Vedge Your Best, Vegan Ideas for Everyone At Any Age 244: Toastmaster to Hummus: Kimberly Winters on Finding Your Vegan Voice
May 6, 2025
Kimberly Winters, a vegan coach and host of "Did You Bring the Hummus?" podcast, shares her transformative journey from Toastmasters to the world of veganism. She discusses the importance of storytelling in spreading vegan ideas authentically and why every small choice counts. Kimberly provides practical tips for restaurants to be more inclusive and highlights the power of community in the vegan movement. She emphasizes overcoming fears in public speaking and the personal growth that comes with embracing a vegan lifestyle.
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Vegan Podcast from Toastmasters Project
- Kimberly Winters started her vegan podcast as a 2020 Toastmasters project without prior podcast listening experience.
- Nearly 100 episodes later, her podcast has become a platform for meaningful vegan storytelling and community.
Every Vegan Action Influences
- Every choice vegans make, however small, plants seeds that influence others, even unknowingly.
- Showing up authentically as vegan can impact people long before they consciously decide to change.
Small Vegan Menu Swaps Work
- Restaurants can attract vegans by making small menu swaps like using vegetable stock or vegan butter.
- These changes save money, reduce waste, and please both vegans and non-vegans, increasing inclusivity and profits.