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If you’re a new vegan or someone interested in becoming vegan, this episode will be so valuable to you!

Aida’s family is from Eritrea and her cultural upbringing as a first generation Eritrean-American helped shape her food choices later down the road. Growing up, she understood from an early age where meat comes from since her family and community would buy fresh meat from local farmers and would often see the animals being slaughtered.

In this episode we chat about:

• Aida’s personal journey going from being a pescatarian to a vegan, and what inspired her to go vegan
• Veganizing cultural dishes
• Being a vegan mom, raising vegan children, and the complexity of transitioning a family to veganism
• Nutrition myths about meat and dairy that we all were raised to believe
• Strategies for staying full and feeling satisfied as a vegan
• Why raw vegans need to eat larger portions
• Tips for new vegans to help them transition easily, make delicious & simple meals, and feel satisfied when eating plant-based
• Why you need to find what works for YOU as a new vegan

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I’ve been looking forward to this week’s episode for a long time! In this episode, I chat with Folami Geter, the chef and owner of A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen in Columbia, South Carolina. 

Folami Geter is the self-taught chef and owner of A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen in Columbia, South Carolina. She was raised vegetarian and spent ten years working in her family's restaurant business before branching out on her own in 2014. She has an award-winning gift for transforming southern comfort food favorites like fried chicken and macaroni and cheese into healthier, but still delicious fully plant-based cuisine. Food Network, Thrillist, The Local Palate, and more have recognized A Peace of Soul as one of the nation's foremost vegan restaurants and food trucks. When she's not in her food truck or brick and mortar restaurant, Folami is a true foodie who enjoys traveling and eating her way across the globe.

I knew I wanted to have Folami on the podcast as soon as I first stepped into A Peace of Soul while on a trip to South Carolina. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich and, I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it changed my life!

When I say you have to get to Columbia, SC just to try her food, I mean it. 

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Get the show notes for this episode hereJessica is the Director of Programming for Afro-Vegan Society where she helps create resources about going vegan, provides support for staying vegan, and offers education on the impacts of animal agriculture on black communities. The work of Afro-Vegan Society is amazing, and all my listeners should absolutely check them out!

In this episode, we chat about:

• Experimenting with recipes as a new vegan
• Documentaries about industrial food systems
• How Jessica began creating content online after being an observer for years
• Food photography, food styling, and the best equipment to take great photos easily
• Jessica’s secrets for making plating simple
• Virtual live vegan cooking demonstrations on Kiitch
• The process of recipe development
• Jessica’s gluten sensitivity and the symptoms she experienced before finding out
• The search for the best gluten free pasta, and the brands to avoid

 

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I have a short ‘n’ sweet episode for you this week that means a lot to me!

In this car-ride-home special episode, I’m taking a moment to chat with you and reflect on a huge moment for this podcast: winning Best Vegan Podcast in the VegNews Veggie Awards 2022! If you are at all immersed in the vegan community, you likely know VegNews is huge.

But even beyond the accomplishment part of this, I am feeling SO proud of how far this podcast has come and the community I’ve created with you all.

In this episode, I wanted to share with you my gratitude for what this podcast has grown into and say a huge thank you to each and every one of you that voted for Brown Vegan Podcast in the awards. I’m sharing a bit about my initial hesitation in starting a podcast and about the struggle earlier on in showing up consistently through this platform.

The purpose of this episode really is to encourage any of you who are wanting to start a new project (whether that be a podcast, YouTube channel, blog, or something completely different) to stop getting stuck in fear and ‘what ifs’ and just start creating now! I share a bit about my own journey, how I learned through trial + error (and help from my sons sometimes!), and what prevented me from starting sooner.

Building community on this show and this platform has been my favorite part of it all. From recording early episodes all on voice memos on my phone with no mic or headphones, to putting myself out there and interviewing new creators every single week, the challenges and rewards have been huge.

If you’re one of my listeners dreaming of starting your own podcast, I’m offering a huge discount on my Podcast Consultation Call as a way to say thank you for your support and share what I’ve learned with this community! I would absolutely love to help you get started.

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In this episode, we chat about:

• Francesca’s vegan journey and how she learned to recreate traditional Italian dishes
• What we would go back and do differently when starting our businesses
• The best social media platforms for vegan bloggers and vegan creators
• Why consistency is key on Youtube (or anywhere!)
• Making mistakes and learning as you go when starting your own business
• How to optimize your blog posts and do SEO research
• The word ‘influencer’ vs ‘content creator’
• Dealing with burnout as a content creator and how to manage overwhelm as an entrepreneur
• Advice for beginner entrepreneurs and vegan creators who are just getting started (hint: get started now and show up consistently!)

…and so much more! 

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Get the show notes for this episode here On this episode of the podcast, Christina of Juice For Us is sharing her story.

Christina is the Dreamer and Doer behind Juice For Us, New Jersey's first vegan food truck that offers cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and a variety of plant based options. Juice For Us mission is to inspire and educate our communities to enhance their quality of life and increase their quantity of life with the power of plants. Parked with purpose in a food dessert near you. 

Christina, who has a long family history of severe diabetes, decided to go vegan for health reasons in hopes of changing the current and future health of her family. On the podcast, Christina shares her experience transitioning to veganism as a Puerto Rican who was raised heavily on traditional meat dishes and how she managed to make the jump to eating plant-based (hint: slowly, one animal product at a time, with a strong support system around her).

After going vegan, Christina started to notice more mental clarity and more brain space for creativity, which led her to question her corporate job and consider other ways to make an impact and make a living. She started selling juice + smoothies out of a trailer–or as she refers to it: “a shack”--to provide her community, which exists in a food desert, with healthier options. 

The business she created successfully grew into more, and now Juice For Us is a fully built out food truck that still serves the original juice and smoothies alongside full meals as well.

Christina and I dive into the details of what it was like starting and growing her business and what it really takes being an entrepreneur.

In this episode we cover:

• Christina’s reasons for going vegan
• How to slowly and sustainably transition into eating vegan
• Thinking of what you can ADD to your diet rather than focusing on what you’re no longer eating
• The inspiration behind Juice For Us, and the importance of existing in a food desert
• The lack of black and brown-owned juiceries and what makes Juice For Us different
• Vegan entrepreneurship, leaving corporate life, and the realities of being your own boss
• Navigating business during a pandemic
• The importance of affordability for vegan food
• The growing vision for Juice For Us + providing healthy food options to our communities

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On this solo episode of the podcast, I’m following up with part 2 of my own credit story as part of my Money Series.

If you missed it, please tune in to episode 159, which is the first part of this story where I share my struggles with managing money and credit and explain how these problems all started.

So many of you reached out to me saying you have experienced these issues too. I really hope this series helps even one person feel empowered to take control of your finances – it’s never too late!

In this episode I share:

• The importance of changing your mindset around money and creating a money mindset of worth and confidence
• Why I stopped calling myself ‘broke’ and became solution oriented
• How to consolidate multiple debts into one payment to help you pay off debt
• Getting student loans out of default with a customized payment plan 
• How to pull free credit reports
• How I tackled all the derogatory accounts on my credit report
• Utilizing Trello (a project management tool) to organize my debt and payments
• Creating a side hustle just for paying off debt
• The importance of having ‘debt’ to improve your credit score
• How to get a credit card when you have terrible credit
• Secured credit cards, what they are and how to use them responsibly
• How to dispute old credit inquiries and remove them from your credit report

At the end of the episode, I also answer some questions you guys asked me about my credit journey.

If you’re enjoying this Money Series and want to hear from money experts on this podcast, please reach out and let me know!

Financial management is wellness, too!

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SheRonda is wellness coach & plant-based nutritionist on a mission to teach women how to redefine health and rid themselves of toxic attachments and unhealthy habits.

In this episode, we chat about:

• How a health crisis led her to vegan life
• Why it’s important to be your own advocate (she was misdiagnosed multiple times)
• The steps you should take to love yourself, build your confidence, and go after the life you deserve.

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Angel is a wellness speaker and coach who helps women thrive on a plant diet and vegan lifestyle from head to toe.

In our episode we chat about:

• Angel’s best tips for vegan travel, favorite places in the world to eat vegan, and why you have to go into vegan travel with the right mindset.
• The benefits to raw food, her favorite meals and how to eat raw vegan during the colder months.
• Why she prefers vegan men while dating

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