This week's guest is Prince Khaled Alwaleed, a Saudi entrepreneur and investor, and the son of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi billionaire investor and chairman of Kingdom Holding. In 2017 Khaled invested in Plant Based News, and he is now a co-owner.
Khaled’s work sees him investing in companies like Beyond Meat, biotech start-up TurtleTree Labs and animal-free Bond Pet Foods.
Khaled predicts that vegan products from Beyond Meat will be cheaper than animal-derived meat by 2025.
In this week's episode we discussed:
02:45 Discovering the vegan lifestyle
11:39 Religion and spirituality
16:12 Preaching compassion and peace when violence towards animals exists
20:31 Growing up in Riyadh and being part of the royal family in Saudi
24:20 Suffering a crushed skull and paralysis in a jet ski accident in St Tropez
29:35 Returning to the US to study Business and Economics
25:00 The joys of living in America without experiencing prejudice
32:30 Making sense of the world when consuming conflicting information in the media
33:42 The Social Dilemma
36:25 Founding the KBW Investments and KBW Ventures businesses
37:32 Dealing with people taking advantage of generosity
37:40 Learning valuable lessons in business
41:15 Exciting business projects: Beyond Meat, Geltor
44:32 The availability of cultured meats
48:52 Changing the way of communicating about veganism
51:16 Advice for business owners in fear of what the future holds during the pandemic
55:06 The key to staying positive in a challenging world
01:00:17 Stranded on a desert island
Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Phil Marriott
Find out about Prince Khaled's business ventures - https://kbw-investments.com/
Follow his personal page here https://khaledbinalwaleed.com/
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