Switch4Good Creators & Guests

Alexandra Elizabeth Paul (born July 29, 1963) is an American actress, activist, health coach, and former model. Paul began her career modeling in New York before landing her first major role in John Carpenter's horror film Christine (1983). This was followed with prominent roles in Just the Way You Are (1984), American Flyers (1985), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), and Dragnet (1987).She is best known for her role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from 1992 to 1997. She has performed in a total of over 100 movies and television programs.

Gianna Simone is an actor, model, and producer. She is known for her roles in the films "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Mother's Day," "I Can Only Imagine," "Unbroken: Path to Redemption," and several television series.Simone foundation, "The Gianna Simone Foundation," which provides scholarships to Rwandan survivors of the 1994 genocide, works closely with foster youth, sex-trafficked women, and animal rescues.

Laura Reese is the CEO at Agriculture Fairness Alliance.

Philip John Keoghan is a television personality.

Tracye McQuirter is an African-American public health nutritionist and a Vegan/Plant-based author who appears in the 2024 documentary, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment.

Elysabeth Alfano is a plant-based foods consultant and an investor. Currently, she is the CEO of VegTech Invest. She also consults through her company Plant Powered Consulting. She is a regular contributor to ESG Clarity, Vegconomist Magazine, Factset Insights, CAIA, and FinTechTV. She hosts the podcasts "Plantbased Business Hour" and "Upside & Impact: Investing for Change." Alfano began her career with the Kellogg Company, where she worked on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats.

Joan Ifland is CEO of Food Addiction Reset. She has over 20 years of experience in the science of nutrition, food addiction and recovery. Ifland previously served as CEO of Victory Meals, another nutrition management company.

Robbie Lockie is the Ethical Media Director & Co-founder of Plant Based News and Co-Owner Positive News. They are also the host of "The Plant Based News Podcast."Lockie is also the Editor and Founder of the People of London project.Lockie received their B.A. in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering from City and Guilds.

Jane Velez-Mitchell is a television and social media journalist and author with specialities in vegan lifestyles, animal rights, addiction, and social justice.

Melanie Joy, PHD, EDM, is a psychologist, speaker, and organizational and relationship coach.Joy has written several books, but her best known is her first, "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism," which was published in 2010.Joy is the founding president Beyond Carnism, a foundation with the mission of fighting the belief system that allows people to eat animals.Previously, Joy was a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, where she taught privilege and oppression, psychological trauma, addiction, domestic violence, feminist psychology, and animal rights.Joy received her B.A. in Foreign Languagesfrom Harvard Extension School, her M.Ed. in Teaching from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Saybrook University.