A serial entrepreneur, advisor, and angel investor, Ara Katz has eclectic experience at the intersection of health, tech, environment, media, and design.She founded Seed Health to pioneer applications of microbes for both human and planetary health. Her work encompasses the translation of breakthrough science for a pipeline of probiotic innovations from discovery through commercialization across product, brand, insights, design-thinking, delivery technologies, industrial design, international DTC, new retail strategies, community, fundraising, channel expansion, business development, and science communication.
Ara joins us today to talk about all things microbiome: what exactly is your (human) microbiome, how stress is involved in and can disrupt your microbiome, and how she empowers people to understand their bodies, themselves, and make better choices for their health!
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