Ralph Montague is a longevity coach from Monmouthshire, Great Britain. He focuses on sleep and energy mastery. His passion for longevity evolved from working within the anti-aging industry for over twenty years. His first book within the STOP!! Series, is aptly named STOP!! Killing yourself – The Beginners Guide to Living Longer by Removing and Improving, encouraging readers to maximize their longevity with easy-to-follow guidance, checklists, and prompts is out now! Ralph also has just...

Passionate vegan and photographer since 2009, Kelly uses her photographs to invite viewers into the amazing and meaningful lives farmed animals live. She shows a kinder world for farmed animals is possible in her strikingly beautiful images captured through her work at Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary in Australia.

Mathilde Do Chi is an international food law consultant passionate about modernizing our global food system to tackle climate change, improve people's health and remove animals from our plates.

Show Notes for Plant Your Seed Podcast: Episode with Jennifer Calabria In this episode of Plant Your Seed Podcast, we sit down with Jennifer Calabria, who shares her transformative journey from a traditional diet to adopting a fully plant-based lifestyle. Jennifer recounts her health scare that prompted her dietary shift, her challenges with quitting smoking, cheese, and alcohol simultaneously, and how she's now influencing the culinary world, including her involvement with a steakhouse that...

Show Notes for Plant Your Seed Podcast: Episode with Areina Plowden Introduction: Welcome to a flavorful episode of the Plant Your Seed Podcast featuring Areina Plowden, affectionately known as @theveganfoodie on Instagram. Joining us from the historic and vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey, Areina shares her enriching journey as a vegan expat. Through her adventures, she has mastered the art of navigating cultural challenges, sourcing vegan ingredients, and adapting traditional recipes...

Ray Star is a multi-award-winning author from England with a passion for nature, animals, and the Earth. Most known for the bestselling fantasy fiction trilogy Earthlings, a coming-of-age dystopian read for lovers of climate fiction and magical realism, that has been proclaimed 'one of the best vegan books of all time' and 'the vegan Harry Potter'. As an author of Climate Fiction, Ray's books are published on recycled paper where possible and she plants 1 tree per book sale via Ecologi. It...

Mike Stura is a Mechanic, Welder and Harley Davidson guy. He's not your typical vegan but Mike owns and runs Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in New Jersey. Mike started Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue with one tiny piece of land and a few small animals. That tiny piece of land grew to become an entire farm full of rescued souls. These animals are rescued from slaughterhouses, live markets, farms, extreme neglect, abuse, religious ceremonies, abandonment, and are even found...

Maxime Sigouin is a leading fitness coach, entrepreneur, and athlete with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He is the founder of Fit Vegan Coaching, dedicated to helping people adopt a healthier lifestyle through plant-based nutrition and exercise. Maxime is also a highly accomplished athlete who has competed in Ironman and Spartan races, and cycling events for cancer research. His mission to help 1 million people by 2050 is reflected in his range of services, including one-on-one...

Sarah Strickland is currently a junior in high school and the Lead Outreach Raven at the Raven Corps, a youth-led activist organization. Raven Corps current goal is to get big dairy out of schools and increase plant-based milk access in the over 100,000 schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. The Raven Corps is a youth-centered movement of activists devoted to building a just and sustainable future for ALL animals and our natural world. We take action through a...

Jackie Norman is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker and podcast host. As a former dairy farmer of 18 years turned vegan activist, she uses her extensive insight and experience of 'both sides' to build bridges of communication and open minds and hearts. A PTSD survivor, Jackie credits her WFPB diet with helping her manage and overcome some of the debilitating conditions associated with trauma, such as IBS and chronic pain.

Dr. Eduardo Corassa is a clinical nutritionist with an emphasis on raw and plant-based diets. He is the author of nine books, six online courses, an international speaker, and the creator of Saúde Frugal.

Frances is the Founder and President of Vegan Wines, a completely vegan-friendly wine club, and Despacito Distributors, a plant-based wine distribution company. Frances has acquired nuanced expertise and made many connections in the wine industry through her work building these two companies. Her background, however, delves deeper than entrepreneurship. She is also an active member of Women of the Vine & Spirits, an organization that fosters a supportive environment for females in the...

Michelle Cehn is the founder of the popular vegan food and lifestyle website World of Vegan, co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast, and the creative force behind @Vegan on Instagram, where she has brought together a plant-passionate community over one million strong. Michelle is also the author of The Friendly Vegan Cookbook, and a speaker, writer, filmmaker, YouTube personality, and mama on a mission to create a better future for our world. Michelle's Resources: World of...

Jered Camp is a paramedic turned co-founder of Iowa Farm Sanctuary, Iowa's first farm animal sanctuary. He rescues and provides loving care to abused and neglected animals while advocating for animal welfare and a more compassionate world. iowafarmsanctuary.org

Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save dough by eating veggies. She's also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Okamoto's work has been profiled by NPR, NBC News, Parade Magazine, and she's a regular presence on local and national morning shows across the country, where she teaches viewers how to break their meat habit without breaking their budget....

Nancy Leeds Gribble is the Founder and CEO of NourishLiftGrow. She is a Women's Wellness and Weight-loss Coach, Plant-Based Culinary Nutrition Expert. Nancy specializes in empowering women in midlife and beyond. She provides them with the tools and guidance they need for optimal health, weight loss, hormone balance, and body confidence. Her goal is to re-energize their vitality so they can make their second season of life their best season!  

Ben Hagerty is an essayist and travel writer for the website, It's Bree and Ben, which he co-founded with his wife, Bree Nemiroff. Since 2017, he and Brianne have visited and written about vegan businesses in more than 60 destinations throughout Canada and the U.S. In 2020, Ben and Bree relocated to Vancouver, BC, where he conducted his thesis project about vegan entrepreneurship in the neighborhoods of Kitsilano and Mt. Pleasant. The entirety of his project may be found in his academic...

Sersie Blue is a health coach and Gigi Carter is a nutritionist. Together, they have a new book, Daniel Fast: Why You Should Only Do It Once. This book empowers the reader to take charge of their health by using the Daniel Fast as a jumping-off point to a long-term sustainable whole food, plant-based vegan lifestyle. danielfasttohealthyliving.com

Trey Morrow is an animal liberation activist from South Carolina, USA. He is the co-founder of Animal Activism Mentorship, a program that empowers humans to take action for animals by providing one-on-one mentorship and a supportive community.

Susan Klingenberg is the founder and president of Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary. In 2017, Susan made a bucket list, which included saving a life at a livestock auction. The life that was saved was a one-day-old baby calf who she named Bucket. Just being ripped from his mom, Susan became his new mom and he befriended her dog Colton. Watching Bucket and Colton interact everyday, Susan saw that Bucket was no different than Colton. A grass puppy. Bucket wanted to be loved, he wanted to give his...

Megan Pereira is the founder of Road To Refuge Animal Sanctuary, located in CT. She works full time as a mixed animal Veterinary Technician with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science. She coordinates all potential rescues and tends to the medical needs of all the animals as well as running day-to-day activities at Road to Refuge.

Kym Henley is the founder of Freedom Hill Sanctuary. A sanctuary for orphaned, abandoned, or injured farm animals. Freedom Hill Sanctuary was established in 2011 with one lamb called Lynn and since then has grown to 150 animals. A place they all call home

John Oberg is a social media influencer and animal advocate dedicated to making the world a kinder place for animals by utilizing the power of social media. In 2018, he launched his own independent, patron-funded program for animals through Patreon to maximize his impact, redefining animal advocacy in the social networking space. Previously, he served as Director of New Media for The Humane League and as Director of Communications for Vegan Outreach. Since launching his project, he has...

Stefanie Ignoffo is a plant interventionist, CEO & Founder of Plantspiration NFP Inc., and Food For Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine and has completed the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Coaching program. She advocates and promotes Lifestyle Medicine by educating, motivating, and inspiring people to adopt a plant-based lifestyle in order to prevent and reverse chronic diseases including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers,...

Jamie Logan is a NYC-based filmmaker, podcast host, and animal advocate who uses humor, health and fitness, public speaking, and social media to inspire others and cultivate change.