Justin Connor directed the film, The Golden Age and also plays the main role of Maya O'Malley in the film. When he began writing the script, he was watching a lot of documentaries about musicians' lives and became fascinated with the many details about their past, family lives, and struggles in terms of what propelled them to make such vibrant music. Inspired by true events, The Golden Age is a musical film about the subversive pop star, Maya O'Malley who gets dropped from his music label...

"If it flies, it dies, if it's brown, it's down". This was a phrase Tim James grew up using in his earlier days. Today, Tim James is the founder of Chemical Free Body; the mission-based organization that is passionate about helping everybody ignite their highest excitement in life by putting themselves and their health first! After suffering from multiple health issues, including rectal bleeding, two separate skin issues, chronic acid indigestion and surgery to remove one of his organs due...

Andrew Alexander is the Founder and CEO of www.VeganHealthPack.com where he helps fight the risk of nutrient deficiency for those on a Plant-Based diet. Vegan Health Pack provides a monthly subscription box that contains all-natural plant-based sources of B12, Calcium, Vitamin D, Iron, Zinc, Protein and Omega 3 Fatty Acids. "No Pills. Just Plants" is their motto. In this episode, Andrew talks about a new type of business model he is creating where for-profit Vegan businesses use their...

Stephan Kerby entered the profession of Financial Advising after a variety of life experiences and created a desire to learn more about personal finance. After years of research, he started to realize that he had greater purchasing power to help the animals and the environment in the realm of investing, rather than solely purchasing vegan products. Stephan began his career in financial planning in early 2000. In 2009, he started his own firm, IFB Wealth Management and became an independent...

Tony Drake spent 27 years of his life being overweight. When he was 12 years old, he was 255 pounds and his life revolved around junk food. Because of this, he was bullied at school; he was spit on, had slurpees thrown at him, had signs put on his back, and even punched. He was called names by his classmates and even one of his teacher's aides. At age 21, Tony reached 335 pounds. He had no discipline and no idea what "healthy eating" was. In 2005, his brother Dorian became his mentor and...

Anthony Bucci goes by the name "The Convicted Vegan" for a few reasons. First, because he spent nineteen years in prison, and the other, because after he found veganism he felt "convicted" to the lifestyle. Anthony's story is intense. He grew up in a rough setting and his own lifestyle soon followed suit. He was running the streets, selling drugs, and obviously didn't care what he was eating. He comes from an Italian background where food played a big part in his family heritage. After a...

Roger Smith is a vegan lifestyle coach, athlete, entrepreneur, and a computer science major with almost two decades of living a vegan lifestyle! His journey started in 2002 while living in Panama. His endeavors include hosting podcasts or IG lives, helping people transition to a vegan lifestyle, fitness and motivational speaking. In this podcast, Roger shares his journey of inspiration of both the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking audiences! iTunes:...

Alan Twigg is the author of "Why Go Vegan" and the creator of the recently finished "Plant-Based Heroes" online course. He was born and raised in the former industrial city of Sheffield in the north of England and dropped out of school at a young age to become a truck driver. Unable to afford the mortgage, he started his first successful business at the age of 24. Just 5 years later he gave it all up to move to Germany after meeting and falling in love with his wife of many years, Susanne. ...

Rick Scott is a sports and entertainment public relations executive, a hockey player and a former bike racer. He has been plant-based for thirty years and has a passion to pursue greatness! Rick also has columns on Switch4Good, Jane Unchained and Vegan Magazine and is the co-founder of Vibrant NRG; a platform that aims to educate and inspire others to live vibrant lives by achieving health and fitness goals while adopting a plant-based diet. Rick's Links: Instagram:...

Jeff Fenster is the founder and CEO of the popular superfood chain, Everbowl. Since earning his JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Jeff has proven himself as an entrepreneurial innovator. As a serial entrepreneur, Jeff has been recognized nationally for his business creations, and also named a Top 100 Entrepreneur in America under the age of 35, and a Top 40 Executive under 40. Jeff was recently recruited by Forbes to be an Entrepreneurship Instructor at the Forbes School of Business...

Adam Sud, aka "Plant Based Addict" recovered from a devastating addiction to drugs. He was over-weight, tired and hopeless. He felt that change was nearly impossible, yet, when he began aligning his actions with his beliefs, he began to see hope. Adam lost a significant amount of weight and as a result, saw many of his health problems disappear as well. Over the last few years, Adam has been dedicating his time to helping others not only recover from addiction, but also, heal themselves...

Dr. Laura Gouge is a Board Certified Naturopathic Physician in Beaverton, Oregon where she has a private practice and also serves as the medical director. She has a passion for working with anyone who has struggled in their health. Her specialties are mental health, women's health and chronic illness. Dr. Laura's mission is to be an empowering part of YOUR healthcare team, and to work together to create lasting and sustainable results in your health, so you can enjoy life at the fullest! ...

Only three years ago, Jane was an obese, struggling asthmatic. She was celebrating her completion of Graduate School and snapped some pictures with her daughter. She knew she had gained some weight, but didn't realize exactly how big she was until she saw the photos. She had been hiding behind her body for so long, that she didn't realize how far she had gone. She felt exhausted, worn out, hopeless, heavy and defeated, so she decided to do something about it. After her moment of clarity,...

Dr. Benjamin Benulis is a pioneering plant-based doctor who helps people achieve profound levels of health and wellness through a plant-based diet. He has a deep appreciation for the lifestyle in reversing disease and building human health. After suffering for years, and having multiple tests, procedures, and unfortunately a lack of answers, Doctor Ben decided to do the research himself and heal himself from his own conditions. After doing so, he's decided to help others, both in his own...

Since she was a child in Mexico, Chef Maria Covarrubias has been feeding her passion by cooking for others. Over time, her love became the main ingredient for something bold, spicy, and new – honest fixins that are equal parts innovative & timeless. Today, their biggest pride is to infuse our authentic background into each meaningful bottle. All with the purpose to connect with people while bringing memories to life. In this episode, Maria talks all about how her background played a part...

Jordan David (aka Conscious Muscle) is a vegan fitness and nutrition coach, passionate animal lover and all around bad-ass. He also has an animal rescue, which he was prompted to start after seeing massive amounts of animals in need of forever homes. Jordan may defy most of the vegan stereotypes with his impressive physique, but there’s no question about his love for the animals! Jordan also has his own line of cruelty-free supplements, Conscious Muscle Supplements, which are cruelty-free...

Rafael Ruiz is a father of 2 kids; he has a daughter in college and a son in High School. He decided to stop eating all animal products in August of 2018 at the age of 45, after watching a documentary called "Food Choices." Since Rafael is in his forties, he felt it necessary to focus on his health, and make changes necessary to live his best life. Since switching to veganism, he's learned to help inspire his own kids, as well as others, by sharing his vegan journey. This not only includes...

Sesh is a Rap artist and chef who takes the name "Rap Chef". Rather than letting obstacles bring him down and define his life, he chose to turn his odds around by making some major changes in his life. Today, Sesh produces and creates music, food and culture in everything he does. He's an advocate of a Whole Food Plant Based diet for health, environment and the animals. Sesh encourages others to seek happiness and health in everything they do, and has even created a new eBook to help others...

Jess Gumkowski has had over 15 years of experience working with athletes on body/mind mastery. She is a well-respected meditation and mindset coach within the endurance and ultra-endurance sports community. She is also the author of the YogiTriathlete Cookbook: High Vibe Recipes for the Athlete Appetite as well as High Vibe Pie: Pizza Night Finally Done Right. Jess has been featured in Triathlete Magazine, Men's Journal, Elephant Journal, Massage Magazine and TriZone, as well as many blogs...

Sorinne Ardeleanu is the daughter of immigrant parents who fled communism in the pursuit of freedom. She's an entrepreneur with a background in psychology, healthcare, sales, executive coaching, philosophy, theology and various sciences. Unlike politicians, Sorinne believes that love, acceptance and understanding of others is the key to happiness.   In this podcast, Sorinne talks about the problems with our current government, and how she would love to see change in the world. She is...

John Brooks was the first black graduate from the University of Montana, where he studied ecology, and he has always had the passion to help people and the environment. He's protected US airways as an Air Marshall, and worked with US Customs and Homeland Security to prevent the unlawful trafficking of live exotic wildlife. He's spent 30 years with the US Department of Interior from California to Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Washington DC and New Jersey.   ...

Holly Skodis watched her dad literally end his life through the nutritional choices he had made throughout his life. Shortly after, she noticed she was having higher cholesterol and blood pressure and started making the connection with food and health. Around the same time, Holly started her Yoga Teacher Training, which led to her research on the typical diets of yogis. On a compassionate level, Holly made the connection between spirituality and what was on her plate.   Today, Holly...

The Wake Up Experience is composed of two friends and artists, Evan Bane and Ryz. Evan grew up around Hip-Hop and Gospel Music and started rapping at a young age. Ryz is a singer, producer and happens to be certified in Advanced Spiritual Psychology.   But, their lives weren't always this way. At one point in his life, Ryz found himself homeless, with a food addiction, and living an overall unhealthy life. At one point, he decided he needed to make a change.   Now, years after Ryz and...

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz has been obsessed with healing people (and their guts) with a fiber-fueled diet. He went to med school at Georgetown School of Medicine, trained in medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals, then got his Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation. He also holds a nutrition certificate from Cornell University and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and gastroenterology.   Despite all of Dr. B's...