Olivia Thomas is a registered dietitian, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of “Rewire Health”, a culinary medicine platform that simplifies healthy home cooking and expands access to teaching kitchens. In this episode, Olivia shares her experiences building a culinary medicine startup, including how active listening and a multidisciplinary approach can lead to impact-focused solutions.  Olivia Thomas: “We need to be focusing on how resources, especially within food as medicine, can be used to reinvest into disinvested communities... I have been redefining how I work on projects based on the impacts. What foods am I marketing? Who is it benefiting? How is the data being used? And the idea of sovereignty is important and making sure that it aligns with the communities we're focusing on and working with.” 00:00 Intro to Olivia 01:09 From childhood cooking to culinary medicine  02:13 How food-based interventions help manage chronic disease 04:50 Overview of Rewire Health from pitch to startup 07:58 Cultivating a culinary medicine platform 09:49 Enabling personally relevant food choices 11:22 Investing in local communities to impact the whole food system  12:30 Embracing change and using technology to stay ahead 14:24 Why navigating complex systems requires a multidimensional approach 17:00 The role of collaboration and community building 18:14 Using culturally affirming recipes to empower choice 20:51 Accelerating behavior change with personalization, practice, and insight 23:37 Shifting perspectives on the role of food’s impact on health 25:44 Creating sustainable habits 28:15 Redefining problem-solving 29:23 How active listening builds trust and drives impact 30:13 Looking towards the future of culinary medicine  32:23 Takeaways for changemakers Links Rewire HealthPursuit AppBoston Medical Center’s Teaching KitchenThe Teaching Kitchen CollaborativeCorbin Hill Food ProjectBoston Medical Center: Eat to Treat Keep in Touch Subscribe, rate, review the show at foodlabtalk.com Follow Food Lab talk on YouTube and LinkedIn *The views expressed by the guests in this podcast don't necessarily represent the host’s views, nor those of his employer.