Vegan Business Talk

In this episode I interview Callee Ackland, founder of Bestowed Essentials, a wholesale distributor, online marketplace, and zero waste retail store selling ethical, vegan and eco-friendly home goods in Rapid City, South Dakota. Callee founded the company three years ago at the age of 23 while still on active duty in the US Navy. A zero waste activist, Callee also hosts the popular Hippie Haven Podcast, a free weekly resource on sustainable living. She also travels the US in a self-converted campervan, hosting zero waste workshops, trash cleanups, and speaking at events such as the World Holistic Expo and Des Moines VeganFest. Callee is currently working on her first book ‘Starting A Zero Waste Business: Everything I Wish I’d Known’. In this episode Callee discusses: • How and why she transitioned from working as a translator in the military to starting a zero waste business • The pros and cons of running a business from a campervan • Why she chose South Dakota, which is not renowned for being vegan-f