Vegan Business Talk

In this episode I interview Cayla Mackey and Dave Pittman from Unicorn Goods, whose tagline is ‘the world’s largest vegan store’, in Rhode Island, New England. The couple have run several social enterprises including Nashville’s culture magazine Native, and Taco Bike, a certified organic restaurant. They started Unicorn Goods, an online store, in November 2014, offering a large range of vegan goods across a number of categories using an affiliate model. CEO Cayla oversees the overall vision and strategy of the company, while CCO Dave, a former creative director of advertising company Young & Rubicam, oversees the creative vision of the brand. Dave is an industrial designer focusing on vegan manufacturing and animal-free design at the Rhode Island School of Design. In this interview Cayla and Dave talk about: •    Why they chose to use an affiliate model for the business and the pros and cons of this approach •    Why they made the company a public benefit corporation •    How collaboration and communit