The Plantbased Business Hour
Focused on the innovation companies working in food systems transformation, tune into The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to hear from venture capitalists, CEOs, investors, analysts, entrepreneurs, and start-ups who are launching new initiatives for sustainable and profitable food companies. The world is set with a daunting task: make more food in a shorter amount of time that is more nutritious while using fewer resources and while creating less planetary and personal health damage. What are the innovations that will get us there? Grab a front row seat to the profitable and solution-oriented business arena of Sustainable Food Systems on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Latest episodes
May 23, 2023 • 1h 3min
Peter Singer: Animal Liberation Now
Princeton BioEthics Professor and famed author of over 25 books including The Life You Can Save, the Most Good You Can Do and Animal Liberation, Peter Singer joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his newest book, Animal Liberation Now. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
May 18, 2023 • 1h 6min
How Is China, and Asia as a Whole, Impacting the Global Food Systems Shift? Michal Klar
How Is China, and Asia as a whole, impacting the Global Food Systems Transformation? Michal Klar of Better Bite Ventures and the Founder of the Future Food Now Newsletter joins me to discuss innovation, jobs, national security and the future of protein. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
May 11, 2023 • 1h 11min
Plant Chompers on the Business of Health: Chris MacAskill
Mr. Plant Chompers, Chris MacAskill, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to share why he created the super popular YouTube Channel Plant Chompers. Often getting over 100k views, Chris talks about health and the science behind the health to help consumers understand the underpinnings of a healthy diet. We will also discuss the business elements that can further misinformation. It's a very fun and nerdy Plantbased Business Hour! Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
May 4, 2023 • 46min
Lewis Bollard of the Open Philanthropy Project: Is Animal Welfare Part of ESG
Senior Program Officer for the Open Philanthropy Project, Lewis Bollard, discusses if Animal Welfare is growing in recognition as an ESG investing principle. Join us today #live and bring your questions for this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Apr 27, 2023 • 1h 10min
Can We Get To Climate+Positive? Ian Monroe of Etho Cap
Ian Monroe, President and CIO of Etho Capital joined me on the VegTech Invest Inside & Impact series and also The Plantbased Business Hour. We discuss impact investing to go from climate negative to climate positive through emissions avoidance, as we do at VegTech Invest. Specifically, we discuss The Climate+Positive Initiative and what it accomplishes Who are the key players in Climate+Positive investing (spoiler alert: you) How to invest for Climate+Positive results What is the timeline for Climate+Positive impact. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Apr 20, 2023 • 50min
The REAL Data Behind Plant-based Growth: It's More Than a Trend. Jen Bartashus of Bloomberg
Bloomberg's Senior Research Analyst Jen Bartashus breaks down the REAL numbers (not the click-bait story) of the Plant-based Innovation trend. We crack open the GFI State of the Industry Report for added understanding. It's today's Plant-based Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Join us for the real data and stats. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Apr 13, 2023 • 56min
Author of Plant-based On A Budget: Quick & Easy and Influencer Toni Okamoto
Author of Plant-based On A Budget and influencer Toni Okamoto discusses her new book, Plant-based On A Budget: Quick and Easy, and her business plan for influencership. It's a thing. Tune in for a special Plantbased Business Hour #today #live with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour. Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Apr 6, 2023 • 56min
Scaling Food Solution for Local and Global Impact: Christensen Global
Aimée Christensen, CEO of Christensen Global, discusses scaling food solutions for local and global impact on today's episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Mar 30, 2023 • 28min
A Summation of the Plant-based Business World's First Quarter of 2023
In this solo episode of the Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth shares tales of her latest travels to different food and tech conferences including Expo West, the Digital Animal Summit, and Future Food Tech. She provides a summation of the plant-based business world's first quarter of 2023 and her predictions for the rest of the year. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour Archive only. VegTech™ LLC ceased providing investment‑advisory services, and the EATV ETF was liquidated on May 7 2025. No investment advice is offered.
Mar 23, 2023 • 45min
How Can ESG Frameworks Assist Plant-based Businesses? Sharyn Murray of GFI
Sharyn Murray, Investment Engagement Manager at the Good Food Institute discusses how ESG Frameworks can assist plant-based businesses in communicating their positive impact data to the outside world. It's a tactical knowledge drop today on the Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast and write a 5-star review. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
