Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal | Episode 55 - Business entrepreneur, investor & vegan

Summary: 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/