21: Julia Murray

May 25

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 journey

8:00- Being named one of Canada’s top vegan athletes and how going plant based helped inflammation as an athlete

10:00- Message to athletes that are fearful of going plant based because of how it may affect performance

12:10- Feeding her dog a vegan diet

15:45- Her entrepreneurship journey

21:25- No Meat Athlete and 80/20 Plants

24:05- What a day in Julia’s life looks like

25:40- The coaching that Julia and her team do through the app to help people learn more about plant based eating

27:10- Her motivation behind being an entrepreneur and helping people

31:45- Advice to other people that are interested in becoming entrepreneurs