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(by way of Brooklyn) |
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We conceived the ideas behind Madécasse while watching a Mets game at Shea Stadium on a cold April day in 2006. But you could say this trek really started in 1999, when a college grad in New Jersey and a school teacher in California decided to join the Peace Corps. |
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“Would you go to Madagascar?” the placement officer asked. |
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8 years in Madagascar: the Peace Corps, the U.S. Embassy, USAID, and a seaweed plantation. Business school at NYU Stern. 10+ years in corporate America. Throw these experiences into a blender, and you’d probably come up with something that looks like Madécasse. |
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Life as Peace Corps Volunteers taught us an appreciation for the culture of Madagascar, and the value of doing things from ground up. The embassy showed us the weight (and limitations) of doing things from the top down. The seaweed plantation demonstrated the importance of the private sector. |
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Corporate America taught us how to use Power Point, iron shirts and empty an inbox faster than you can blink. At Stern, we learned how to channel our passion into something that makes business sense. |
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The common thread through all of our experiences – from a village in Madagascar to a skyscraper in Manhattan – is that people are at the heart of everything. |
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Passionate about Madagascar. Serious about food. Doing business in a way that brings everyone closer to the source. |
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