I was born and raised in the suburbs of New York. I attended college in Vermont, where I first fell in love with the local food industry. Through my college years, I spent my weekends perusing the Burlington Farmers Markets, photographing brands, and working at Vermont's first certified green fair-trade restaurant. I loved learning everything about the local food community there.
Post college, I joined WeWork, where I managed a Portfolio of businesses in New York City. One of my favorite parts of the job was curating events for our food brands. I loved creating mini - food halls and providing founders the platform to feature their small-batch products. The art of gathering and connection around food inspires me and is what ultimately led to the creation of PlantJobs.
Garry Michael COO // Co-Founder
Born in Brooklyn and traveled around the world, I’m eternally epicurious. Whether wandering through Eastern Europe, wwoofing through San Francisco, or living between NY, CA and TX - I love natural remedies. Through my travels and experience, I am continuously curious and fascinated by how whole foods from nature can be so healing and powerful.
After college I founded the local food network Farm2Me. I worked on an organic food maker network from around the world. This furthered my inspiration and interest in a natural life and organic food industry. Over the last decade, we have seen the industry grow 1,000%. That interest led me to dream up PlantJobs and my mission to help brands source passionate staff.