Creating Social Value Blog / Tag: Eater Entrepreneur

Contextualizing Food Entrepreneur Questions Series

Food Sol supports food entrepreneurship in all its forms – from food product and service startups, across the full industry spectrum, to eater entrepreneurship: the notion that by wallet and plate, anyone who eats can contribute to shaping and influencing the future of food. Plenty of media has covered food entrepreneurship in its obvious manifestations—detailing…

How Eater Entrepreneurs Learn at Babson

This month, I taught in Babson’s Summer Study For High School students from all over the world. As always, my topic was ‘food entrepreneurship’, tailored to fit into the rhythm of their five-week program. We opened with a discussion of mindful eating (‘mindfulness’ having been a central theme of the Babson Social Innovation Lab team’s…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Gail Simmons

Last month at Babson, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Gail Simmons co-hosted the fourth Babson Food Day alongside Food Sol and fellow foodie Entrepreneur-in-Residence Andrew Zimmern. Food Day and all year, Gail epitomizes food entrepreneurship and eater entrepreneurship of all kinds, inspiring and activating students to uncover and act on their own desire for a better food system. Gail…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Savannah Carlin

An eater entrepreneur consciously “taste-tests” her way into her food future, exploring and iterating on how best to express her flavorful, cultural, sustainability and social justice values through food. Savannah Carlin is a sophomore at Babson College. Her interview originally appeared on Examiner.com. Q:   Tell us a little bit about your food journey. A. My…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Andrew Zimmern

Last week, Babson Entrepreneur in Residence Andrew Zimmern co-hosted fourth national Food Day alongside Food Sol and his fellow foodie Entrepreneur in Residence Gail Simmons. On Food Day and all year round, Andrew activates and inspires food entrepreneurs of all kinds with his humor, candor and business savvy. Following the theme of this year’s Babson…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Jack Barber

An eater entrepreneur begins by assessing his desire in terms of what’s on his plate right now, what’s not, and what he want to change. Next, he considers what he knows, who he knows, and his skills and personal strengths as tools to help him collect more information. Then, he takes a small step to…

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T Minus 6 Days to Babson Food Day

As the count down to the 4th Annual Babson Food Day begins, I am smiling all over thinking about how this spirited and absolutely delicious event has taken root over the years. Part of the nationwide Food Day movement, Babson Food Day is designed to be open, accessible, inspiring and relevant to everyone. Though we…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Yulkendy Valdez

Students are a critical segment driving change in our food system: they are tomorrow’s leadership, future householders, and newly-independent eaters. In a constant state of exploration, they increasingly focus on matters of sustainability and social justice, often expressing their values through food. Yulkendy Valdez is a sophomore at Babson College. Her interview originally appeared on…

5 Questions for an Eater Entrepreneur: Eli Iaslovits

Eater values continue to rapidly evolve while the food industry scrambles to keep up. Students are a critical group driving this change: they are tomorrow’s leadership, future householders, and newly-independent eaters. Increasingly focused on matters of sustainability and social justice, they often express these values through food. At Food Sol, we see daily how the…