MycoWorks LIFE

Feb 14 2024 5
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MycoWorks LIFE feeds your wonder and curiosity for a new class of materials. We share stories and interview the MycoWorks team about our product and technology, the potential of Fine Mycelium™ to change the world, and much more. Every episode will take you closer to MycoWorks: the artist-founded biotechnology company growing the Future of Materials. 

Our current series:
MycoWorks TALKS
Casual, connected conversations between cool people in the MycoWorks universe. In each episode, Xevi Gallego, our VP of Brand Marketing, will take you on a behind-the-scenes journey of unfiltered stories with featured guests.

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Talk 18: From Garage to Commercial Scale with COO Doug Hardesty

Feb 14 2024 30 mins  
In this captivating episode, Doug Hardesty, the Chief Operating Officer of MycoWorks, discusses drawing on his extensive manufacturing experience to establish the diverse team, systems, and processes necessary to transition Fine Mycelium™ from a small garage in San Francisco to opening the world's first commercial-scale mycelium production plant in Union, South Carolina. 0:0

Talk 17: The Luxury of Natural Materials with Mehera Blum

Oct 20 2023 19 mins  
“Sustainability means to me being authentic to our hearts and who we are.” Mehera Blum is the founder and creative director of Blumera, a company that designs exquisite, uplifting collections created with intention using natural sustainable materials and loved by celebrities like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. We recently collaborated with Mehera to create the Poppies Octagon Wood Clu

Talk 16: Ten Years of MycoWorks with Sophia Wang

Sep 19 2023 32 mins  
This fall, MycoWorks is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, and to mark the occasion, we invited Sophia Wang, MycoWorks co-founder and Chief of Culture, back to the studio for a recap and a look forward.In this episode:1:10 – Collaborating with Phil Ross and learning about everything mycelium can do3:00 – What Sophia today would tell herself over 15 years ago4:00 – Attendin

Talk 15: Scaling the Unknown with Maud Ohler

Jul 28 2023 21 mins  
“In the lab, we like to say that our mycelium is a bit capricious; it has its own temper,” says Maud Ohler, Vice President of Technology Development at MycoWorks and fermentation scientist. Maud’s work with mycelium traces back to about 15 years ago when she first heard the word mycelium in a biology class focused on tree/root symbiosis and mycorrhizae, the symbiotic associat

Talk 14: Why Mycelium? with CEO Matt Scullin

Jun 07 2023 37 mins  
“Biology is the new frontier. It’s still the great unknown,” shares Matt Scullin, materials scientist and MycoWorks CEO. In this episode, Matt dives into the enormous opportunity in the materials industry, how mycelium is a uniquely positioned organism to unlock this new frontier, and the challenges of scaling up our technology as we build the new plant in South Carolina. In

Talk 13: Luxury as Excellence with Patrick Thomas

May 19 2023 26 mins  
“I hate the word luxury. I think we should replace it with the search for excellence and quality,” shares Patrick Thomas, industry legend, previous CEO of Hermès, and MycoWorks’ board member. In this episode, Patrick shares what true luxury is for him, how connected luxury is to sustainability, and his thoughts on the future of alternative materials and Reishi™ for the lux

Talk 12: Innovative New Materials in Furniture Design: CEO Roset SAS Antoine Roset

Apr 21 2023 24 mins  
"It feels new; I've never felt something like this before. It's totally different," wondered Antoine Roset, CEO of Roset SAS, when he felt a sheet of Reishi™ for the first time. In this episode, Antoine shares the importance of design and durability for the high-end French furniture manufacturer Ligne Roset, his thoughts on new materials, what sustainability m

Talk 11: From Fashion to Regenerative Agriculture with Elettra Wiedemann

Mar 29 2023 24 mins  
"You only have one chance to make a first impression, so it better be great," shares Elettra Wiedemann, fashion icon, food writer, and Executive Director of Mama Farm, about her learnings from a successful career in the fashion industry. In this episode, Elettra shares her long-life passion for environmentalism and food, why she changed Fashion Weeks to farms and her stor

Talk 10: "The Last of Us" with MycoWorks Mycologists

Mar 08 2023 27 mins  
"Are we threatened by fungi?" "Are guns the best way to kill mycelia?" "How will The Last of Us end?" These are just a few questions we asked two of our in-house mycologists at MycoWorks; Sachin Jain, principal scientist and mycologist, and Phil McGaughy, artist, research assistant and mycologist. In this episode, we discuss the HBO show, what's f

Talk 09: From Design to Innovation with Wei-En Chang

Feb 21 2023 29 mins  
“The horizon is just limitless,” shares Wei-En Chang, MycoWorks Sr Director of Business Development, about the potential of our Fine Mycelium™ platform. In this episode, Wei-En shares his path from design to innovation, his deep passion for skateboarding, his previous career as an art director, shoe designer, and business owner, and how all that experience translates to the v