Vegan Business Talk

Vegan Business Talk


Latest Episodes

VBT 174: Lena Ludwig of Vital Gains Mergers & Acquisitions Firm on How to Sell or Buy a Vegan or Alt Protein Business
November 10, 2021

In this episode I interview Lena Ludwig, founder and principal of Vital Gains mergers and acquisitions consultancy in Washington D.C. - A vegan of 26 years, Lena started working in mergers and acquisi

VBT 173: Natasha and Ed Tatton of BReD on Opening a Vegan Bakery in a Ski Resort in Canada
October 28, 2021

In this episode I interview Natasha and Ed Tatton, co-founders of BReD, a vegan, organic, sourdough bakery in the ski resort town of Whistler in Canada. - Both originally from the UK, Natasha is a for

VBT 172: James McInnes of Odd Burger on How to Scale a Vegan Fast Food Restaurant Chain
October 15, 2021

In this episode I interview James McInnes, co-founder of Odd Burger vegan fast food chain in Ontario, Canada - James, who was a software executive, was diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2014 and c

VBT 171: Tyler Mayoras of Cool Beans: From Investor to CEO of a Vegan Food Brand
September 30, 2021

In this episode I interview Tyler Mayoras, CEO and co-founder of Cool Beans, a plant-based food company in Chicago whose first products are globally-inspired, healthy frozen wraps. - After nearly two

VBT 170: Bailey Ruskus on What Happened When She Turned Her Private Chef Business Vegan
September 15, 2021

In this episode I interview Bailey Ruskus (aka Chef Bai). - Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, Bailey has been in business for herself for 10 years, but three years ago made the s

VBT 169: Mitchell Scott of The Very Good Butchers on Scaling from Farmers’ Markets to Going Public within 4 Years
September 03, 2021

In this episode I interview Mitchell Scott, co-founder and CEO of The Very Good Butchers, a Canadian plant-based meat company. - After selling out the farmers’ markets on Denman Island, British Columb

VBT 168: Johanna Sophia of Johanna’s Raw Foods on Closing Down & Preparing to Relaunch Her Business at Scale
August 05, 2021

In this episode I interview Professor Johanna Sophia, founder of Johanna’s Raw Foods in upstate New York. - After a music, film, and writing career that saw her travel the globe, Johanna – who was rai

VBT 167: Vikas Garg of abillion on Building & Growing a Tech Platform with Philanthropy & Support for Small Businesses at its Core
July 21, 2021

In this episode, I interview Vikas Garg, the founder and CEO of abillion, a sustainability platform for plant-based dishes and cruelty-free products. - Four years ago, Vikas left his high-flying caree

VBT 166: Jenny Goldfarb of Unreal Deli on Going from $10k to $100k Profits Shortly After Appearing on Shark Tank
July 07, 2021

In this episode I interview Jenny Goldfarb, founder of vegan meat company Mrs Goldfarb’s Unreal Deli in Los Angeles. - After becoming vegan, Jenny craved the familiar flavors of her family's New York

VBT 165: Anne McKevitt, Business Advisor to A-List Celebrities, Corporations and Entrepreneurs, on Building a Successful Brand
June 29, 2021

This episode is a recording of a live virtual event I hosted recently: Power Chat with Anne McKevitt. - From property developer and interior designer (with a homewares product line of 1600 sku’s) to p