The Conch Podcast features interviews
with the most inspiring women in the world of seafood.
Join Julie Kuchepatov,
founder of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE),
as she interviews women striving
to succeed in the sector, as well as those already making an impact,
and the challenges they face -
all while working to improve
the environmental and social responsibility
of the planet’s most incredible food source - seafood!
The seafood industry has a communications problem. Communications and marketing are seen as afterthoughts and sometimes outright dismissed. This dismissal perpetuates gender inequality as women hold the majority of communications and marketing roles in the seafood industry. In the newest episode of the Conch Podcast, we learn how one woman is pushing seafood communication to the forefront and ushering in a new era where women communicators are valued and recognized.
Julie is joined by Emily De Sousa, a fisheries scientist, science communicator, and founder of Seaside with Emily, an online education platform that teaches the world about healthy oceans, sustainable seafood, and culinary adventures focused on the rise of pescatourism.
Episode Transcript
Episode Guide
:00 Intro
02:58 Seafood has always been part of Emily’s personal and family identity, playing a fundamental role in her life as a Portuguese-Canadian and her career communicating the science behind sustainable seafood
11:36 Emily’s entrepreneurial journey is influenced by her parents, her fear of a 9-5 desk job, and a necessity to be independent
19:27 The seafood industry has a communications problem
26:04 What resonates with the seafood consumer?
28:52 Emily represents a new generation of seafood consumers and communicators. How has her age contributed to her success? (P.S. it’s not all about dancing on TikTok!)
34:54 Entrepreneurship can be a lonely effort made less so with the support of mentors
39:02 The seafood industry needs fresh perspectives and the Conch Podcast showcases the breadth and depth of career opportunities in the industry
41:44 The lack of support for marketing and communications in the seafood industry perpetuates gender inequality in the sector
45:28 Emily’s sage advice for women considering a career in seafood
49:33 Uplifting and amplifying a fresh voice in STEM communications!
Resources:
Learn more about Emily and sustainable seafood on Instagram @seasidewithemily and on her website Seaside with Emily. Find McKenzie, another great voice advancing science communication, on Instagram @_mckensea
Book mentioned in the podcast: Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza Reid, the first lady of Iceland and, like Emily, an Ottawan!
Make sure to recommend this episode to anyone you think might care about the future of our ocean and women working in the sector.
The Conch Podcast series is a program of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE) and made possible by generous funding from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Audio production, engineering, editing, mixing, and sound design by Crystal Sanders-Alvarado for Seaworthy. Original music provided by Satan’s Pilgrims.
The Conch Podcast is a program of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE).
Audio production, engineering, editing, mixing, and sound design by Crystal Sanders-Alvarado for Seaworthy.
Theme music: “Dilation” by Satan's Pilgrims
Funding generously provided by
