Sheetal Bahirat Turns a Profit on Food Waste

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Sheetal Bahirat, founder and CEO of Hidden Gems Beverage Company, maker of Reveal Avocado Seed Brew, and immigrant from India. Food waste is an understudied and underutilized component of our daily lives with huge implications for our bodies and the planet – it is the number one contributor to climate change. Our featured immigrant entrepreneur, Sheetal, merged science with advocacy and created Hidden Gems Beverage Company to act on food waste in the most fruitful way possible, starting with one of America’s favorite fruits, the avocado. You’ll learn about her story and success, in today’s episode of Jobmakers.

Guest:

Sheetal Bahirat is an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history in building startups, and a passion for beverages and sustainability. She is Founder and CEO of Hidden Gems Beverage Company, maker of Reveal Avocado Seed Brew, a delicious antioxidant rich beverage from avocado seeds. She has managed all aspects of the business from conceptualization, to R&D, product development, sales, fundraising and team building. Sheetal was born in India, but spent part of her childhood in California, and graduated from Drexel University, where she was a Research Assistant in the school’s Culinary Arts Graduate Program.

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