24. From Fungi to Fun-guy: Eben Bayer Scales Mycelium Again with Bacon at My Forest Foods

Episode Description: In this episode of Grow Everything, Eben Bayer, the Founder of Ecovative, joins Erum and Karl to discuss the intersection of biotech, sustainability, and business growth. He emphasizes the importance of aligning business with mission building, focusing on mycelium and adventure studio to promote sustainability and growth. They also explore the potential of bacon in driving business growth and promoting sustainability, and how biotech companies are expanding into bigger meat cuts and clean label meat. Lastly, they delve into the challenges of balancing innovation with environmental concerns and how biotech companies are working towards sustainable solutions while driving business growth. Grow Everything brings to life the bioeconomy when hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories from the field and interview leaders and influencers in the space.  Life is a powerful force and it can be engineered. What are we creating? Learn more at www.messaginglab.com/groweverything Topics Covered: 00:00:00 - Why a Chicken is Like a Household Appliance: A Fun Introduction 00:02:06 - From Copenhagen: A Vacation Update 00:04:13 - The Innovation at Carlsberg Campus: Exciting News 00:07:28 - Meet Eben, Founder of Ecovative: An Introduction 00:13:02 - Eco-Friendly Packaging Solution: An Innovative Approach 00:18:13 - Global Expansion: Ceilings Packaging Product Out-licensed by Company 00:20:47 - Driving Growth Through Bacon Production: CEO of Food Co's Focus 00:22:04 - Expanding to Natural Grocers: A Focus on Organic Pork Bacon for Natural Markets 00:25:03 - The Importance of Bacon in Business: Expanding into Bigger Meat Cuts 00:29:50 - Sustainable Living and Alternative Energy Sources: Off-Grid Living and Farming 00:31:45 - Biotech Enthusiast's Love for Albany: Recommends Energy in the Earth Machine 00:36:35 - The Complexity of Nature and Technology: A Discussion 00:38:44 - Countries with Longest Summer Days and Happy Vibes: A Fun Fact Episode Links: Ecovative Website Eben Bayer on LinkedIn Call or Text the Grow Everything Hotline:  +1 804-505-5553 Have a question or comment? Message us here: Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / LinkedIn / Youtube / GrowEverything website Email: [email protected] Support here: Patreon Music by: Nihilore Production by: Amplafy Media