Pivot! A Vegan Business Interview Series
by Vegan Mainstream
We live in fast-paced times, and in an ever-changing marketplace business owners must be able to adapt readily. The Pivot podcast, hosted by Stephanie Redcross West, features interviews with successful vegan business owners, keeping you up-to-date on topical issues & how the pros are handling them.
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Ep. 69: Interview with Jordi Casamitjana, The Trailblazing Ethical Vegan Who Made History
MEET OUR GUEST: Originally from Catalonia, but resident in the UK for several decades, Jordi is a vegan Zoologist specialising in animal behaviour, who has been involved in different aspects of animal protection for many years. In addition to scientific research he has worked mostly as an...
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Ep. 68: Interview with Gabriel Zhanay - How to 100x Your Vegan Fitness Mindset
MEET OUR GUEST: Gabriel Zhanay is a vegan leadership and fitness coach. An expert on mindset and leadership, his story of transformation from depressed, self-loathing man to inspired and compassionate vegan leader has touched 1000’s of lives with his daily posts. He runs his online coaching...
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Ep. 67: Interview with Natasha and Ed Tatton
MEET OUR GUESTS: An award winning business and aspiring BCorp, BReD is a 100% plant-based bakery situated in the world-class ski and bike resort of Whistler, BC, Canada. The concept is farm-to-table and seasonal, sourcing the finest ingredients as locally as possible. The only bakery you can ski...
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Ep. 66: Interview With Aaron Abolition, Give My Vegan To Broadway
MEET OUR GUEST: Vox Vegana was founded by Aaron Abolition in January of 2020 and was initially an effort to form an all-vegan choir for live performances to raise money for animal rights. As a result of the lock down, Vox Vegana took the opportunity to branch out and connect with vegan musicians...
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Ep. 65: Interview with Robert Schwartz
MEET OUR GUEST: After over twenty years as a ballroom dancer Robert Schwartz took his experience of making difficult things easy and created a clean and easy to use home sprouting system, Organic Sprout Box. Sprouting is taking seeds and introducing the process of germination by adding moisture....
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Ep. 64: Interview with Hartej Kahai, Chief Searcher
MEET OUR GUEST: As a vegan SEO Specialist, Hartej understands what your website and business need in order to rank on the higher pages of search engines. His success with vegan businesses is just one example of how our strategies can grow your traffic month after month. His network of over 200...
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Ep. 63: Interview with Sally Malanga
MEET OUR GUEST: Ecco Bella was originally founded as one of the first cruelty-free companies. Now, the company has created the ultimate vegan science base skin care products with a vegan collagen booster dietary supplement to challenge the animal collagen market. WB: aveganbeauty.com Support...
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Ep. 62: Interview with Heather Landex
MEET OUR GUEST: Heather is a food safety expert with a twist. She teaches restaurants and hotels how to be more inclusive. Serve more people, earn 10-15% more, and risk less. The trouble is plant-based or even vegan food is often not safe for people with allergies (even milk, egg, fish and...
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Ep. 61: Panel - Vegan Investing
Guests: Brenda Morris, Stephan Kerby, and Justin Manning Description: Join panellists Brenda Morris of Humane Investing, LLC, Stephan Kerby of KMF Advisors and WildHeart Nutrition, and Justin Manning, Vegan Financial Advisor for a discussion all about vegan investing. Whether you’re brand new to...
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Ep. 60: Pivot Panel - Vegans in Copywriting
Guests: Sandra Nomoto and Ana Mexia Focus of panel: Sandra and Ana have both niched down their services and prioritize working with vegan and sustainable companies, it might be interesting to focus on that—the pros and cons to this approach and how other vegan professionals can transition to a...
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Ep. 59: Interview with Kobi Regev, Vegan Pizza Pleese!
MEET OUR GUEST: Pleese is a plant based cheese developed by New Yorkers specifically to melt on pizza. Pleese is all natural, made from bean and potato proteins and crafted using traditional methods. Pleese is so good that people can't tell the difference and is approved by the world's harshest...
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Ep. 58: Andrew Alexander, Helping People Care About Heart Health with Plant-Based Foods
MEET OUR GUEST: The purpose of VeganHealthPack.com is to help people pay more attention to their health. Our subscription boxes contain nutrient-rich foods with new themes every month, helping people consume foods that provide them more essential vitamins and minerals and shift away from junk…
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Ep. 57: Interview with Mark Winstein, How Vegans Can Vote With Their Investment Dollars
MEET OUR GUEST: Vegan Launch combines investment crowdfunding and eLearning so vegan-friendly retail investors can “vote with their investment dollars” to grow ethical vegan, environmental, and health businesses. Millions of investors are searching for companies that match their vegan ethics, yet...
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Ep. 56: Interview with Jess McKay, Change a mindset, change an industry
MEET OUR GUEST: Jess McKay Puppets makes professional hand puppets for film/tv/web and stage projects. All puppets are made using 100% vegan materials. Jess McKay is also a SAG-AFTRA puppeteer, and the creator of Probably Witch, the internet’s most musical witch. In his industry, there is a huge...
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Ep. 55: Interview with Mitali Deypurkaystha, a best selling author
Ghostwriter turned international bestselling author Mitali Deypurkaystha, aka 'The Authority Creator,' transforms coaches, consultants, speakers, and entrepreneurs into thought leaders by becoming published authors within 90 days. Featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, she's helped her clients...
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Ep. 54: Kirsten Ussery, Detroit Vegan Soul
MEET OUR GUEST: An entrepreneur residing in Charlotte, NC. Ussery started her career in Charlotte interning with the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and Duke Energy. She then lived and worked for 20 years in Detroit, MI directing internal and external communication activities for C-Suite executives...
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Ep. 53: Interview with Kayleigh Nicolaou, Kakadu Creative
MEET OUR GUEST: We’re Kakadu Creative – a full-service, ethical, sustainable, cruelty-free design agency with a track record of 5-star customer service. We specialise in helping you to engage with your customers and stand out from your competition so your business can grow. We’re a small team of...
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Ep. 52: Interview with Heidi Roy, La Casa Amarilla
MEET OUR GUEST: Heidi has been vegan for almost 7 years. In 2016 she accidentally started her plant based meal prep business which has evolved into educational workshops, writing an e-book (vegan bible), vegan lifestyle coaching and now business coaching. Her love of sharing vegan food with…
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Ep. 51: Interview with Gloria Clay, My Kuntry Vegan Kitchen
MEET OUR GUEST: Gloria is a vegan blogger who decided to cook vegan meals for the community. When Covid hit she had to switch up the strategy so she decided to do cooking demos via zoom. She did a small catering with masks and social distances enforced. Since Covid started she has been doing a…
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Ep. 50: Interview with Sarah Eastin, Professionally Trained Vegan Hospitality Consultant
MEET OUR GUEST: Sarah Eastin is a Professionally Trained Vegan Hospitality Consultant and Plant Based Chef who helps Restaurants and Hotels in Colorado and beyond fulfill the demand for creative plant-based cuisine. Her services include detailed menu consultation, recipe development…
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Ep. 49: Interview with Navi Jaswal, The Virsa Fondation
MEET OUR GUEST: Former corporate executive, Nivi Jaswal, has had quite a journey from marketing mayonnaise to becoming a Mayo Clinic certified coach. The milestone of that journey was her Ketogenic diet and the various structural biases she faced in the corporate world being a young, ambitious &...
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Ep. 48: Interview with Fran Costigan, Vegan Backing and Pastry
Pioneering pastry chef Fran Costigan, chef, author, and Director of Vegan Baking and Pastry at the Rouxbe cooking school, is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Dubbed the Queen of Vegan Desserts for her groundbreaking work. Professionally trained, Fran was a chef in both...
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Ep. 47: Interview with Patricia Campana, Bariatric Vegan Lifestyle Coach
MEET OUR GUEST: I am a vegan lifestyle coach educator certified as master in Mainstreet Vegan Academy. I am also a licensed psychotherapist in CA and AZ. I am part of a group Private Practice in LA and a national program providing tele therapy. I offer individual and group sessions I am also a...
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Ep. 46: Interview with Molly Patrick, Clean Food Dirty Girl
MEET OUR GUEST: Our mission is to help people eat more plants and less of everything else. We believe that no one should feel judged for how they eat, so part of our mission is to maintain a supportive, kind, inclusive, non-judgmental, and helpful community. We celebrate human imperfection and we...
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Ep. 45: Interview with Victoria Moran, Main Street Vegan
Meet Our Guest: Main Street Vegan Academy trains and certifies Vegan Lifestyle Coaches & Educators in exciting real-time courses that cover every aspect of the vegan lifestyle. Our respected faculty prepares committed vegans with the skills to succeed as a vegan coach, influencer, or…
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Ep. 44: Interview with Liz Gary, Vegan Culinary Memoirs
Meet Our Guest: Liz Gary is a plant-based foods educator, food writer, digital media designer, and emerging ePublisher with her first book for print, Black Belt in Tofu. With over 25 years experience working as a foods educator and ten years mastering the plant-based diet, Liz has uncovered a...
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Ep. 43: Alice and Lucy Johnson
Meet Our Guests: We’re on a mission to empower those who want to promote a sustainable and plant-friendly future. We believe that by providing people who want to positively shape the world with the right skills and knowledge, we can create a community of change-makers, influencers, and…
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Ep. 42 Interview with Eugenia Soliterman
Meet Our Guest: I'm a Family Nurse Practitioner that is an expert in plant-based nutrition. In my primary care organization I started a Plant-Based Outpatient Nutrition Program that in the past year has successfully transitioned to virtual in 2020, reaching over 200 families. I also run Nurse...
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Ep. 41: Interview with Aline Duerr, Vegan Interior Design
Meet Our Guest: Aline Duerr of Vegan Interior Design, an educational platform teaching interior design students and established interior design businesses how to include a fast-growing conscious market into their customer base. Her interior design business used to be very much face to face and…
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Ep. 40: Interview with Ducan Burns, VeggiDome
Meet Our Guest: The VeggiDome keeps vegetables fresh out on your table throughout the week. This new category of food display introduces a unique way to keep healthy plant-based food available. A unique change for the modern kitchen. VeggiDome is no longer able to sell the VeggiDome at festivals,...
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Ep. 39: Interview with Darren Cavanagh, The Very Creati Vegan
Meet Our Guest: Darren Cavanagh, a Vegan Film Director and Video and Digital Marketing Consultant. He helps vegans, plant-based businesses rapidly grow their brand online to boost profits with video & digital meat-free marketing content and strategy minus the meltdown. He has 27 years of…
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Ep. 38: Interview with Donna Zeigfinger, Green Earth Travel, LLC
MEET OUR GUEST: Founded in 1997 as the nation’s premier vegetarian/vegan/eco travel agency, Green Earth Travel, LLC, remains on the cutting edge of destinations with conscience offering a wide-range of travel options for those who care about the planet. Today Green Earth Travel, LLC and travel...
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Ep. 37: Interview with Brenda Morris, Human Investing
MEET OUR GUEST: As more and more vegans look for better ways to invest for the future, the momentum to invest humanely continues to grow. We have a tremendous opportunity to make a difference by demanding accountability from the companies in which we invest. Since most of us need to invest to…
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Ep. 36: Interview with Rebecca Johnson, The Plant Rich Life
MEET OUR GUEST: After years of struggling with fibroids and ovarian cysts and multiple surgeries, Rebecca had a pre-cancer diagnosis. She was at her wits end and started researching the connection between growths and diet. Person after person shared how cutting out meat had changed the state of...
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Ep. 35: Interview with Misty Young and Sherry Kari Baum, My Nutrition Nurse
MEET OUR GUESTS: My Nutrition Nurse is a brand new Whole Food, Plant Based online multi-media academy with live coaching helping people adopt the only known nutritional approach to reverse disease. Co-Founders Sherry Kari Baum, RN, MSN and Misty Young, both Certified WFPB Nutritional Therapists....
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Ep. 34: Interview with Besa Martini, Be So Alive
MEET OUR GUEST: Besa moved to the USA 17 years ago and has been working in the medical field as a Sonographer in hospital and clinical settings in NYC for 15 years. During this time, she has seen the devastating health conditions that we have in our country. She is a passionate Health and Life...
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Ep. 33: Interview with Cody Stubbe, Wholistic Dish
MEET OUR GUEST: Cody Stubbe is from Omaha, Nebraska and just last Spring founded her company Wholistic Dish, which provides educational services on whole food plant-based lifestyle. Cody is a Food for Life instructor and a registered nurse and uses this combination of skills and knowledge to help...
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Ep. 32: Interview with Ana Mexia, Copy That Co.
MEET OUR GUEST: I'm a professional copywriter and content creator. My niche is sustainability—I work with sustainable businesses to help them reach wider audiences and spread the word about their products and mission. I strive to grow awareness about the climate crisis by working with businesses...
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Ep. 31: Interview with Jasmin Singer, Our Hen House
Meet our guest: Jasmin Singer is a writer and activist living in Los Angeles. She is the author of the memoir, Always Too Much and Never Enough (2016), which tells her story of finding herself through juicing, veganism, and love, as she went from fat to thin and from feeding her emotions to…
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Ep. 30: Interview with Clayton Freeman, Cant' Believe It's Vegan
MEET OUR GUEST: We are the only 100% vegan food delivery/catering service in central Ohio. We provide freshly made vegan meals that are delivered to you by the chef who made them; no delivery service or middleman. Our goal is to educate our community on the benefits of a plant based lifestyle,...
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Ep. 29: Interview with Elisabeth Gary, Vegan Culinary Memoirs
Meet our guest: Vegan Culinary Memoirs provides plant-based foods education programming and ePublishing services for education, the food industry, and community groups. https://www.facebook.com/Vegan-Culinary-Memoirs-106296144469028/ https://twitter.com/veganculinarym1...
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Ep. 28: Interview with Michelle Schwegmann, Herbivore Clothing
Meet our guest: Herbivore Clothing is the original vegan lifestyle brand. Since 2002 we've been working to make veganism look good! From our store in the Vegan Mini Mall in Portland, OR, we promote compassion for all - regardless of species. The oppression of one is the oppression of all. Vegans...
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Ep. 27: Interview with Andy Tabar, CompassionCo
Meet our guest: Since 2011 we have been creating organic, USA made, sweat shop free apparel for the ethical vegan. We believe in becoming a billboard for veganism whoever you go, and we help activists do that by providing fun and slightly snarky original hand-drawn designs on more ethically made...
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Ep. 26: Interview with Nicole Sopko, Upton's Naturals
Meet our guest: Upton's Naturals is an ethically vegan food brand best known for meat alternatives such as Seitan and Jackfruit. Our mission is to make delicious vegan foods that are simple and accessible. Fortunately for us, food production is an essential business, so we were able to continue...
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Ep. 25: Interview with Kathy Hester, Plant Based Instant Pot
Meet our guest: Kathy Hester is passionate about making healthy eating accessible and delicious. She runs the food blogs Plant Based Instant Pot, Healthy Slow Cooking, and talks about online PR and video at https://kathyhester.com. She’s sold over 150,000 books to date, does cookbook PR and…
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Ep: 24: Interview with JL Fields
Meet Our Guest: JL FIELDS is a vegan chef, health coach, and a consulting chef consultant to food, health, and wellness brands. She is the founder and culinary director of the Colorado Springs Vegan Cooking Academy and a Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator. JL is the author of several...
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Ep. 23: Interview with Shiva Bavamala, tamu tamu
Meet our guest: We are based in Chennai, India and specialise in freshly made, plant based, minimally processed, protein rich, reasonably priced food that we deliver to offices and homes. Our food is drawn from various international cuisines. We have turned into a takeaway only business until...
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Ep. 22: Interview with Debbie Zimmerman, Phyto-Fit
MEET OUR GUEST: Debbie Zimmerman, DBA PhytoFit, LLC, is a Lifestyle, Wellness and Health Coaching business. I empower and inspire individuals to embrace a whole food, plant-based diet to prevent, reverse or halt chronic diseases caused by the Standard American Diet. I'm a Food for Life…
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Ep. 21: Interview with Katy Turner, The Fake Vegan
MEET OUR GUEST: After battling years of severe allergies and a life threatening chronic illness, Katy, The Fake Vegan, was determined to find healing and opted for holistic healing practices. Her wellness site was created to explore alternative lifestyle techniques that can be easily incorporated...
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Ep. 20: Interview with Malka Kafka, Tel Aviv Urban Food
MEET OUR GUEST: Malka Kafka has been involved in creating food tech startups. She takes care of taking actions for equal access of people to resources such as work, health, food and pays great attention to the aspect of responsibility for the world - what I eat, where the products come from, how…
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We live in fast-paced times, and in an ever-changing marketplace business owners must be able to adapt readily. The Pivot podcast, hosted by Stephanie Redcross West, features interviews with successful vegan business owners, keeping you up-to-date on topical issues & how the pros are handling them.
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Vegan Mainstream
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