{"podcast":{"title":"Business for Good Podcast","slug":"business-for-good-podcast-641837","podcast_index_feed_id":641837,"rss_url":"https://businessforgoodpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.businessforgoodpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/b/9/6/2b963ca360081ecfd959afa2a1bf1c87/B4G_Green.jpg","author":"Paul Shapiro","episode_count":201,"summary":"Join host Paul Shapiro as he talks with some of the leading start-up entrepreneurs and titans of industry alike using their businesses to help solve the world's most pressing problems. Whether it's climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, cyber threats, coral reef die-offs, nuclear waste storage, plastic pollution, or more, many of the world's greatest challenges are also exciting business opportunities. On this show, we feature business leaders who are marrying profit and purpose by inventing solutions to both build a better world and offer investors a bang for their bucks.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T04:23:17.883096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-for-good-podcast-641837"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the Alt Protein Job Market with Noga Golan","slug":"inside-the-alt-protein-job-market-with-noga-golan","published_at":"2026-09-15T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-for-good-podcast-641837/inside-the-alt-protein-job-market-with-noga-golan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-for-good-podcast-641837","url":"https://businessforgoodpodcast.libsyn.com/inside-the-alt-protein-job-market-with-noga-golan","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/businessforgoodpodcast/EP_198_Food_For_Impacts_-_Noga_Golan.mp3?dest-id=761849","summary":"Is alternative protein really a failing industry, or are investors just applying the wrong timeline? Noga Golan, Founder of Food Impact Partners and Food Impact Careers, has an unusually clear view of that question. Her executive recruiting firm and free job board sit at the intersection of candidate demand and company hiring across the global food innovation landscape. In this episode with Paul Shapiro, Noga shares data from nearly 60,000 job views and 35,000 application clicks in the first half of 2026, revealing that companies are still actively hiring even as the broader narrative around alternative protein remains pessimistic. Commercial roles now account for 34 percent of job postings, a signal that the sector is shifting from R&D toward revenue generation. Candidates remain especially drawn to fermentation and cultivated meat positions, often with more enthusiasm than skepticism about the sector's future. Noga argues that much of the perceived distress stems from applying venture capital and software timelines to an industry that still has to build physical supply chains, achieve price parity, and shift consumer behavior. She compares the current moment to the dot-com correction, suggesting that the boom-and-bust cycle may look like noise over a 20- to 30-year horizon. Things You Will Learn: Why alternative protein may be suffering from a timing mismatch rather than a technology problem. How the shift toward commercial hiring signals that food tech companies are moving from invention to revenue. Why candidate interest remains strongest in fermentation and cultivated meat despite sector headwinds. Why mission-aligned employees are not automatically more productive than those motivated by other factors. How founders can avoid common hiring mistakes by focusing…","meta_description":"Is alternative protein really a failing industry, or are investors just applying the wrong timeline? Noga Golan, Founder of Food Impact Partners and Food…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-for-good-podcast-641837/episodes/inside-the-alt-protein-job-market-with-noga-golan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-for-good-podcast-641837/inside-the-alt-protein-job-market-with-noga-golan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}