Catch Ups In My Kitchen

In this episode, we are joined by Savannah Sachdev, known on social media as Confused Indian Girl. In 2020 Savannah lost her job and felt lost and hopeless with her mental health being at an all-time low, this led her to go on walks to clear her head which turned into jogs and before she knew it she had run every day for three weeks and decided to keep going and never stop. It has now been 675 days and Savannah has run a minimum of a mile every day! Which has not only improved her mental health dramatically but has completely changed her life. She is now working for amazing brands such as Lululemon and Strarva, she has built a community of people around her who follow her and support her which she has never had before and she has a whole new purpose in life which is to promote movement outside no matter how long or far it is.Savannah and I also talk about her boob reduction which is a fascinating topic and one that is often not discussed enough. Growing up she felt over-sexualised and insecure due to having big boobs and so her reduction has also been the making of her confidence today and also given her the ability to run like she can now.Other topics we discuss:Life before running How the run streak startedRules of the run streak The affect running everyday has on your bodyRecovery and how you do that whilst running everydayDiet and lifestyle and how that has changedBoob reductionGetting bullied at schoolGrowing up in an Indian FamilyWhat running has taught her about herselfTo follow Savannah and her run streak check her out on Instagram @savannahsachdev or TikTok @confusedindiangirlTo learn more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or follow us at @greedyveganltdOur host Georgia can be found at @georgia.symonds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by Angus Warburton who is a fitness coach, podcast host and author of the book "Are You Really Living?".In this episode, we discuss his journey to where he is today in building his fitness career and why he chose this path in life. Angus is part of the Warburtons family and therefore could have followed in his Fathers' footsteps and gone into the family business. However, fitness had such an impact on Angus's life, it started out as an escape, a focus and a goal but turned into a passion where he wanted others to feel the positive effects of fitness in the way that he did.Angus has now been in the fitness industry for 5 years and is a firm believer in not only the physical benefits that come with exercise but also the lifestyle and mental benefits too.This episode digs deep into a lot of hot topics that we are confronted with on a regular basis, although we touch on the importance of fitness and diet we also discuss the effect social media has had on society, how we live in a comparison culture where we are constantly comparing ourselves to the top 1% of society which creates unrealistic expectations that leads to a cycle of self-loathing and a lot of self-criticism. Angus also shares his decision to not go to University and the benefit this has had on where he is today. Although University is fantastic for careers in professions such as Law and Medicine, it shouldn't be expected of everyone and Angus firmly believes his decision to not go has helped him hugely to where he is today.The other topics we discuss are:Angus's childhood and early daysHis journey to fitnessGrowing a platform on social mediaHow exercise can become obsessiveSteroids and the negative effect they have on youPersistence and motivationDiet, Weight loss and balanceSleep University His podcast To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk Angus Warburton:@angus_warburton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by Martin-Holden White Founder of Grubby the UK's First Plant-Based Recipe Kit. Grubby is the UK's highest-rated recipe kit on Trustpilot, which happens to be 100% plant-based! They've grown from £0-5m in revenues inside 3 years with impressive 40x revenue growth in the past 2 years, having raised over £5m since they launched from angels, VC and crowdfunding. They have a customer base of over 50,000 subscribers and having started out packing themselves and delivering the kits by bike they now deliver thousands of boxes across the UK every week.However this doesn't all happen overnight and in this episode, we dig a little deeper into Martin's story of how he did it, how the journey has been, the highs and the lows and everything in between.The topics we discuss:Where the idea for Grubby came from?How you go about creating a plant-based recipe kit Pivoting due to the PandemicSustainability Finance and Funding Martin's personal diet and journeyBeing a solo entrepreneur and how that journey is The guilt when you are not working all the time Finding your balance To check out more about Grubby head to https://grubby.co.uk/To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by Mikey Pearce, former YouTuber and now the Founder and CEO of Clean Kitchen. Mikey's journey to Clean Kitchen started from a personal health kick, like many of us Mikey spent the lockdown days eating healthier and focusing on a more plant-based diet, as well as getting into his fitness. Mikey ended up losing 16kg and thought that if he was enjoying a plant-based diet then surely others would too. This is what lead him to his mission to bring plant-based to the mainstream and although Mikey doesn't come from a background in food, he does have a flare for building brands, so he decided to build a plant-based brand and promote it like an artist was promoting an album. At the time plant-based wasn't looked at as cool but Mikey wanted to make it a destination, somewhere people wanted to hang out and a brand that other brands wanted to partner with for events to bring plant-based to the masses.Although this concept sounds amazing the reality of it is challenging and the brand has accelerated at a rapid pace so we talk to Mikey about his journey to date, the highs and the lows and what is coming next. The topics we discuss:Life before Clean Kitchen Lifestyle as a YouTuber compared to lifestyle now His journey to plant-based and healthier living Where the idea for Clean Kitchen came from Making an idea realityBringing Verity on board and how the two complement each other The pace at which Clean Kitchen has grown Biggest ChallengeWhat does the future of Clean Kitchen look like If you haven't tried out Clean Kitchen head to their flagship restaurant in Battersea Powerstation and look out for their next one coming to Central London soon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Annie Morris started Spoon Cereal at the age of 23 with her Co-Founder and now Brother in Law Jonathan Shimmin. After going on Dragons Den and getting offers from both Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden there at the time small breakfast bar pop up catapulted into being a part of the FMCG industry and after being viewed by millions of people it completely turned their business upside down.However in comparison to other brands in the granola space Spoon has lower brand awareness and this is because they have been slowly and quietly plugging away in the background in order to grow sustainably and stand the test of time. Other brands have come and gone whilst Spoon has been going from strength to strength, being the first in the granola space to bring out a pro-biotic granola and now going on to expand into the cereal market. This podcast highlights the value of slow and steady wins the race and whilst we are in an environment where investment, angels and venture capital get talked about very often sometimes step by step and not running before you can walk also works.In this episode Annie and I discuss:The journey from the early days where they had a breakfast pop up at popular commuter locationsThe decision for Annie to quit her job and focus on SpoonThe relationship between the co-foundersThe graft that went in to the early daysDragons Den The granola market as a whole in 2013 and now in 2023The cereal market vs granola marketProbiotic GranolaAnnie's relationship with granola To hear more about being a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or follow us at @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Moruzzi founder CEO and innovator of Pleesecakes the show-stopping cheesecake which took Instagram by storm. From Pleesecakes, to mini-pleesecakes, to events to Freezecakes, Joe Moruzzi has pivoted and adjusted the Pleesecake concept in order to get the delicious and eye catching product to be more accessible to consumers across the country, but creating one of the first Frozen Cheesecake products in the UK comes with it's challenges and this is what we are here to discuss.Not only that but Joe and I discuss the journey to Pleesecakes, the highs and the lows and how it affected him as a person, as well as discussing where this flare and creativity for such a unique product came from.Topics discussed:Journey from Painter and Decorator to PleesecakesWhere the idea came fromThe power of social media and the effect Instagram had on the businessJoe's passion for foodHow the business affected Joe's health and wellbeingBalancing having a baby as well as an early stage businessPlant-based and VeganYou can now find Freezecakes in COOP so definitely go and check it outIf you want to find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we dig into Pilates with Yulia Pashevkina the Founder of Karve Studio. Karve is a reformer Pilates Studio in Kensington which is better known as Transformer due to the way it transforms your mind and body through it's extremely challenging and humbling workouts. Karve is a synergy of New York and London, Yulia has taken classes in both and realised that if you put the two together you create an epic workout from start to finish. Pilates has never been more popular with people realising that you don't have to do 100 sit ups to achieve a toned body and a clear mind.In this episode Yulia and I dig into the power of Pilates, what makes it such an incredible workout and how not only is it amazing for your body but also for your mind. Yulia and I also touch on some other fascinating topics which all tie into the bigger topic of holistic wellness and focusing on every part of yourself in order to feel your best.Topics:Her journey to KarvePilates and the power of it on your mind and bodyDiet - Her food practicesHer relationship with food throughout her lifeAstrology - knowing yourself fully through different dimentionsWhat's next for KarveI hope you enjoy this episode and to find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or follow us at @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am so excited to be joined by Marisa Poster Co-Founder of Perfect Ted the Matcha based energy drink which is aimed to introduce consumers to Matcha in a more approachable way! I have spoken to a few people now about coffee and how although it tastes delicious and most of us can't start our mornings without it, we also know that too much can give you the shakes, the jitters or even how one cup of coffee can suddenly bring on a wave of anxiousness. Matcha is made from Green Tea, so it is a caffeinated drink but it has sustained energy which doesn't give you these jitters, anxious feelings or crashes.Perfect Ted not only is a Matcha powder brand but they have also channelled the power of Matcha into an energy drink, so when you need that pick me up in the day you can go for something refreshing but also healthy and effective.Marisa and Co-Founder Teddy and Levi have been on the recent season of Dragon's Den where they received 5 offers from the Dragon's taking deals from both Steven Bartlett and Peter Jones, therefore this is just the start of a really exciting journey for them.I wanted to talk to Marisa about her struggles with ADHD and Anxiety and the role that coffee played in this. I also wanted to talk about Matcha and how they are going to tackle the challenge of introducing it to the UK and lastly I was super interested to hear in the behind the scenes of Dragon's Den.Marisa and I discuss the following topics:Anxiety and ADHDHer relationship with CoffeeThe power of Matcha and the health benefitsHow Matcha is better than CoffeeWhy a sparkling Energy drink rather than a Matcha Latte in a canThe journey to Dragon's DenWhat we don't see behind the scenesWhat's next for Perfect TedFor more information about becoming a Greedy Vegan please head to www.greedyvegan.uk or follow us at @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I was very honoured to be joined by Shivani Pau a podcast host of A Millennial Mind and also Founder of the Performance Planner which is why this episode is all based around performance, goals and achieving what we want to achieve in both feeling our best and achieving our best. Shivani and I not only discuss the power of setting out your goals into manageable and achievable bites but also how you can't achieve what you are striving for if you are not working and feeling at your optimum and this is where wellness, diet and lifestyle come into things. Shivani and I touch on what wellness looks like to her, what self-care she undertakes in order to keep her performing at her best and also her diet. Shivani was Vegan for a period of time but went back to more of a flexitarian diet, we dive into the reasons behind this and what elements make being plant-based and/or Vegan difficult.The topics we discuss:A Millennial Mind Podcast Her journey to where she is todayPerformance Wellness and Performance and how they are intrinsically linkedBurn Out how it differs from person to personDiet and Plant-based To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or follow us at @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by former Professional Rugby Player Darren O'Reilly who is now the Co-Founder of Whole Supp. Darren played Professional Rugby for Leinster and Harlequins before retiring and returning to the corporate world. The difference between having a nutritionist with you every day to then being so time short that you rush for a meal deal or similar for lunch highlighted to Darren that there was a huge problem in receiving good quality nutrition quickly, accessibly and affordably and so Darren made it his mission to solve this problem.Darren and his Co-Founder Dr. Brian Carson have been formulating Whole Supp for 2.5 years in order to create a drinkable meal which is nutritionally complete, packed with superfoods, affordable and accessible and it has now launched in two flavours, Chocolate and Vanilla.We are now as consumers becoming more accustomed to drinking our meals in the format of a shake, therefore this is a really exciting market and one that we can all benefit from hugelyDarren and I discuss the following topics:His professional rugby daysNutritionImportance of proteinThe sad reality of being time poor Formulating Whole SuppPlant-BasedDarren has kindly given us a 10% off code to use to get our first Whole Supp order which is Greedyv - so get your order in and see what you think To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or check us out at @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.