The Original Vegan Business Talk By Shane Jeremy James

Imagine a world where plant-based proteins were not only made from a compassionate and sustainable food source but were also committed to delivering a healthy product. That was Sadrah’s original inspiration for starting her company, No Evil Foods. Coming from an inspired upbringing of sustainable living and alternative lifestyle, Sadrah came by her passion for food and community honestly. Dive in...

Frederic Boucher is an entrepreneur with a love for food, creativity, and the vegan lifestyle. Six years ago, Frederic set his sights on a honey company; they didn’t know it then, but he had the vision and skillset to take the company to the next level. When the moment was right, he successfully purchased the business and, with his background in sales and marketing, took to rebranding and expandin...

Have you ever wanted to explore Greek food with a vegan twist? Welcome Pelagia Komni, a vegan lifestyle coach, trained vegan Chef, and the Co-Founder of Greek Appetite; a blog about Greece & Veganism. She offers private coaching to help vegan foodies create balanced vegan meals, introduce variety in their weekly meals and supports newbies & curious foodies who want to experiment with easy,...

What do you do when life tastes bland? Will you seek to spice it up, or continuously take what life is offering to you? Tal Garden seeks to spice up her life, by obtaining the right passions, surrounding herself with the right people, and improving herself day by day. Be inspired as she talks about how she came up with her own business venture, the FUN Sesames Tahini dip, and continuously improve...

The oral care industry has seen significant growth in recent years, and with that growth has come an increase in the production of plastic products. This can be a problem because plastic can take hundreds of years to decompose, and it can have negative impacts on the environment if it is not disposed of properly. Joshua, the co-founder of Eco Tooth, has recognized this issue and is working to addr...

Vegan in the Limelight with Lucia Grillo Living a vegan lifestyle is no feat for anyone, let alone a TV Producer and host whose life is on camera. Witness as Lucia takes the spotlight, as she tackles specific questions pertaining to her vegan lifestyle, and how she highlights her influence through Television acting and hosting. TV Correspondent and Vegan Lifestyle Influencer Lucia Grillo highlight...

With Mindfulness comes triumph with Jun Fuchs Life can be difficult at times, especially when transitioning from a non-vegan to a vegan life. But what is more important is the process in which we grow, to achieve a specific purpose. Do not miss this podcast as Jun Fuchs, a certified life coach and activist made it clear that even though it will be a difficult journey -with Mindfulness and consiste...

Are you tired of reading about artificial ingredients and dishonest marketing? You should then not miss this podcast with Christina. Being the Founder of Willa's, a company specializing in Oat Milk, she knew that the labels of her supposed plant-based milk were full of artificial ingredients. She then devised a whole new experience for Oat Milk, which resonated not only to vegans but also to those...

Vegans are on the rise all over the world, but to find plant-based options in hotels, or restaurants can be a challenge sometimes. Camilla Parmigiani founded Vegan Set in 2016. A luxury vegan brand bringing designer plant based options to the hotel industry. Listen in on her exciting story as she shares how she uses her network internationally to help hotels customize unique plant based experience...

Shawn Stratton, founder and director of the International Vegan Film Festival talks about creating the first ever vegan festival for films worldwide! Coming from a background in adventuring and outdoor leadership, Shawn honed his career as a passionate keynote speaker inspiring thousands across the world with his stories. This was the seed sown along his journey, motivating him to create a platfor...

Veganism is growing! And so are the number of businesses within the community. In this episode we'll be meeting Shabari Monica Das, a long-term vegan of 25 years and currently the owner of the World Vegan Market, which she created to help vegan businesses worldwide connect with each other to promote positive change through conscious collaboration. She also leads the London Vegan Business Network,...

In this episode we dive deep into all things business with the Sauce Boss herself, Kailey Gilchrist. Since 2013 she has been sharing her love of food, starting her enterprise in Ontario, Canada and later expanding both into the west coast and then the United States. The initial spark for NONA came from her late Italian mama who had a real gift for cooking. Kailey believes in inclusive family dinne...

Meet Uwade, Co-Founder & Chef of Houstatlantavegan;   A food truck mission to create a culinary atmosphere that welcomes all individuals from different walks of life and connects them through the infusion of two popular cultures, Houston and Atlanta – VEGAN STYLE! Packed with bold flavors inspired by southern culture, their mouth-watering menu is exceptionally appetizing and sure to satis...

Meet Roy Elam; Owner & Chef of Donna Jean. As the former head chef of SunCafe in Studio City, CA, his cast iron Mac’n Cheese won accolades and was named ‘the best vegan mac and cheese ever” by the Huffington Post. While working for Matthew Kenney and Executive Chef Scott Winegard at Plant Food and Wine in Venice, CA, he honed his craft, helped them win the Most Sustainable Restaurant Award, an...

Meet Marty Krutolow; Owner of Marty’s V Burger. For more than three decades, Marty Krutolow was a commercial and charter pilot. Having been vegan for many years, he truly became tired of zero vegan fast food options in airports during his travels. He set out to change this pattern and decided to do something about it. 10 years in the making and with the help of food industry experts became the bir...

Meet Adam Sobel; Owner & Chef of Cinnamon Snail. Adam has appeared on the food network, Cooking Channel, PBS, and on the pages of the New York Times, New York Magazine, Vegetarian Times, and VegNews. As author of the popular vegan cookbook Street Vegan, Adam’s restaurant, food truck, and catering brand The Cinnamon Snail launched in 2010. Cinnamon Snail was nominated 5 years in a row for The V...

Meet Guy Vaknin; Owner & Executive Chef of Beyond Sushi. Chef Guy Vaknin has elevated the meaning of eating vegan by offering a casual menu with high-end appeal. In addition to serving up iconic vegetable sushi, he also serves hearty dishes like Fried Chick’n Bao, Glazed Impossible Meatballs, and Ube Cashew Cheesecake. Beyond Sushi is a chef-driven, vegan and kosher restaurant chain at the for...

Meet Lionel Moise & Anton; Founder & CEO of Papi Soley. Lionel's inspiring journey shares many accomplishments including being a two-time Emmy award-winning journalist. His portfolio further included being host to Business Insider Today- a #1 daily news show on Facebook Watch. He previously was co-anchor of the CBS 2 Chicago weekday morning and mid-day news. His impressive journalism caree...

Meet Max Koenig; Founder of SCEN. Max is fulfilling his passion as a 24-year-old entrepreneur & activist from Germany fighting climate change and chronic diseases with food as an agent of change. As the Founder of SCEN, his mission is to make food for human performance and planetary health easily accessible. Scen combines flagship fast-casual stores and functional products simplifying the dail...

Meet Ben Stix; Owner of The BE-Hive. The BE-Hive was born from a group of friends in a band called Born Empty. While living together, the band quickly stumbled upon "BE" as a very appropriate abbreviation to describe the mindset of all the members. 'Just BE' was the approach to their lives, so it was only fitting to call the house in which they lived, 'The BE-Hive'. You’ll love the evolution of ho...

Meet Christian Sargent; Founder & CEO of Vicky Cakes and youngest daughter to Vicky. During the pandemic, Vicky Cakes was treated with a pleasant surprise after being featured on ABC’s Good Morning America. Surprised by selling 154,000 bags of pancake mix in less than 24 hours after the episode aired. We’re going to show up, and we’re going to show out because you can’t miss these kinds of opp...

Meet Ming Tsai; Founder of MingsBings. A chef of over 40 years, Ming has been inspiring home cooks for over 24 years on television PLUS a restaurateur, cookbook author, James Beard award winner, Emmy Award winner, and has hosted some of the longest-running cooking show on PBS. As a culinary & cultural pioneer of East meets West cuisine, he’s led the way for a creative, thoughtful, delicious bl...

Meet Jason Antony; Founder & CEO of Vegan Supply/MeeT. Vegan Supply began as the world’s largest Vegan e-commerce marketplace in May 2015 with retail locations in Vancouver plus South Surrey, BC opening in 2017 & 2018, respectively. A vegan business offering educational and approachable online shopping plus in-person shopping experiences that help make choosing Vegan easy. Whether you’re c...

Meet Natasha Chalmers; Founder & CEO of Maple & Manchester. With a passion for the vegan foodie experience, Natasha and her husband Damian set out to create a unique craft line of cultured cashew cheezes that pair beautifully with the wines of the Okanagan region. In addition to cultured cheezes, Maple & Manchester offer a line of creamy sauces and decadent cashew cheezecakes. Damian h...

Meet Karen McAthy; CEO & Co-Founder of Lumi Foods. Karen’s building the future of food journey began about 7 years ago with Blue Heron Creamery and has since evolved into Lumi foods. The continued mission is to accelerate humanity’s transition to a just, sustainable, animal-free food system by inspiring consumers to re-imagine dairy, starting with cheese. Marrying traditional cheese-making met...