“The goal of The Gleanery was to create a fine dining restaurant that convinced diners to play a role in addressing this fundamental issue of abundance,” said Ismail in when we spoke. “By leveraging purchasing power to decrease the amount of food waste, you're basically working towards closing the gap in access.” 

“The biggest issues of our time are calling all of us to develop a whole-systems understanding of the world—to acknowledge that the whole is more than the sum of its parts—and to listen, deeply and consistently, with all of our senses, in order to strategize a more sustainable and equitable future.”

“In Daniel Goleman’s framework of Emotional Intelligence, empathy refers to our ability to sense and feel the thoughts, emotions, and perspectives of others. Patients with empathic physicians are more likely to follow their medical regimes; kids surrounded by empathetic adults are less likely to have behavioral issues; and people who demonstrate high amounts of empathy are less likely to feel depressed. In the workplace, the benefits of empathy are many.” 

“In Daniel Goleman’s framework of Emotional Intelligence, Achievement Orientation is the drive to succeed at our goals. One of four self-management competencies, it refers to the ability to set meaningful and important milestones for ourselves— to take risks, embrace challenges and stay consistent in our efforts to do what is important to us.”