Rachel Geicke never thought she'd be in the food production industry, but when she solved a need for a sweet, cold treat that was healthy, it catapulted her into the upper echelons of the entrepreneur world.

Founded only four years ago, Rachel's Snow Monkey, a plant-based ice treat that sneaks in all the healthy ingredients, has become one of the hottest products in the plant-based iced treats world. Her journey started in her college apartment, and then took shape thanks to her hard work and dedication, and knocking on the door of local groceries. Then, Chobani noticed Snow Monkey and the rest is history.

In this episode, learn more about Rachel's journey and what led her to being named to Forbes "30 Under 30" list, plus what to expect from her in the future.

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Plant-based chef Leslie Durso joins Vegans, Baby's Diana Edelman to chat about her career in acting and working with Bill Nye, The Science Guy and then following her passion to become a plant-based chef. Today, she works with high-end hotels to create plant-based menus and meet the growing demand for whole plant cuisine and hosts retreats in Mexico and Italy. Get the scoop on how she got there, plus her adventures along the way.

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Chef Jessica Perlstein joins The Good Fork, hosted by Diana Edelman of Vegans, Baby to share her culinary journey that started at age 15 and would eventually lead her to the world-famous James Beard House. We're talking her work getting more plant-based options on the Las Vegas Strip's mega resorts, the growing trend of plant-based dining and more.

Chef Jessica shares how she was able to introduce vegan options at a popular steakhouse and the exciting challenge for creating vegan dishes; what is was like to cook a vegan meal at the prestigious James Beard House with four other well-known Las Vegas chefs, and her rise from teenager in the kitchen to working under Wolfgang Puck and more.

To see Chef in action, head over to Vegans, Baby and watch her show viewers how to make crispy tofu and pasta using staple pantry ingredients ... with a restaurant flare, and vegan chocolate chip cookies.

For more about the plant-based movement in Las Vegas and the world, check out Vegans, Baby.

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