Sana Javeri Kadri: Diaspora Co. Founder and CEO

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Known and loved for its range of delectable spice flavors and aromatics, Diaspora Co.’s mission goes beyond highlighting indigenous spices. Founder Sana Javeri Kadri set out with the intention to work toward a radically equitable, sustainable, and modern spice supply chain by fostering integral relationships with farmworkers in India. Since its launch in 2017, Diaspora Co. now works with 150 farm partners and 1000 farmworkers, with the goal to provide health insurance for every farmworker by the end of 2021. Born in Mumbai, Javeri Kadri has always been at the intersection of food and culture, working in various roles within the food industry, from waitress and farmworker to photographer and marketing consultant. On this episode of Second Life, find out how each of those career experiences led her to make a lasting impact on a broken system.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hilary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who What Wear.
0:11.8	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:18.7	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:23.4	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.
0:29.3	Today on the podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Suna Javari Kaudry, the founder
0:35.0	and CEO of the Direct Trade Spice Company, Diaspora.
0:40.0	Starting with just one spice in 2017, Suna set out to create a radically equitable, sustainable
0:47.2	and more delicious spice supply chain.
0:50.4	After selling out of product from the company's first turmeric harvest in just three hours,
0:56.2	Diaspora was immediately on track to national acclaim.
1:00.1	Now, by the end of 2021, Suna aims to have 30 spices available on Diaspora, putting equitable
1:07.8	wages and power directly into the hands of roughly 150 farm partners and a thousand farm
1:14.6	workers across India.
1:17.6	Diaspora's Direct Supply Chain also means deeply flavorful and aromatic spices that are coveted
1:23.5	by both professional chefs and home cooks alike and are available both direct to consumer
1:29.7	and in specialty retailers around the country.
1:33.4	But back before Suna was envisioning a new standard for what an equitable food system looks
1:39.2	like, she worked in many other facets of that system, from farm worker to line cook,
1:45.5	to marketing consultant to photographer, Suna's many experiences positioned her to found
1:51.1	Diaspora at the age of 24.
1:54.6	I can't wait to bring you through it all.
1:57.0	Now, on second life, it's Suna Javari Kaudry.
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