Gary Hirshberg is Co-Founder and Chief Organic Optimist of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion, 2008). Hirshberg frequently speaks and consults on topics including sustainability, organic agriculture and the profitability of green business.
Hirshberg led Stonyfield from its 1983 infancy as a seven-cow organic farming school to $365 million in annual sales when he stepped down as “CE-Yo” at the end of 2011. During his tenure Stonyfield enjoyed a compounded annual growth rate of over 23% by consistently producing superior products and using innovative marketing that blended the company’s social, environmental, and financial missions. Hirshberg arranged the sale of Stonyfield to Danone in 2001, and then after staying on as chief executive for an additional decade, moved into the Chairman role and also became the Managing Director of Stonyfield Europe, launching organic brands in France, Ireland, Italy and Spain. He resigned from his Danone responsibilities in March 2017 when Danone was required by the US Dept. of Justice to divest its Stonyfield holdings. Hirshberg remains a senior advisor under the new owners Groupe Lactalis.
Hirshberg serves on several corporate boards and was instrumental in the sale of 5 firms to larger strategic CPG’s. He also advices many young and emerging entrepreneurs in a wide variety of fields and is currently coaching the CEO’s of Handsome Brook Farms (Organic Pasture Eggs, NY), Brookford Farm (Diversified Organic Farm, NH), Thorvald (Sheeps Cheese and Yogurt, Nelson NZ), and Wheyward Spirit (Natural Spirits, OR) among many others. He is also an investor in over 20 natural products firms and funds.
In terms of non-corporate activities, he is Chairman and a founding Partner of Organic Voices, a consortium that seeks to eliminate consumer confusion about the benefits of organic. He is also the founder and managing director of the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute which produces annual boot camps for early stage and emerging enterprises in Boulder, CO and Auckland, NZ. He is also Founder and Chair of the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership. He was previously the Founder and Chairman of Just Label It, We Have the Right to Know, the national campaign to label genetically engineered foods, and co-author of Label It Now – What You Need to Know About Genetically Engineered Foods (New Word City, 2012). He is an Edmund Hillary Fellow in NZ where among his current projects, he is establishing an Organic Entrepreneurship Centre on a farm that he and his wife own near Motueka.
Hirshberg has received 12 honorary doctorates and numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership including a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award by the US EPA. In 2011, President Obama appointed him to serve on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, where he served until February 2017. He was named a Yale Gordon Grand Fellow, one of “America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs” by Business Week and one of the top ten, “most inspiring people in sustainable food” by Fast Company. Hirshberg was featured in the successful 2009 documentary "Food, Inc."
Hirshberg is the husband of writer Meg Cadoux Hirshberg and the father of three adult yogurt eaters, all of whom now work in organic and sustainability endeavors.
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Gary Hirshberg is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Innovation and Sales. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Gary Hirshberg generally travels from Londonderry, NH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Kate Kavanaugh, Jasmine Crowe and Sarah Frey. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Gary Hirshberg for an upcoming event.
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Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Gary Hirshberg for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Gary Hirshberg, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Gary Hirshberg or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Gary Hirshberg?
Booking fees for Gary Hirshberg, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Gary Hirshberg, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Gary Hirshberg?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Gary Hirshberg for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Gary Hirshberg for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Gary Hirshberg or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Gary Hirshberg or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Gary Hirshberg is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Innovation and Sales. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Gary Hirshberg generally travels from Londonderry, NH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Kate Kavanaugh, Jasmine Crowe and Sarah Frey. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Gary Hirshberg for an upcoming event.
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