Juan Saenz and Jim Murphy get together to discuss Juan’s journey through his career. He touches on his previous work with Nonprofit organizations, along with his work in the food […]

Juan Saenz shares how he treats and interacts with many of his Local Foods customers and how he is able to create a very comfortable experience in his store.

Juan Saenz and Jim Murphy discuss the nonprofit work that Juan did in the Little Village area in Chicago. He touches on how he was able to improve and provide […]

Juan Saenz tells Jim Murphy his experience being Produce Manager at Local foods. He shares information on some of the responsibilities he holds as manager and how he works with […]

Grow Forward portfolio brand LocalCoho raises sustainable salmon and tackles a new protein frontier. In an interview with FoodBytes!, LocalCoho strategic advisor Daphne Mazarakis discusses how the company is uniquely […]

Murphy Scholars through the decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s) discuss their experiences with DMSF in light of the organization’s 30th Anniversary.

Listen as Daphne Mazarakis presents LocalCoho at FoodBytes! Chicago 2019.

Hear from LocalCoho (Daphne Mazarakis) and other prize winners at FoodBytes! Chicago 2019

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Elizabeth Shaw sits down with Jim Murphy to discuss her […]

Elizabeth Shaw meets with Jim Murphy to discuss the differences between charter and public schools in the Chicago area. Elizabeth discusses her side of the argument that charter schools take […]

Having grown up in Chicago, Elizabeth Shaw talks about her experience attending a CPS school. She explains how she values CPS and made the decision to move back to Chicago […]

Elizabeth Shaw discusses her relationship and experience working with Chicago International Charter Schools (CICS). She also touches on how her work with CICS has shown her how bright the future […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Phyllis Lockett sits down with Jim Murphy to discuss how […]

Phyllis Lockett meets with Jim Murphy to discuss her implementation of the LEAP program into many Chicago Public Schools.

Phyllis Lockett meets with Jim Murphy to discuss her educational path, along with her business school experiences.

Phyllis Lockett meets with Jim Murphy to discuss her experiences growing up in Chicago and to talk about her experience with attending Chicago Public Schools.

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Today we are meeting with Ellen Yiadom Hoover, a local […]

Ellen describes her school career as she blended in with many American students and created success for herself. She touches on her experiences with how she found a community within […]

Ellen is here with us today to discuss her life growing up in Ghana. She touches on some of the hardships she faced as a child, as well as her […]

Ellen shares her point of view on CPS diversity and how it has affected the classroom diversity. She touches on her views on classroom diversity and her prediction on how […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Jim Murphy interviews Frank Holmes, Warehouse Manager at Local Foods […]

Frank Holmes, who works as a Warehouse Manager at Local Foods in Chicago, is interviewed by Jim Murphy about getting his start at Growing Home, an urban farm-based training environment […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Jim Murphy invited Rob Levitt to discuss his lifelong experiences […]

Jim Murphy hosts Rob Levitt at Grow Forward’s new office. Rob discusses his experience opening up a butcher shop, and the strategy behind his ideas for running a successful butcher shop.

Has a butcher ever told you to eat less meat? Rob Levitt of Butcher & Larder in Chicago will, but he will also tell you to eat higher quality meat […]

Rob Levitt had the opportunity to work with Rick Bayless, how impressive is that?  In this segment, Rob discusses the experience he had working with Rick Bayless in the food […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Jim Murphy meets with Kevin Corsello, founder of Pork and […]

Jim welcomes Kevin Corsello, founder of Pork and Mindy’s, to Local Foods to discuss the mentors Kevin had when starting his business, along with the insight he gained from other […]

Jim Murphy meets with the founder of Pork and Mindy’s to discuss how he was able to keep his business up and running during the market crash.

Kevin Corsello visits Local Foods to discuss how he’s used a foreign investment to build his businesses successfully. Jim and Kevin also discuss a few great strategies Kevin learned about […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Jim Murphy meets with Terry Olson, CEO of Local Foods. […]

Jim Murphy and Terry Olson talk about how Local Foods provides chefs with the perfect ingredients to bring their creativity to the table. He goes on to discuss how the […]

Jim Murphy meets with Terry Olson, CEO of Local Foods, to discuss the engineering behind how the ice cream bar was created. He touches on the history of how different […]

Terry Olson, CEO of Local Foods, discusses how local companies should start using more local food suppliers. He also talks about how providing other metropolitan areas access to local foods […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Daphne Mazarakis of Finger Lakes Fish (now LocalCoho) speaks with […]

Like those 75% of startups, Whey of Life did not make it to its 10 year anniversary, but Mazarakis gained valuable experience and started a practice that has served her […]

Although most food sectors have experienced some amount of upheaval and adjustment with the advent of the organic and sustainability movements, a lot of misinformation and confusion remains among consumers […]

Taking a new product to market is no easy task, but luckily Daphne is not unfamiliar with the challenges many entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs, face. When Daphne was at Northwestern […]

Rob Baan recently sat down with me as the Stock Cafe crew was setting up for the day (quiet down back there!) and his passion for his work was immediately […]

In this segment, Koppert Cress CEO Rob Baan discusses our history with food and the societal shifts that have changed how we eat over time.

Jim and Rob discuss plans to add parkland to Lake Shore Drive, and the Netherland’s history of gaining landmass by reclaiming coastlines. This land, the result of a reclaimed lake, […]

Rob discusses ways that his company, Koppert Cress, is helping teach children about healthy eating by “taste tests,” or having kids try to match flavors to certain produce. He even […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Gary Lazarski of MightyVine Tomatoes drops by Local Foods to […]

Gary Lazarski, MightyVine CEO, discusses how the local company has helped rejuvenate the economy of Rochelle, Illinois. This is something that helps the products further resonate with community members and […]

At MightyVine, sustainability is just as important for business reasons as it is environmental reasons. For example, MightyVine’s production uses 10% of the water needed to produce their field grown […]

How much do you know about hydroponic farming techniques? In this video segment, MightyVine CEO Gary Lazarski discusses hydroponic farming techniques, and how it’s better for the environment as well […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Mike Kieser had a vision to create an environmentally friendly […]

Much like the disconnect between golf course developers and local communities, Keiser observes a similar phenomenon among Chicago youth today. He was raised with an expectation of giving back to […]

Mike Keiser shares his journey of how he started fresh out of college with the idea of starting a greeting cards business and how he ended up building eleven countrywide […]

In this clip, Mike Keiser shares his tips for entrepreneurs based on his decades of experience in a variety of industries. Watch for his business tips on: 1. Translating vision […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. This week, Loyola University Environmental Science students visited Local Foods […]

This week, Loyola University Environmental Science students visited Local Foods to discuss a plethora of topics that revolve around the local environment. Many of the students voice their opinion about […]

In 2014, Nate Laurell was on Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes the best of Chicago’s young businessmen and women.

Nate Laurell, CEO of Here.co, discusses how he pushes for local foods to be bought more and for these foods to be sold in stores. He makes the case for […]

Nate Laurell, CEO of Here.co, describes how the Acumen Fund works and further debriefs about the impact the Acumen fund has a positive effect on poverty around the world. The […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Father Stephen Katsouros of Loyola University Arrupe College talks to […]

Father Stephen Katsouros discusses the importance of Arrupe College’s Associate Degree program. Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago is a two year college that offers a debt-free degree program for […]

Father Stephen Katsouros recently founded Loyola University’s Arrupe College. Stephen reflects on this experience in his first book, Come To Believe: How Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again). In this segment […]

Don’t have time to watch the full video? Download or stream the podcast and catch all the same great information. Hersch Klaff, founder at Klaff Realty, discusses his journey of […]

Hersch Klaff, founder at Klaff Realty, discusses his lifestyle growing up on a farm near Johannesburg, South Africa. His work with his father on the farm led to him discovering a […]

Hersch Klaff, the founder of Klaff Realty, talks about what led him to buy his first building. He then goes into discussing how he took the building and developed it […]

Jim and Gary discuss the value of locally grown food, and how it helps increase nutritional value. For example, locally grown tomatoes can be left on the vine much longer, […]

We need to emphasize the importance of individuals sharing their intelligence and success to better their hometowns rather than succeeding in spite of our origins.

The Chicago Tribune meets with Mike Keiser to interview him about his successes of all eleven of the golf courses that he has built. Mike tells the story of how […]

When asked what his top five favorite courses include, there’s a clear trend in his responses. You would think this golf aficionado would have no trouble with this question, but […]

Mike Keiser describes how he was able to purchase land in New Buffalo, MI and how he began planning to build a golf course that emulates his favorite course in […]

Listen to company CEO Gary Lazarski, State Rep. Tom Demmer and MightyVine’s Director of Business Development, Danny Murphy, on how, why and where they are growing more than 10-million pounds […]

Precious metals expert and the CEO of PM Capital is here to give you a walk through to his initial conversation with prospective clients. He starts by asking them what […]

Jim and Danny Murphy work with Eataly to host a pizza cook off raising money for the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation. This foundation was created to help send kids who […]