✨ Life Update ✨
After 5.5 years, I’m stepping away from day-to-day operations at Renewal Mill and starting a new chapter in my career journey. From hand-grinding #okara flour in Ninja blenders, to developing private label products for the country’s largest retailers, to speaking about our work on international stages, building Renewal Mill has been the absolute honor of my lifetime!
Words cannot express my gratitude to all of the people who’ve helped me along the way, especially my incredible team Claire Schlemme, Alice Medrich, Aaron E Brown, Lydia Oxley Johnson, and Nate Hamilton and all of our stellar investors, partners, vendors, suppliers, and retailers. There are too many of you to name individually, but a HUGE thank you from the bottom of my heart! Together we’ve grown #upcycled food into a global movement and achieved some truly amazing things:
🛒 National distribution at Whole Foods Market
🍦 Co-branded partnerships with Salt & Straw, Miyoko's Creamery, Perfect Day, Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and more
🍰 Helped Envision Group US (Compass) use upcycled food to achieve net zero goals
So, what’s next?... I will continue to serve on Renewal Mill’s Board of Directors as a strategic advisor & #1 cheerleader for the company! After 4 years, I’m also moving onto the Emeritus Board of the Upcycled Food Association, passing my Board President torch to the talented Donya Litowitz.
Now, I’m looking for my next adventure, and I’d love to connect! I’m eager to take what I’ve learned and help others drive meaningful impact. I’m a strategically-minded generalist interested in exploring topics & positions like:
✅ Revolutionizing the food system (climate, food waste, food is medicine, agtech, etc.)
✅ Venture capital (esp Chief of Staff & platform roles)
✅ Entrepreneurship x academia (universities, accelerators, etc)
✅ Mission-driven brands & nonprofits (product innovation, biz dev, partnerships)
✅ DEI (especially women’s health and gender equity)
✅ Volunteer opportunities to mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs
I’m open to full-time, part-time, and fractional opportunities. And, I'm always happy to meet smart people and new friends doing interesting work - so let’s chat! Comment or DM, and I’ll be in touch. 🙌
(P.S. If you'll be in town for Future Food Tech in SF at the end of March, I'll be around and would love to grab a coffee / drink / walk)
#newopportunities #sustainability #collaboration #networking
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1moHooooray! Welcome to the team Carolyn!