Fork The System Episode 1: Cogie Cogan
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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our first guest is Cogie Cogan, a passionate leader in the animal welfare space. They’re a recent Western University graduate who studied Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, where they took on animal welfare and climate advocacy roles with organizations like the United Nations and ProVeg International. Cogie is also a 2025 Cansbridge Fellow, who will be interning in Thailand this summer for Swees, a plant-based cheese company. They’re currently in the process of launching Prookie, a vegan protein cookie company.
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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQI_gA8m33LZfEm81tgNxeT-XKr9FgcOJzY4Eu9HT8I/edit?usp=sharing
Resources:
- Prookie Instagram: @prookie_proteincookie
- The Good Food Institute: https://gfi.org/
- The Waterloo Alt Protein Project: https://www.altprotein.ca/
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