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Gabi Lewis

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  1. “Magic spoon has no crickets in it. Craig Sevitz grew up in Los Angeles and Gabby Lewis grew up in Scotland. They met in two thousand nine when they were both students at Brown University in Rhode Island.”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

  2. “These guys are trying to replicate the flavors of nostalgic breakfast cereals like cocoa puffs and fruit loops, and they're doing it at a time when the overall breakfast cereal market is in decline. But Magic Spoon has raised tens of millions of dollars from investors who also believe the future of natural foods is going to be low sugar, low carb, and high protein. Now, if this sounds like a risky proposition, just consider what Gabby and Greg did before they launched Magic Spoon. For nearly five years, they ran a startup called Exo that sold a protein bar made of cricket flour, as in those chirping insects crickets. And as you'll hear, the cricket bars essentially failed, but Gabby and Greg drew on the lessons from that failure to build magic spoon into a brand that's in thousands of retailers nationwide. And just to be clear,”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

  3. “We've arrived to a new era in natural and organic foods, an era where organic isn't enough, at least not enough to break through. In this era of natural foods, a new cohort of entrepreneurs are trying to create versions of foods you love except with no sugar, no grains, and almost no carbs. And if you ask any food scientist, they will tell you that this is really hard to do because sugar and grains and things that have carbs are, well, delicious, and it's pretty challenging to make an exact copy of an Oreo cookie or a cheeto without that stuff. But some are trying, including today's guests, Gabby Lewis and Greg Sevets. These guys are the co-founders of Magic Spoon. It's basically a high-protein grain-free, sugar-free, low-carbon cereal. And one more challenge?”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

  4. “Over the past 30 years or so, the story of natural and organic foods went something like this. There was a product that everyone ate and smart entrepreneurs simply made an exact copy of it but just made it organic. This happened to mac and cheese, to Oreo style cookies, to potato chips, to lunch meats, cake mixes, canned soup, salad dressings, you name it. Once you slap that organic label on, lots of people buy it because they think it's healthier, and in many ways, this is a relatively easy thing to do. You just replace regular sugar with organic sugar or regular unbleached white flour with organic flour, or regular cheese with organic cheese. And today, there are very few foods left that don't have a corresponding organic version on the shelves. And so now in 2024,”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

  5. “Welcome to How I Built This is a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, how two college friends set out to sell snack bars made of bugs and then pivoted to something that was easier and harder at the same time, a sugary breakfast cereal without the sugar.”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

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    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

  8. “You know, one of my favorite parts of traveling is getting a feel for a neighborhood, the way locals do. A few summers ago, I was in Rome and stayed in an apartment I booked on Airbnb. It was tucked in a quiet neighborhood just outside the Roman forum. Every morning I'd walk to the corner cafe, grab an espresso, and just watch the world go by outside. I even managed to chat with the owner about the neighborhood he lived in for nearly forty years. And he got me thinking about my own neighborhood. There are incredible hiking trails and great restaurants and, of course, the beach. And when I'm traveling this summer, listing my own place on Airbnb could be a really smart way to let someone else experience the area the way I do, like a local. Listing your home on Airbnb while you're traveling is a great way to make some extra money. You could put the money toward your next trip. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much”

    2024-02-12 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Magic Spoon & Exo: Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT