Video: WYDE Impact Exchange Episode 4: Paid to Feed — Creators, Restaurants, Food Waste

Rob Brinkman talks with WYDE co-founders Aaron Rafferty and Martin Simms about paying young creators to feed people, why restaurants need foot traffic more than revenue, the 20 billion pounds of food America wastes every year, Meta glasses for genuine man-on-the-street content, and how clippers (the best editors) fit into the mission to help end hunger. 0:00 Debit card + token update (Plaid, 500 holders) (cold open) 0:13 Debit card + token update (Plaid, 500 holders) 3:34 Plaid vs Crowded, and why it matters 4:04 Man on the street: feeding people 4:39 Why young people want to create for good 5:56 Dr. Smiles and kindness content 7:43 The cardboard-sign idea 8:28 Restaurants need traffic, not revenue 9:21 Dave’s Hot Chicken growth through TikTok 10:44 The food restaurants throw away 11:46 Free meals: what’s the catch? 12:58 20 billion pounds of food waste 13:53 Meta glasses: genuine vs staged 15:57 Clippers the best editors win 19:41 Content is hard (the surfer, 5 million podcasts) 22:11 Landing the plane: token, bank, now Main Street WYDE, EAT, EAT card, Rob Brinkman, creator economy, UGC creators, clipping, restaurants, food waste, help end hunger, Aaron J. Rafferty, Martin Simms