Episodes
Dani Taylor, the co-owner of Vegan Proteins and full-time coach, has led the charge in the growth of the vegan community, by implementing her knowledge as well as her experience on how to maintain healthy diets in the vegan and fitness community. For the past 20 years, the growth in her journey and being a successful fitness coaching expert, has allowed her to finetune and reconstruct her ability to manage a beneficial diet balance which has also helped many athletes reach their long-term...
Published 04/27/22
Giacomo Marchese is an online vegan athlete coach and co-founder of VeganProteins.com and the nonprofit organization PlantBuilt. In this episode, Giacomo speaks with host Sean Russell to share his vegan and fitness journey, dispels some myths about nutrition, as well as tips and hacks for maintaining your motivation. Thank you for listening! **** If you are a fan of this podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than one minute and helps us spread...
Published 04/13/22
Chef Nicole Derseweh is our guest on the season 7 finale of the SoFlo Vegans Podcast. Nicole shares her vegan origin story, information about feeding the houseless community through the Martha Project, and life in Los Angles, California. Chef Nicole Derseweh is a best-selling cookbook author, a world-class vegan chef with culinary training at Le Cordon Bleu, a private chef to some of Hollywood’s most famous health-conscious stars, and the creator of the Vegan Makeover cooking show on YouTube.
Published 01/18/22
Ana and Gabriel Zhanay share tips on establishing healthy routines, practices, and mindsets to step into the best version of yourself, all while living a vegan lifestyle.
Published 01/03/22
Mark Winstein is the founder of Vegan Launch, a business community dedicated to designing and financing companies that serve the environment, human health, and social equity while helping expand compassion for all beings.
Published 12/27/21
Evie Kevish is a Certified Juice Therapist and badass mom dedicated to helping women feel healthy and confident. Through education and coaching on the power of juice and an active lifestyle, my people learn how to heal themselves, 1 fresh-pressed juice at a time.
Published 12/20/21
Ella Magers joins host Sean Russell to share her vegan origin story and talks about her fitness journey, activism, and more.
Published 12/13/21
Chris Tucker from Betta with Butta and The Great American Bake Off joins host Sean Russell on the SoFlo Vegans Podcast.
Published 12/06/21
Cool Beans co-founder, and CEO, Tyler Mayoras joins host Sean Russell to talk about the rapid growth of plant-based food businesses, the importance of fiber and shares his vegan origin story.
Published 11/29/21
Joe Montes is a Mexican American vegan chef trained under some of the world's best chefs including Matthew Kenny and Miguel Bautista. He is quickly rising to prominence in the vegan Mexican food scene in LA. He currently serves as a consultant to non-vegan restaurants looking to offer plant-based options.
Published 11/22/21
Our guests today are Mikel-Claire and Trey from the Snooty Vegans. They joined us to talk about their transition to the vegan lifestyle as an African American couple over the age of 40. As our music spotlight, we feature KRS-One's classic, BEEF.
Published 11/15/21
Maggie Ortlieb joins host Sean Russell on the SoFlo Vegans Podcast. In this episode, Maggie shares her vegan origin story, tips on growing a media company, how Oprah played a role in her journey, and of course, we talk about the role of compassion in the vegan movement. Also in this episode, we feature a vegan song by Dead Prez that you don't want to miss.
Published 10/25/21
Chef Emily Hersh joins host Sean Russell on the SoFlo Vegans Podcast. In this episode, they talk about Emily's plant-based journey, experience on the show, present plans and so much more. This episode also features a special musical feature that you have to discover for yourself.
Published 10/18/21
Vegan Chef Josie Clemens is the first guest on our new season and the first vegan contestant on Hell's Kitchen. We interviewed her about her vegan origin story, experience on the show, and have a powerful conversation about compassion and being an advocate for the animals. This episode also features a song by The New Vegan and Dr. Dolla.
Published 10/08/21
The No-Meat Athlete Matt Frazier joins host Sean Russell to discuss his new book, his vegan origin story, what attracted him to running, and so much more.
Published 09/29/21
Phillip Nicozisis, The Traveling Vegan, is our guest as he speaks with host Sean Russell about his many travels, the link between disease and lifestyle, and step into controversial terrain as Phil shares his thoughts on being a conservative in a community dominated by liberals, and his views on the pandemic.
Published 09/22/21
Our guest is Naomi Hallum, the CEO of Million Dollar Vegan. They are a nonprofit organization that produces impressive campaigns designed to press major leaders to take action. This includes campaigns for both the Pope and a former president. In this episode, we learn all about their organization, how to communicate effectively as an activist, and other helpful tidbits for anyone looking to plant seeds to help people go vegan.
Published 07/23/21
Adam Mikkelsen, co-founder of The Raging Pig Company joins host Sean Russell to talk about their vegan bacon seasoning. We also feature a spotlight with Pink Donuts and More located in Oakland Park, Florida.
Published 06/18/21
Join host Sean Russell with Aylam Orian, founder, and president of Our Planet. Theirs too (IG). In this episode, Aylam talks about their vision and mission of changing human beings' inherent relationship to animals. How they open human beings' eyes to their unconscious biased and oppressive attitudes towards animals, and to the idea that animals have, and should have, the same basic rights that humans have, by the mere fact of being born as living beings on the same planet. This is done...
Published 06/04/21
Dr. Michael Klaper updates us on the current status of the Plant-Based Physicians movement, as well as discusses some common questions that come up as people move along their vegan journey. Later in the podcast, we feature one of our new local partners, The Krazy Vegan.
Published 05/22/21
In this episode, we are excited to bring you our conversation with Robert Cheeke. He is considered by many to be The Godfather of vegan bodybuilding in addition to being a serial entrepreneur, compassionate vegan, and author of several books including his latest The Plant Based Athlete.
Published 05/14/21
Jordi Casatamajana joins host Sean Russell and guest host Laura Gomez to talk about his new book Ethical Vegan: A Personal and Political Journey to Change the World. We also discuss his landmark court case that made ethical veganism a protected belief in the United Kingdom. Also tune into a brand new Spotlight featuring Dina from Dina’s Vegan Deli and Desserts in Riveria Beach, Florida.
Published 04/21/21
Nelson Campbell, founder and CEO of Plant Pure joins host Sean Russell on this episode of the SoFlo Vegans Podcast. In this podcast, we talk about his many organizations including his documentary Plant Pure Nation, Plant Pure Communities, and a few other projects that you get to check out. We also talk about what it was like growing up having Dr. T. Colin Campbell as a dad, and some of his other influences that put him on his vegan journey. We also spotlight PAC Pastries in Wilton Manors,...
Published 04/15/21
Victoria Moran (Mainstreet Vegan), Renee King-Sonen (Rowdy Girl Sanctuary) and Susan Hargreaves (Animal Hero Kids) join host Sean Russell to discuss communicating with family and friends after going vegan. Also in this episode, we feature a clip from Hodo Foods founder, Minh Tsai. This clip is to celebrate the contributions of the Asian-American community in light of the tragic massacre that took place in Atlanta.
Published 03/19/21
Sonia Terboss, the founder and owner SpaJuicebar, and a breast cancer survivor that used juicing as a way to help heal and transform her life. SoFlo Vegans had a chance to sit down at their Fort Lauderdale location in the heart of Las Olas. In this episode we learn about the healing power of plants, how age is nothing but a number and explore the power of juicing. This is a must listen to anyone looking for tips to improve their health and get inspired by a powerful vegan woman.
Published 03/12/21