#003: Gabi Lewis on Eating Insects, Convincing Tim Ferriss, and Vegan Preferences

Gabi Lewis is a Scottish entrepreneur and record-holding
powerlifter who started making protein bars out of insects with
his college roommate Greg Sewitz while studying at Brown
University. After graduating, the team founded their company EXO
Protein to pursue their mission to introduce insects as an
alternative protein source. They succeeded in convincing a
Michelin-starred chef and 4-Hour Workweek bestselling author Tim
Ferriss to join the team and have become a known protein supplier
in the Crossfit and Paleo world. 


 


In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, EXO founder Gabi Lewis
will tell us (with a charming Scottish accent) how he and Greg
came up with the idea of using crickets, how they made their
first batch and how he convinced Tim Ferriss to join EXO’s
advisory board. We also talk about working with a the process of
farming crickets, the quality of insect protein, why even vegans
order their bars and what he learned in his first year being an
entrepreneur. As a highlight, he will tell us his favorite drink
at the end of the episode.


 



In this episode, we will cover:




01:20 - The weather in New York (most interesting topic of the Show)

04:00 - Powerlifting and self-made protein bars

05:50 - The making of the first cricket flour batch


08:52 - The amino acid profile of insect protein and why it is superior to other sources

12:00 -
Michelin-starred chef Kyle Connaughton joining the
team

14:56 - How Gabi convinced 4-Hour
Workweek bestselling author
Tim Ferriss to join the EXO team

18:00 - The farming of crickets and the production of
cricket flour

22:25 - The reasons why vegans love cricket protein

26:17 - Gabi’s morning routine


28:10 - Growing as a small, boot-strapped company


31:20 - The one piece of advice (actually two pieces) he would give his younger self


36:55 - The one drink he orders in a bar

37:55 - My message to all listeners




 


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