Claire Herminjard

Prior to founding Mindful Meats, Claire worked in the internet services industry first at Salesforce.com and then at the startup Lookery, running customer development and sales. Claire’s shift to the food business began as she followed her passion but soon took on greater purpose after learning that US livestock then consumed over 70% of corn and soy crops produced in our country, most of which are genetically modified. Being a proud omnivore and against the use of genetically modified organisms, she founded Mindful Meats in order to be a part of finding a trustworthy and healthy source of protein for our families. Claire holds a BA in Public Policy Studies from Duke University where she had a focus on moral leadership. Currently, she is a volunteer with GMO-Free Marin, Slow Money Northern California, and is a mentor to youth through the Ashoka Youth Ventures Just Food program of 2011. When not engaged in a project, find her catching up with friends and family, practising yoga, dancing and running barefoot. — Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2013. Watch Claire's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/claire-herminjard-the-proud-omnivore--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/do-lectures/message

Claire Herminjard, the founder of Mindful Meats, who left a career in tech to address the problems she saw with Factory Farmed meat.

Season 1. Episode 9: Claire Herminjard, CEO of Mindful MeatsJonathan Ford, Designer and Founding Creative Partner of Pearlfisher, speaks to the people behind the brands of the future who understand the need to harness creativity, design and bold ideas to create success. Here, Jonathan speaks to Claire Herminjard, CEO and Co-founder of Mindful Meats.Claire helps bring pasture-raised, certified organic and Non-GMO-Verified meat to the U.S. market. Mindful Meats carries the first and only Non-GMO-Verified beef in the U.S. by working directly with sustainably-minded farmers. In addition to changing the way America eats meat, Claire was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2013.www.pearlfisher.comSubscribe to the series via iTunes: itun.es/i6JK87y