This opinion piece was originally published in Vegconomist. Then a week later, it was removed. The Editor only said that multiple people reached out asking that the piece be taken down because of “unfounded claims”. While it is an opinion piece (my opinion!), I think potentially a PR company of…

Hi, I’m CBM. The co-founder and CEO of AKUA, a mission driven food company creating meat-alt products from sustainable seagreens. From early November 2020 to late April 2021, we raised over $1,000,000 on a CROWD SAFE note via the equity crowdfunding platform Republic (in fact, we hit the cap at…

Since Kickstarter launched in 2009, I’ve backed dozens of campaigns in the spirit of supporting creation. I’ve received glowing orbs that tell me how I slept last night, and apps that remind me of my dreams; I’ve helped save hat factories, received dope workout gear, and been promised pools in…

How 12 riders rode over 200 miles and raised over $20,000 for GreenWave’s network of sustainable ocean farms. — A few years ago, Brendan Coffey, my brother from another mother helped co-found a nonprofit called GreenWave, which exists to mitigate climate change, restore our oceans, and create jobs through the creation of regenerative ocean farms. When I was the little kid on the beaches in Connecticut, I used to…

One businesswoman’s jet-set mind, body, and packing tips for staying healthy on the road — In 2016, I flew to Salt Lake City (12 times), LA (3 times), New York City (10 times), San Francisco (2 times), London (3 times), Cape Town (3 times), Miami, Boston, Tulum, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Italy, Sicily, Amsterdam, Rio, Sao Paolo, Fortaleza, Madrid, and Berlin. All this during…

“I’m here to talk about farting,” I announced on stage to 300 founders, media, and digital professionals from the the UK, Europe, and Africa. “Specifically, cow farting.” “But really,” I told the crowd at December’s WPP Stream Africa conference, “I want to talk about seaweed, how it’s helping cows to…

Summit at Sea 2016: It’s going to be wild.

We all have friends who inspire us to do more. But never have we had a friend do it so well as Dan Fredinburg. Tonight, I went through last year’s journal and found my Dan’s List. (Which was also inspired by our friend Susie Carlin). It’s better than a bucketlist…

In early 2013, I was on a plane from London to New York every twenty days… for nearly two years. I mostly flew economy but still made Gold status. The stewardesses and lounge attendants recognized me with friendly smiles, some knew my name. Around this time, my friend Erica Berger…