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The Joy of ConnectingBe Vulnerable to Build Real Connection | Eric HarrisonOur host Melissa Moody sits down with Eric Harrison, founder of Thrive, to chat about how fostering meaningful connections in your community supports business growth and mental well-being. Eric shares his journey of founding Thrive, his experience with early struggles in business, and the pivotal moments of connection that shaped his entrepreneurial path.He also discusses the importance of being vulnerable and honest in networking, offering a practical story about how a single meeting propelled him to new business relationships and opportunities. Tune in for his advice on making genuine connections and thoughts on hyper-local networking and i...
2024-11-2211 min
Entrepreneur's EnigmaDan Ritterman on Entrepreneurship and Knowing When To Exit and the Benefits of a Side HustleDaniel Ritterman brings over a decade of entrepreneurial, legal, and negotiation experience to Tactix. After founding Mainline Delivery, one of the region’s first restaurant delivery services, while in college, and acting as its operating manager for over 10 years, he successfully negotiated its sale to a publicly traded company in 2016. While Dan continued to operate in the Philadelphia market for the acquiring company, fueling his passion for helping businesses grow their revenues and maximize their bottom line, Dan also found the time to attend Temple Law School where he earned his J.D. in 2014. Ba...
2024-08-1328 min
Going VeganEpisode 23: Veganly KatieWe're back! Thanks for joining me for Episode 23 of the Going Vegan podcast. Today I'm joined by Katie from Veganly Katie.
Katie is a writer and recipe developer, on a mission to share her passion for all things vegan. She shares amazing vegan recipes on her website and instagram page.
Get in touch with Katie:
VeganlyKatie.com
@veganlykatie
Get in touch with Dan:
dan@goingveganpodcast.com
@goingveganpodcast
2021-02-0928 minGoing VeganEpisode 22: Rachael Pritzker, Founder and CEO of Pritzker Law Group and an Advocate for the AnimalsRachael Pritzker joins Dan on today's episode of Going Vegan. Rachael played an unknowing but important role in my transition to a plant based lifestyle and does a fantastic job being an advocate for the cause. She even inspired her step father to go vegan and open The Greyhound Cafe, a plant-based Italian and Mexican styled cafe located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She is also Founder and CEO of Pritzker Law Group, a premier land use and real estate law firm in Philadelphia if you are in the market!
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2020-11-0300 minGoing VeganEpisode 21: @dr.plantbased Muzammil Ahmad, medical student and host of the Plant Prescription PodcastMuzammil Ahmad is a medical student on an endeavor to transform reactionary medicine into proactive medicine. Join Muzammil and Dan to hear his story and why he thinks plants are an important part of the prescription for positive health. Muzammil is also the host of the Plant Prescription Podcast where he interviews medical professionals about the benefits of a plant based diet.
Get in touch with Muzammil:
@dr.plantbased
Plant Prescription Podcast
Get in touch with Dan:
dan@goingveganpodcast
@goingveganpodcast
2020-10-1300 min
Going VeganEpisode 20: Dara Lovitz, Peace Advocacy Network co-founder, author, professor, and Dan's former law school professor!Dara Lovitz is a passionate activist and working mother of twin daughters who cares deeply about making the world a kinder place. She’s an author, professor, presenter, and co-founding board member of Peace Advocacy Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes a peaceful existence through veganism, social justice, and respect for the Earth’s inhabitants and resources. Dara was also Dan's animal law professor in law school!
She is the author of Muzzling A Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law, Money, and Politics on Animal Activism, Catching Falling Cradles: A Gentle Approach to Classic Rhymes, and Twin...
2020-09-2334 minGoing VeganEpisode 19: Raw Food Diets and Podcasting with Jackie Pesal and a victory for Miyoko's in CaliforniaJackie is a fellow podcaster and vegan and joined me this week to talk about raw food diets, podcasting, and more. Jackie does marketing by trade but has always loved to tell stories. She loves nature and animals and can often be found spending her time outside. She is the creator, producer and narrator of BLDG EVELYN, a twice-monthly fiction podcast about the crazy life and family of Evelyn Munoz in Brazil, all inspired by true events. Each chapter is written by a different writer and they put their own spin to it.
Also, Dan discusses...
2020-09-0536 minGoing VeganEpisode 18: Silvia Lucci, Owner of LUHV Factory and Vegan BistroSilvia Lucci, owner of LUHV Food, helps spread the word about plant based diets through homemade, heartfelt vegan food.
Since Silvia and her husband Daniel Lucci, both immigrants from Argentina, along with their son Facundo Lucci started LUHV Food in March 2015, the line of vegan products has taken off. With restaurants in Hatboro and Philadelphia and products sold at major retailers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, the Luccis have proven that their plant-based, energizing foods are in high demand.
But as unlikely as it may be for such a successful enterprise, the...
2020-08-2442 minGoing VeganEpisode 17: The Main Street Vegan with Victoria MoranVictoria Moran is the Main Street Vegan. Victoria has been a Vegan for 35 years and is a bestselling author of thirteen books including Creating a Charmed Life, an inspirational speaker, corporate spokesperson, certified holistic health counselor (HHC, AADP), and founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training and certifying vegan lifestyle coaches. A graduate of the T. Colin Campbell Foundation/eCornell program in plant-based nutrition and a certified Holistic Health Coach (HHC, AADP), she hosts the Main Street Vegan radio show/podcast, awarded the Outstanding Vegan Media Outlet award in 2015 and noted by Feedspot in January 2019 in the...
2020-08-1042 minGoing VeganEpisode 16: Finding Your Path with YogiTriathlete BJ GumkowskiYogiTriathlete BJ Gumkowski joins Dan to tell his "going vegan" story. BJ is co-owner of YogiTriathlete with his wife Jess, who was featured on episode 11 of the podcast. BJ and Dan talk about living the life you want to live, endurance and mindset training, golf, smoothie bowls and more.
BJ is a 15x Ironman triathlete, Ironman 70.3 World Championship and Boston Marathon qualifier, personal trainer, triathlon and running coach with major street cred. He is a 200-hr Live Love Teach trained yoga instructor and certified in Plant-Based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
2020-08-0337 minGoing VeganEpisode 15: Veganize Your Life with Jaycee and Creatures of GlowJaycee from Creatures of Glow joins Dan to tell her vegan story and discuss how we can all bring more vegan items into our lives. Jaycee researches and reviews vegan home, baby, body and other products to help us all live a more plant based and animal cruelty free life.
The study Jaycee references at approximately 15 minutes can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0368131969800207). The study discusses fatty tissue, not scar tissue as mentioned in the episode.
Get in touch with Jaycee
creaturesofglow.com
@creaturesofglow
Get in touch with Dan:
dan@goingveganpodcast.com
@goingveganpodcast
2020-07-2741 minGoing VeganEpisode 14: Eat Your Plants Off with Stefanie from PlantspirationStefanie from Plantspiration joins Dan to tell her Vegan story! Stefanie offers Food For Life Nutrition Education and cooking classes, Employee Wellness programs, one on one sessions and consultations. She works with families, groups and corporations to achieve optimum health and wellness.
Get in touch with Stefanie:
@plantspiration
plantspiration.org
Get in touch with Dan:
@goingveganpodcast
goingveganpodcast.com
2020-07-2430 minGoing VeganEpisode 13: Become a Jacked Vegan with Julian HierroPlant-based fitness coach Julian Hierro wants you help vegans shred fat, build muscle, and look better naked. Julian provides one on one training to help you get in the best shape of your life, mentally and physically. He developed Jacked Vegans to help others along in their journey.
Get in touch with Julian:
Instagram: @julianhierro
https://www.facebook.com/groups/jackedvegans/
Get in touch with Dan:
Instagram: @goingveganpodcast
email: dan@goingveganpodcast.com
2020-07-1728 minGoing VeganEpisode 12: Saving the Ocean with Lauren CoiroLauren Coiro from blueyourself.org joins Dan to talk saving the ocean, minimalism, and of course, plant based diets. Lauren grew up on the Jersey shore and helping the ocean has long been her motivation for not only living a plant based lifestyle, but also trying to minimize the footprint she leaves behind as much as possible. To that end, Lauren started blueyourself.org to show others how they can help save the planet one step at a time.
Find Lauren:
blueyourself.org
Instagram: @lugoesblue
Get in touch with Dan:
dan@goingveganpodcast.com
@goingveganpodcast
2020-07-1330 minGoing VeganEpisode 11: Extreme endurance training with YogiTriathlete Jess GumkowskiCheck out Doughside Donuts! https://www.instagram.com/doughsidedonuts/?hl=en
Jess has 15 years experience working with athletes on body/mind mastery. She is a well-respected meditation and mindset coach within the endurance and ultra-endurance sports community. Jess has worked with Ironman and Ultraman Champions, doctors, lawyers, and high-performers across the board.
She is a long-time endurance athlete, ultrarunner and multi-time Ironman triathlete. She is a Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator, 500-hour Live Love Teach trained yoga instructor, speaker and podcast host.
Jess is the author of the YogiTriathlete Cookbook...
2020-07-0642 minGoing VeganEpisode 10: There and back again. A return to veganism, yoga, community, gardening and more with Carole BaralCarole Baral has been a Board Member of North American Vegetarian Society for decades and taught cooking,Yoga and philosophy at their annual Summerfest Conference on the east coast for over 35 years. She co-authored a book about the Yogic lifestyle with Swami Satchidananda in 2017 all about the Vegan life called The Yoga Way:Food for Body, Mind and Spirit, which can be found on on Amazon. Carole has been a Yoga teacher for over 40 years and is a talented gardener. Needless to say, we had a lot to chat about!
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2020-07-0335 minGoing VeganEpisode 9: A Type A Vegan For The AnimalsVanessa Cabrera from Miami joins Dan on this episode of the Going Vegan podcast. On this episode Dan and Vanessa talk about animal rights, being empowered by your veganism, powerlifting, food, cheese, stopping yourself from eating that Twix bar, and much more. Vanessa also operates a wonderful instagram page where she shares some of the wonderful dishes she whips up. You can find her on Instagram at @type_a_vegan
Vanessa's Instagram: @type_a_vegan
Want to be on the show? Have a comment, question, or suggestion? Reach out to Dan:
email: Dan@goingveganpodcast.com
instagram: @goingveganpodcast
2020-06-2931 minGoing VeganEpisode 8: Whole Food Plant Based Diets For Your Health with Earl WeinsteinEarl Weinstein joins Dan to talk about Whole Food Plant Based Diets. Forks Over Knives defines a Whole Food Plant Based Diet as a diet is based on the following principles:
Whole food describes natural foods that are not heavily processed. That means whole, unrefined, or minimally refined ingredients.
Plant-based means food that comes from plants and doesn’t include animal ingredients such as meat, milk, eggs, or honey.
Forks over Knives: forksoverknives.com
Get in touch with Earl
Instagram: @earlweinstein
Get in touch with Dan
Em...
2020-06-2431 minGoing VeganEpisode 7: Earth Day Meditation, Green Smoothies, and Going Vegan on a Restricted Diet with Susan MoeSusan Moe from @onegreensmoothie and AscendedPresence.com joins Dan on the Going Vegan Podcast.
Susan lives in California and has worked with people around the world for nearly two decades. She teaches both in person and online, as well as in corporate settings. She also enjoys sharing her message of energy empowerment as a public speaker and retreat facilitator. When not immersed in all things metaphysical, you will find her driving her passion project, OneGreenSmoothie, where she promotes personal and planetary health through a plant centric lifestyle.
High Vibe Energy In=High Vibe Energy Out.
Find Susan on Instagram: instagram.c...
2020-06-1532 minGoing VeganEpisode 6: Plant Power Boot Camp with Erika Mitchener and Nicer Krispie Squares with NinaThis episode of Going Vegan features Erika Mitchener from Plant Power Boot Camp. Erika is a personal trainer, plant-based nutritionist, and vegan athlete who empowers her clients to live a healthier lifestyle through physical fitness and nutrition. Her business, Plant Power Boot Camp, provides an online support system and guidance to help them live a healthier plant-based lifestyle. Taking charge of your health and wellness can be a life changing decision. Start your transformational journey by joining the Plant Power Boot Camp community today!
In our first guest segment, Nina from KneadMoreThyme also joins us to share her "Nicer Krispie S...
2020-06-0730 minGoing VeganEpisode 5: Empowering You to Optimize Your Health with Emma MalinaOn today's podcast Emma Malina joins me to tell us about her vegan journey. Emma is a wealth of knowledge and very active in her local vegan community in Santa Barbara. Emma's current projects: baskingingoodness.com empowers individuals and families to optimize their health and prevent chronic illness through nutrition education, cooking classes, coaching, and online resources. rootedsantabarbara.org is a non-profit that helps community members take a leading role in their preventive healthcare through evidence-based, whole food plant-based nutrition education and support.
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2020-06-0446 minGoing VeganEpisode 4: A 20 Year Journey Into VeganismTodd from San Diego joins me to talk about his 20 year journey with veganism, tennis, and his instagram account! Learn all about plant hardiness zones using the link below!
Todd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.plant.based.adventures/
Todd's Blog: https://intentionnotperfection.blogspot.com/
Plant Hardiness Map: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
2020-05-2925 minGoing VeganEpisode 3: Square Foot Gardening, Tofu Meatballs, and Wendy from IllinoisDan talks gardening and Wendy from Illinois shares her story and world famous (to me) tofu meatball recipe. CLARIFICATION: I mention zone 5a several times in this podcast due to poor penmanship. I’m located in zone 7a.
2020-05-2538 min
Caffeinated Convos & Horrible BossesCC & HB With Dan Ritterman of TactixBasement dwelling and espresso drinking. Dan and I catch up on our lives and favorite in home workplaces (basements we find, are the quietest). We also discuss his love of his fancy espresso machine, my barista skills and horrible bosses.
Dan brings a unique mix of entrepreneurial, sales, and legal experience to the podcast. After founding Mainline Delivery, one of the Philadelphia region’s first restaurant delivery services while in college and acting as its operating manager for over 10 years, he successfully negotiated its sale to a publicly traded company in 2016. Dan continued to operate in th...
2020-05-2122 minGoing VeganEpisode 2: Nina from KneadMoreThyme shares her story and Dan talks Atomic Pickle ChipsNina from South Carolina joins Dan on the podcast to talk about her journey to veganism. You can find Nina on her fantastic YouTube channel where she is sharing some great vegan recipe ideas here.
Dan also talks spicy pickle chips!
Mentioned In This Episode:
https://www.azurestandard.com/
https://www.happycow.net/mobile
http://www.farmridgefoods.com/our-products/pickles/atomic-spicy-chips/
2020-05-2132 minGoing VeganEpisode 1: Welcome to Going VeganWelcome to Going Vegan! The podcast will focus on interviews with people living or trying to live a vegan lifestyle. I'm hoping to interview experts in fields relate to veganism, vegan business owners, and everyday people to find out their tips, tricks, and motivations for being vegan. In this episode, I speak with Justine from Santa Barbara and share my easy recipe for pickled red onions. Recipe below.
https://www.rachelcooks.com/2017/06/12/how-to-pickle-red-onions-in-five-minutes/
https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Vegan-Living-Healthy-Successful/dp/1592409326
2020-05-1734 min2020-04-3000 min
3 Questions3 Questions w/ Dan Ritterman, Commercial Broker w/ Tactix Real Estate Advisors & Attorney at LawJoin us and listen to a great conversation with Dan Ritterman. Dan is a Commercial Broker with Tactix Real Estate Advisors in Philadelphia, PA. We discuss the benefits of Tactix and their Tenant Broker Only approach to the Commercial Real Estate Market. We talk through what the work place could look like post Corona. Dan is also a serial entrepreneur. So we zig instead of zag and talk about his time as Founder/Owner of Main Line Delivery, a pre-cursor to Uber Eats and DoorDash, that was eventually purchased by Caviar.
You can reach him directly at dritte...
2020-04-1540 min
Forging AheadDan Ritterman of Tactix in PhillyFun chat with Dan. Dan started a food delivery business before it was cool and ended up selling it to a publicly traded company. He took those lessons and now spends his days helping tenants open offices.
2020-01-1442 min
Food Sleuth RadioJeff Ritterman InterviewGuest Jeff Ritterman, M.D., member, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and former Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Richmond Medical Center, CA, explores the link between fatal kidney disease among farmers in Central America, Sri Lanka and India and exposure to heavy metals and Monsantos RoundUp herbicideTruth-Out
2014-09-1928 min