{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/6274c4fa5591930013787593?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sabrina Williams - SEED","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/1651823071965-bb57092d66ec8cdfcfe7a7ea88313599.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Sabrina Williams is Founder and CEO of SEED</strong>, a company that helps consumers and underserved farmers grow smart and feed more by democratizing access to agriculture technology.</p><p><br></p><p>Sabrina is a native Californian, born and raised in Compton. Her curiosity and passions led her to pursuits in architecture, law, and urban planning. Through her non-profit, she dedicated herself to social justice challenges in urban communities. It was in this arena that Sabrina discovered the core issue that would lead to SEED: food insecurity amongst the most vulnerable, lower income populations. Now her company is bringing together technology, climate policy, and food equity to create more and better access to growing.</p><p><br></p><p>Sabrina has a great story. You’ll want to listen in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode Sabrina and Dan discussed:</strong></p><ul><li>the journey from architecture to law to urban planning</li><li>how SEED started as a big idea and morphed into a huge one</li><li>the link from food equity and social justice</li><li>the connection between Elvis, Karl Marx, and the Blues</li><li>balancing the startup life by playing in a ska band</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE</strong>:</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.tpinsights.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Plug</strong></a></h2><p>Delivering clear analysis and powerful insights on what's shaping the Black innovation economy.</p><p>Get your annual subscription to The Plug at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tpinsights.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tpinsights.com</a></p><p><br></p><h3>MORE on SABRINA and SEED</h3><p><strong>Sabrina:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-l-williams/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/sabrina-l-williams</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SabWill\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/SabWill</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sabwilll/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/sabwilll</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SEED:</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.seedbox.systems/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seedbox.systems</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/seed-sustainable-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-development/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/company/seed-sustainable-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-development</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/seedboxsystems\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/seedboxsystems</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seedbox.systems/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/seedbox.systems</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://wavve.link/Founders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Founders Unfound</a>: Like and share - help us grow!</p><p><a href=\"https://foundersunfound.com/podcast-transcript-ep48-sabrina-williams-seed/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PODCAST TRANSCRIPT</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>#blackfounders #founderstories #foundersafricandescent #agritech</p>","author_name":"Daniel Kihanya"}