Founder's Fridge

Founder's Fridge is the podcast where food and entrepreneurship collide.

Each week, we talk to startup founders about what is in their fridge and what that reveals about how they work, think, and build. From protein shakes and energy bars to takeout boxes and grocery-store staples, the meals they choose tell a story.

This business podcast is not just about food. It is about habits, routines, and the human side of startup life. As our guests share what fuels them through long days and late nights, they also reflect on decision-making, resilience, creativity, and the challenges of growing a company.

Whether it is a smoothie before a pitch or cold pizza during a crunch, these stories give a unique look into the real lives of founders. The fridge becomes a window into how they balance chaos, structure, and everything in between.

If you are curious about what drives today’s entrepreneurs, Founder's Fridge offers a fresh, personal perspective. It is a show about food, business, and what it takes to keep going.

Contributors

Host

Heidi Knoblauch

Heidi Knoblauch is the host of Founder’s Fridge, where food and founder stories come together. She spent seven years as the owner of Plumb Oyster Bar before shifting her focus to the startup world. Today, through Plumb Ventures, she invests in and supports high-growth startups, guiding founders in their earliest stages. With expertise in both food and entrepreneurship, Heidi creates conversations that go beyond business talk to uncover the grit, creativity, and humanity that fuel founders.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-knoblauch/

Guests

Guest

Arbër Kadia

Arbër Kadia is a community-driven entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Patoko, Albania’s first super app. With a career spanning sports, sales, media, and startups, he brings a unique mix of grit and vision to building technology that improves everyday life. Arbër is passionate about showing how innovation from the Balkans can inspire global change.

https://linkedin.com/arberkadia

Guest

Hailee Greene

Hailee Greene is the CEO of PomacePlus, an innovative startup using Cornell technology to upcycle grape pomace—the byproduct of winemaking—into natural, value-added ingredients for food and agriculture. A serial entrepreneur with roots in both farming and small business, Hailee grew up helping on her mom’s farm and in her dad’s deli. Before launching PomacePlus, she spent over a decade in politics, including serving as Tri-State Director for Governor Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign, and later founded GreeneStrat, a consulting firm supporting startups and small businesses. A 2024 MBA graduate of Cornell University, Hailee also founded GreeneAcres Processing, building the industrial hemp supply chain in New York State. When she is not leading ventures, Hailee can be found on her family farm training horses, competing in dressage, or hiking the Adirondack foothills with her partner and Dalmatian, Toula.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailee-greene-48003322/

Guest appearance on:

Episode 3: No More Chicken Marsala with Hailee Greene, Chief Everything Officer at GreeneAcres Processing

Guest

Jane Chen

Jane Chen is the Founder and CEO of Letterly. Jane founded Letterly with the goal of democratizing access to the liberal arts. Previously, she spent a decade on Wall Street as an investment banker and hedge fund analyst. Jane is an alumna of Harvard University, where she concentrated in History and was honored as a Blankfein Family Scholar.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-xi-chen/