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Podcast: Taste Radio
Episode: After A $419M Exit, Manitoba Harvest's Mike Fata Has Something 'Bigger' On His Mind
Description: Mike Fata's entrepreneurial journey began when he dropped out of high school. It culminated in the $419 million acquisition of the company he co-founded, global hemp foods producer Manitoba Harvest. Reflecting on his remarkable ascent, Fata mentions one regret: that he didn't "dream bigger." Launched in 1998, Manitoba Harvest, which is best known for its popular Hemp Hearts brand, has played a critical role in education about and mainstream adoption of hemp, beginning in its home market of Canada and later in the United States. Seventeen years after the company's debut, Fata guided a majority sale of Manitoba Harvest...