Ocean Robbins

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Ocean Robbins
Born (1973-11-12) November 12, 1973 (age 52)
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Occupations
  • CEO
  • author
Known for31 Day Food Revolution, 2019
TitleCo-founder, CEO of Food Revolution Network, Inc.
Relatives
Website www.oceanrobbins.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Ocean Robbins (born November 12, 1973) is an American entrepreneur and author, [1] [2] best known for his role as the co-founder of Food Revolution Network, Inc. This California-based company is dedicated to advocating for a whole foods, plant-based diet. [3] [4] [5]

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Biography

Robbins was born to John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America . He is the grandson of Baskin-Robbins cofounder Irvine Robbins. He is Jewish and stating that - - "Each of my eight great grandparents were Jews in Eastern Europe who fled persecution." [6] Robbins spent much of his early life advocating environmental change. At the age of 15, he co-founded the Creating our Future speaking tour, which aimed to empower students for environmental change and included presentations at the United Nations. In 1990, Robbins founded the non-profit organization Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) to continue his mission of advocating for sustainability and social justice. [7] [8] [9] He directed the organization until 2010. Additionally, in 2012, Robbins co-founded Food Revolution Network alongside his father. [10] Robbins has also served as adjunct professor in the Peace Studies department at Chapman University. [11] [12]

His book 31-Day Food Revolution debuted as a best seller on WSJ [13] and USA Today . [14] [15]

Personal life

Ocean and his wife Michele are raising twin special needs boys. [16]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Brueck, Hilary. "The Baskin-Robbins founder's grandson never eats ice cream. He's a vegetable-obsessed diet guru who has kale for breakfast". Business Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Webber, Jemima (February 14, 2019). "Why Baskin-Robbins Heirs Left Their Fortune to Start a Vegan Revolution". LIVEKINDLY. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rowland, Michael Pellman. "Food 3.0: It's Time For A Food Revolution". Forbes. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ "31-Day Food Revolution to Transform Yourself With Ocean Robbins of Food Revolution Network". KTLA. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Broken Brain Podcast with Ocean Robbins". Dr. Mark Hyman. February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ Robbins, Ocean (2010). "My Learning Journey".
  7. ↑ "Ocean Robbins | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Limbach, Elizabeth (August 17, 2011). "Learning to Love Autism". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ Steinzor, N. (1995). "Ocean Robbins: a generation of change. Newsmaker interview". ZPG Reporter. 27 (2): 5. ISSN   0199-0071. PMID   12319791.
  10. ↑ "Ocean Robbins, The Food Revolution Network | RESPONSIBLE EATING AND LIVING" . Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ocean Robbins". True Health Initiative. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ocean Robbins | Chapman University, CA | Department of Peace Studies". ResearchGate. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended Feb. 9". Wall Street Journal. February 15, 2019. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  14. ↑ "31-Day Food Revolution". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 5, 2019.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ Service, Tribune News (February 15, 2019). "Publishers Weekly best-sellers for the week ended Feb. 9". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  16. ↑ Robbins, Ocean (2011). "Our Twins Have Autism, And We're Participating in a Miracle".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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