Brahm Ahmadi is a social entrepreneur working to build healthier and more equitable inner-city communities by bringing change and innovation to critical facets of the food system. When traditional fundraising methods proved an ill fit for his company, Brahm decided to look elsewhere to raise capital. In this interview, Brahm shares the unique challenges he and his team faced and how they targeted their messaging to attract investors that aligned with their mission and values.
Interview:
Brahm Ahmadi
Company:
Community Foods Market
Bio:
Brahm Ahmadi is a social entrepreneur working to build healthier and more equitable inner-city communities by creating change and innovation to critical facets of the food system. In 2003, he co-founded People’s Grocery, a nonprofit organization that has attracted national attention for its effort to transform inner-city food systems through projects in food enterprise, urban agriculture, and nutrition education that include the nation’s first Mobile Market. In 2010, he founded Community Foods Market (formerly People’s Community Market) to create a fresh food retail business model that fosters health and social interaction in low-income communities. He has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California and an MBA from the Presidio Graduate School. He’s a Food and Community Fellow at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and a Fellow at Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy.
Get In Touch:
brahm@communityfoodsmarket.com
3105 San Pablo Ave. Oakland, CA 94608
Website: communityfoodsmarket.com
E-commerce: shop.communityfoodsmarket.com
https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMrkt
https://www.instagram.com/communityfoodsmarket/
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Episode Credit:
Intro and outro are voiced by Marina Verlaine. She can be contacted at reel.peach.vo@gmail.com