Explore every episode of the podcast Mariana Thinks Food

A conversation with Dr. Nadine Geiser, a seasoned venture capitalist at World Fund VC, on what to say to potential investors and current investors when you are an early stage startup founder. 

A workshop with Paro founder Umaimah Sharwani and Vital founder Laura Napoli on marketing in the food space from knowing your customer to going to retail.

My take on how we will be affected, as food consumers, this year and what we can do, as individuals, to mitigate it.

A conversation with That Gut Girl on how functional medicine changed her view on food and how to be proactive about ones gut health.

On this episode, I interview Mauro Guercia who has spent the past 4 years working on business development in the alternative protein space. A chemical engineer and holding an MBA, he has a unique take on the space.

An episode on food labeling. Is it good or bad?

An episode on how I record, edit and publish my podcast. 

A conversation with startup founder Ludovica De Pieri on how she is using AI to utilize all our food data in our best interest through her platform Reveal My Food.

A personal account: on breastfeeding and becoming a mother.

The final episode of 2022 on my journey incubating a human and food and supplement info I have learned in the process.

The second episode with Patrick Müeller-Sarmiento, head of the Global Consumer Goods and Retail Practice at the consulting firm Roland Berger. A conversation on what ends up on our plates and is there anything we can do about it?

A conversation with Talent and Venture Development Senior Manager, Kerstin Sandow, at Food Labs and Atlantic Labs based out of Berlin. Tune in to hear how she got to her role and what her tips are for growing startups from zero to hero.

A conversation with the head of the Global Consumer Goods and Retail Practice at the consulting firm Roland Berger who has spent the past few decades working on my favorite topic: food. The main takeaway: Produce, Protect, Reuse, Restore.

In this episode, Yorán Meijers, a previous venture capitalist, tells us about launching a food business and gives us an insight into his next venture.

A conversation with Investment Director at Verdane, Reed Snyder, on how he got into the investment space and what sustainable investing looks like.

A conversation with Kristen Rocca, Principal at Unovis, on her experience as a venture capitalist in the alternative protein space.

An interview with Naked Innovations' CEO and co-founder, Ryan Edwards, on how to serve people and planet with innovation and entrepreneurship.

An interview with Alexandre Campos the Business Development Manager at Novameat; a 3D printing meat startup based out of Barcelona, Spain. 

An interview with Eric Parkin, Digital Business Leader at Cargill on innovating in the food space.

An interview with the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture podcast host Koen van Seijen on what Regenerative Agriculture is and why it's becoming more popular in Europe.

Chris Bryant is an expert researcher in the alternative protein space. Listen in to hear about his thoughts, research and observations in the space. 

Is individual waste reduction the solution to climate change? Listen on to hear my ramblings. 

An episode on the fact that you are not a number in a series and therefore cannot be referred to as average on a dimension as complex as eating. Listen on to hear why.

Has it ever happened to you that you repeat a word 10 times and by the end it sounds like a foreign language and you start questioning what it even means and where it comes from? Well, that happened to me with the word "nutritious". Tune in to hear about the rabbit holes it led me to.

Food, humans and the planet: some philosophical thinking on the role food plays in our lives.

An episode on Veganism. No judgments, just info.

This episode is about sustainable food. What is it and how can everyone be a part of it?

It has been an unusual year. How can we reflect and be better?

We can only change our future if we know what the problems that need to be solved are. My conclusion: we are the bottleneck. We need to change our behavior so that we can change the food supply.

An episode on the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy published this year (2020): the objectives, opportunities and, of course, my opinions. 

An episode on carbs, their digestion and some fun facts. Eat lots of plants!

This episode is about FATS. What are they, what kinds should we eat and how much of them should we consume. Tune in for the nitty gritty.

What is protein? Where can we find it? These are two of the many questions addressed in this podcast. Listen to figure out where the star, Protein, is.

Mariana talks about sugar: what it is, how we digest it and what happens when we hit the cookies a bit too hard.

In this episode, Mariana talks about how and why she got to hosting this podcast. Then she delves into the world of "healthy eating". She starts by giving tips on vegetables: why, where and how to buy them. Some technical stuff but should be useful!

An introduction to what Mariana Thinks Food is all about.