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Paul Shapiro discusses ethical capitalism and sustainable food innovation.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Paul Shapiro, CEO and co-founder of The Better Meat Co. Paul is a visionary leader at the forefront of sustainable food innovation, leveraging fermentation and cellular agriculture to create protein-rich, eco-friendly meat alternatives. With a career spanning animal advocacy, bestselling authorship, and entrepreneurship, Paul's mission is to transform our food system into one that is more humane, efficient, and sustainable. In this episode, Paul shares his journey from founding his first animal advocacy group in high school to pioneering next-generation proteins with a team of scientists and chefs. He discusses the "second domestication"—shifting from raising animals to cultivating cells—and the potential of mycoprotein and fermentation-based proteins to revolutionize how we feed the world. Paul's insights shed light on the challenges of scaling new food technologies, the importance of ethical entrepreneurship, and the power of aligning profit with purpose. What I love most about conversations like this is that they challenge our assumptions — not just about food, but about progress itself. Paul Shapiro reminds us that change doesn't…

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