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Kimberly Smith

Host:

Josh Sharkey

Guest:

Kimerly Smith

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kimberly@gocopia.com⁠

Recording Length:

60-90min

Recording Date / Time:

January 21st, 2026 at 2p EST / 11a PST

Publish Date:

TBD

Recording Link (if remote)

You can join the recording session

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Recording Checklist, Tips, and Info

For a successful remote recording follow the instructions

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Topics

We will let the conversation flow organically and make the most of the hour. Below are some topics we will likely discuss. (in no particular order)

Topic / Question

How you landed at Copia

About Copia

On Food Waste: people problem or system problem? or both?

What happens to most food waste in the US?

What does it look like to solve 100% of all food waste [in restaurants] in the US?

How do you spend your time?

Your zone of genius (and conversely what you suck at)

Parenting and being a CEO :)

what kids teach you about leading and vice versa running a co. teaches you about parenting and family

is there such thing as balance?

Founder Therapy:

advice for new founders

on raising capital (or not)

on managing stress

who you go to for advice

Wildcard: Some things I”m asking chefs that I might ask you:

How do you make your grilled cheese? be very specific

best dish you ever ate at a restaurant

Where are you using Ai today?

Fast forward 20 years - what will make you look back at now (Copia, Family, Life) and say, that was worth it! ?

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Recording Checlist

Remote Interview

Before you start, here are some tips for a seamless recording experience with Riverside:

Use a computer with a Chrome browser that’s

up-to-date.⁠

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Check your internet stability. Ethernet cable connections are preferred over WiFi.

Use an external mic, if possible. Even the mic in your ear/headphones are better than nothing.

Use headphones/earphones to prevent echo and increase audio quality.

Close all other applications that don’t need to be open during the recording. This prevents CPU overload. Important: Please close all other programs that try to use your mic/camera.

Relax, have fun, be you. You’re awesome exactly the way you are, and you’re in this interview because we love the natural way you speak and operate

In Person Interview

Make sure to keep the microphone close; it’s an ‘eat the mic’ situation, if you’re too far away from the mic, the sound quality is impacted

Relax, have fun, be you. You’re awesome exactly the way you are, and you’re in this interview because we love the natural way you speak and operate

We typically need about 30min ahead of time to setup sound, lighting, and set prior to getting going

If we’re in your restaurant (which we love); we’ll try to be far enough away from the kitchen that the fridge compressors don’t add too much background noise, and in a perfect world, it’s great if you can turn them off for the hour, but we of course understand that can be a pain in the butt, so it’s absolutely not necessary if you can’t.

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