Chaz Berman
Bethel Island, California, United States
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I am a CEO and Board Director with more than four decades of experience building…
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Chaz Berman shared thisExcited to share that our crowdfunding campaign is live on StartEngine https://lnkd.in/gh8u-JJp We spent the last eight years developing a new, patented regenerative, organic nitrogen product designed to replace synthetic nitrogen, which, as you know, is a $135B annual business. Approximately 50% of synthetic nitrogen has leached from 570 million farms worldwide into our streams, rivers, and oceans, as well as our groundwater. We have completed our pilot plant and are now raising funds to build a commercial-scale plant in Arizona, thereby reshoring all our production to save on shipping, tariffs, and fees, to increase our gross margins. Consider joining us in making a wise investment and helping repair an ecological disaster. Chaz https://lnkd.in/gh8u-JJp
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Chaz Berman reposted thisChaz Berman reposted thisWe owe a huge thank you to Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde, the first African female judge on the #ICJ, for voting against every single provisional measure sought by South Africa against Israel in a pure farce of a case. "One would encourage South Africa as a party to these proceedings and to the Genocide Convention, to use whatever influence they might wield, to try and persuade Hamas to immediately and unconditionally release the remaining hostages," - she said. Thank you, Your Honor for your moral clarity, integrity, tremendous courage, and steadfast principles! Her full dissenting opinion here: https://lnkd.in/d99yfD3J #uganda #icj #hague #southafrica #africa #israel #icj #court #legal #hostages #releasethehostages #letmypeoplego #israel #advocacy_israel
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Chaz Berman shared thisChaz Berman shared this🚀 Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce our latest Airdrop and Testnet launch for Earth Shepards and Shear Blockchain. 🌿 🌟 Imagine a world where your every sustainable action is not only recognized but rewarded! Shear Blockchain empowers you to be an active participant in the fight against climate change. By joining our Testnet, you'll be at the forefront of a groundbreaking technology that brings real change. 🌎 💡 What's in it for you? ✅ Early access to a revolutionary platform that rewards your sustainable choices. ✅ Get your free Shear tokens by participating in our Testnet. ✅ Connect with a vibrant community of changemakers and tech enthusiasts. ✅ Contribute to a greener future while benefiting from cutting-edge blockchain technology. 🔗 Ready to make a difference? Join our Testnet and be a part of the movement towards sustainability. Let's work together to create a better world for generations to come. 💚 👉 Connect your wallet and redeem the FREE tokens: https://lnkd.in/dfkmZZNU Whitepaper: https://lnkd.in/dZznX_Vr Website: https://earthshepards.com Shear blockchain scanner: https://shearscan.com Discord Server: https://lnkd.in/dc8ybNEt #EarthShepards #ShearBlockchain #Sustainability #TestnetLaunch #GreenTech #Blockchain #ClimateAction Chris G Chaz Berman Carmen Pascalau
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Chaz Berman shared thisWe are still #hiring! Know anyone who might be interested?
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Chaz Berman shared thisWe are still #hiring! Know anyone who might be interested?
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Chaz Berman posted thisThanks to all of you that congratulated me on my work anniversary! It has been an amazing 12 years! Looking for great stuff over the next couple!! Many many thanks. Chaz
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Chaz Berman shared thisSpring is around the corner! Tree crops can benefit from early season fertilization to ensure yield and quality. You can read more about pre-season fertilization by our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Wes Chun by Visiting our Blog! - - #almonds #peaches #treecrops #spring #orchard #fresno #tulare #californiagardening #californiaagriculture #organic #organicfarming
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Chaz Berman shared thisChaz Berman shared thisFrenchy’s lively personality and unique expertise make him a sought-after international speaker. Frenchy Cannoli, Master Hashishin — Thinking Outside The Bud https://bit.ly/3bsnWIQ
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Chaz Berman reacted on thisExcited to start my next chapter at Full Harvest - bringing Agentic B2B AI orchestration to the global food supply-chain. Humbled and grateful for this leadership opportunity to enable every stakeholder in the global food supply-chain to thrive in this increasingly uncertain world. #food #ai #digitalagriculture #freshproduce #foodsafety #thriveChaz Berman reacted on thisFull Harvest Appoints Sumer Singh Johal as CEO — Ushering in a New Era of AI Agentic Orchestration Full Harvest is proud to announce the appointment of Sumer Singh Johal as our new Chief Executive Officer. As we enter our second decade, we honor the foundation built by our founder , Christine Moseley, who will be transitioning from CEO to the Board. Over the last 10 years under Christine, Full Harvest built a mission-driven powerhouse anchored by a decade of proprietary, high-context supply chain data and technology. This foundation earned the company recognition as Fast Company’s #1 World Changing Idea in Food, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Inc top female founders, and AgFunder’s 'Most Innovative Supply Chain Tech Startup' Award. And the backing of several top-tier investors including TELUS, Rabobank, Rethink Impact, LP, Astia, Citi Impact Fund, and JAL Translink Innovation Fund. We thank her for her pioneering leadership as she passes the baton for this next phase of scale and growth. The Vision: Defining the Agentic Layer for Global Food. The global fresh food supply chain is one of the last great frontiers for digital transformation. Under Sumer’s leadership, Full Harvest is asserting its position as the agentic B2B system for the food industry. By turning our premier moat—ten years of proprietary, high-context supply chain data and tech—into a dynamic "System of Action," we are delivering the autonomous orchestration and unprecedented velocity required by the world’s largest food enterprises. "Full Harvest has the data, the network, and the DNA," says Sumer. "Now, we are adding superpowered agentic orchestration to procurement, compliance, logistics, and finance. Our vision is to harness the AI-era’s promise to enable every stakeholder in the global food supply chain to thrive in an increasingly uncertain world." The Leader: A Legacy of Scale and Innovation. Sumer joins Full Harvest with a distinguished track record of leading complex organizations through rapid growth and high-stakes liquidity events. His career in technology-first leadership spans the globe and across multiple high-impact sectors—including AgTech, BioEnergy, Semiconductors, Financial Services, and Consumer Retail. Beyond his operational leadership, Sumer has served as a trusted advisor to some of the world’s largest vertical B2B technology companies, helping them navigate the critical intersection of deep tech and global challenges. He brings a rigorous technical perspective to this mission, holding both a BS and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Please join us in welcoming Sumer to the team as we accelerate our mission to revolutionize the $T global fresh food supply chain. #FullHarvest #SupplyChain #CEOAnnouncement #AgenticB2B #AgTech #DigitalTransformation #ExecutiveLeadership
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Chaz Berman liked thisOne of the things I love about our LiveEdge Platform is how much capability is already built into our edge devices - and constantly improving. Lately we're seeing a wave of local broadcasters enjoying this easy, affordable way to monetize their streams. Don't forget w/ your edge devices you can do more than you think.Chaz Berman liked thisVideon Community -> your edge devices can likely do more than you think - they're just waiting to be enabled. Reach out & we'll get you turned on in minutes. Local broadcasters - we've got your back.
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Chaz Berman liked thisChaz Berman liked thisOne CEO to Another Celebrate 55 years with me. I sold my first business in 1971. Since then, I have built, scaled, repaired, and occasionally rescued more businesses than I can easily count. Some became household names. Others became good places to work. A few should never have existed. What that long view gives you is not certainty. It gives you restraint. The biggest gains never came from a smarter model or a sharper strategy. Those are table stakes. Character is not. If I were starting again, I would still work hard on the mechanics. I would simply spend far more time on the human operating system, starting with my own. Early on, I hired who I could afford rather than stretching for the talent I actually needed. It felt prudent. It was catastrophic. The business hit a ceiling that was really my ceiling, projected onto the organisation chart. The turning point came when I overstretched financially to get someone plainly better than me and gave them real authority rather than an ornamental title. It was financially uncomfortable and personally worse. It also unlocked growth I could never have delivered alone. If your identity is tied too tightly to being right, the organisation stops telling you the truth. Low ego is not humility theatre. It is structural. Courage is writing a cheque that frightens you, because surrounding yourself with people who fit the budget but not the ambition is the most expensive decision you will ever make. There was a business I should have released two years before I did. The signs were there. The story in my head was stronger. Grit kept me in the room. Stubbornness kept me in the wrong room. What finally broke the pattern was a peer asking a question I had been avoiding. No advice. Just a question. That is where resilience lives. Not in stoicism, but in staying close to people who ask the uncomfortable question before it becomes an expensive answer. One of the best decisions I ever made was backing someone years before it looked safe. They saw the market in ways that made no sense to me. My instinct was to coach them into my own thinking. Instead, I stayed curious. I listened. What they saw was where the market was heading, not where it had been. The best leaders seek peers who are ahead of them, not admirers who mistake agreement for challenge. They stay genuinely curious about how the next generation sees the world rather than trying to mould it. I did not always get these things right. I listened too late. I held on when I should have let go. What mattered was owning mistakes early, telling the truth when it was uncomfortable, and surrounding myself with people whose character compensated for my limits. If I were starting again, I would spend less time polishing the story and more time designing a business that could attract, grow, and retain people better than me. The curse of the founder is that opportunity is more often diminished by the person who built the business than by the market itself.
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Chaz Berman liked thisI’ve had the opportunity to meet with Chris Hetherington and his team multiple times over the past several months. I've heard their pitches at the Athlon Family Office Sports Investment Summit and on the Pro Athlete Community (PAC) deal flow forum. What stands out immediately is how forward-thinking this organization is about the customer experience. The Fathead team isn’t just thinking about product innovation in isolation; they’re thinking about how AI, personalization, and data-driven decision making can reshape how customers discover, customize, and engage with the brand at scale. That mindset—pairing a legacy brand with modern infrastructure—is what creates real, defensible growth. Chris, in particular, has a deep command of the business. He understands where the true value levers are, how to unlock incremental revenue streams, and how to modernize without losing what made the brand resonate in the first place. That combination of operational fluency and strategic vision is rare—and it shows in the clarity of their growth plans. With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States on the horizon, the timing couldn’t be better. The opportunity for Fathead to meaningfully expand into the soccer space—both domestically and internationally—is significant. Few brands are as well positioned to capture the emotional connection fans have with clubs, players, and national teams in a way that feels personal and experiential. Exciting momentum, smart leadership, and a massive cultural moment ahead. Looking forward to watching this next chapter unfold.Chaz Berman liked thisWe had an incredible time in Las Vegas this week at the Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show! Events like SLATS remind us how powerful great design, storytelling, and brand experiences can be when they come together in one place. Thank you to Screen Skinz and DFY Vending for being a part of our booth this year. At Fathead, we’re excited about the conversations we had, the partnerships ahead, and the inspiration we’re bringing back with us. Until next time, SLATS! #Fathead #SLATS2026 #LasVegas #SportsLicensingandTailgateShow Chris Hetherington Jason Turner Jen Beaver Tyler Morgan
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Chaz Berman liked thisChaz Berman liked this⚛️🚨 Quantum Hot Take #4🚨⚛️ One of the least intuitive things about quantum risk is that the incentives are asymmetric. Defenders have to get timing, upgrades, and migration right. Attackers only have to wait. That imbalance changes how leaders should think about “future” technologies—especially when the data being protected today is meant to last for decades. Quantum readiness isn’t about predicting a date. It’s about understanding who benefits from waiting and who doesn’t. ✨Quantum Computing 101: The 90-Minute Guide to the Future of Computing, Cryptography & Q-Day (coming March 2026!). ✨ 👉 Sign up for updates + first access to pre-order Visit: https://lnkd.in/dmpE_WSi Drop “Quantum 101 updates” in the message box. #QuantumComputing #PostQuantum #Cybersecurity #Leadership #TechLeadership #DigitalTrust #QuantumReadiness #FutureOfSecurity #EmergingTech #MurrayOnTech
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Chaz Berman liked thisIncredible kickoff to 2026. Zenity has built a “Premier” team of GTM professionals to support our growth across global markets. Thank you Ronnie RodriguezChaz Berman liked thisThat’s a wrap on Zenity SKO 2026 🎉 So proud of what our SKO dream team delivered this week. Andrew Silberman, Yarden Harel, Inbar Zana, and Dana Yochelman knocked it out of the park. We hit our core objectives and made sure our GTM teams walked away aligned, energized, and enabled. We heard from our founders, Ben Kliger and Michael Bargury, on our vision and goals. Our GTM leaders, Jack Farrell, Cinthia Portugal, Paul St Vil, and Harrison Johnson, shared our strategy. We also heard from our customers and partners on the why behind Zenity. We enabled our teams on how we’ll execute this year and had a lot of fun along the way. Grateful to work with such an incredible group of people at Zenity and excited for what’s ahead. Yalla Zenity! 🚀
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Chaz Berman liked thisChaz Berman liked thisThis is how the Japanese Men’s team left the dressing room after their win at the World Cup yesterday... In 2018 they did the same thing and left a thank you note for the hosts in 3 languages... On top of this... photo's have emerged of large groups of Japanese fans staying behind after the game to clean all of the stands. This isn't just a clean dressing room, it's a clear demonstration of values. It's a statement about respect, gratitude and attention to detail. The small things are the biggest indicator of the big things - your values. Huge respect for the Japanese national team and their wonderful culture, values and people.
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Chaz Berman liked thisChaz Berman liked thisI can't wait for eTail Palm Springs. #eTail #3-Peat #Networking
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grower's secret is a b corp and part of our mission is to help our community. this was an effort to help an elementary school replant their gardens. we donated gsi products, talked about them, how to use them but most of the time was spent wheelbarrowing compost, weeding, and planting winter crops. the school has an extensive education program for children on gardening....many lessons for life. great team building effort, and contribution to our community.
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