In the latest episode of the Plant Based On Fire podcast, Bryan had the pleasure of interviewing Majeed Suhuyini, a multifaceted vegan activist from Accra, Ghana. Majeed’s journey from a meat-heavy upbringing in a family of butchers to becoming a passionate advocate for veganism and environmental consciousness is as inspiring as it is transformative. His work as an actor, filmmaker, and model has become a powerful platform for promoting a plant-based lifestyle across Africa.
A Journey Rooted in Compassion
Majeed’s story begins in Tamale, northern Ghana, where he grew up in a family deeply entrenched in the butchering trade.
“I was being taught compassion on one hand, and then on the other hand, I was taught to kill,”
Majeed shared during the interview. This internal conflict led him to question his reality from a young age, ultimately driving him to embrace veganism in 2015. Despite his cultural background, Majeed found that his decision to stop consuming animal products was not just about aligning with his conscience but also about recognizing the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
Leveraging Art for Advocacy
Majeed’s talents as an actor and filmmaker have given him a unique voice in the vegan community. His roles in films like Party Office, The Agency, and Adam The First have earned him critical acclaim and recognition at prestigious festivals such as the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA). However, it is his upcoming documentary that truly stands out as a milestone in his career.
“There’s a myth that veganism is impossible in Ghana, and I’m here to debunk that,”
Majeed emphasized. His documentary, the first of its kind in Ghana, seeks to highlight the growing vegan movement in the country, proving that a compassionate lifestyle is both achievable and sustainable in Africa.
Insights You'll Gain From This Episode
Cultural Transformation: Learn how Majeed navigated the challenges of adopting veganism in a meat-centric culture and how he uses his background to challenge prevailing myths about veganism in Ghana.
The Power of Media: Discover how Majeed’s work in film and social media is making veganism more accessible and attractive to Africans, especially through his social media series “Being Vegan.”
Overcoming Challenges: Majeed shares the social and logistical challenges of being vegan in Ghana and how he has turned these obstacles into opportunities for growth and education.
Business Perspective: Understand the evolving landscape of vegan businesses in Africa and how Majeed collaborates with local vegan entrepreneurs to build a thriving community.
Global Vision: Get a glimpse into Majeed’s future plans to expand his vegan advocacy across Africa and, eventually, the world by creating high-quality content that reaches global audiences.
Making Veganism Cool and Accessible
One of the standout themes of Majeed’s interview is his commitment to making veganism cool and relatable.
“We don’t have to make it boring. You can still save the climate and be fun,”
he asserted. This philosophy is evident in his social media series, Being Vegan, which showcases the vibrant and diverse vegan food scene in African cities. By presenting veganism in an appealing and approachable way, Majeed is changing perceptions and encouraging more people to explore plant-based lifestyles.
Building a Compassionate Future
Majeed Suhuyini’s story is a testament to the power of individual transformation and the impact one person can have on an entire community. Through his art and activism, Majeed is not only advocating for a healthier and more sustainable way of living but also building bridges between cultures and continents. As he continues to expand his reach and influence, Majeed’s vision of a vegan-friendly Africa is becoming a reality—one that promises a brighter, more compassionate future for all.
For more inspiring stories like Majeed’s, be sure to tune into the Plant Based On Fire podcast, and visit Real Men Eat Plants for more resources on living a plant-based lifestyle.
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Episode’s Transcript
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Bryan (00:08)
So welcome everybody to Plant Based on Fire, where we talk about plant based businesses and their inspiring stories to thrive in our industry. I'm your host, Brian. And joining us today is Majeed Suhuyini. He is an actor, filmmaker and model who uses his talents to advocate for veganism.
Majeed Suhuyini (00:10)
Yes.
Bryan (00:37)
Welcome to the show, Majeed. Thanks for being here.
Majeed Suhuyini (00:40)
Thank you for having me, Brian. I love your show.
Bryan (00:45)
I really appreciate you joining us from around the globe here. I'm in North Carolina in the United States and you are over in Africa, in Ghana in particular, right?
Majeed Suhuyini (00:56)
Yeah, currently I'm currently even in Abidjan which is a neighborhood city to Accra. So it's like Cote d 'Ivoire right now. But I'll be moving back to Ghana prediction.
Bryan (01:12)
Awesome. Well, I'm curious, like take us back in time here and talk to us a little bit about your upbringing. I think what I was reading is you were, you were raised in a family of butchers and, that significantly influenced your journey towards veganism and that kind of thing. So tell us your story.
Majeed Suhuyini (01:26)
Right.
Right, so in Ghana, right, there is like...
There are traditional occupations, you know, where families used to belong to. So it's like clans, you know, where they used to belong. They have some kind of occupations which was like their way of like making money and also just like trading with other people. So we have some families who were like blacksmiths, some who were hunters.
some who were like drummers, some who were like different occupations, you know, just like they could be able to offer some sort of services to be able to survive, you know. And it became like so cultural that if you are from that family that has a particular occupation, you have to carry it on, you know. But right now it's not pretty much a thing where it's like everybody has to follow it, you know, but there's still some sort of cultural essence of it to say,
I am from the ancestors of hunters, I am from the lineage of hunters, I don't know if you get it. So in my family, we are butchers. I grew up in a home where they would bring farm animals home and then as a kid they would tell you, Majeed, take care of that sheep. And then you're taking care of the sheep and the crazy thing is that...
they are animals and you are a child, you know, so you kind of bond together because you play together, you know, it will come to a time where you don't even put a leash on the animal, but when you are walking it will follow you, you know, because it trusts you now. You get it. But the thing is that it's sort of conflicted with my conscious because today you're taking care of the animal and then the next day you're looking around, you don't see the animal and they ask them,
Bryan (03:15)
Yeah.
Majeed Suhuyini (03:28)
Where is the animal? You've probably given it a name as a child. So you ask, where is Billy the Goat? And then they serve you food and say, we just slaughtered it. That is it on your plate. So for me, it was like I was being taught compassion on one hand. And then on the other hand, it's like, OK, you can kill your friend at the same time. And I just started questioning my reality. I started questioning whatever that is happening.
Bryan (03:33)
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (03:58)
So that's how it basically started for me. And you know, as a child, you don't really have a say, you know, especially as millennials how we grew up, you don't really have a say when it comes to some of these things, you just have to endure. You know, so when I became an adult, I just made the decision that no, I'm not gonna participate in that again.
Bryan (04:21)
I love it. I mean, I think that's what's wrong in so many of the first world cultures is that we're just so disconnected from that experience. Like we, we treat our cats and our dogs. Maybe we treat our snakes and our pet guinea pigs like that, but we don't connotate eating them.
Majeed Suhuyini (04:37)
Bye.
Bryan (04:44)
the same way we do cows and pigs and chickens. And so you're just disconnected from it in a big, big way. And like you see it, you saw that yourself growing up. So I guess, so you grow up and you make this switch in this transition, how do you get into filmmaking and tell us more about, I think you're creating a vegan documentary in Ghana, right?
Majeed Suhuyini (05:09)
Right, right, right. So I started filmmaking professionally somewhere 2015. But prior to that, this is the thing, almost everything I have become today, I never knew that there was a community for it. I never knew there was a name for it. When I stopped eating meat, I never knew there was a vegan community. I didn't even know. I was just out of my field of consciousness. I was like, no, I'm not going to participate in this. So it's almost the same way as...
.
Bryan (05:29)
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (05:39)
filmmaking, you know, I started writing, I didn't know that it was an actual thing that people write movies, but I was just like hearing voices in my head and I was writing them down. I never knew that it was a thing, you know, so you could imagine the excitement when I became an adult and I realized, wow, it's actually, this is actually a profession, you know, so I decided to pursue it and it's been great, you know, it's been quite slow, but it's been, I love, I love the journey so far.
So talking about the vegan documentary, I shot a vegan documentary about two, three years ago, which is trying to highlight the, because there's this perception that veganism is a myth in Ghana, you know, and I am trying to debunk that myth because it's not true. There are actually a lot of vegans in Ghana. As a matter of fact, I feel like the African food, you know, is more plant -based.
until the introduction of Western diet into it. We eat more plant dishes in Africa and even in Ghana, just to be precise. But it's just because of the introduction of Western food, now it has almost become like, this is how we used to eat. But it wasn't like that. So this documentary is aiming at debunking that point and also just making people realize that, they are actually vegans in Ghana. It's actually very possible.
to be a vegan in Ghana. So that is what the documentary is about. And we are not stopping here. We want to make it an African thing. So we just did Ghana. So if we get enough funding, we go to Nigeria, Abidjan, different, different places just to highlight that. Yeah.
Bryan (07:10)
I love it.
I love it. I applaud your efforts there. I don't think there's any Ghana restaurants where I live, but there's Ethiopian restaurants and some of my favorite vegan food is at the Ethiopian restaurant. So, I love it. I guess, what are some of the challenges you faced? I mean, it doesn't seem like a commonplace thing to me when I think about Africa. I don't think of, of like you just said, there's a whole bunch of vegans running around, but I, from my research that I've done,
Majeed Suhuyini (07:32)
Yeah. Right.
All right.
Bryan (07:53)
In the years I've been doing real many plants and stuff is that about 3 % of almost any population is vegan. You know, any place you go on the planet, at least 3 % is typically vegan in one way, shape or form. So what challenges have you faced in Ghana?
Majeed Suhuyini (08:02)
Right.
Right. I'm telling this, I would say.
First of all, it's a social challenge because I mean now I'm pretty okay because I've been at it for like nine years now but when I started it was challenging because trying to find people to understand you know how I eat and why I don't eat that and you know just answering the same questions over a million times in a day you know when you're trying to hang out with your friends they're asking you you know so you're vegan what does that even mean?
Bryan (08:38)
Yes.
Majeed Suhuyini (08:44)
And I said, ⁓ being a strict vegetarian, I'm like, wow, so what do you take? I'm like, I don't take any animal products. And they still go further to count animal products for you. Even though they don't take animal products, they ask you eggs, no fish, no milk, no, I just said I don't take any animal products. So yeah, that was quite challenging. And also just like, most of my friends just like making a mock out of me when I, because.
Bryan (09:02)
Hehehehehe
Majeed Suhuyini (09:12)
Compassion is not really, it's not really, it's pain here, you know, it is there but it's not mentioned. So if you tend to be someone, especially as a man, if you tend to be compassionate, you know, to animals, it's almost like, why are you being weird? You know, because it's pretty normal for people, especially men, to just say, hey, I just killed an animal. Or it's like,
Bryan (09:31)
Yeah.
Majeed Suhuyini (09:38)
I just saw an animal being slaughtered, you know, and it's pretty cool, you know, so if you come up like as, no, you're hating the animal, it's kind of like so weird for them to understand, you know, so that is my first challenge. That was my first challenge. It's not a big deal for me now anymore. But yeah, and also just like trying to find vegan sports, because when I started, there wasn't any vegan sports like that, you know, which is why I learned how to cook.
Bryan (10:02)
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (10:08)
You know, so most of my dishes I used to make myself, you know, and also if I'm on set, then that means I have to figure out something for myself because the chef doesn't know how to make vegan food. You know, a lot of people here think vegan food is just taking the meat out, you know, and then you have a vegan food, but it's not like that. You know, you probably make the food with an animal stock, you know.
Bryan (10:22)
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (10:32)
So yeah, so just like trying to find vegan places to eat. But now there's pretty much a lot of vegan places to eat in Ghana, especially in Accra and a lot of even non -vegan restaurants are putting vegan menu, which I think is like very accessible. So those are the few challenges that I had when I started.
Bryan (10:58)
think I hate to tell you it's the same almost every place I've been. So even in America, I get asked that question all the time. Okay, no animals, right? But you eat eggs, right? And like, no, I don't. So that same same thing happens to me too. I have seen a little bit of your your vegan, your your series on social media being vegan, right? And so
Majeed Suhuyini (11:01)
I'm sorry.
Yeah.
Right. Being vegan, yeah.
Bryan (11:25)
what inspired you to create that concept and start that?
Majeed Suhuyini (11:31)
So first of all, I like being a cool guy. We should make veganism much cooler. Because people think it's all about, yeah, you can still save the climate and still be cool. So people think it's all about documentaries and theories and all of that. And I'm like, no, we can still make it a situation where you're just going to eat food for fun, try different dishes, just like non -vegans do. So why can't we vegans do it?
Bryan (11:41)
I agree.
Yeah.
Majeed Suhuyini (12:00)
So that is the first inspiration I was like, okay, let me just also try and, you know, just hunt vegan restaurants, you know, try vegan food. And the funny thing is that when I was all preachy about stop killing animals, stop killing animals, I didn't get enough people to tell me, hey, I think I'm going to go vegan as compared to when I started posting the food on blogs. You know, people start seeing me eating food, regular food that doesn't even look vegan, you know, and they're like, wow, it's not vegan.
And they're like, wow, I think I'm going to go vegan now. Because a lot of people don't have that information. They don't know that you can still eat your regular burger, which is you might not even know whether it's vegan or not. They don't know that. They think vegans, all we eat is phalaat, salad, salad, salad. So one of their reasons for, yeah, that is how people think here. A lot of people, not everybody. So creating that was just to educate people that, hey,
Bryan (12:50)
That's right.
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (13:00)
you can still be vegan and have cool food, and have delicious food. And also just trying to make veganism more accessible for other people who are trying out to, who wants to try out plant -based dishes, so that they can find places to go and eat.
Bryan (13:20)
I love it. I guess if you look at it from a business perspective, how is creating this platform working for you? How do you collaborate with the local vegan businesses? How do you sort of see this as a business evolving for you?
Majeed Suhuyini (13:36)
work.
Right, so first of all, the restaurants or the eateries want audience, right? So what I am doing is I am creating an audience. So now when someone is opening a restaurant or let's say a hotel is trying to add vegan menu to their dishes, you know, I'll be the guy to call and say, hey, come check out, come taste some of our vegan food and tell your audience about it, you know.
And also, traveling opportunities. I've had people from Nigeria call me like, yo, we need you to come and do this for our restaurant. And I'm like, OK, yeah, I'll come. But this is how much I'm going to charge. Because now, I'm beginning to gather more audience who want to try plant -based food. So now, if I have a very good data, I can easily monetize it. Yes.
Bryan (14:36)
I love it because I think more people would realize that it's cheaper, it's healthier, and saves the planet. My goodness. Yeah, it is for sure. How do you plan to scale? I think you mentioned a little bit about hopefully raising a little bit of money to go and do it in some neighboring countries. What is some of the bigger goals you have for reaching a more global audience?
Majeed Suhuyini (14:40)
It's way cheaper than it is.
Right.
Right, so I want to make it a global thing where it is like a YouTube thing where either YouTube or any platform, any big platform, any big streaming platform that I can put them on, where I would actually go because now I'm just mostly using my mobile phone to film all of that. You know, so if I want to go strictly into production where I'm like hanging out with restaurant owners, you know, talking about talking to them about why they started a vegan restaurant or why they decided to act with that.
You know, so like to be like a mini documentary kind of thing, you know, but also just like spreading out the word that there is vegan food here, if you come here you're gonna get vegan food. You know, so I wanna do that and have it like in a quality production that I can put it out there in the world so that if anybody is coming to Ghana, they can go and watch my stuff. If they are going to Nigeria, they can go and watch my stuff. If they are going to, because there was a time that, for example, Erykah Badu was in Ghana.
But finding vegan food, she had to, you know, because she's vegan, right? She had to, you know, find some other people to try and get her vegan food. You know, but if I had already put it out there by then, she would have just gone through my stuff and said, okay, I want this food from here. I want this food from here. So that is what I'm trying to do to make the global thing that people can actually, especially vegans or people who are plant -based when they come to Africa, it's way easier for them to find somewhere to eat. Yeah.
Bryan (16:29)
I love it. I commend you on your efforts there for sure. I guess, how do you, like what I see having interviewed so many different people is almost the need for us to, like you said a few minutes ago in the sense that like you didn't even know there was a word vegan until later after you had already changed to a degree. So I almost feel like business owners need to create.
Majeed Suhuyini (16:32)
Thank you.
Bryan (16:58)
a restaurant and a brand that just celebrates the plants and the healthy eating and doesn't really advertise the vegan per se, or we have to find businesses that are struggling and because they're putting too much meat out there, their expenses are too much, and we have to say, look, just put more plant -based options there. How do you see us having a bigger impact on a larger group of people by...
Majeed Suhuyini (17:02)
Right. Right.
Right.
Bryan (17:25)
I don't know, I don't want to say tricking, but by like negotiating a different plan of attack for some of these risks. Yeah.
Majeed Suhuyini (17:27)
I totally get you. I totally get you. So I think the label vegan even turned a lot of people off. Because they feel like, vegans are annoying. So when you're having a conversation with them, as soon as you mention you're vegan, you're like, you people are gay.
Bryan (17:48)
Right.
Majeed Suhuyini (17:54)
And then you're like, but you eat vegan food and they'll be like, I will never eat vegan food. I'm like, you never eat a mango. And they're like, yeah, but that's different. Like, but yeah, it's vegan. You know, so I totally agree with you on that, you know, because now instead of just putting a label on it, you can just make it plant based, you know, you don't even have to add vegan to it, but you know, but just make it a regular meal, you know, that people can access the people who don't want to be associated with the vegan community can go and eat.
Bryan (17:57)
Yeah.
you
Majeed Suhuyini (18:23)
You know, so, and I feel like it's going to read a wider audience, you know, because there are a lot of dishes that, as I said, in Africa are more plant based, you know, but because there's no label on it, so it's pretty normal to eat, you know, but as soon as there's a label on it, then it's like you're trying to, you're trying to put more vocabulary into the minds of the people, you know, so it's all new to them, but.
already they already plant -based dishes in Africa, a lot of them actually. But because they don't have the label vegan, it's okay, they are eating it. But as soon as you set up a restaurant and say vegan mango, you're gonna be like, what's that? It's already vegan. So yeah, I feel like it definitely will reach a wider audience.
Bryan (19:08)
Yeah.
That's right. Yeah.
Yeah. And it's, it's really, it's really interesting to see, I guess, I, I hope, more people reach out to you and, and get you to do unique videos to help them, promote their business. And it's going to be great to, to say like anybody that goes to Africa in general can, can, you know, watch a few reviews and come and check out some of the best places you recommend. So what
Majeed Suhuyini (19:46)
that.
Bryan (19:48)
What advice do you give to other vegan entrepreneurs, like other fellow vegans in Africa or worldwide that are looking to start some sort of vegan related business or initiative?
Majeed Suhuyini (20:02)
First of all, just be cool man. Just make it cool. Because this is what I keep saying but people don't understand. We don't have to make it boring. You get what I mean? We don't have to make it boring. You can still be vegan and be fun. You know, if you want to create a business, yeah, then go all out. Try to reach the younger audience. Try to make videos. Do your branding very well.
Bryan (20:16)
Mm -hmm. Yeah.
Majeed Suhuyini (20:30)
You know, don't just relax and make it all, yes I know it's okay to be spiritual, but don't just make it all, you know, slow and all of that. It has to be cool enough for people to pay for this. Even whether vegan or non -vegan, you know, it has to be cool enough. The branding has to be good, you know. So, yes, that's the only advice I'll give them. And also just try it out, you know, it's okay to fail, you know. Yeah.
Bryan (20:58)
That's right. That's right. Yeah. What, like, I see technology as like a global playing field leveling kind of situation. How do you feel like technology has impacted your ability to reach more people and produce content?
Majeed Suhuyini (21:04)
Right.
I'm in Ghana right now talking to you. You know, that is one great advantage. You know, I've had people in Nigeria reach out to me, people from different parts of the world reach out to me like, yo, I like your videos, you know. Majority of my audience are from the US. I don't know how. I'm in Ghana and I'm posting the videos with people following them. You get it, from the UK. You know, I love technology. Technology has made the world to be a global village.
Bryan (21:25)
That's right.
Mm -hmm.
Majeed Suhuyini (21:47)
And now, information is so accessible as compared to maybe like 20 years back. So now, people can read and understand that, okay, this is what is happening to the climate. Those days, it wasn't that accessible. But now, with the help of technology, it's so accessible, you can see what's going on. You can even see whether your simple smartphone can tell you whether it's going to rain tomorrow or not.
you know, 20 years back you couldn't have predicted whether it would rain or not. So yeah, I love technology and it has really helped me in a way that I have reached a wider audience and I've been to places just like on social media even more than my physical self has been.
Bryan (22:17)
That's right. Impressive.
That's right.
Majeed Suhuyini (22:36)
Yes.
Bryan (22:38)
I love it. I think it's, it's interesting to point out, like we're, we're on video. It's not only that we're talking, but we're on video on different continents, which is just amazing to see. what, what do you, and I guess the way I look at it too is like when, like, I think you and I probably similar in age to a degree and like we grew up and we would have friends in the neighborhood kind of a thing. And now
Majeed Suhuyini (22:46)
Yeah.
Right.
Bryan (23:03)
Like I barely know some of the people in my neighborhood, but I can definitely tell you, I know one vegan on almost every continent. So, that's cool. So, so yeah, so I do think your tribe is out there. They just might not be in your neighborhood. There definitely is your tribe someplace on this planet. That's right.
Majeed Suhuyini (23:08)
Right, right, exactly. Yeah.
It just might not be your neighborhood, right? And yeah, and that's the power of social media or let me say technology because now you can be in touch even not physically, you know, you can still be in touch and know that, okay, there's someone like me out there, you know, there's someone who thinks like me out there, you know. So even though you might not be physical, but guess what? One day, one day you might be physical, you know. Yeah.
Bryan (23:31)
Mm -hmm.
That's right.
That's right. That's right. You just never know which veg fest we might bump into each other. So, talk to us about the future. What other projects, initiatives are you working on and what are you planning for your vegan movement here?
Majeed Suhuyini (23:45)
Exactly.
So I want to start I actually wanted to start it years ago, but I really have time to do it But I think this is the first time to do it. I want to start a vegan Travel and tour when people come to Ghana and then I can take them around Ghana But like do vegan activities, you know, so that means there's no gonna be horseback riding There's no gonna be going to the zoo, you know, but we're still going to check out fun places You know where they come to Ghana can easily take them around also just like
take them to vegan spots where they can eat without the fear of them eating something that is not vegan. And also just like I said, trying to reach a wider audience on my Being Vegan channel where I can move from one place to another and also probably just go check out some places in Europe that are similar to African culture. I just want to try and combine all the cultures in
And I find the similarities within them that we share. So yeah, that is what I'm really looking forward to.
Bryan (25:06)
I love it. We have interviewed several vegan travel agents on the Plant Based on Fire podcast. So I'd love to make sure you connect with them so they can help connect you to the vegan tours you're going to run in Ghana. I would definitely sign up for that and go check that out. That'd be a blast.
Majeed Suhuyini (25:10)
Awesome.
Awesome, awesome. I can't wait to have you in Ghana. You'll love it.
Bryan (25:26)
I'll say if you ever make it over to Charlotte, I'll give you my nickel tour as well. What do you see as I guess I'm curious, like where do you see the future of veganism in Africa and how do you hope to help influence it?
Majeed Suhuyini (25:29)
Definitely.
I think this was the time, I think the people are starting to realize that
they can survive without meat. People are beginning to come to the terms that the planet is not going as it's supposed to go. So I feel like in a very few years time, there's going to be a lot of vegans in Ghana. Because actually, there are a lot of vegetarians in Africa. But because of the term vegan is quite new, so the African society is kind of frowning against it at the moment.
But now people are waking up to it. I'm in Abidjan right now. I run into someone and then I'm like, I don't know where to eat. It's just like, I'm a Presbyterian. You can go to any Indian restaurant, you find a vegan menu. I'm like, wow, really? I didn't know that. And then I went and checked on Happy Cow and they're like about 15 vegan restaurants in the city. I'm like, wow.
I feel like in a few years time there's going to be a lot of people being plant -based in Africa. And as I said, already they are, but it's just like the term, the label is what is making them not associated with the community as of now. But there are a lot of plant -based people in Africa as of now. And as to how I'm going to help, just by spreading the message.
Just by doing myself, you know, posting my videos. I also do vegan speaking. So sometimes at events they call me to come and speak and I just share my experience. I MC vegan events and all of that. So through that, I believe I'm making an impact. Yeah.
Bryan (27:39)
I love it.
.
I can tell you certainly are. I mean, I think that's how we got connected through your social media presence. So keep doing what you're doing. And more of us, I hope, will reach out to you and plan their tours and invite you to speak, et cetera. I guess it's that interesting question of how can we all do our little part to change the world, right? So I can tell you're doing it.
Majeed Suhuyini (27:46)
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
Right. Right. Thank you. Thank you.
Bryan (28:13)
Keep doing what you're doing out there for sure. Majeed, this has been an awesome conversation with you. Thank you again for joining us. What can we do as a community to help you continue to grow your following and to get you connected to more awesome opportunities? And what are the best ways for people to reach out to you and get in touch?
Majeed Suhuyini (28:36)
So to help me reach my goal, all I need is networking. I need a very good network. I need putting in the work for me, you know, for people that you think might be able to help with my movement or people who are aligned with my movement or organizations that are aligned with my movement, you know, just help put in the work for me. Because the thing is that it's actually like very hard for people in Ghana and Africa as a whole to get opportunities, you know, out there.
because of the geographical location. So if I'm able to get a good network or a good name out there, it should be very, very helpful. And yeah, my name is Majeed Suleyene on all social media platforms. Yeah, that's when you find me on every social media platform.
Bryan (29:28)
So make sure you give us those links and we'll put them all in the show notes for people to check out and connect with you. That is awesome. And I have to say, we are launching a new website, vegreg .com. So I'd love for you to help me get all the vegan businesses in Africa on our new platform that we're launching VegReg. So check out vegreg .com and that would be a great little way you and I can collaborate. And I hope
Majeed Suhuyini (29:29)
Definitely.
Definitely.
Bryan (29:58)
When we do different topics on the Real Many Plants show. So I'd love to have you come on that show sometime and talk to us. Maybe we can get a worldwide perspectives.
Majeed Suhuyini (30:01)
I am available for you 24 -7.
Bryan (30:10)
I love it. Thank you, Majeed. We really appreciate you being here and hanging out with us.
Majeed Suhuyini (30:12)
Thank you for having me, Brian. Thank you.
Bryan (30:17)
That is all the time we have for this episode of Plant Based on Fire. We really appreciate you, Manjee, joining us from around the globe and sharing your insights and experiences with how you're helping to shape the future in Ghana and the greater African continent. And that is all the time we have. Until next time, everybody, keep that fire burning.
This is so insightful and educative , we should eat what we grow 👏🏽🌱