Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano

Welcome everyone to my new podcast, Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano. This podcast will feature in-depth interview with plant-based celebs, politicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, influencers, environmentalists, doctors, chefs, animal activists and so much more! I am dedicated to exploring how certain individuals are making the world a better place for themselves, those around them, our environment and our animals through their food choices, practices and businesses. I really do believe that if we change what we eat, we change the world! Join me in my kitchen as I dish with the movers and shakers who are doing just that!

How Are Restaurants Surviving During Coronavirus?

Mar 31, 2020

How are vegan restaurants surviving during the COVID-19 crisis? Andrew Kalish of Sam & Gertie's and Kalish and Jennie Plasterer of Kitchen 17 are two of very few Chicago vegan restaurants which are still open...in fact they have reinvented themselves, forging ahead with new business models to keep vegan food, their...

Dr. Dean Ornish on Boosting Your Immune System

Mar 28, 2020

On The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano (A Special Awesome Vegans Series) , Dr. Dean Ornish, Father of Lifestyle Medicine and author of UnDo It explains how hospitals are coping with Coronavirus, how to boost your immune system with a plant-based diet and if we can change the healthcare system to be in the...

Grammy Award Winning Baritone Lucas Meachem is Back!

Mar 27, 2020

The Plantbased Business Hour, along with my radio The Elysabeth Alfano show - the only radio show in the nation, is now part of the Awesome Vegans Podcast! PBH airs weekdays at 1p PT during Shelter at Home, Live on Facebook.com/JaneVelezMitchell. Tune in!

Grammy Award Winning Baritone Lucas Meachem is back on...

Impossible Foods' Rachel Konrad Talks Impossible Pork

Mar 26, 2020

IMPOSSIBLE FOODS is CHANGING THE WORLD! Firecracker and Smart Lady, Rachel Konrad joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour, a special series within Awesome Vegans. From Impossible Pork, to our public health, to the environmental call and the horrible feeling we all share from eating animals...Rachel gets into it all....

Claire Smith of Beyond Investing

Mar 25, 2020

Claire Smith of Beyond Investing and Beyond Animal joins me to discuss the hurdle of not enough bank loans for plantbased businesses, their reliance on private equity and being at the mercy of private equity’s need for liquidity. We also discuss a shifting market place towards plantbased. The Plantbased Business...