On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Andrew Mack.
Andrew is currently the Founder + CEO @ Agromovil.
Andrew is a seasoned, innovative international development and international business professional with nearly 30 years of experience working with Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Andrew is an internationally-recognized facilitator with deep expertise in partnership development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and a special focus on information technology and health.
Andrew is a business owner with clients from donor agencies like the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank to Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), specializing in finding creative and sustainable commercial solutions.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Amherst College and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
You can find Andrew on LinkedIn here.
Insights + Ideas:
Agromovil was born out of a simple realization – tremendous trapped value exists in the current inefficient agriculture ecosystem. The company's simple goal is to unlock that value, profitably getting more and fresher food to market worldwide.
Learn more about Agromovil here.
+ Today, 90+% of the world’s farms are off the data map. Farmers need visibility - the chance to raise their hand and be seen.
+ "Pattern matching is effectively the buy-sell match is the thing that needs to happen to scale."
+ "You can power thru with expertise in a lot of things, but part of what makes the next phase of one's career really interesting is when you're outside of your comfort zone, and you're looking at something you don't particularly know with a child's eyes."
+ The need to make your service/business model ruthlessly simple and make it urgent.
+ "What can we take out?"
+ "Food is today what energy was 10 years ago."
+ Insights on US Vice President Kamala Harris's three-nation Africa visit.
