To Jonny Hinds and Jessie, thanks for being among my best friends and for all of the opportunities
you’ve made possible over the years. It’s been a great experience teaching nutrient-rich nutrition at
MBG. Dave Buck, the same to you. You bet on this horse, early in the game and that gave me some
great momentum to continue doing what I do. You are a leader. Thanks buddy. Eddie Enriquez,
you’re like a brother, great things to come. And Shawn Phillips, you are one of the smartest people I
know. Thanks for being an anchor for me, and for supporting me even when it wasn’t exactly your
wholly shared philosophy for eating. Your ability to word smith what I really want to say has been
inspiring, and has helped me see the whole picture, and choose to “transcend and include,” rather
than drive people away for some self-righteous eating “sin.”
Thanks to Karen Hoyos, Kevin Gianni and Rob Poulos for all your influence and outreach during key
times to this point. I look forward to all that we do together. Much gratitude to Andrea Beaman and
Rosie Battista for your efforts, and for teaching me what I couldn’t learn from books and apparently
needed to experience to grow. Thank You Julia McRae for much the same and your amazing attitude
and support.
To my former coworker Mo Piper, you toughed it out in the birthing process of all this; thanks for
being such a trooper when things changed about every minute! To my current lead, Jackie Schatell;
you are a warrior goddess in every way. I don’t think I’ve ever worked with anyone as multi-
talented as you, with a drive to see things through—and you’ve got good company. Thank you so
much for helping me to see this through. Now the next chapter begins, step by step. I have enjoyed
working with you so much.
Ariana, Rick Bonelli and Cosmin, without you and your teams, we wouldn’t be delivering this the
way we are to the world. When we were trying to get a handle on the technology and
communications of our business, you stepped in and rocked our world. What a relief it has been to
work with you. You have enabled us to do what we do best and I thank you for your amazing focus,
sit in awe of your skills, and look forward to many years ahead working together.
Robyn Landis, not a moment too late or too soon; I’m sure I’ll expand this acknowledgment in time,
but in a short two-week period you are here. Your ongoing commitment to the development and
flow of this book’s message is there, and I appreciate your energy and intention. It’s only going to
get better as we—author, editor, and readers—dance and develop this together. Glad to be dancing
with you.
Finally, in this moment, to anyone who has in any direct or indirect way, helped this project, me, or
is out there making the world a better place. Its cliché, I know, but we have great responsibility
today to our planet for so many reasons that are imminent. If you are out there with the big picture
in mind, I applaud you. Hat’s off.
And of course, I thank god for speaking loud enough for me to listen, for shining through my once
overpowering ego, to show me who I really am, why I’m here and what my purpose is. I love you,
all.