The Conch Podcast features interviews

with the most inspiring women in the world of seafood.

Join Julie Kuchepatov,

founder of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE),

as she interviews women striving

to succeed in the sector, as well as those already making an impact,

and the challenges they face -

all while working to improve

the environmental and social responsibility

of the planet’s most incredible food source - seafood!


 
 

Women in leadership roles in the seafood industry can be counted on one hand. In the newest episode of The Conch podcast, we hear how one woman has dedicated 40 years of her life to the industry, its people, and its communities.

Julie is joined by Lisa Goché, Vice President of Grobest Seafood Global and board member of both the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) and the Seafood Task Force.

Lisa started fileting salmon on the “slime line” in college and is now supporting environmentally and socially responsible farmed and wild seafood through partnerships with industry and nonprofit initiatives.

*Note: In the episode, Julie says the Seafood Task Force is not a nonprofit, however it is a Delaware non-profit corporation organized in the United States as a tax-exempt 501(c) (6) trade association.

Episode Transcript

Episode Guide

  • :00 Intro

  • 02:23 Controlled chaos: a timeline of Lisa’s 40 year career in the seafood industry

  • 10:11 The salmon processing sector in Anchorage, Alaska is surprisingly diverse

  • 13:08 A day in the life of a seafood industry executive, plus some survival tips

  • 17:07 A perfect storm: a picture of supply chain chaos caused by the global pandemic

  • 26:35 Five reasons why the seafood industry partners with nonprofits

  • 30:01 Nonprofits listen up! What you need to understand when working with the seafood industry

  • 39:54 Lisa’s hard-earned advice for women in the seafood industry

  • 46:10 Gratitude for life in the seafood industry

  • 48:30 Final tip: Advocate for yourself and be the squeaky wheel!

Resources: 

  1. Learn more about Lisa’s work and Grobest’s global group of companies at www.grobest.com, http://www.grobestseafood.com/en and http://www.grobestusa.com/

  2. Be sure to recommend this episode to anyone you think might care about the future of our ocean and women working in the sector.

The Conch Podcast is a program of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE).

Audio production, engineering, editing, mixing, and sound design by Crystal Sanders-Alvarado & team at Seaworthy.

Theme music: “Dilation” by Satan's Pilgrims

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