Food Safety University

That's all folks! The podcast is being archived as we move on to new things in Food Safety University. All episodes will be archived within Food Safety University. It's been a great 4 year run of talking food safety, entrepreneurship and coaching. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you've done. For the hours you spent listening and the questions you've asked.

Kate and I recorded this webinar in February because we both deeply believe that in order to get where you want to go (ie...selling for a lot of money) you actually need the map now. Pens, paper, you know the drill! This was a great webinar chock full of awesome information. You can find Kate on LinkedIn You can schedule a call to talk to her here.

Michael is a veteran on a mission to share coffee. So clearly I had to have him on the podcast. He's got a great deal of information to share about food entrepreneurship. You can find Michael on LinkedIn (follow him, his posts are awesome) And here's the website to get the coffee!!

We've learned about resourcing, finding helpful help and letting time pass to gain experience. How do we wrap this all together to make sure innovation actually happens?

We all want results now. We want innovation now. We want our dreams to come true now. That's such a human thing to want. But here is the thing, time is a construct and we are not in charge of time passing. We are only in charge of our experience as time passes.  Your innovation strategy must incorporate time, because it will pass, but, you can't force time, rush it or slow it. Your innovation will come when you take your internal resourcing, your external supports and add it to time.

Finding support so that you can innovate is an inside job. Last week we discussed resourcing yourself. Building your self trust is the first step...but it is also a means to an end. You must be in the capacity to receive in order to innovate. What does that even mean? It means that if you want support...you have to be open to accepting it. When other people step in to help because you've ASKED for what you need...you are given the opportunity be someone who can receive helpful help. The capacity to get the help you need is a learned and learnable skill and you are only going to figure it out by trying and FAILING at it. We learn by doing my friends. The steps to being able to be supported are Learn about how you think others should be acting Recognize co-dependencies Write out job descriptions Decide what platforms, partnerships and an institutional work are right for you Every new FSU client this quarter is going to get a free plant review bonus. I will look over your drawings, send feedback and even get on the phone/Zoom with your people to make sure your building is right. Do not miss out on this opportunity because I am only selling 38 more slots in FSU this year AND I am only offering this bonus in Q1 2022. https://dirigofoodsafety.krtra.com/t/9GmTyXdf3JlF

The first step in innovation as we covered briefly last week is resourcing. What do I mean by resourcing? I mean tuning into yourself so you can find exactly what you need in yourself. Resourcing yourself is finding a place of safety from which you can accomplish anything. There are reasons that you don't feel safe inside yourself, trauma, past experiences and never being taught HOW to feel safe in your body...that it is even possible. Get comfortable and take notes because this podcast is going to change your life. If you are interested in working with the best possible program to make your food program thrive, from farm to fork, read more about FSU and book a call. The question isn't if you can afford the fee ($15K for lifetime membership) but...if your business, your animals, your people can afford NOT to be in FSU https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com

Welcome to our series on innovation. As you can imagine, we are going to cover innovation somewhat differently. Most people talking about innovation in the CPG space are talking about product, packaging or other very specific projects. I get that, it is really important to do that sort of innovation. But...that's not what I am talking about in this podcast series. This series is on innovation leadership. If you can lead through innovation, you can do ANY kind of innovation you want...it doesn't have to be tied to a specific project. Join today and if you are in the next 3 businesses that sign up, I’ll write your SOPs for you and go over them so you know EXACTLY what to do. Find out more here https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com 

In our series on time, we've looked at the way I manage and think about my time. Today...I want you to build a future where you have a great relationship with time. Then, enroll in Food Safety University and let's get to work On Tuesday 25 Jan 2022 I am hosting a webinar discussing on farm processing. Register here: https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com/buildyourfacilitywithconfidence

On farm processing! You've got questions...we've got answers. This week's episode is all about what you wish you knew about The regulations...USDA? State? Custom Exempt? (retail exempt isn't a thing in on farm slaughter, so we aren't covering it) Your facility...Build, buy, retrofit? Where on earth do I start? Your business...Businesses make money, hobbies cost money. On farm processing needs to make you a PROFIT. Let's start there. Register for the webinar here https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com/buildyourfacilitywithconfidence Check out Ben here https://www.unifiedfields.net/ Book a call with me to start your food safety planning here https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com

As we have covered in this course on time...time is a construct. But you've got to still get stuff done today. What does that look like? Look, you can complain you don't have enough time...or you can do something about it. Do something about it. You'll feel better. Ready to get to work? https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com and book a call.

Time is a cultural concept. We learn time from our families and our cultures. In today's episode we focus on what those stories are. This week, I invite you to look closely at what you tell yourself about time. What are the stories? What are the facts? Is what you are telling yourself about time helpful?

Welcome to the podcast series on time and time management Today, we are going to discuss what time management is and what it isn't. Time is an asset in your business you create with...assets in your business. And what are those assets? 1. Your brain 2. The brains of the people around you 3. The trust and credibility you've built up over time 4. Your products 5. Your processes 6. Your capital/facilities/equipment You can create time with all those assets. And with that? You can grow your business.

What if there were easier ways to talk about money? How might you be brave to the conversation? Join me this week with Erin Pirro as we cover some more awesome money mindset conversations And when you are ready to dive deeper...click over to Erin's Money Mindsets handout and get working on those questions!

What if...conversations this year around your holiday table were even EASIER than politics. Let's talk money. Cause right now, that is an easier conversation than politics...amiright? What are the key questions to unlocking your money mindset and why does it matter. Join me and Erin as we dive in. Then...hop over to https://plan.erinpirro.com/moneymindsets and get her free download to think deeply. Then, go observe your family as you get together and see how they talk about money. I promise it will be revealing.

I am so excited about this week's podcast because I am interviewing a fantastic client. Karen is the QA Manager at Hatch Richmond and has been in FSU for 6 months now. Come listen to what it is like being in FSU and being a client. The transformation is amazing. Would you like to work with me? Go check out Food Safety University and download our 12 Steps of HACCP to get started.

We've spent a lot of time talking about trauma and toxic culture on this series. Last week we covered Emotional Intelligence as a solution, and this week we are talking about accountability. It is very hard to have a toxic culture if you also have a culture of accountability. What does accountability look like? Well, the good news is that in a company that runs a great food safety plan...accountability is an easy place for you to step into. Accountability is both top down and bottom up. Solving a toxic culture comes with individual and group commitment to solving it. Commitment...depends in some fashion on accountability. Accountability to self and accountability to teammates. 

This week's episode is about emotional intelligence as a solution to toxic workplace cultures and trauma. We've now spent several episodes discussing the problem of trauma and toxic workplace cultures. I think you get it! Now, what can people do about it? We can learn about what happens with our emotions and then make choices about how we act. There are things you can learn about your brain and your body so that you feel better if you are traumatize and/or are in a toxic culture. 1. Learn about story v fact and "I feel" statements 2. Understand the 3 places healing comes from 3. Learn the path to allow you to reframe and reintegrate

What are the common toxic patterns we see at work? Communication that is confusing or nonexistent or charged with emotion Policies and procedures are announced and intermittently reinforced Toxic leadership...people who just are all about themselves and their power at any layer of the organization Negativity/gossip/snark You have physical symptoms of your work environment...when you are there AND when you are not In today's episode, we are going to dive into these patterns so you can recognize them and make the decision that is right for you.

Did you know that you are not broken and you don't need fixing? I know I have said that before, but I am saying it again. You aren't in a toxic culture because you did something wrong. Today we discuss the journey to wholeness that we've gotten separated from. Then, we discuss how that happened and where in the anatomy of our nervous system our experiencing happens.  Because to understand our workplaces, we need to understand neuroanatomy. And then, you need to understand what goes wrong when you can't respond the way you want to. Read more about the NeuroSequential Model of brain development.