S2 E34: Founder of Bootleg Avocado, NYC's Mario Rodriguez

Mario Rodriguez has more than 20 years of experience in creating value to startup companies that span many industries. He brings a unique background in food & beverage with an operations mindset. As a graduate of Babson College, Mario started his career with a software and services start-up which specialized in process re-engineering for clients in the finance, energy, and aeronautic industries.  After logistics consulting, Mario decided to jump into the food world and attended the French Culinary Institute (ICC), graduating top of his class. Mario jumped into the startup world with Dinner Lab as director of operations and helped scale the business from 3 locations into a total of 31. His next endeavors brought him into other facets of the food industry as a COO and co-founder in the food tech space. Mario is currently the business owner of Bootleg Avocado, offering consulting to early stage plant-based food startups on the culinary and operations side, and plant medicines are coming onto the menu.