How I Did That

Deanna is a reiki practitioner based in San Francisco. She comes on today to discuss her journey to becoming vegan, how she quit her corporate job and began work in energy healing using reiki, what the healing process entails, patient testimonials and more. You can find her on Instagram @reiki_with_deanna.

Jacqui is a full-time food blogger and photographer based in Utah. She comes on today to discuss moving from Germany with a food influence from a young age (her dad is a chef!), then moving to the Utah, going vegan and then starting up her food business. You can follow her on Instagram @thesimplesprinkle and check out her website at thesimplesprinkle.com.

LingLing is a vegan food blogger from Vancouver, Canada. She comes on today to discuss how she became vegetarian at age 10, how she got started as a food photographer, how to land brand sponsorships, find unique food props and more. You can follow her on Instagram @foodbylingling and check out her website at foodbylingling.com.

Rohan is an electrical engineer and vegan bodybuilder based in New Jersey. He comes on today to discuss why he went vegan, how he switched over his diet while still building muscle, how he saw improvements in his training, how to incorporate vegan proteins for muscle gain and more. You can follow him on Instagram @soination, where he shares information related to building muscle on a vegan diet.

Globally Local is Canada's first all-vegan fast food chain - located in London, Toronto and now recently in Windsor. Today we talk with Kelly Neuber, co-owner of Globally Local, who shares how and why she went vegan, the journey of growing the Globally Local brand, and her involvement with animal activism. Follow the restaurant @globallylocalfastfood on Instagram, or at globallylocal.ca.

Sanctuaries and companies mentioned in the episode: Charlotte's Freedom Farm (charlottesfarm.ca), Beagle Freedom Project (bfp.org), Toronto Pig Save (torontopigsave.org).

Simrit is a Public Health major who comes on today to discuss the impacts of various public health nutrition topics on global health. The topics range from promoting healthy behaviour changes and the effect of social norms; public food accessibility; animal agriculture and its effects on climate change; reducing food waste; and how these issues cannot be successfully solved until adequate education is provided.

Safa is a vegan artist currently living in Oregon. She comes on today to discuss why she went vegan, challenges she faced on her journey, where her art inspiration comes from, the Oregon forest fires and how they impacted her life, and more.

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Today's guest is Michael Crawford, co-founder of the educational online platform EdSpace. EdSpace is the next evolution of virtual collaboration, where members engage in asynchronous conversations online by posting short videos on topics of interest (e.g., topics, events, publications, etc). Think Slack meets LinkedIn meets Instagram Stories! Michael is here to tell us all about the journey, as well as his own educational background and where he was before EdSpace.

Check out EdSpace at https://www.edspace.live/

Connect with Michael at his website, www.mjcraw.com, on Twitter (twitter.com/mjcraw), and on his podcast series consideranew (anchor.fm/mjcraw)

Today's guests are Brothers David and Stephen Cote, and Sarah Ageli. They are all on here today to discuss their careers - Stephen and Sarah in the paralegal industry, and David on working around the world as an immigration lawyer, then settling in Canada and opening his own practice.

Update: Unfortunately by the time this episode was posted, David had to shut down his business - but he continues to work in the field as a lawyer.

Today's guest is Samir Tendulkar, founder and CEO of Cooking Platform Khal. Recently named the Most Influential CEO of NJ by CEO Monthly magazine, Samir joins me today to discuss the idea behind starting his own company, as well as the journey behind his previous businesses. From teaching himself to code and getting a multimillion dollar dropshipping business shut down, to creating board games and making handmade purses to ship across the world, he now runs Khal.com. Khal is a cooking platform designed for everyone to show off their cooking skills, gain incentives for doing so, and even use their profile as a sort of "LinkedIn" for the food industry.

You can check out the company and join the platform on the website Khal.com, follow the company on Instagram @_khal.com_

Geoff join us today to tell us all about his vegan non-profit organization, Vegan on the Map, where he wants to make a global impact by helping businesses grow their brands, as well as starting up a vegan hop-on, hop-off world tour, available for anyone to join (and to live the digital nomad life, partake in vegan cuisine exchanges, road trip with vegan chefs, connect with other vegans and more)! He also shares his story of becoming vegan 45 years ago in the UK, and the shifts he has seen over the years in the vegan community, to now living in Paris. All information is linked on the website, veganonthemap.com, or on the Instagram page, @veganonthemap.

Today's guest is Swarith Reddy, a 16-year-old high school student who is the founder of three businesses and organizations: Crown Smart Mirror, The Peace Syndicate and Reddy Prep. Swarith comes on today to share his entrepreneurial story and on how he plans to revolutionize the fashion industry through creating smart mirrors for retail stores that try on clothing for the customer, as well as his other entrepreneurial ventures. To kick off his vision, he has created a home smart mirror that is currently selling online.

Find Crown Smart Mirrors: https://crownsmartmirrors.com/products/crown-personal-kiosk

Aleks comes on today to talk about her journey transitioning to veganism, starting up her vegan food blog lotsofyums.com, how she began virtual cooking classes, and how her food photography changed after taking a professional course (plus tips for photographers). You can check out all her Instagram page @lotsofyums, join her virtual cooking classes, and check out her website lotsofyums.com.

Today's guest is Kunal Vankar, a culinary school graduate working (pre-pandemic) at Junoon, an Indian restaurant in New York City that carries an 8-year consecutive Michelin Star streak. In this episode, he shares his journey beginning in culinary school in India, working an after-grad placement at five star hotels, then moving to Texas and finally to New York City, where he landed a role at Junoon. Through COVID-19, the restaurant had to temporarily close down, but hopes are up that it will be re-opening when this passes. Follow Kunal and his food journey @chefkunal08.

Find Kunal's TV feature: https://www.facebook.com/549408902/posts/10158599626898903/?d=n

Today's guest is Justin Summerville, founder and CEO of Mayfield Athletics. Justin joins me today to discuss the idea behind starting his own company and on his product, an impact absorbing sports helmet safety clip. You can follow Justin's company on Instagram @mayfieldathletics.

Today's guest is Shaelynn Varughese, a recent Civil Engineering graduate in Ontario. In this episode, Shaelynn shares her journey moving from Alberta to Ontario to pursue an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering. We discuss the undergrad curriculum, projects, internships, job searching, and more.

Today's guest is Katie Kang, a good friend of mine who was born in South Korea but moved to Canada at a young age. Katie comes on this episode to discuss differences in South Korean culture as compared to North America and India (where my family is from). Topics we are discussing today range from the differences in food, schooling and education, the job market, fashion and makeup, government policies, music (BTS fans - I know you're out there), and more.

Today's guest is Luma Alsamari, student at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois. Luma joins me today to discuss how and why she chose this field in high school, on navigating undergrad, and on currently pursuing optometry in graduate school. We go through the graduate curriculum for aspiring optometrists, what the industry can offer once you graduate (and the difference between an optometrist, opthamologist, and optician), and what high school students can do to prepare themselves better to choose the right career path.

Abhi comes on today's episode to share his journey on co-founding Life Itself, a company that makes adaptogenic herbal teas and coffees, with a current focus on sustainably harvesting Chaga Mushrooms from the birch trees of Vermont (aka, "The King of Medicinal Mushrooms" - it's been used for thousands of years in traditional Eastern medicine, and is packed with 215+ micronutrients).

Abhi also shares his thoughts on holistic healing, and how this business grew from selling in their local community to now shipping all over the US. You can check out his business on IG @thisislifeitself, or thisislifeitself.com.

In today's episode, we have a round table discussion with four chemical engineers - Angadbir Sandhu, Matthew Colligan, Jaclyn Van Gilder, and myself. We discuss the undergraduate curriculum and what it takes to graduate with a Chemical Engineering degree, fun stories along the way, and the path that cemented our friendship.

Claudia, a recently graduated lawyer, comes on today to share the journey of moving from bustling Toronto to a rural town in Mexico (where access to many vegan foods is limited), working on a project with her family to create a home ranch to grow their own produce, working with Harvard Law School on a study to regulate stricter animal laws, being a part of the Wuxly movement (vegan fur jackets and more!), being pregnant while vegan, raising her daughter as a plant based vegan, and more.

Today's guest is Adriel Thornton, co-president of the well-known Detroit festival Dally in the Alley! Adriel joins me today to share the journey behind Dally and to fill the gaps in Detroiter's hearts after Dally was cancelled this year. You can follow the festival (and Adriel, who is behind the page) on IG @dallyinthealleydetroit.

Going under a pseudonym, M shares her story of having respiration issues and being on multiple medications until she changed her diet unknowingly, and noticed the results in her body right away. Everything pointed to the fact that processed foods were causing her issues, and after incorporating more plant-based eating, she never looked back. We also cover food deserts and unequal access to food based on socioeconomic status, and M's healthier recipe for ramen seasoning.

Today's guest is Markeith Jones, who is a politically active pre-law student. In today's episode, he shares his story working with civil/immigrant rights group BAMN, starting up his non-profit organization Mafia Dance Team, wanting to pursue law, and on being politically active with different groups from high school throughout college.

Amrita joins me from Toronto as we discuss vegan eats in Toronto, what the hardest items were to cut out in a vegan diet, going out/socializing with non-vegan friends, having a supportive environment while transitioning, being vegan while at home, why the term "vegan" isn't synonymous with "plant-based," cooking with cheap ingredients (and why is vegan food so dang EXPENSIVE?) and more.

Today's guest is Idara Ubong, a recent Biomedical Engineering graduate from Detroit. In this episode, she shares her journey through college, her love for fashion and photography, the undergraduate curriculum for biomedical engineers, job prospects in the field, work experience and studying abroad.

Today's guest is Rohit Rao, a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate in Canada. In this episode, Rohit shares his journey moving all around India, to Nigeria, and then to Canada to pursue his undergraduate degree. We discuss the entire undergrad curriculum, getting involved with engineering organizations (and his role as team captain of SAE Formula Electric), boosting your resume without a co-op, job prospects for graduates in this industry, and more.

Today's guest is Armando Arteaga, co-founder of the company ToDoolie. ToDoolie is a platform that matches up users to jobs so they can earn extra income. Armando shares his journey from joining the military, graduating with a Computer Science degree, and the ups and downs of starting small businesses, joining entrepreneurial competitions, securing funding, and the journey that is now ToDoolie! Check out their website at Todoolie.com.

Today's guest is Rosana Alvarez, a Detroit native and Speech Language Pathology graduate who is sharing her journey being a first generation Latinx college graduate, applying to graduate school for SLP, being involved in leadership roles that allowed her to give back to her community She discusses what it takes to complete the curriculum and get related experience and a job in this field.

Today's guest is Vipul Taxak, a recent biology graduate aspiring to become a doctor. In this episode, he shares his journey starting in engineering, moving to India, then coming back to the US to pursue biology. During his time in undergrad, he become a peer mentor, shadowed doctors, completed research, and more. Tune in to check out his story as well as the tips he shares for pre-med students.

Today's guest is Lyndsay Archer, a visionary who is a huge advocate for education. So much so that in today's episode, she shares her story on building a library in an underprivileged area in her parents hometown in Jamaica, founding a non-profit organization to empower communities from the roots up, and publishing a children's book to inspire children to pursue careers in STEM! Follow her non-profit @rootsstrong and her book @flydoctorfly on Instagram.

Today's guest is Roopinder Nagra, who shares her story of experiencing Fijan culture on the islands of Fiji. From traditional village welcoming ceremonies, learning about a cult operating under the guise of popular cafes, meeting the cast of Survivor, learning to surf, snorkeling with sharks, and much more.

Today's guest is Ann Mark, a recent chemistry graduate who aspires to become a pharmacist. In today's episode, she shares her journey growing up in both Nigeria and the USA, then navigating through college as a pre-pharmacy student, discussing the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, and future plans for pharmacy school.

Today's guest is Angadbir Sandhu, a recent college grad who chats with us today as he attempts to describe Dinosaur Party, the ups and downs of college, and life metaphors!

Today's guest is Jordynne Ropat, founder of Plant Joy, a vegan donut shop in the small town of Windsor, Ontario. In this episode, Jordynne shares her journey from baking cupcakes in bake sales, then selling homemade sugar cookies, to later becoming a chocolatier and gaining a customer base (she veganized Cadbury Creme Eggs!), and now being a business owner with her award-winning vegan donuts. Follow her business @plantjoyyqg on Instagram!