Following a successful career as a commercial airline pilot, JC De Klerk returned to Africa with a mission to make his home country of Namibia more welcoming to vegan travellers. Lisa talks with JC about taking vegans to see the wonders of Africa by light aircraft.

At five years old, Harry Bidewell has his own vegan merchandise and juicing business called Vegan Squirrel, whose motto is: Be Kind. Have Fun. Lisa speaks with Harry’s dad Mark to find out how Harry brought together both business and activism at such a young age.

Steve Hutchins and his partner made it their mission to create freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced plant-based organic dog food (with a Michelin-star chef!) to disrupt the meat-based dog food industry.

Ngwafu Tansie chose the lockdown as the perfect time to launch her own vegan food delivery business in Manchester. Bringing together influences from Cameroon and the UK, Ngwafu shares her experience of quitting her job to build a vegan food business from the ground up.

When Justin and Natalie met, Justin was living in a garage after battling with alcohol addiction and Natalie was struggling with an unhealthy relationship with food. They would never have guessed they’d end up opening a vegan restaurant together in central London, with the mission to make plant-based food accessible and affordable to all.

When Keith Lesser’s family accountancy firm Lesser & Co gained a new vegan café as a client, Keith would never have guessed that six months later he’d be vegan himself and on his way to acquiring Vegan Accountants as a new department. Lisa talks to Keith about how his veganism encouraged him to align his personal ethics with his professional goals and how he helps vegan businesses.

Some people start a business, other people launch a mission. Lisa talks to Geraldine Starke about how she is helping dairy farmers convert to making plant-based milk – while at the same time changing their farms into sanctuaries so that their animals can live out their natural lives.

Can you take the skills you already have and use them to align your vegan passion with how you make a living? Damian from Short Stop Video shares how a significant health scare led to him reconsider the direction of his business. Read how Damian transitioned from being a standard videographer to making films for companies who want to change the world!

Can you combine an animal sanctuary with a business? We go behind the scenes with Susan Joyce to find out how a serious accident led her to realign her career and set up a bird sanctuary – funded by a greetings card and gift company for people who can’t get enough of pigeons!