by Sandra Nomoto | Book publishing, Business & Marketing, Events, Self-Development
‘Cause at some point, people expect you to talk and write! This is another blog post inspired by Lulu’s Publish and Prosper podcast on how to hit your perfect pitch for speaking engagements. I’ll admit it. I don’t enjoy speaking. It’s not...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Buy local, Events, Food, Social good, Spirituality, Vancouver, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
A social entrepreneur driven by health, faith, community, and lifelong learning Many vegans in Vancouver will need no introduction to Stevan Mirkovich, one of the passionate partners behind Planted, which acquired the Veg Expo and hosts the Planted Expo. The event has...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Events, Vegans
How one of North America’s biggest vegan events rebranded and stays relevant after a decade In 2024, the Planted Expo (formerly Veg Expo) launched in its third city, Seattle, after nine years operating in Vancouver, BC and its first year in Toronto in 2023. I...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Business & Marketing, Events, Food, Lifestyle, Vegan food, Vegans
‘Cause everyone’s a marketer, whether they like it or not. Stevan Mirkovich, Partner & Chief Relational Officer of Planted Expo—which celebrated its 10th year in Vancouver in 2024—sent me this text message at the end of September 2023: I was surprised...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Eco fashion, Events, Food, Travel, Vegan food, Vegans
Attending one of the best events of my life: 2024 Vegan Women Summit + more Soon as Vegan Women Summit CEO Jenny Stojkovic announced last year that the 2024 event would be in Los Angeles, I vowed to be there live. New York City is less accessible than Los Angeles for...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Environment, Events, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Vegan food
A critical time to address global health and other challenges The state of global health is a cause for concern. As our lifestyles have evolved and diets have changed, the rates of obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases have skyrocketed....