Join Carlotta Mast and Ryan Pintado-Vertner on Compass Coffee Talk, April 14, 11:30am EDT
Dismantling Barriers
Join Carlotta Mast and Ryan Pintado-Vertner as they discuss 'The Path to Systemic Change in the Natural Products Industry through Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I)’
Wednesday, April 14, 11:30am - Noon EDT
Zoom, Admission is Free
Carlotta Mast (Left) and Ryan Pintado-Vertner (Right)
Industry veterans and co-hosts of Compass Coffee Talk Bill Capsalis and Steven Hoffman will chat in real time with Carlotta and Ryan via Zoom and share with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and communicators ways to dismantle barriers and work toward systemic change in the natural products industry. Carlotta, also the co-founder of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) Collaborative, will speak on how the organization helps shape productivity in an increasingly multicultural marketplace. Additionally, Ryan will provide insight on how J.E.D.I. can help mission-driven brands and organizations capitalize on growth while also maximizing the company’s ability to create racial, economic, and climate justice.
About Carlotta Mast
With 20 years of experience, Carlotta has her finger on the pulse of new health, wellness and natural product trends and the forces shaping consumer attitudes and behaviors. Carlotta is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences and has been interviewed about the natural products industry, regulatory issues and market performance by media outlets including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, NPR, ABC News, BusinessWeek and many others.
About Ryan Pintado-Vertner
Ryan Pintado-Vertner is the Founder & Principal at Smoketown, a boutique consultancy that helps mission-driven brands and organizations maximize their growth while also maximizing their ability to create racial justice, economic justice and climate justice. Smoketown's empathy-driven work includes brand and innovation strategy, consumer research, outsourced marketing management, and mission refinement.
About Compass Coffee Talk™
Take a 30-minute virtual coffee break with Compass Coffee Talk™. Hosted by natural industry veterans Bill Capsalis and Steve Hoffman, Coffee Talk features lively interactive conversations with industry leaders and experts designed to help guide entrepreneurs and businesses of any size succeed in the market for natural, organic, regenerative, hemp-derived and other eco-friendly products.
Compass Coffee Talk™ is produced by Compass Natural Marketing, a leading PR, branding and business development agency serving the natural and organic products industry. Learn more.
