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Ara Katz’s breastfeeding experience led her to the microbiome and inspired a personal mission to explore the importance of microbes and how they can impact the health of our bodies, our children and our planet.

 

Ara is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed Health, a microbial sciences company pioneering applications of bacteria to impact human and environmental health. Their foundry model partners with leading scientists to translate breakthrough science into live biotherapeutics and innovations for consumer health with a portfolio targeting conditions where bacteria can become or replace the primary standard of care. Its consumer division, Seed, develops scientifically-validated, next-generation probiotics with a mission to bring much-needed precision, efficacy, and education to the global probiotics market. It’s environmental R+D division, SeedLabs, develops novel applications for bacteria to solve some of our most pressing ecological challenges.

 

Translation: disrupting the BS in the $50B global probiotics market and stewarding the future of how we will use bacteria to restore and sustain human (think: gut, skin, oral, vaginal, and more) and planetary (think: honey bees, soil, water, food supply, plastics crisis, and space) health with serious science.

 

Ara is a serial entrepreneur, dot-connector, first-principles thinker, and lifelong questioner. She combines an incessant pursuit of truth with her translational storytelling ability to steward the future of science communication—and change the way we discern evidence versus evangelism in making choices for our bodies, our health, and our world.

 

Ara previously co-founded and served as CMO of mobile commerce marketplace, Spring (sold to Shoprunner), was on the founding team of social commerce company, BeachMint (sold to Conde Nast), advises and is an angel investor in various companies like mindbodygreen, Stadium Goods (recently sold to FarFetch) and women’s healthcare startup, Mahmee.

She has been a fellow at the MIT Media Lab’s Center for Future Storytelling and CCA’s Design MBA program, was named in Marie Claire’s “The New Guard: The 50 Most Influential Women in America”, listed on Business Insider’s “Silicon Alley Top 100” and “36 Rockstar Women in NYC Tech”, and Create + Cultivate’s 100 List for STEM.

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Meet Some Of Our 2020 Speakers
  • David Bronner

    Cosmic Engagement Officer, Dr. Bronner's

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  • Jessi Deardorf

    Benjamin Lee Bison

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  • Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

    North American Director, 350.org

    Personal blog / websiteTwitter
  • John Roulac

    Founder of Nutiva & RE Botanicals

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  • Dr. Bomi Joseph

    Director, Peak Health

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  • Ashlee Rowland

    CEO, Simplholistic

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  • Ara Katz

    Seed Health Co-Founder + Co-CEO

  • Adam Riemer

    President, Adam Riemer Marketing, LLC

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  • Ciaran Blumenfeld

    Juiced Social, Hashtracking, Momfluential

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  • Brandi Riley

    Courage To Earn

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  • Tasha Edwards

    Hip Healthy Chick

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  • Elizabeth Whitlow

    Executive Director, The Regenerative Organic

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  • Hill Harper

    Actor, Author, Activist

  • Anthony L. Almada

    Seed Health R+D Team

  • Sally Ekus

    The Lisa Ekus Group

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  • Kendra Klein

    Senior Staff Scientist, Friends of the Earth

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  • Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D

    Lola's Organic Farm

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  • Jessica Shade

    The Organic Center

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  • Azza Gadir

    Seed Health Director of R+D

  • Kim Lewand Martin

    Kim Lewand Martin LLC

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  • Ken Lee

    Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Lotus Foods

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  • Danny Ozment

    Owner/Emerald City Productions

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  • Jaleh Bisharat

    NakedPoppy

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  • Finian C Makepeace

    Co-Founder, Kiss the Ground

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  • Elizabeth Riffle

    Riffle Farms - American Bison

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  • Kat Schuett-Reue

    Director of the Climate Influencer Summit of Shiftcon; Chief Enlightenment Officer (CEO) & Editorial Director of The Better World Hub

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  • Ryan Warrender

    Global Product Partnerships, Google

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  • Audrey McClelland

    Founder, Mom Generations

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  • Stacey Ferguson

    Chief Creative, Justice Fergie Lifestyle Media

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  • Dr. E Hanh Le

    Chief Medical Officer / Healthline

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We have a lot of great workshops for you today and everything kicks off with our keynote “Stories Reach their Widest Audience Ever: The Web” with Ryan Warrender of Google!

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We are excited to announce a workshop intensive wi We are excited to announce a workshop intensive with Nancy Hirshberg of the @theclimatecollaborative and Lisa Drake of @stonyfield. 

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Don't forget we have several special events happening during the conference that are free but RSVP is required.

And, it wouldn't be ShiftCon without GIVEAWAYS! Make sure you are sharing during the event with hashtags #ShiftCon & #VirtualShift for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

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When Shift Happens: Influencers Leading Communities Through Times of Change 

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If you know ShiftCon you know we LOVE to giveaway all kinds of awesome prizes to our attendees.

This year our partners at Naturepedic and The Republic of Tea have provided some amazing prizes for you that include an organic bedroom makeover, baby bundle, electric tea kettle with tea, and so much more!

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Eat Your Vitamins- another great workshop coming t Eat Your Vitamins- another great workshop coming to ShiftCon 2020!

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@yesand is a sustainable fashion brand that believes in uniting fashion and values in a way that is stylish, sustainable and accessible to everyone. YES AND prioritizes organic certification, supply chain transparency and sustainable growth, not just because it looks good, but because it's the right thing to do. They care about YOU. Led by one of our very own Shifters - ECOlifestyle pioneer, expert, serial entrepreneur - @marcizaroff!

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Even though we are virtual this year we still enco Even though we are virtual this year we still encourage everyone to take a break!

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So even though we’re doing things virtually this year, we couldn’t leave out our much needed yoga and fitness sessions at #ShiftCon!

This year, we're so excited to welcome @charliecurls to ShiftCon who will be hosting some invigorating yoga classes and fitness sessions taught by one of Glo Yoga’s world class instructions - Every day following expo hours at ShiftCon at 2:00pm PST/5:00 EST!

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Our 2020 Speakers
  • Ashlee Rowland

    CEO, Simplholistic

    Ashlee runs Simplholistic, her private nutrition practice and wellness blog. She is a Holistic Nutritionist and works with women struggling with PCOS, hormone and thyroid issues. You’ll find her traveling the world in her sprinter van with her husband and rescue pup, Gilligan! Say hello — @simplholistic
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  • Danica Kombol

    CEO, Everywhere Agency

    Danica Kombol is the CEO of the Everywhere Agency, a leading social media and influencer marketing agency that works with Fortune 500 companies crafting and executing successful campaigns. She founded the blogger network, Everywhere Society to power the agency’s many award-winning influencer campaigns for clients like Macy’s, Carter’s/OshKosh, Cox Communications, Moe’s and others. She’s proud of her many clients who have sustainability built into their corporate missions and CSR initiatives and passionately embraces those campaigns. As a social media marketer, Danica draws on her extensive background as a television producer and PR executive. She began her career at Sesame Workshop and went on to become a successful television producer working on such legendary shows as Saturday Night Live and Kids in the Hall. She’s a frequent speaker at social media conferences and global forums.

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  • Audrey McClelland

    Founder, Mom Generations

    Audrey McClelland, a social media consultant and brand advocate is the founder of MomGenerations.com, an online destination for mothers in its 13th year. Audrey is the mother of 5 children ranging in age from 7-16. Audrey was named to “The Power Pack” Moms in Nielson’s Online Power Moms list, naming her one of the most…
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  • Cara Pike

    Executive Director, Climate Access

    Cara Pike is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Access, a nonprofit focused on building political and public support for climate solutions through its learning network for nonprofit and government leaders, pilot projects that test new engagement approaches, and communication research and strategy consulting services. Her work includes creation of outreach models that are…
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  • Scheril Murray Powell, Esq.

    Green Sustainable Strong, LLC

    Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. is an Agricultural and Cannabis Attorney at Doumar, Allsworth, Laystrom, Voigt, Adair, and Dishowitz LLP. The Daily Business Review has named her one of the Top 12 Cannabis Attorney’s in Florida. She is the former Executive Director of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists of Florida and former Director of Federal Affairs…
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  • Marielle Hewitt

    Northstar Bison LLC

    Marielle Hewitt has been bison ranching since her father, Lee Graese, brought his first two bison home to his new hobby farm in 1994. She was a tender age of 4 years. Her childhood education was tailored greatly to incorporate this hunger to learn more. The more she learned, she began to think deeper and…
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  • Cait Curley

    Founder, Cait Curley Media

    Cait was so intent on pursuing her work within the cannabis arena, that she uprooted her life and moved from New York to cannabis-centric Denver. After obtaining a health sciences degree and spending years of dedication in healthcare and client relations, she has navigated the underground cannabis world, while seeking to utilize her connections to…
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