From Singing to Science to Sustainability with Dr. Robert Harwood
Dr. Robert Harwood is a scientist, business strategist, food industry expert…and chorister. His first ‘job’ was as a 7-year old chorister at Exeter Cathedral. “It was like having a job anyway. We’d spend hours each week in rehearsals and then perform in front of a couple thousand people at Christmas.”
That discipline and structure – as well as courage – formed the basis for Robert’s academic studies and led him to travel the world researching bugs, jumping out of airplanes, and exploring new professional experiences. Along the way, he developed a special vacuum to collect insects based on cyclonic technology. A certain James Dyson hit on similar idea and later commercialized it.
Dr. Harwood is a graduate of Imperial College London, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Southampton. His company, CPL Business Consultants, works with hundreds of leading food companies across Asia, Europe, and North America.
In this episode of What I Wish I Knew with Mike Irwin & Simon Daw, Robert talks about how a scientist’s curiosity and skepticism are helpful in resolving business challenges. And a mantra of “don’t be afraid of what you’re afraid of” has enabled him to go far outside his comfort zone.
Connect with Dr. Harwood: LinkedIn // CPL Business Consultants
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Video Highlights: Food industry strategist Dr. Robert Harwood
“We’d come up with something similar to a Dyson vacuum cleaner…”
Robert Harwood on the fit between small firms and big clients…
Robert Harwood on sustainability in food production…