Episode No. 5

Building a More Sustainable Food Industry with Planting Hope Founder Julia Stamberger

In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, Laurette is joined by Julia Stamberger, the president, founder, and director of The Planting Hope Company, Inc. The two begin by discussing Julia’s start at United Airlines where she pioneered the airline snackbox concept and set her career on a trajectory of food innovation. This led her to found Planting Hope, a company that reimagines the future of food to something more sustainable, healthy, and scalable for the future.

The road to making Planting Hope a success has not been without its challenges. Julia has grappled with the demands and expectations of venture capital funding, learning more about food science on the job, and identifying which healthy products can actually be commercially viable—wait until you hear what she says about almond and sesame milk!

In this episode of Owning Your Legacy:

🦋 Improving airline food during an era of cost-cutting

🦋 Reimagining sustainable food with Planting Hope Company

🦋 The realities of working with VCs

🦋 The challenges of scaling healthy products

🦋 Empowering women and raising equity-focused men