Future Food with Analisa Winther

In December 2025, I was asked to speak in front of 400 women working on the future of food. I knew this moment was significant, but it wasn't until I was in the moment that I realized this was a culmination of a vision I had been holding for 12 years!! In this episode, I take you into the vision and into the process of preparing for the stage including the fears I had to battle, the moments of...

A few years back, I adopted a new tradition. Instead of making a resolution, I set an intention for the year by choosing one word that encompasses what I wanted to create more of. This instantly made me feel like the CEO of my life. I set the direction and made aligned decisions that fit my dreams. In 2023, my word was GLOBAL and in 2025, it was RECEIVE. In this episode, I take you behind the scen...

In this episode of What The Field?! by CrowdFarming , I sit down with Cristina Domecq and Emilia Aguirre to talk about why it’s so important to recognize and celebrate the individuals behind our food. As Co-Founder of Top 50 Farmers, I share how visibility can transform the agricultural landscape—and why it’s crucial for the future of regenerative farming. We talk about: • The mission behind Top 5...

What if we looked to nature first? Innovation often starts in our heads, but what if it began by observing the world around us? Nature has been solving complex challenges for billions of years. In this episode, we dive into the science of biomimicry with Dave Hutchins, Technical Director at the Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit supporting entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and artists worldwide...

⁠Top 50 Farmers⁠ is scaling regenerative agriculture by spotlighting and empowering the farmers leading the way. Their vision is to make regenerative agriculture the universal standard once again. In this episode, Top 50 Farmers Co-Founders, ⁠Analisa Winther⁠ and ⁠Cindie Christensen⁠ pull back the curtain on the organization’s fundraising journey. They discuss the importance of finding investors t...

Leading change through food requires a different mindset. It's not the same as building a tech or software company. Over the years, I've coached an incredible portfolio of visionary leaders building a better future through food. Behind closed doors, I've noticed these leaders embracing a different approach to building organizations. In this episode, you will learn the 5 leadership and...

Paul Greive is a regenerative farmer, entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of Pasturebird , the world's largest pasture raised poultry producer, Paul's team invented the automated range coop, which autonomously moves blocks of 6,000 broiler chickens to fresh pasture daily using a hundred percent solar power. Pasturebird is one of the fastest growing brands in American retail meat. Join...

In my executive coaching practice, I work with leaders who are building a better future through food. Over time, I have noticed that the most visionary leaders have three building blocks in place. They know their vision, values, and zones of genius. In this minisode, Analisa Winther talks through the 3 hidden keys to being a visionary leader. If you're working on food system transformation, yo...

Laura Hernández Espinosa is part of the mother-daughter team behind Restaurant Leo in Bogota, Colombia. Leo has been named one of the World’s 50 Best restaurants multiple times. It merges culinary philosophy and liquid offerings to create a sensory journey that celebrates heritage as one of the most multicultural and biodiverse countries in the world Colombia. Leo sources ingredients from across...

For over a decade, I have been building innovation ecosystems and putting together investment and partnership deals to facilitate innovation. In this minisode, I share my secret sauce for putting together long-lasting collaborations that drive impact: personal due diligence.  Personal due diligence is the process of getting to know the leaders behind a company to determine if you are a good fit to...

Estefania Simon-Sasyk is a Michelin-trained chef. After leading kitchens across Asia, South America, and Europe, her desire to make a broader impact led her to founding the innovation and new product development consultancy Mycelium Gastronomy .  Mycelium takes a unique approach to innovation management focusing on ethics and diversity of perspective to tackle critical issues around health, sustai...

I’m proud to sit on the Advisory Board of Sparks & Honey , a global consultancy that helps some of the world’s biggest brands understand explosive and immediate cultural shifts and adjust their strategies accordingly. A few times a week Sparks & Honey hosts Cultural Briefings from their studio in NYC. Last week, they hosted a briefing on the Biggest Food & Beverage Influences to watch...

As an ecosystem developer, I've learned that why we gather and how we do it is key for breaking down silos, sparking innovation, disseminating information, and cross pollinating ideas. I also know that to create a better future, we have to collaborate more. That mainly happens when we get to know each other, build trust, and don't see each other as "other." In this episode, I sha...

Philippe Birker is the Founder of Climate Farmers, which supports European farmers across in the transition towards regenerative agriculture by providing a supportive community, context specific transition knowledge, and financing in the form of carbon and biodiversity credits. Philippe is a part of Ashoka’s Changemaker community, the BMW Foundation Responsible Leader network, TED Countdown, Viva...

On a steamy summer day in NYC, I was interviewed by Businesstalk Henriette about how I created my career and built a life I love. We discuss why building a career you love is so important and how it ripples out to have a positive impact in the world. I also share how I work with visionary leaders to build their dreams. For the full story on How I Created My Career download this free You'll lea...

What’s the connection between hormonal health, nutrition, and our food system? Join Analisa in conversation with Haley Nicole, a women’s health and fertility guide. Haley started her women's health coaching business, Root & Womb Collective , in 2019 after a long and challenging journey with hormonal birth control. This episode aims to demystify the complexities of hormonal health and inspi...

Changing the food system to meet the UN’s environmental goals could generate close to $10 trillion of additional revenue or cost savings. This is a massive opportunity that will require unprecedented collaboration, new business models, technologies, and a fundamental shift in how we think about and interact with our food system. In this episode, Analisa shares part of a keynote she delivered for E...

In this episode of Future Food , we explore regenerative olive oil Analisa interviews Sarah Vachon, the CEO of UK-based Citizens Of Soil , which sources olive oil from female producers. We talk about the fascinating history of olive oil from its importance in global trade to its healing health and beauty properties. This episode also covers: why olive oil is about to have a movement similar to wha...

October 2022 I decided to start my own business. To make my 1 year business anniversary, this minisode gives an honest, behind the scene look into my journey, why I decided to take the leap, and what I've learned since then. Upgrade your podcast subscription here Work with me: www.analisawinther.com Instagram: @analisa.winther

A few months ago, I was interviewed by Yoann Berno for his podcast Climate Insiders to talk about how I put together deals between startups and investors. The conversation went so well that he then invited me back on his show to interview him about his backstory, which turned into a great conversation on how anyone can start angel investing in ClimateTech with food and agtech falling under this um...

Fernando Russo is the co-founder of Meraki Impact , a single family office from Brazil dedicated to investments in regenerative agriculture, forest and the future of sustainable food production. Guided by venture philanthropy, Meraki Impact has made dozens of investments in technology to enable the scale of regenerative agriculture and in large scale regenerative agriculture farms in Latin America...

In 2007, journalist Teun van de Keuken turned himself in for eating chocolate. He claimed that by buying chocolate he was benefiting from child slavery and he wasn’t wrong. The cocoa supply chain is shaped like an hourglass. The chain starts with millions of farmers that produce cocoa and ends with the billions of consumers like us that enjoy chocolate. But what about the bit in between? This sect...

How can startups in the climate, ag, and foodtech space get the funding they need to scale their solutions? Climentum Capital, a European VC, asked me to come on their podcast Climate Insiders to discuss just that. I speak with Partner Yoann Berno about the art and science of fundraising giving you a behind the scenes look at how investors think, make decisions on deal flow, and what they typicall...

Claus Meyer is a true gastronomic entrepreneur. He co-founded Noma with Rene Redzepi, which has been voted the best restaurant in the world multiple times. In 2004, he spearheaded the writing of the New Nordic Manifesto, an influential philosophy that spread like wildfire on how chefs can approach cooking using traditional ingredients and local produce. Claus is also behind the Melting Pot Foundat...

How do you find the right investor for a startup? This is a million dollar question that early stage startups ask me all the time. And, I get it. Finding the right investors IS super important. They can help to make or break the company. Today's podcast episode is a snippet of my new masterclass ⁠Attracting the Right Investors⁠ , which deep dives into this topic. In it, I share the seven strat...