Episode 049: Farm to Table Entrepreneurship with Duane Slyder

Unpolished MBA

On this week's episode of Unpolished MBA, Monique spoke with fellow entrepreneur and passionate farm-to-table innovator Duane Slyder. Duane is the founder and CTO of Seasonal Roots, an innovative and eco-conscious online farmers market that serves the metro Washington DC area and surrounding suburbs.

Duane and his team at Seasonal Roots are providing ways to make healthy eating easy with their simple-to-use online farmers market and convenient year-round local, home delivery. Members customize their weekly orders in their online menu, shopping a wide range of the freshest local produce, meats, eggs, dairy, and artisan goods.

In this conversation, Monique and Duane discuss the challenges of establishing the business, how the gig economy has empowered many in his part-time workforce, and developing the technology, software, and mobile logistics required for such a time-dependent and multi-faceted service.

Duane also addresses the need for greater awareness when it comes to local agriculture and produce and how services like Seasonal Roots can both better serve their community's health and happiness while properly compensating local farmers and artisans.

Topics Include:

• The True Value of an MBA
• Leveraging The Gig Economy
• Disrupting Grocery Delivery Services
• Where Technology Meets Innovation
• The Importance of Supporting Local Agriculture
• Making Organic Foods More Accessible

Follow Duane and Seasonal Roots:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duaneslyder/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Website: https://www.seasonalroots.com/

Follow Monique:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Website: https://unpolishedmba.com/