Lisa Gawthorne – An Inspirational Vegan Athlete and Entrepreneur, Part 2 of 2

In this episode, we are honored to have Lisa here to share the secrets of her success as a vegan entrepreneur, starting from the vision for Bravura Foods. “Personally I was really annoyed by the fact that there was a lack, back in 2011, you can understand that - a real lack of vegan imported products. So, there wasn't a lot of the vegan snack products as seen around today in food and drink. We are visionists, “The Future is Vegan.” And we hold that very dear to our hearts and minds. Everything we do in the business is really tied to that very strong vision.”

Lisa then expands on what she feels is the most important driving force needed in running a successful vegan business. “It’s very clear for me. One word says it all ‘PASSION.’ I honestly believe whether you’re running a business that turns over 10 pounds a week or 10,000 pounds a week, if you’ve got your passion at the heart of what you do, eventually you will succeed.” "And what we've done as a business, we’ve taken that as a very important kind of pole to hang everything from. We make sure that everything we do is either as good as, or in more cases than one, is better than what's out there. So, we tend to focus on delivering on quality and taste, so that they've got the believability that this product will work."

“I always say, if anyone is watching this and thinking that they’re potentially vegan curious, my speech to them would be definitely go vegan, because it's been proven so many times. It's the best thing for your health, it’s the best thing for your mind, it’s the best thing for your body, your soul, the animals, the planet, your children, the future, the environment. It's a win-win situation constantly.”