Combatting Food Waste and Hunger While Building a Sustainable Business With Rick Nahmias [LLC 013]

Even though he wasn’t anticipating it, my guest, Rick Nahmias, managed to build a thriving, sustainable non-profit over the past 9 years by simply providing fresh produce to those in need. He noticed that food waste and hunger were huge issues for many living in Los Angeles and he also noticed that many houses had an abundance of fresh produce. So he decided to launch Food Forward in an effort to recover surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste. What We Cover Today: How Rick turned an experiment with harvesting food from people’s backyards into a highly successful non-profit Why focusing on the three tenets of Food Forward - supply chain, leadership, and need – allowed the company to grow Why he compares building his non-profit to building a sandbox and how that affects who he invites to play with him What “food justice” means What type of activity Rick requires of all candidates before he hires them and brings them into the Food Forward family Why you should include your staff in the hiring process but make sure, as the CEO, you’re keeping your pulse on the process How to handle a situation when you don’t make the right hire Contact Information: www.foodforward.org Annual Spring Melt (Anti-Gala) March 24th Thanks for Checking Out the Show Notes and for Listening! I really hope you enjoyed this episode. I would really appreciate it if you shared this show with a friend who could benefit from listening to this particular episode. Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you can get each new episode delivered directly to you when it’s ready. You can find the show in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play.  Leaders sure do love company so be sure to get social with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic_abboud/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleabboud Or email me at nicole[at]nicoleabboud[dot]com