Bertha Jimenez's guest appearances

Bertha Jimenez

Ellevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of Business

Eco-Warriors Podcast | Sustainability, Environmentalism, Conservation

Latino Founder Hour

Jessica Aguirre

Whitney Johnson

Ramona Ortega

Claire Mazur

Erica Cerulo

Sallie Krawcheck

Laura Vanderkam

Whitney Bell

Sarah McBride

Luvvie Ajayi

Lindsey Stanberry

Nicole Antoinette

Madonna Badger

Zainab Salbi

Jean Chatzky

OwlTail

The seeds of Jessica Aguirre and Bertha Jimenez’s RISE Products were planted when the duo met at a program through their graduate studies. Their interest in sustainability and their common background from Ecuador inevitably made them business partners and founders of RISE Products, producing flour from brewer’s spent grain. On this episode, Jessica and Bertha talk about how they started their company, industrial symbiosis and why it matters, as well as how to incorporate sustainable practices in businesses. The duo also touch on sexism in their industry and the obstacles they faced as immigrants in the United States.

The seeds of Jessica Aguirre and Bertha Jimenez’s RISE Products were planted when the duo met at a program through their graduate studies. Their interest in sustainability and their common background from Ecuador inevitably made them business partners and founders of RISE Products, producing flour from brewer’s spent grain. On this episode, Jessica and Bertha talk about how they started their company, industrial symbiosis and why it matters, as well as how to incorporate sustainable practices in businesses. The duo also touch on sexism in their industry and the obstacles they faced as immigrants in the United States.

Episode 142: From Waste to Value, with Jessica Aguirre and Bertha Jimenez

Bertha Jimenez, with a degree in mechanical engineering and Ph.D in technology management, heard about industrial symbiosis when she was studying fish packaging warehouses. Wanting to understand what happened with the massive amounts of waste, she realized there was a significant difference between the companies who put their waste into the trash and those who upcycled. Looking for a way to keep the flow going on several industrial processes, Bertha and her team members came across an ingenious idea - take spent grain from microbreweries and turn it into high protein flour. RISE Product's low carb flour has now been made into several products by companies like Runner + Stone, Grain Stand, Lighthouse, Osteria Francescana, and others. If you’re interested in working with RISE flour or want to learn more about them, you can reach out to bertha@riseproducts.co or jessica@riseproducts.co. Resources mentioned in this episode:  Change Food William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle and Upcycle  We're hosting a screening of WASTED! The Story of Food Waste on April 10th at the Kickstarter HQ in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Get your tickets now. We've extended our listener discount - use TRASHYEB5 for a $5 discount on tickets. Entrance includes food and drink from sustainable companies like Toast Ale, Proud Pour, Ancolie, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Nomad Trading Co., RISE Products, Food for All, Eleva Coffee and a take-home eco-goodie bag sponsored by Commit to Green, Bareburger, and Teapigs. Join the conversation on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and try our repurposed coffee body scrub. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support

Bertha Jimenez, with a degree in mechanical engineering and Ph.D in technology management, heard about industrial symbiosis when she was studying fish packaging warehouses. Wanting to understand what happened with the massive amounts of waste, she realized there was a significant difference between the companies who put their waste into the trash and those who upcycled. Looking for a way to keep the flow going on several industrial processes, Bertha and her team members came across an ingenious idea - take spent grain from microbreweries and turn it into high protein flour. <a href="http://www.riseproducts.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RISE Product</a>'s low carb flour has now been made into several products by companies like <a href="http://www.runnerandstone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Runner + Stone</a>, <a href="https://www.grownyc.org/grains" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grain Stand</a>, <a href="http://lighthousebk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>, <a href="https://www.osteriafrancescana.it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Osteria Francescana</a>, and others. If you’re interested in working with RISE flour or want to learn more about them, you can reach out to <a href="mailto:bertha@riseproducts.co" rel="nofollow">bertha@riseproducts.co</a> or <a href="mailto:jessica@riseproducts.co" rel="nofollow">jessica@riseproducts.co</a>. Resources mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.changefood.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Change Food</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mcdonough.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William McDonough</a>, Cradle to Cradle and Upcycle</li> </ul> We're hosting a screening of <a href="https://www.wastedfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WASTED! The Story of Food Waste</a> on April 10th at the Kickstarter HQ in Greenpoint Brooklyn. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wasted-food-documentary-screening-w-food-and-21-drinks-tickets-43813576587" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get your tickets</a> now. We've extended our listener discount - use TRASHYEB5 for a $5 discount on tickets. Entrance includes food and drink from sustainable companies like <a href="https://www.toastale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toast Ale</a>, <a href="https://www.proudpour.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proud Pour</a>, <a href="http://www.ancolie.co/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ancolie</a>, <a href="https://www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rescuing Leftover Cuisine</a>, <a href="https://www.nomadtrading.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nomad Trading Co.</a>, <a href="http://www.riseproducts.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RISE Products</a>, <a href="https://foodforall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Food for All</a>, <a href="https://elevacoffee.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eleva Coffee</a> and a take-home eco-goodie bag sponsored by <a href="https://committogreen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commit to Green</a>, <a href="https://bareburger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bareburger</a>, and <a href="https://www.teapigs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teapigs</a>. Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and try our repurposed <a href="https://squareup.com/store/trashybeautyco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coffee body scrub</a>. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support</a>

Turning spent grain form beer-making into high-protein flour with Bertha Jimenez + Jessica Aguirre @ RISE Products