All Episodes

VP of People and Culture at Fine Choice Foods | Steve MacIntyre

Nicolas Pretorius, Talent Aquisition Manager at High Liner Foods | HR Mini-series (#125)

Enea Lelaj, Confectionery Scientist at Tilray Brands (#124)

Domenique Mastronardi, President of Beck's Bone Broth (#123)

Talha Rashid, Continuous Improvement Manager at Handi Foods Ltd(#122)

Careers in Food and Beverage (#121.5)

Salma Fotovat, Co-Founder & Sourcing & Procurement Director at Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd. - Home of MadeGood (#121)

Pratistha Banerjee, Product Development and Commercialization Manager at Darigold (#120)

Leslie Herbas, Product Development Specialist at Ascona Foods (#119)

Senior Project Engineer at Agri-Neo | Mohammad Kathawala

Skills Every Food Industry Job Seeker Needs with Jayana Kaiprath, Talent Acquisition Manager, Give & Go Prepared Foods (#117)

Mastering Stage-Gate and Beyond with Lara Tiro and Christine Farkas, Food Industry Consultants and Podcast Hosts (#116)

Scaling Chef Craft into Food Products with Kaylah Farina, Product Development Manager at Sigma US (#115)

Bridging Academia and Industry with Nataly Lopez Baron, Manager of the Guelph Food Innovation Centre (GFIC) (#114)

Delving into the Craft of Beer Making with Santiago Ampudia Vasquez, Brewer at Blackburn Brewhouse and Assistant Professor at Niagara College (#113)

Exploring Opportunities in Food Science with Prairva (Summer) Plepalakon, UC Davis Food Science and Technology Graduate (#112)

Supporting People and Culture in Ag with Leslie Nienkark, HR Business Partner at KWS Group (#111)

Inside Food Product Development with Louisa Bachman, Food Scientist at KIND Snacks (#110)

Inside Food Safety Leadership with Marin Pavlic, Director of QA Programs & Compliance at Sofina Food (#109)

Building AI for Food Scientists with Thomas Hayes, Co-Founder at Agilitas (#108)

The future of CPG packaging with Tyler de Sousa, Co-Founder at Circulr (#107)

Turning a food science degree into a sales career with Felicia Sia, account manager at Dempsey Corporation (#106)

Building relationships: The art of sales in the food equipment industry with National Business Development & Sales Manager, Rafal Rusiniak at Handtmann Canada Limited(#105)

Implementing lean manufacturing in food production with COO, Brian Allaway at Made with Local (#104)

Building a Sustainable Food Future with Sustinability Manager, Berklee Welsh at Simple Mills (#103)

Preventing Listeria Outbreaks with science and entrepreneurship with Laurent Dallaire, CEO and Co-founder of Innodal

Turning insights into actionable strategies with Matt Thell, Global Strategy & Innovation Leader at General Mills Inc. (#101)

Serving up 100 episodes: Our Story of Growth and Inspiration with Sydney Mohr and Nicole Gallace (#100)

Environmental Operations Coordinator at Susgrainable - Joseph Lyons (#99)

Adapting to Change in Food Engineering and Navigating Industry Shifts with Associate Professor Seamus Higgins | Ep. 97

How to advocate for Ontario's 28,000 Grain Farmers as a Market Development & Sustainability Manager with Dana Dickerson | Ep. 97

What Being a Food Science PhD is Really Like with AJ Taylor, Ph.D. is a Scientist II, Innovation at McCormick FONA | Ep. 96

Innovations in Food Safety: Cold Plasma Science with Brendan Niemira,PhD, Lead Scientist at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service | Ep. 95

Navigating a career in food product development with Michael Sharp, Director of Research and Analytics at the Heartland Food Products Group | Ep. 94

Shaping Food Safety Policy with Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., Founder of Food Safety Strategy | Ep. 93

Solving R&D problems with Davis Jaeger, R&D Leader, Culinary Expert and Food Scientist | Ep. 92

Leading Collaboration in Food Nutrition Science Research with Matthew Teegarden, Ph.D. | Ep. 91

Find your "why" in your career with Surria Fadel, Co-Founder of Cedar Valley | Ep. 90

Kickstarting your food safety career with Tania, Co-Founder and Director of Assured Food Safety Consulting | Ep. 89

Empowering food professionals for global food system transformation with Kaan Demiryürek, R&D Director for Sustainable Packaging at PepsiCo | Ep 88

Communicating Canadian food sector innovation and growth with Jamil Karim, Director of Communications at the Canadian Food Innovation Network | Ep. 87

Spilling the tea with William (Billy) Dietz, Co-Founder and Consultant at BDH Consultants and Author | Ep. 88

Unwrapping the world of food packaging with Karen Aranha, Innovation & Commercialization Project Manager at The Hershey Company | Ep. 85

A deep dive into food inspections and graduate studies with Mariia Melnichuk, Food Processing Specialist Inspector at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Ep. 84

Growing food entrepreneurship in Canada with Mike McNeil, Vice President of Operations at Venturepark Labs | Ep. 83

What does a product developer do in the wine and spirits sector do? with Esther Onguta, Ph.D., Product Development Specialist at The Absolut Company/Pernod Ricard | Ep. 82

Harnessing the power of AI, sensors and engineering to reduce food waste and improve food safety with Harjeet Bajaj, President and CEO of Savourmetrics | Ep 81

What do millwrights in the food manufacturing industry do with Nole Coutrouzas, VP & Business Representative for UBC Millwright Local 1916 | Ep 80

Beyond the Fear: Embracing Change and Perserverance with Mitch Jacobson P.Eng., CEO of Reviita Energy Tea

Embracing Servant Leadership in Food Processing with Gavin Johnston, Plant Manager at Veg Pro International Inc. and Owner of Redpath Strategies | Ep 78

Becoming a Master of All Trades and Finding Solutions with Neha Mehta, Food Safety Quality Assurance Compliance Coordinator/Supervisor at Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | Ep 77

The Power of Story-Telling when Creating a Circular Economy with Rebecca Bradley, Chief Marketing Officer at Terra Bioindustries | Ep 76

Building your Dietitian Toolbox by Trying New Things with Jasmine Kwok, RD, Registered Dietitian | Ep 75

What's it like being a food auditor and participating in a food audit with Gordon Hayburn, Vice President of Food Safety and Quality at Trophy Foods Inc. | Ep 74

Defining and cultivating innovation and creativity with Michelle Brisebois, Senior Marketing Strategist and Founder of Textrix Consulting Ltd. | Ep 73

Taking Your Food Product Development Career to the Next Level with Sheila Jones PMP - Business Consultant, Coach and Owner of Whicked Results | Ep 72

Embracing challenges when working towards your dream career with Liana Yee, Junior Product Specialist at Export Packers Company Limited | Ep 71

Exploring a unique career path for an engineering graduate with Tanner Behrend, Manager of Funding and Expansion at Edgecom Energy | Ep 70

Differences between Academia and Industry and transferring your graduate skills with Sripad Josei, Ph.D. Operations Manager at Arda Inc. | Ep 69

Behind the Scenes of Cheesemaking with Janice Groenheide, Cheesemaker and Owner of WalkaboutFarm | Ep 68

Building Leadership and Community within Food Safety with Melody Ge, FSQA Director at StarKist Co. and Founder of the Women in Food Safety Group | Ep 67

How a Food Science PhD Prepares You for a Career in Consulting with Bryan Quoc Le (Ph.D) Food Scientist, Food Industry Consultant and Author | Ep 66

Building a Career in Food Manufacturing: Lessons in Creating Your Own Path with Doug Alexander, Vice President of Sustainability and Government Relations at Belmont Meats | Ep 65

Insights into Academic Food Science Research with Abigail Thiel (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Researcher at Wageningen University and Science Communicator | Ep 64

Navigating Career Uncertainties with Authenticity and Open Mindedness with Jared Kligerman, President of The Think Tank | Ep 63

From Master's Degree to Career, Navigating the Food Safety Industry and Entrepreneurship with Marcus Washington, Business Development Manager at SGS and Co-Founder of Just4Bars | Ep 62

From Farm to Table: How a Communications Communicator Bridges the Gap in the Food Industry with Sandra Ulewicz, Communications Coordinator at the Ontario Produce Marketing Agency | Ep 61

Why you don't have to rush into a career if you are unsure with Lisa Cove, Founder, Packaging & Food Safety Consultant of Co-Motion Packaging Solutions | Ep 60

Why it's important to get out of your comfort zone to shape your own life with Erica Rankin, Founder and CEO of Bro Dough | Ep 59

Transforming how food and agricultural companies harvest data for a better future with Pedro Medina, E.E.- Founder & Chief Data Farmer at Haystack Data Solutions | Ep 58

Building communities and fighting climate change with urban agriculture with Ran Goel, CEO of Fresh City Farms | Ep 57

Turning a side project into a full-time food industry data analyst career with Evonne Chan - Food, Grocery & Nutrition Data Analyst at Pinto | Ep 56

Food industry best job interview tips! with Jobseeker Coach Jason Wilson's for CareersNOW! | Special

Innovating the ice cream space with hemp, sustainability and science with Kirsten Sutaria, Co-Founder and Head of Curious Creation at Wonderlab's Doozy Pots | Ep 55

Sharing a passion for food science by making it fun and accessible with Brittany Towers Lewis, Senior Manager of Product Development at Vital Proteins and theblackfoodscientist | Ep 54

Shaking up the cheese snacking space with regenerative farming with Francisco Pergola, Co-Founder & CEO at Cheddies | Ep 53

Exploring Ontario's Meat & Poultry industry with Laurie Nicol, CareersNow! Meat & Poultry Sector Lead | Ep 52

What does a HACCP Coordinator do and the skills needed to excel at it with Esther Ijiwade, HACCP Coordinator at SOFINA Foods Inc | Ep 51

What does a recruiter do and the future of FoodGrads with Nicole Gallace, Talent Solutions Manager at FoodGrads/ De Lacy Executive Recruitment North America | Ep 50

Providing comprehensive and holistic coaching for transformational change in food safety and quality with Tia Glave, Food Safety, Quality, & Regulatory Consultant and Co-founder of Catalyst, LLC. | Ep. 49

Team development in food safety and quality with with Tanguy Etoga,Msc, 6σ BB, CEO & Founder at NORMEX inc. | Ep 48.

Building your resume with university clubs and competitions with Valerie Ivanova, R&D Nutrition Label Developer and Coordinator at Ventura Foods | Ep. 47

Empowering farmers in a changing world with Melissa Norem, Enterprise Director of Origination at Scoular | Ep. 46

A first-hand perspective of what it's like working in food safety in the meat industry with with Vasudha Sabharwal, Food Safety Professional | Ep 45

Obtaining career fulfillment by building food safety/quality systems with Aaron Aboud, Quality Assurance Manager at Trophy Foods Inc |Ep 44

Finding career success in food quality/safety as an international graduate student after graduation with Ariful Islam- Food Safety Professional | Ep 43

Leadership in food safety and using curiosity to guide your career journey with Tina Gettis, IIT/IFSH Manager, Business Development & Communication at the Institute for Food Safety and Health | Ep 42

[Special] Highlighting CareersNow! Mentorship Sessions| Ep 41

Why following your passion,working hard and asking questions is the path to success with Chloe Hoang, Product Developer Assistant at Give and Go Foods|Ep 40

Transforming Canada's plant based protein sector through innovation and collaboration with with Sai Kranthi Vanga, Ph.D, Project Specialist at Protein Industries Canada | Ep 39

Senior Corporate Manager of Supply Chain Quality at Morton Salt, Inc. | Jill Kersten

Ep 37- What skills does a Millwright need to be successful? with Robert Cunliffe, Maintenance Manager/Millwright at Flamaglo Foods Limited

Ep 36- Making corporate level food safety programs accessible to everyone with Jennifer Crandall, Owner/Founder/CEO of Safe Food En Route, LLC

Ep 35- Understanding what a Millwright Mechanic does and how you become one with Taylor Carr, Millwright Apprentice at Karma Candy Inc.

Ep 34- What does a project manager do with Morgan Genge, Innovation Project Manager at Arterra Wines

Buisness Development Specialist at Klever Equipped Inc. | Somayeh Salemi

Sr. Corporate Director of Global Quality & Food Safety Systems at Acadian Seaplants | Nasir Hameed

Director of Sales & Marketing at Equifruit, Inc. | Kim Chackal

Ep 30- Tackling Canada's Food Waste Problem with Lori Nikkel

Ep 29- Why you need a solution based mindset when growing asparagus with Marc Wall VP of Sales at Sandy Shore Farms Ltd.

Ep 28- Sharing the exciting journey on how to become a flavorist with Rachel Odolski, Flavorist in Training at the Prinova Group

Ep 27- Changing the future of food safety with education with Anthony Pius Bassey, Ph.D. Student at the National Center of Meat Quality and Safety Control

Ep 26- Embracing food for nutrition, nourishment and fun with with Jennifer Shrubsole, Clinical Dietitian & Foodie for NaturallyNu

Ep 25- Combining science and business for innovation in food with Luna Guiot, Brewing Quality Assurance Analyst with Labatt Breweries of Canada

Winery Laboratory Technician at Jackson-Triggs Estate Winery | Katrina Pukitis

Ep 23- Balancing management with culinary skills with George Brown's Honours Bachelor of Commerce Program (Culinary Management) with Chefs Warren Ford and Riley Bennett

Ep 22- Getting the dish on the NEW George Brown Honours Bachelor of Food Studies program with Professors Lori Stahlbrand and Caitlin Scott

Director of Product Development at Give and Go Prepared Foods | Danielle Szostak

Ep 20- Understanding the role of policy in building communities with Danielle Collins Economic Development Policy Analyst at Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Ep 19- How to innovate and find your passion with Michelle Lang, Food Scientist

Ep 18- Diving into the exciting world of plant-based restaurants with Trish Paterson, CEO of Copper Branch

Ep 17- How to problem solve with quality assurance with Fatema Bastawala QA/ HACCP Coordinator at Toppits

Ep 16- Building a food industry career by putting yourself out there with Karen Cardona, Founder & Owner at True Leaves Consulting

Associate Product Developer at Danone North America | Ridhima Phukan

Ep 14 - Breaking into the food industry without a food science degree with Veronica Hislop, Molecular Science Graduate Student at Ryerson University

Ep 13- Understanding the value of brokers,distributors and consultants for food start-ups with Bernard Verkaaik, Founder/Operating Manager of the Greater Goods

Marketing Coordinator at Give and Go Prepared Foods | Sarah Condruk

Ep 11: How to market yourself for a job as a student/graduate with Dr.Amy Proulx Professor and Academic Program Coordinator of Culinary Innovation and Food Technology at Niagara College

Ep 10- Pivoting into a career of dairy-free yogurt with Amelia Laplante, R&D Food Scientist at Yoso

Ep 09- Improving Quality and Efficiency in the Cannabis Industry with Aylene Peter, QA/RA Liasion at Canopy Growth Corporation

Ep 08- Job searching and interviewing in the age of Covid with Nicole Gallace and Dr.Darin Detwiler

Ep 07- Training the next generation of food safety professionals with Victor Muliyil, the Founder of the Risk Optimization Resource Centre

Ep 06- Breaking into the confectionery industry with Elizabeth Hagerman, Food Scientist at The Warrell Corporation

Ep.05-Creating opportunities through action with Sashana Chatoo-Edwards, Quality Assurance Technician at Waterloo Brewing

Ep 4- The Power of Informational Interviews and Co-op Programs with Sonya Turvey, R&D Packaging Project Lead at PepsiCo

Ep .03 - From Master's degree to Manager of Operations & Quality with Clear Ocean Seafood Ltd.'s Manager of Operations & Quality Sean Xia

Ep.02 Building a future-forward tourism industry workforce with Joe Baker, OTEC's Systems Leadership and Integrated Strategy Advisor

Ep.01 - Supporting Students & Graduates Start their Career in the Food & Beverage Industry with FoodGrads Founder Nicole Gallace