Episode 7- What Your Jewelry Says About What You Eat with Justine Reichman
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This week, Harakh Mehta sits down with Justine Reichman — founder of nextgenpurpose.com and host of the @essential.ingredients podcast — a champion of regenerative food, food equity, and diversity with purpose at the root of everything she does.
In this conversation, Justine shares the unexpected Mexico City origin story of her entire movement (it starts with a hair blowout), the surprising thematic bridge between regenerative food and natural diamonds, and the story behind every piece of jewelry she’s wearing — each one a thread connecting her to someone she’s loved and lost.
Plus: transparency, trust, family business, and the challenge of calling your mother something other than “mom” in a corporate meeting.
Justine’s gem of an insight: it’s better together.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Meet Justine Reichman
02:21 What is regenerative food?
03:20 What is Next Gen Purpose?
04:00 The Mexico City origin story
06:26 The Jain diet & compassion toward the earth
10:13 "You know what's next, right? Jewelry."
13:28 Natural diamonds vs. lab grown
15:28 The jewelry stories — mom's earrings & the sapphire ring
17:09 The Harakh sunlight collection
20:18 How HARAKH started
25:18 Gandhi & the service of others
26:46 Rough moments & the entrepreneurial journey
29:03 Working in the family business
32:32 What's next for Justine
36:02 Gem of an Insight — "It's better together"