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Dominick Thompson is a vegan bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, animal rights activist, and social entrepreneur who began documenting his meat-free lifestyle on social media in 2012 in an effort to turn the traditional perception of masculinity on its head.

Dominick first adopted a vegetarian diet during a three-year stint in prison for dealing drugs. He soon realised that the animals that people eat were also confined like him, yet they had done nothing wrong.

After being released from prison in 2005, Dominick found a career as a traveling healthcare executive while managing to complete 100-mile bike rides and compete in 10 triathlons a year. 

On New Year’s Day 2019, Dominick launched Eat What Elephants Eat - a nutrition and wellness program that helps others embrace veganism with individualised meal planning, recipes, tips and tricks.

Dominick’s social media platforms and business ventures continue to grow whilst producing some of the most inspiring and powerfully persuasive content to hundreds of thousands of followers.

Follow Dominick on instagram 👉 instagram.com/domzthompson

Check out Dominick's website 👉 https://kitchen.eatwhatelephantseat.com

00:00:00 Sponsor

00:01:40 Introduction to Dominick Thompson

00:03:38 The beginning of Dominick’s vegan journey

00:06:36 What makes us different to other people?

00:09:25 Hypersensitivity and expectations of masculinity

00:14:51 Orange Is The New Black / U.S. Prisons running as private corporations

00:21:07 How Dominick is getting his vegan message across to others

00:24:00 Food culture / stereotypes within communities

00:27:58 Using social media to spread the message of compassion / dealing with trolls

00:30:25 Witnessing a murder at a young age and dealing with trauma

00:36:13 Eat What Elephants Eat / The philosophies of eating vegan food

00:41:28 What I Eat In A Day: Dominick’s daily meal planning

00:44:20 Avoiding burn-out

00:46:36 Tackling social justice on social media

00:54:00 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta - a future beyond any one company?

00:58:46 Dominick Thompson’s first major book deal

01:02:00 Mentally preparing to stay fit

01:05:30 Stamping out racism

01:07:58 Do we learn evil behaviour? Or is it within us?

01:18:46 Dominick’s vision of the future

01:21:39 Stranded on a desert island

Producer: Robbie Lockie

Editor: Phil Marriott

Research: Antonia Georgieva

Social Manager: Giuseppe Federici