The Original Vegan Business Talk By Shane Jeremy James

Meet Miki Talebi; Founder & CEO of Oome’ - a premium smoked tofu company. With a background in academia and after having her second child, Miki took an extended maternity leave to re-evaluate her career path. It was during this time in 2020 that her father sustained a significant accident, which changed the course of her career path. Her father, a food broker by trade, loved using his smoker t...

Meet Jenny Goldfarb; Founder & CEO of Unreal Deli. With no experience in the food sector, Jenny gave birth to her rapidly expanding business in her tiny kitchen while pregnant with her 3rd child. She grew up in her family’s NYC delis, whereas an adult in her early 30s, Jenny further learned about the plight of animals on factory farms which led her to adopt a plant-based diet. After much trial...

Meet Pino; CCO (Chief Culinary Officer) of Zoglo’s. Pino is proud to be the Chief Culinary Officer for Zoglo’s Incredible Plant-Based Foods. At Zoglo’s, he plays a big part in something that is bigger than just food. It involves developing quality plant-based products that are sustainable, creating recipes that are Incredible, and sharing with no restrictions... no limits! Also, proud to be the Ho...

Meet Jake Karls; Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares. As a self-proclaimed hype man and Chief Rainmaker, Jake focuses on achieving growth through the business of building genuine relationships – with investors, buyers, and journalists, and building out the internal team. Plus, in Jake’s better-known role as Mid-Day Squares’s resident Social-Personality, he passionately inspires others to “get comfortabl...

Meet Akeem Pierre; CEO & Founder of Rich Sol Foods. As a Content Creator turned wellness entrepreneur, Pierre shares his passions through the Rich Sol Foods business journey and through his Beyond Wellness retreats. He further discusses his Ancestral products from St. Lucia that rejuvenate & elevate the holistic self. Let the healing continue and join Akeem and the Rich Sol Foods team on a...

Meet Angela Noguer & Pete Poovanna; OPS Lead & Founder of Forest Bean; together they have successfully combined expertise in clean technology and heritage of sacred grove farming to create Forest Bean Inc. Working with Indian family farmers to expand sustainable coffee farming techniques while producing high-quality coffee beans is a replaceable business model that enhances both local comm...

Meet Jody Boyman; Co-Founder & CPO (Chief Purpose Officer) of Hungry Planet. Jody is an entrepreneur and life-long advocate for sustainable food practices, healthy eating, and animal welfare. As Co-Founder & Chief Purpose Officer of Hungry Planet, she has brought to market the first full range of chef-crafted plant-based meats with her brother Todd, Hungry Planet’s CEO. Jody has devel...

Meet Sean; Founder of PlantX; An E-commerce specialist for over 20 years, Sean founded PlantX, where the company goal is to educate people on the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle while eliminating the barriers of entry for everyone.  Utilizing healthy ingredients, PlantX solves problems for those who have less time to shop and cook while crushing misconceptions and aiming to help you lead...

Meet Maria, CEO of Terraseed; a nutrition brand that is leading a sustainability revolution in the supplement industry with vegan and ethical supplements that come in the world’s first biodegradable pill bottle. Maria is passionate about entrepreneurship, environmentalism, veganism, technology, personal transformation, yoga and mountain running. A doer with strong determination and love for life w...

Meet Christos, Founder/CEO of OPUS; an obsession for the perfect cocktail experience. A specific brand of high quality, hand-crafted and incredibly detail-oriented recipes is something that OPUS hopes will help guide the hospitality industry and cocktails to a higher standard. An alcohol free beverage with conscious alcohol free drinking. Quench your thirst with this exciting new podcast interview...

Meet Linda, CEO/Founder of Joni; Canada’s 21st century period care brand working to make organic and sustainable period care available to everyone who menstruates. Linda is passionate about moving period equity forward in Canada, globally, and believes strongly that 5 years from now, period care will be just as accessible as toilet paper. A budding social and conscious entrepreneur making a positi...

Meet Adam, CEO of Slow Bottled Sunday; BC's harvest in rich and unique condiments. Their vegan, gluten-free, low sugar, low sodium flavours are loaded with whole food and help all with a taste for adventure plus savour summer's bounty year round in every meal while reimagining BC-grown food while reducing food waste. Together, with their customers, they’ve saved 35,000 pounds of fresh food from go...

Meet Marie, CEO/Founder of Lulubelle & Co; a certified Bcorp and Women Owned company with a mission to create delicious gluten-free baking products to delight the whole family! Lulubelle products are vegan, gluten-free, nut/hazelnut-free, soy-free, palm oil-free plus free of artificial colors and flavors. Proudly local, where products & packaging are entirely developed and manufactured in...

Meet Natasha; CEO/Founder of Three Farmers - a family owned and operated business based in Canada. A real deal family business with THREE FARMERS and TWO SISTERS at the heart. Bonded by a shared desire to connect consumers to the farmers who grow their food while being committed to healthy and wholesome food with natural, quality ingredients. A can’t miss family journey celebrating and engaging wi...

On today's show, we welcome Anya and Arina, founders of Woron, a Copenhagen-based collaboration between two sisters that creates sustainable and comfortable clothing, made by women for women. Both ladies, after finding their niche, have since been able to build out their brand by sticking to their values. Growing a supportive and inspired community worldwide. And expanding to make their products a...

Join us today in welcoming Benjamin Achache from Marphyl. They are an award winning supplement company based out of Vancouver island that create products for both humans and plants! Their materials have been sourced sustainably from the sea and they use phytoplankton to create incredibly nutritious compounds. Highlights from this episode: • The incredible benefits of phytoplankton explained • Crea...

Lesley Jeavons and her partner Corin have turned their childhood love of sweets into a vibrant vegan toffee business located in Brighton UK. Coming from humble beginnings making products in their home kitchen, the Jeavons have been able to slowly scale their business. Building a base of loyal customers in the process who love their products and support their mission of providing cruelty-free treat...

In this episode, we dive in with Mike Hill from One Planet Pizza. Since his early teenage years, Mike has been a vegetarian, learning about Buddhism, and gaining greater compassion for animals. His initial inspiration for crafting a vegan pizza company came from his family's frequent pizza nights. After perfecting his pizza recipe over the years, Mike and his son Joe, also a vegetarian, partnered...

Meet Maximilian Justus; Founder of Grounded People - with a mission to establish a company that would create high-quality, ethically sourced sustainable clothing while combating the global fashion industry that produces over 92 million tons of waste. Helping to reduce these detriments by working together as a community, doing their part, and contributing to be part of a solution to fast fashion. G...

Meet Margaret; Founder and CEO of Nuts For Cheese – Canada’s category leader in artisan, organic, plant-based dairy manufacturing. Vegan from an early age, Margaret developed a passion for plant-based cuisine becoming a vegan chef and experimenting with nuts and seeds to create deliciously creamy plant-based cheeses. With a decadent line of organic, cashew cheese and butters, Nuts For Cheese is pr...

Meet Rushd; Founder of Barakah Eats- a family owned and operated business based in Surrey, BC. The company manufactures frozen, gourmet, South Asian influenced, ready to eat meals that can be warmed up in minutes. The product line includes vegan and gluten free options, with spice levels ranging from mild to hot for the whole family to enjoy. Combining family, culture, and community is what makes...

Meet Founder Akiko Otsuka of COFU – Originally opened in September 2021, she created a truly revolutionary restaurant business specializing in pressed sushi where half of the menu consisted of fish while the other half of the menu consisted of only vegetables. She has decided to abandon the stereotype that sushi = fish and continues to thrive in her game-changing business. Truly a wonderful cultur...

Learn how Co-Founding sisters Lisa and Cheryl from Imagine Farms strategically fulfilled their dreams after reaching a crossroads in their lives. Their revolutionary business is an indoor vertical hydroponic farm located in Little Haiti, Miami utilizing technology and vertical space to grow a wide variety of lettuces, herbs, and microgreens on a compact footprint. You won’t want to miss the many w...

You’ll satisfy your hunger with this podcast interview! Created by two Vancouver local, health-conscious women, Chara and Vanessa have taken their individual business backgrounds and created Oat of the Ordinary; a high protein, low sugar, oatmeal supporting those with a busy lifestyle and high health standards! Hear how their combined business and nutritional backgrounds were key to building their...

Did you know that not only is seaweed climate-friendly, but it is also rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and is extremely beneficial to our health. Desiree, from Kove Ocean Foods is passionate about living a life of purpose and making an impact in the world by creating permanent sustainable change while using her voice to advocate for animals as well as the planet. Don’t miss out on the op...