Robert Laing's guest appearances

Robert Laing

Asian Success Show With Michael Nguyen

Setting Roots with Ian Bennett

Vertical Farming Podcast

Charlene Li

Andy Paul

Viraj Puri

Daymond John

Sonny Perdue

Louisa Burwood-Taylor

Nate Storey

Sam Johnson

David Cohen

Asif Khan

Marc Oshima

Gordon Smith

Andrew Carter

Brian Sullivan

Henry Sztul

OwlTail

Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show founder, leader and author, Robert Laing. Rob is the Founder and CEO at Farm.One, an organization that has reinvented specialty farming, and now supplies some of the best chefs in New York. In this episode, Harry and Rob discuss Rob’s background in design and how Rob’s entrepreneurial drive led him to launch Farm.One. Rob talks about how the pandemic impacted his business and how he was able to pivot to different business models to combat those challenges. Rob shares the work he and his organization are doing to help underrepresented groups as well as the work they’re doing with Google to address sustainability.Episode SponsorCULTIVATDKey Takeaways03:22 – Harry welcomes to the show Rob Laing, Founder and CEO of Farm.One, who talks about his roots and his passion for food13:56 – Rob speaks to his background in design and his entrepreneurial spirit18:54 – The origin story of Farm.One25:10 – Rob talks about the strategic decision to pursue higher end restaurants as customers27:57 – What Rob would do differently about building Farm.One if given the chance31:49 – Rob speaks to the incredible response he’s received on his products from New York City chefs37:10 – Rob shares sustainability work he’s been doing with Google to address plastics in the environment40:35 – Challenges Rob and his organization had to overcome amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and how the pandemic changed his business approach54:00 – Rob speaks to what inspired him to start his podcast and what excites him about future initiatives of Farm.One56:35 – Harry thanks Rob for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can connect with himTweetable Quotes“There’s so much creativity around food in New York City.” (13:38)“Design is often about defining the problem that you want to solve rather than rushing ahead and doing the perfect sketch. Discovering what are we really trying to do here and trying to think through in a thoughtful way is something that designers do really well. And I really enjoy that part of the practice.” (16:25)“I really couldn’t really see how you could make this business work if you’re just growing leafy greens and selling them in a supermarket.” (21:21)“The idea was to just test things out really small. Can we grow stuff that tastes good? Can we get people excited about that flavor? Can we sell it for a price that might possibly mean we make money? Can we deliver it? That sort of stuff.” (24:49)“All chefs have different tastes. But, the people who are operating with the highest standards are desperate for good, reliable ingredients. It’s their Holy Grail.” (26:49)“I do some work with Google on a sustainability-focused angle. And what that led me to was to learn more about plastics and plastics in the environment.” (37:31)“We try to support businesses of color. We try to support underrepresented groups. And we try to support good social impact causes.” (46:26)Links MentionedFarm.One WebsiteFarm.One InstagramRob’s LinkedIn🎙️🎙️🎙️Podcast Production and Marketing by FullCast: https://bit.ly/3sxZ34ySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show founder, leader and author, Robert Laing. Rob is the Founder and CEO at Farm.One, an organization that has reinvented specialty farming, and now supplies some of the best chefs in New York. In this episode, Harry and Rob discuss Rob’s background in design and how Rob’s entrepreneurial drive led him to launch Farm.One. Rob talks about how the pandemic impacted his business and how he was able to pivot to different business models to combat those challenges. Rob shares the work he and his organization are doing to help underrepresented groups as well as the work they’re doing with Google to address sustainability.Episode Sponsor <a href="https://cultivatd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CULTIVATD</a> Key Takeaways <ul><li> </li><li>03:22 – Harry welcomes to the show Rob Laing, Founder and CEO of Farm.One, who talks about his roots and his passion for food</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>13:56 – Rob speaks to his background in design and his entrepreneurial spirit</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>18:54 – The origin story of Farm.One</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>25:10 – Rob talks about the strategic decision to pursue higher end restaurants as customers</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>27:57 – What Rob would do differently about building Farm.One if given the chance</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>31:49 – Rob speaks to the incredible response he’s received on his products from New York City chefs</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>37:10 – Rob shares sustainability work he’s been doing with Google to address plastics in the environment</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>40:35 – Challenges Rob and his organization had to overcome amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and how the pandemic changed his business approach</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>54:00 – Rob speaks to what inspired him to start his podcast and what excites him about future initiatives of Farm.One</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>56:35 – Harry thanks Rob for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can connect with him</li><li> </li></ul>Tweetable Quotes <a href="https://ctt.ac/6SouQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“There’s so much creativity around food in New York City.”</a> (13:38) <a href="https://ctt.ac/3eu9w" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“Design is often about defining the problem that you want to solve rather than rushing ahead and doing the perfect sketch. Discovering what are we really trying to do here and trying to think through in a thoughtful way is something that designers do really well. And I really enjoy that part of the practice.”</a> (16:25) <a href="https://ctt.ac/29_4L" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“I really couldn’t really see how you could make this business work if you’re just growing leafy greens and selling them in a supermarket.”</a> (21:21) <a href="https://ctt.ac/HQrfh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“The idea was to just test things out really small. Can we grow stuff that tastes good? Can we get people excited about that flavor? Can we sell it for a price that might possibly mean we make money? Can we deliver it? That sort of stuff.”</a> (24:49) <a href="https://ctt.ac/c333g" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“All chefs have different tastes. But, the people who are operating with the highest standards are desperate for good, reliable ingredients. It’s their Holy Grail.”</a> (26:49) <a href="https://ctt.ac/W1Lhb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“I do some work with Google on a sustainability-focused angle. And what that led me to was to learn more about plastics and plastics in the environment.”</a> (37:31) <a href="https://ctt.ac/cjbv5" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“We try to support businesses of color. We try to support underrepresented groups. And we try to support good social impact causes.”</a> (46:26) Links Mentioned <a href="https://farm.one/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Farm.One Website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/farm.one/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Farm.One Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertlaing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rob’s LinkedIn</a> 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production and Marketing by <a href="https://bit.ly/3sxZ34y" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">FullCast</a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/3sxZ34y" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3sxZ34y</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - <a href="https://chartable.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chartable.com/privacy</a>

S3E28: Robert Laing - Farms of the Future

Michael Chin

Farm.One is a vertical farm with the vision to grow rare, interesting, and unusual produce for chefs. Robert Laing, the CEO and Founder, joined the podcast with Michael Chin, the VP of Corporate Development, on this episode. We discussed their operation, the finer details of vertical farming and helping farmers build and operate their own vertical farms.

Farm.One is a vertical farm with the vision to grow rare, interesting, and unusual produce for chefs. Robert Laing, the CEO and Founder, joined the podcast with Michael Chin, the VP of Corporate Development, on this episode. We discussed their operation, the finer details of vertical farming and helping farmers build and operate their own vertical farms.

#038 Robert Laing and Michael Chin of Farm.One

Robert Laing is co-founder and chief executive officer of Gengo,  a global, people-powered translation platform enabling everyone to read and publish across languages with one click. Gengo's unique platform consists of a diverse and growing community of more than 10,000 qualified translators from 114 countries working across 34 languages and 58 language pairs. Through its web offering and open API, Gengo enables businesses of any size to quickly and easily connect with a global audience at scale. Clients and partners include YouTube, TripAdvisor, Rakuten and Vestiaire Collective. Founded in 2008, Gengo is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with an office in Silicon Valley.

Robert Laing is co-founder and chief executive officer of Gengo,  a global, people-powered translation platform enabling everyone to read and publish across languages with one click. Gengo's unique platform consists of a diverse and growing community of more than 10,000 qualified translators from 114 countries working across 34 languages and 58 language pairs. Through its web offering and open API, Gengo enables businesses of any size to quickly and easily connect with a global audience at scale. Clients and partners include YouTube, TripAdvisor, Rakuten and Vestiaire Collective. Founded in 2008, Gengo is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with an office in Silicon Valley.

Success #24 : How This Entrepreneur Built A Global Translation Company (33+ languages) – With Robert Laing