The CEO Is In: Brightland’s Aishwarya Iyer And Territory Foods’ Ellis Singer McCue

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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On today’s show, two very different food world CEOs. First up, Aishwarya Iyer, the founder of Brightland, a collection of thoughtfully sourced and crafted olive oils, vinegars, and honeys. Aishwarya never planned on becoming an entrepreneur or working in the food startup space, but her plans changed when she fell in love with the world of olive oil. Today, her Brightland brand is beloved by home cooks and connoisseurs alike. Aishwarya joins us to talk about her origin story and what’s next for Brightland. In the second half of the show, it’s Ellis Singer McCue, the CEO of Territory Foods who loves problem-solving as much as she does healthy food. Ellis shares her professional journey from Deloitte consultant to systems expert at Gap to CEO of Territory. Ellis also talks about how Territory is working to disrupt the meal delivery category and she shares her predictions regarding the food as medicine movement. Our podcast is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here! Want to come to Jubilee 2023? Snag early-bird tickets here. More on Aishwarya: Instagram, Brightland More on Ellis: Instagram, Territory Foods

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Boys and girls are all bad up.
0:11.0	Oh, world's shaking, breaking, baby, and we're all about it.
0:15.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City. Each week, we feature interviews with the most interesting culinary personalities around. For today's show, I have interviews with two very different CEOs in the food world. Ashwarya Ayer is the founder of Brightland, a beautiful company known for its olive oils and
0:41.0	other pantry items.
0:42.6	Ashwaria and I have known each other for a long time, full disclosure, because she was my
0:47.2	intern back when I worked at Longcombe, the French beauty brand.
0:50.7	Ashwariah will tell us more in just a minute.
0:53.5	Later in the show, I'm joined by Ellis Singer
0:55.8	McHugh, CEO of Territory Foods, the healthy meal delivery service that I have relied on more than a few
1:01.9	times. I love how Ellis thinks about business and systems and the future of food. So stay tuned.
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1:45.7	What else? Well, I hope you've all checked out our special baking mini-series called She's My Cherry Pie.
1:52.2	Our host, cookbook author Jesse Sheehan, talks to some of the best bakers around, including Cheryl
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2:03.8	Get all their tips, tricks, and secrets just in time for your holiday baking.
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