21: Julia Murray

Born and raised in Whistler, Julia Murray is an Olympian and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.  She’s a co-founder, spokesperson, and coach of ‘80/20 Plants’ the plant-based transition app, she’s the vegan blogger, and Rouxbe certified plant-based chef behind Hooked on Plants. She’s also been named one of Canada’s top vegan athletes by Impact Magazine and is certified as a Main Street Vegan lifestyle coach. She is the Social Media Manager for No Meat Athlete and Complement. She’s the co-creator of the Whistler Vegan Fest Podcast and virtual fest too!Vegan since 2015, and always making the most of her adventurous backyard playground, Julia’s mission is to help the world move towards plants.What we talked about:4:50- Her athletic and plant based journey8:00- Being named one of Canada’s top vegan athletes and how going plant based helped inflammation as an athlete10:00- Message to athletes that are fearful of going plant based because of how it may affect performance12:10- Feeding her dog a vegan diet15:45- Her entrepreneurship journey21:25- No Meat Athlete and 80/20 Plants24:05- What a day in Julia’s life looks like25:40- The coaching that Julia and her team do through the app to help people learn more about plant based eating27:10- Her motivation behind being an entrepreneur and helping people31:45- Advice to other people that are interested in becoming entrepreneurs33:30- Small steps that you can make to become vegan38:25- Wrap-upShow notes:Virchew vegan dog food@Hookedonplants on Instagram@8020plants on Instagram@lovecomplement on Instagram@nomeatathlete_official on Instagram@whistlerveganfest on Instagram@Zaktherescuedog on Instagram (her vegan pup!)Connect with Stacey:Stacey on InstagramStacey’s WebsiteJoin The Herban Farmacy Facebook GroupShop BeautycounterShop NeogenSandyBoy Productions Shows:Why is Everyone Yelling?The Up and Running PodcastThe Illuminate PodcastI’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein