#22 - Robin Manthie | Revolutionizing Hunger Relief and Food Security

This episodes features Robin Manthie. Robin is an accomplished non-profit executive who is currently leading the Kitchen Coalition at Second Harvest Heartland, one of the nation’s largest food banks. Second Harvest is distributing more than 100 million pounds of food to community food shelves, meal distribution sites, and emergency grocery pop-ups in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

Kitchen Coalition was launched during the Covid-19 Pandemic and has delivered more than 5 millions of meals in just over four years by partnering with local businesses and nonprofits to distribute culturally relevant, nutritious food.

Robin's career includes marketing and strategy roles at General Mills, Feeding America, Boston Consulting Group, and 3M. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. 

With her Passion for using food to connect and uplift communities, Robin has turned Kitchen Coalition into a lasting, impactful program. She lives in Minneapolis with her family​. 

This episode is co-hosted by Volkan Emre and Beth Lokken. 

This episode was recorded in the Kitchen Coalition’s headquarters in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.