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I am honored to be interviewing Robyn O\u2019Brien today! Robyn is a globally recognized voice in the food industry and has been called \u201cfood\u2019s Erin Brockovich\u201d by The New York Times. Her TEDx talk (based on her book, The Unhealthy Truth) exposes the shortcomings of our food system and has been viewed millions of times. It has influenced policy, legislation, and product formulation. For the last fifteen years, Robyn has advised CEOs and executives at multinational CPG companies, startups, and farm organizations. Robyn is the co-founder and managing director at rePlant Capital, a financial services firm ambitiously determined to reverse climate change through the deployment of a series of proprietary funds focused on U.S. farmers and their transition to regenerative and organic agriculture.\nIt can be hard for those who want to make real change in our broken systems to initiate change or know where to begin. Robyn O\u2019Brien doesn\u2019t just make noise about problems. She builds solutions and encourages her audiences to participate by identifying their skills and experiences to leverage them as entry points for systems change. In Robyn\u2019s story, capital is an entry point for catalytic change. If biodiversity is resiliency on the farm, Robyn deeply believes that diversity is resiliency in governance.\xa0\nIn this episode, Robyn explains how rePlant Capital is pioneering climate solutions by tackling soil health through a model of agricultural financing that no one else is providing. She also speaks to the importance of diverse governance and leadership in addressing these existential food, health, and climate issues.\xa0\xa0\nI am very grateful to Robyn for writing her book because it has profoundly impacted the trajectory of everything I am doing right now! Stay tuned for more!\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nRobyn shares her background.\n\nRobyn's motivation for investigating how our food gets produced.\n\nThe additives in our food that drive allergies and food sensitivities.\n\nSome of the shocking facts that Robyn discovered about food allergies and American children.\n\nHow Robyn realized that she had to use love and gratitude rather than fear when sharing her knowledge.\n\nThe issues with the American food industry.\n\nRobyn talks about rePlant Capital.\n\nThe difference between the conventional farm-debt industry and regenerative farming practices.\n\nWhy we should never be afraid of starting small.\n\nThe differences between various types of soil composition.\n\nWhy water security is as critical as food security and national security.\n\nThe importance of diversity.\n\nWhat you need to be concerned about regarding GMOs.\n\nWhy we are seeing an escalated rate of allergies in our children.\n\nThe importance of transparency in the food industry.\n\n\n\ufeffConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\xa0\nConnect with Robyn O\u2019Brien\nOn her website\nOn Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,\xa0\xa0\xa0and LinkedIn\nKiss the Ground website\nThe documentary, Kiss the Ground (On Netflix)