Jake Muise — The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, High quality, and Which means (#678)

“We’re asking our staff members to be snipers, rally automobile drivers, CrossFit athletes, butchers. The individuals now we have on our groups simply have these extraordinary talent units. It’s the funnest factor to observe a man in his first week.”

— Jake Muise

Jake Muise (@mauinuivenison) is CEO at Maui Nui Venison, an organization he co-founded in 2017 that works to steadiness invasive axis deer populations on the island of Maui, channeling that administration into unimaginable nutrient-dense meals. Maui Nui was chosen for Quick Firm’s “Prime 10 Most Revolutionary Firms in Agriculture of 2023,” and its venison has been served in eating places throughout the nation, together with Alinea, The French Laundry, and Saison. Previous to Maui Nui, Jake was govt director of the Axis Deer Institute for 12 years, a part of a two-decades-long mission centered on axis deer and their long-term administration in Hawai’i.

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#678: Jake Muise — The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, High quality, and Which means

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SHOW NOTES

[06:05] Lava cowboys.
[14:00] What does Maui Nui imply?
[15:07] A Hawai’i historical past primer.
[22:26] The issue with (and scrumptious resolution to) axis deer in Hawai’i.
[30:18] The three-year hunt that grew to become the Maui Nui springboard.
[43:54] The life-changing energy of volleyball and free pizza.
[52:18] Seven on, seven off.
[57:01] Processes, metrics, and moon-fluence.
[1:00:41] Surpassing USDA laws — within the wild.
[1:07:59] A typical evening of harvesting.
[1:15:09] The common-or-garden, hungry, and good technique to construct a world-class staff.
[1:21:46] Suggestions that separates the As and Bs from the Cs.
[1:30:21] Assigned and really helpful studying.
[1:35:01] Nutrient density.
[1:46:10] Clawback allowances.
[1:49:20] Secret Pinterest boards.
[1:52:59] The previous girl on the sofa recreation.
[1:57:06] Tug of battle.
[1:59:57] Can the enterprise sustainably scale up with out promoting out?
[2:03:57] Jake’s billboard.
[2:06:00] Parting ideas.

MORE JAKE MUISE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“We’re asking our staff members to be snipers, rally automobile drivers, CrossFit athletes, butchers. The individuals now we have on our groups simply have these extraordinary talent units. It’s the funnest factor to observe a man in his first week.”
— Jake Muise

“We now have to select up each single considered one of these animals and carry them on our backs since you’re not allowed to tug them. You’ll be able to both introduce contaminants and/or bruise the meat. And it’s really considered one of my favourite components of the evening, as it’s the exact opposite of the remainder of the meat business. After you’ve killed this animal for meals, you’re carrying this animal in your again into its subsequent stage of life with the meals. And there’s a person reference to every considered one of these animals. And it’s one thing that each man on our staff actually takes pleasure in—having the ability to decide up these large, 250-pound animals throughout razor sharp lava.”
— Jake Muise

“At Maui Nui … we discover the steadiness that’s finest for all of our communities—ecosystem communities, meals system communities, our human communities, nearshore fisheries.”
— Jake Muise

“Youngsters are your best pleasure, and they’ll frustrate you greater than anyone on the planet can.”
— Jake Muise

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