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VEG Networking Canada

Where plant-based and vegan companies connect and collaborate. VEG Networking Canada: Where plant-based and vegan companies connect and collaborate.

We are a private group of vegan professionals and business owners across Canada, founded in 2020 by Helen Siwak and Justin Manning, Vegan Financial Advisor. Co-hosts are Justin Manning and Sandra Nomoto, Vegan Hype woman. Membership is by application. All members are vegan and strive to make change through their actions and business. If you live in Canada (or are a Canadian resident working abroad

), apply to join: https://bit.ly/applyvegnetworkingcanada

You can also drop in on our open meetings on the 4th Thursday of the month at 1pm PT/4pm ET. Meetings are held via Zoom. Special guests are welcome to be interviewed, but must be Canadian or work for a vegan company in Canada. (See email at the link above.)

08/24/2026

This week at VEG Networking Canada, we're meeting Dr. Dylan Cutler, PhD - Health Research Scientist & Educator, who has a Ph.D. in obstetrics and gynaecology, specializing in lifestyle changes for hormonal health. She is the research manager at the Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Victoria. She's been a vegan since 2012 and has lived a plant-based, health-focused lifestyle for much longer. She's passionate about empowering people to improve their quality of life through lifestyle.

Meeting time: Thursday, August 27, 1pm PT/4pm ET

If you identify as vegan and:
- are a Canadian resident, or
- work for a Canadian company

And you'd like to join us, email [email protected] for the login details. Please, only email if you can attend.

07/23/2026

Welcome to our newest member! Dalton Sweet is a growth marketer focused on lifecycle marketing, email automation, experimentation, and analytics. He enjoys building and improving marketing programs that increase acquisition, engagement, retention, and revenue.

Dalton is especially passionate about using his marketing skills to improve the lives of animals. He currently works as Senior Marketer at FarmKind and has completed the High Impact Professionals Impact Accelerator Program and the Futurekind AI Fellowship. A longtime vegan, he is interested in connecting with other professionals who are using their careers and businesses to create positive change.

Outside of work, Dalton enjoys playing soccer, performing stand-up comedy, and producing electronic music. Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonmsweet/

07/20/2026

This week at VEG Networking Canada, we're meeting our newest member, a vegan since 1995 (!?!). Edmonton-based Jakigh Bearcat is a former food blogger & recipe creator who’s interested in opening a vegan high fibre quick food service business.

If you're into content creation, food startups, and reality TV, I think you're going to want to meet Jakigh!

Meeting time: Thursday, June 23, 1pm PT/4pm ET

If you identify as vegan and:
- are a Canadian resident, or
- work for a Canadian company

And you'd like to join us, email [email protected] for the login details. Please, only email if you can attend.

07/11/2026

Welcome to our newest member! Trey Capnerhurst (she/they) is a traditionally trained health specialist and appropriate technology expert with over 35 years experience. A professional religious pagan and vegan for decades, they have represented marginalized communities as a writer and public face on the national stage in politics and activism.

Follow their website: https://stillroomremedies.ca

07/02/2026

Welcome to our newest member, Jakigh Bearcat! A vegan for 31 years, Jakigh is a former food blogger & recipe creator who's interested in opening a vegan quick food service business. She's fulfilling the process (reality-style) of pitching a show idea on UnchainedTV with the long-term goal of franchising the concept.

Welcome, Jakigh!

05/28/2026

Welcome to our newest member! Jennifer Chou(AKA Vegan Tech Nomad) is a tech and productivity creator known for her unhinged tracking: 24/7 time tracking, aesthetic data dashboards, finance spreadsheets, and more.

Ever since she went viral in 2024 (40k followers + 10k email subscribers in a few weeks), she's built a sustainable course business ($70k USD in revenue) while trying vegan food around the world.

Follow her on Instagram: https://instagram.com/vegantechnomad
Or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chouyic

05/25/2026

This week at VEG Networking Canada, we're meeting Ina Maria Toncescu, a marketing strategist with almost two decades of experience helping businesses grow through strategic marketing efforts.

Across small business, non-profit, and government sectors, she's built systems that last and landed multi-million-dollar deals using the same frameworks she teaches today.

As the founder of No LMIT Marketing, Ina works with business owners who are tired of chasing trends and ready to build something real.

With the recent launch of the corporate training program and Marketing Fund, Ina aims to support businesses' growth throughout Canada and the United States.

In her spare time, she photographs wildlife while kayaking and spends time with her 3 black kitties.

You can connect with Ina on social media at noLMITmarketing or, via email, [email protected]

Meeting time: Thursday, May 28, 1pm PT/4pm ET

If you identify as vegan and:
- are a Canadian resident, or
- work for a Canadian company

And you'd like to join us, email [email protected] for the login details. Please, only email if you can attend.

04/09/2026

Welcome to our newest member, Chelsea Travere! She is a nonprofit board governance concierge and founder of GovDesk. She is also the Vice President of Positively Vegan Society, helping deliver positive, community-focused vegan events like VegFest Nanaimo, VegFest Victoria, and VegFest Kelowna. She has been vegan since 2012.

Follow Positively Vegan here: https://positivelyvegan.ca

04/08/2026

Welcome to our newest member, Avery Zenker! Avery is a registered dietitian with Bachelor and Master’s degrees in nutrition. She's been enjoying a plant-based lifestyle for over 10 years while her passion for nutrition and health continues to grow. The way we eat has a profound impact on our lives. It’s interconnected with our energy, mindset, and the way we experience life. It’s one of her biggest passions to help empower your wellness journey in a way that feels balanced and harmonious.

She's passionate about gut health, plant-based nutrition, weight management, women’s health, fitness nutrition, intuitive eating, chronic conditions such as heart disease and metabolic disorders, and more. She helps people optimize nutrient intake, relieve chronic symptoms and prevent disease, learn how to plan meals, improve energy levels, and feel confident with food. She takes a holistic approach to nutrition that’s aligned with your personal needs and lifestyle.

Avery sees wellness as an evolving process with an abundance of opportunities for growth, which is about aligning your choices with the life you want to create. One of her favourite mantras is “where focus goes, energy flows,” which expresses that where we direct our attention and efforts, is what comes to life.

Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/averyzenkernutrition
Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyzenkernutrition

03/17/2026

Welcome to our newest member! In 2015, Dianna Yale, AKA Dee, went vegan. She found all the plant-based cheeses options available in the store were full of questionable ingredients and also did not meet the texture requirements (in her opinion!).

She started learning about plant-based cheeses crafting by reading all of Miyoko Schinner's books and began creating her own recipes based on what she had learned. Nine years later, after keeping the cheese crafting as a small, hobby business, she officially started Dee's Nutty Cheese and rented a commercial kitchen space.

The business has been alive since early 2025 and the products are now making it into retail stores. Dee is at expos and markets, constantly growing her brand awareness and sharing her beloved, melty fermented cashew cheese throughout the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas. Learn more: https://deesnuttycheese.ca

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