046: Dana Cowin – Founder, Speaking Broadly

Dana Cowin is an award-winning tastemaker and innovator in media, food and branding. After 21 years as the Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine magazine, Cowin launched Speaking Broadly, an independent media company to promote less-established voices in the worlds of food, creativity and sustainability and to deepen our understanding of ourselves as well as the pleasure of travel, cooking, eating. The company produces a podcast, zine and events. Her current project is Feeding Broadly, an uplifting dinner series that highlights the power of regenerative ingredients and intimate conversations.  

As part of her work to empower the leader within all of us, Cowin also coaches executive teams, founders and creatives and consults for fast casual and consumer packaged goods brands. 

Cowin is a sought-after speaker with appearances on Top Chef and Beat Bobby Flay, moderating panels at places like SXSW and the 92nd Street Y, delivering keynotes on empowerment, food and entrepreneurship. 

Cowin is on the board of Food Education Fund, Hot Bread Kitchen, the Food Council of City Harvest and Culinary Council of God's Love We Deliver.

On this episode, she joins host Mitchell Davis and discusses personal storytelling through food, the importance of shaping menus to protect the planet, and how curiosity contributes to a chef’s success.

Follow Dana Cowin on Instagram at @fwscout and @speakingbroadly  

For more on Dana and her work, visit: danacowin.com