S2, Ep16: Building an Ethical Brand with Josh Bolding

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Evanna Lynch

Chickpeeps, Lynch, Health & Fitness, Animals, Veganism, Vegan, Lovegood, Luna, Harrypotter, Plantbased, Evanna, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com!

This week, Robbie and Evy talk to Josh Bolding, the co-founder of Vivo Life, a plant-based health and fitness company. In this episode we talk about the role of supplements in a vegan diet, and Josh’s journey in transitioning his company to be 100% vegan. Josh is also a passionate advocate of sustainability and he shares his thoughts on how companies can grow and thrive whilst remaining environmentally friendly. Also on this episode...

Josh discusses how the disingenuous nature of the supplement industry inspired him to form his own vegan supplement company.
The orphan elephant story that broke Josh’s heart open to an ethical vegan way of life.
The persistent myth of protein deficiency in vegans.
How risky is it to transition a business to be 100% vegan?
Josh shares how he transitioned his packaging to be home compostable, and speculates on why more companies aren’t doing it.
How refining a strong ethical core for Vivo helped the business take off.
The milieu of conscious consumerism and why people don’t want to buy from ‘soulless companies’.
Shouldn’t we be aiming to eat a well-rounded diet without the need for supplements?
Josh shares the daily supplements he takes.
What kind and how much B12 should we be taking?
Josh weighs in on the wave of influencers denouncing veganism last year.

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Check out the Vivo Life vegan supplements.

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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

Transcript

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0:00.0	Dearest chick people, did you know that one of the hardest vegan supplements to get a hold of
0:05.3	is omega-3? It's so synonymous with fish that most people just refer to it as omega-3 fish oil.
0:11.0	But unfortunately, fish oil involves lots of dead fish, and that is not our vibe at chickpeeps.
0:16.0	The good news is Vivo Life makes an omega-3 supplement, which is vegan.
0:20.4	With a better absorption rate than natural forms like flax and chia seeds,
0:24.0	Vivo Life's omega-3 is made from algae oil, which is, guess what, where the fish get it from in the first place!
0:30.3	And it doesn't contain heavy metals and other pollutants found with fish.
0:33.7	And unlike other companies, so you can be sure your product doesn't contain things like
0:37.8	arsenic or animal products, all Vivo Life supplements are sent to an independent lab to be third-party
0:42.9	tested. They're also recommended by nutritionists for safe use during pregnancy. In case any of you
0:48.1	chickpeeps listened to our dating episode last week and fell foul of our error and contraception advice,
0:52.7	sorry. To get a great vegan omega-3 supplement and any other type of vegan supplement, go to
0:57.6	vivoLife.com and enter code chickpeeps 10 at checkout to get 10% off your first order. Do do do do do do do do do.
1:14.7	Eat your veggies, not your friends.
1:16.9	It's not hard to be vegan.
1:20.1	The chickpeepie.
1:21.2	Hey, chickpeeps.
1:23.0	I'm Robbie and she's Evie.
1:23.4	Hello.
1:26.0	And you're listening to the Chickpeeps podcast.
1:29.5	Your friendly weekly vegan podcast. This week we're talking to Friend of the Show and CEO of Vivo Life, Josh Bolding. I met Josh on the beach in Los Angeles and was
1:35.8	immediately struck by his energy. He's such an inspiring guy. He's managed to form a business and make
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