Vegan Business Talk

Vegan Business Talk


Latest Episodes

VBT 164: Rebecca Ettridge of Wombat Cafe & Store on Running a Suburban Vegan Business Remotely with No Online Sales
June 24, 2021

In this episode I interview Rebecca Ettridge, the owner of Wombat Café & Store, the Mornington Peninsula’s first 100% vegan café in Victoria, Australia, founded in 2016. - Wombat regularly raises and

VBT 163: Izzy Shu of JOI on Turning a Thesis Project into a Vegan Milk Business with a Difference
June 11, 2021

In this episode I interview Izzy Shu, one of four co-founders of JOI (Just One Ingredient), a plant-based milk company with a difference. - When Izzy and her fellow co-founders met in grad school, the

VBT 162: Jena Bautmans of Jenah St. on Ditching Leather & Starting a Vegan Handbag Brand
May 27, 2021

In this episode I interview Jena Bautmans, the founder of Jenah St., a vegan handbag and accessories brand in Germany. - Before founding Jenah St. in 2019, Jena was the co-founder of Buckle & Seam, a

VBT 161: Tev Finger of Luxury Brand Partners & R+Co Bleu on Creating Vegan , Sustainable, Clean Beauty & Haircare Products
May 12, 2021

In this episode, I interview beauty industry veteran Tev Finger. - He started in the industry in 1990. Since 2006, Tev has helped to create, launch and grow beauty brands across the globe through his

VBT 160: Bonnie Brown & Paul Turcotte of Passion Placement on Launching a New Jobs Platform for Mission-Driven Employers & Candidates
April 29, 2021

In this episode, I interview Bonnie Brown and Paul Turcotte, co-founders of Passion Placement, a new employment platform focused on connecting people with mission-driven organizations doing work that

VBT 159: Kati Ohens of Plantcraft on Exiting Her Digital Agency Career to Create Vegan Deli Meats
April 14, 2021

In this episode I interview Kati Ohens, co-founder of vegan deli meats company Plantcraft in New Zealand. - After a 20-year marketing, advertising, and software executive career, Kati exited her agenc

VBT 158: Stephanie Miklosvary of Lucky Chick on Relaunching a Vegan Cosmetics Brand After an 11-Year Break
March 31, 2021

In this episode, I interview Stephanie Miklosvary, founder of Lucky Chick, a vegan cosmetics brand in New York. - Stephanie founded and created the company in 2000 as she was putting her art degree to

VBT 157: Don’t Do These Things When Pitching Yourself as a Guest on a Podcast or TV Show (And What to Do Instead)
March 17, 2021

In this episode I reveal a couple of situations I experienced recently when publicists pitched me their guests to be on this show, that I want you to avoid. - Making journalists’ jobs easy is super im

VBT 156: Che Green on Consumer Research Trends & What Data Vegan Brands Need to Succeed
March 03, 2021

In this episode I interview Che Green, co-founder of Moonshot Collaborative, a new consumer research firm offering affordable solutions for vegan and plant-based brands. - Based in Washington State, C

VBT 152: Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers & Fare Well on pivoting her vegan eateries in 2020
December 23, 2020

In this episode I interview Doron Petersan, owner of Sticky Fingers and Fare Well vegan eateries in Washington, D.C. - Doron opened Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats in 1999, drawing on her degree in dietetics from the University of Maryland and years of e...