Hungry for Impact | Gail Becker, Founder of CAULIPOWER
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Hungry for Impact | Gail Becker, Founder of CAULIPOWER
Drawing inspiration from her dad and her sons, Gail Becker started a food company to solve a primal need – hunger. From her dad, a Holocaust survivor, she remembered vividly his sharing that the most devastating consequence of his internment was the constant, gnawing hunger. The lesson from her sons was less tragic, but one she needed to solve nonetheless. Suffering from celiac disease, they were constantly struggling with a choice between food that was nutritious and delicious, but made them sick, or food that was gluten-free but had few other attributes.
So, when she left decades of success in America’s C-suites to start a company that made pizza crust out of a funny-looking white vegetable, she didn’t need it to be big. She just wanted to honor her dad, who was also an entrepreneur and have something to feed her boys for dinner.
But it got big. It got successful. It started a movement and created a category. Among other accolades, CAULIPOWER was ranked a Top 10 Most Innovative Food Companies by Fast Company and a Top 100 Best Companies to work for by Inc. Today CAULIPOWER is the #1 Cauliflower Crust Pizza, #1 Gluten-Free Pizza and is available in more than 30,000 stores and 5,000 restaurants nationwide.
Join us as she talks about everything from supply chain to school lunches to food insecurity, and listen in as we decide who’s going to get the first bit of chocolate ice cream.
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Gail is best known as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the Founder of CAULIPOWER, the most disruptive company in the better-for-you frozen food space. The company experienced hyper-growth, reaching more than $100m in revenue in three short years. She has received recognition for her achievements in business from publications such as Forbes, Fast Company and Inc. Gail is a frequent media guest, sought out for her opinions on female leadership, healthy food trends, and building great brands.
Her career path reflects her passions spanning journalism, government service, and brand building. She has held senior positions in a myriad of industries and organizations including Edelman, Warner Bros., and the US Department of Health & Human Services.
Gail has been widely recognized for her contributions to business and entrepreneurship including50 over 50 (Forbes); Woman Business Owner of the Year (National Association of Women Business Owners); Trailblazer Working Mother of the Year (She Runs It); Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young); Person of the Year (NOSH Best of Awards); Entrepreneur of the Year (Stevie Awards) Executive of the Year (Best in Biz). CAULIPOWER was also named one of the 100 Best Led Companies in America (Inc.) under her leadership.
Gail’s philanthropy includes being a Member of the Board of the Friends of Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. In 2019, Gail wrote and directed a short film that she made with her son: “A Journey with Purpose.” The film chronicles her father’s emotional return to Auschwitz after 50 years. The film has won several awards including a win at the Hollywood Film Festival.
In 2020, CAULIPOWER made a $1M commitment to the American Heart Association’s National Teaching Gardens Network. The donation directly supports programs and nutritional education initiatives that address the issue of food security, increasing healthy food access nationwide by creating working teaching gardens at underserved schools nationwide.
Gail received a Master of Science in journalism from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in political science from UCLA. She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
