA's approach to traceability, and common mistakes entrepreneurs ma...
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40:38
The Organic Farmer: Connecting People with Plants using QR Codes (Eric Vander Hyde, Co-Owner, Barefoot Botanicals)
In this episode of Getting Transparent, Eric Vander Hyde, Co-Owner of Barefoot Botanicals (Bucks County, PA) joins the podcast to speak on his journey in organic farming and the unique ability o...
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36:02
DNA Fingerprinting: Invisibly Tracking Food Safely (Ulrike Hodges, COO of SafeTraces)
Ulrike Hodges, COO at SafeTraces and serial entrepreneur shares how her entrepreneurial journey led her to a company making a difference, SafeTraces. Their innovative DNA fingerprinting is changing how food companies can trace the source ...
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21:32
The Island Leader: Creating Jobs in Papua New Guinea (James Rice, CEO of Paradise Foods)
James Rice, CEO at Paradise Foods, joins Getting Transparent and shares stories of how he ended up in Papua New Guinea's largest country owned food pr...
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Episode 6
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26:36
The Cannabis Consultant: Scary Stories and GMP Tips (Kim Stuck, CEO at Allay Consultant)
Kim Stuck, CEO of Allay Consulting joins Getting Transparent to discuss her beginnings in the cannabis industry, her experience as a cannabis and hemp inspector for Denver County and why she c...
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Episode 5
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35:42
The Supplement Tester: Fighting Ingredient Fraud (Elan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs)
Elan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist labs, industry thought leader and Board Member of AHPA (American Herbal Products Association) provides insights on companies that are "doing it right" in the supplement industry, fraud that is occurring in the indu...
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Episode 4
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38:14
The Professional Athlete: Football Pain Leads to CBD Gain (Michael Mauti, Seed2System Executive)
Former NFL Linebacker (New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings) Michael Mauti joins Joe Witte (TagOne) to discuss his journey from being the son of an NFL player, to Penn State during the "dark years", and how is 9 surgeries led him to discove...
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Episode 3
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40:44
The USMC Veteran: CBD Entrepreneur and Leader (James Brobyn, American Fiber CEO)
On this episode of Getting Transparent, host Joe Witte sits down with veteran cannabis entrepreneur, James Brobyn. James, a United State Marine Corps veteran and officer, currently serves as CEO of ...
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Episode 2
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49:35
The Software Innovator: Can Blockchain Save Our Food Supply Chain? (TJ Gupta, CEO of TagOne)
TJ Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of TagOne, joins guest host Joe Witte on "Getting Transparent". TJ shares his story on what brought him into tech traceability and how he saw a need for it to be implemented in th...
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Episode 1
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