Why Dates Are Overhauling the Sweetener Market with Dr. Sylvie Charles Royston
GSD Venture Studios Podcasts by Gary Fowler by Gary Fowler
Episode notes
Join Dr. Sylvie Charles Royston, Founder and CEO of Just Date, for an inspiring conversation on leaving clinical medicine to fix the root cause of chronic illness. As a practicing physician at UCSF treating patients suffering from preventable, sugar-driven conditions like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, Sylvie realized that treating symptoms in a hospital clinic wasn't enough—the systemic solution belonged in the grocery aisle. In this episode, we explore how she translated her clinical medical training and culinary roots into an organic, date-based sweetener empire, expanding from her home kitchen into over 6,000 retail doors nationwide.
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