{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4b39b13c-cc87-4b0f-93d8-a1b0c31b2e4c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"S3E33: Dave Dinesen - Localized Growing: If Not Now, When","description":"Episode Summary\r\n\r\nJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show serial entrepreneur, Dave Dinesen. Dave is the CEO of CubicFarm Systems, a local chain agtech company that provides unique automated onsite commercial-scale food and livestock feed technologies. Dave is committed to applying technology to address global challenges like food security and climate change. In this episode, Harry and Dave discuss the impact the pandemic has had on the vertical farming industry, why Dave places such a high value on equity in the workplace and the critical tipping point we\u2019ve arrived at for the future of our food supply.\r\n\r\nEpisode Sponsor\r\n\r\nCULTIVATD\r\n\r\nKey Takeaways\r\n02:37 \u2013 Harry welcomes to the show Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarm Systems Netled, who talks about the effects of the global pandemic and how the vertical farming industry has evolved throughout the years\r\n06:33 \u2013 What inspired Dave to launch CubicFarms Systems and early stages of the company\r\n09:53 \u2013 Dave talks about why he believes so many are leaving their fields to work in AgTech\r\n13:31 \u2013 Dave discusses his strong belief in equity, treating his employees the best he possibly can and where this vision originated from\r\n21:40 \u2013 Dave speaks to the evolution of CubicFarms Systems\u2019 offerings, current offerings and the markets they serve\r\n29:53 \u2013 Dave talks about CubicFarms Systems winning the Dairy Farmers for Nexus Innovation Award\r\n31:22 \u2013 What excites Dave the most about the future of vertical farming\r\n33:33 \u2013 Positive trends Dave hopes to continue post-pandemic world\r\n35:46 \u2013 Challenges and opportunities that CubicFarms faces in the near future\r\n36:48 \u2013 A tough question Dave has had to ask himself recently\r\n37:54 \u2013 Dave provides best practices for leadership and who he looks to for inspiration\r\n41:08 \u2013 What Dave does to unwind at the end of the workday and what\u2019s something Dave has changed his mind about recently\r\n43:22 \u2013 What has Dave excited about the future of CubicFarms Systems\r\n45:25 \u2013 Harry thanks Dave for joining the show and let\u2019s listeners know where they can learn more about CubicFarms Systems and connect with Dave\r\n\r\nTweetable Quotes\r\n\r\n\u201cWe are looking for people that get really, really jazzed by what we are doing. So, literally the mission and vision of our company that share our values that know that something has to change. And it\u2019s going to take a collection of entrepreneurial, visionary, courageous people to come into work every day and create this industry.\u201d(10:29)\r\n\r\n\u201cYes you want to invest in a company that\u2019s helping to feed the planet, localize food production, save water and reduce greenhouse gases. And at the same time, treat the people doing the work as well as you possibly can.\u201d(15:38)\r\n\r\n\u201cIf our company succeeds, all of our employees succeed. If our company fails, it\u2019s gonna be partly everybody\u2019s fault. And I think when you\u2019ve got skin in the game, you\u2019re just gonna make sure it doesn\u2019t fail.\u201d(20:16)\r\n\r\n\u201cIf you just talked about the greenhouse gas issue, HydroGreen significantly decreases greenhouse gases.\u201d(30:45)\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m hoping that when the pandemic sort of ends that a lot of this doesn\u2019t change. We still need to meet people and share a meal, but there\u2019s a lot that\u2019s good about this as tragic as it\u2019s been.\u201d(33:07)\r\n\r\n\u201cYou\u2019ve gotta have great people who are better at what they do than you are and you\u2019ve gotta have that great, trusting relationship. And know that you\u2019re not gonna have a blind spot. There\u2019s that saying, \u2018Nobody\u2019s perfect, but a team can be.\u2019 And I just so subscribe to that.\u201d(39:39)\r\n\r\nLinks Mentioned\r\n\r\nDave\u2019s LinkedIn\r\n\r\nCubicFarm Systems Website\r\n\r\nDave\u2019s Band\r\n\r\nSponsor Info:\r\n\r\nCultivatd Website\r\n\r\nCultivatd Instagram\r\n\r\nCultivatd\u2019s Twitter\r\n\r\nCultivatd\u2019s Facebook\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\r\n\r\nPodcast Production and Marketing by FullCast: https://bit.ly/3sxZ34y\r\n\r\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b965a91c-fcb7-4910-acf8-d89484957ac9/image.jpg"}