How Reneta Jenik is Bringing Healthy Food and Personal Chefs to the Masses with Foodom

In this episode of The StartupSac Podcast, host Josh David Miller (JDM) sits down with Reneta Jenik, the founder and CEO of Foodom, to talk about revolutionizing home-cooked meals through an innovative personal chef marketplace.

Reneta shares her journey from a corporate executive at Intel to launching Foodom, a platform connecting families with local chefs for affordable, home-cooked meals tailored to their dietary needs. She dives into the challenges of scaling a tech-driven marketplace, securing Medicaid and HSA/FSA approvals for "food as medicine," and how Foodom is addressing chronic health conditions through medically tailored meals.

This conversation explores the future of personalized nutrition, the role of technology in transforming the food industry, and what it takes to build a successful two-sided marketplace. Plus, hear how Reneta navigated investor skepticism, viral social media moments, and the unexpected realities of working with chefs in customers' homes.

📌 Want to connect with Reneta and Foodom?

•  🌐 Website: myfoodom.com
• 🔗 LinkedIn: Reneta Jenik
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