Main Street Vegan

Vegan Coach Certification, Podcast & Info

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Dine gently. Live wisely. Make a difference.

Change Your Life. Change the World.

Earn the Respected Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator (VLCE) Certification

 

We get it: you're passionate. You're determined to bring about a vegan world. At Main Street Vegan Academy, we share this passion, and we know that equipping you for the task ahead demands a personalized, professional, in-depth experience. Because this is what it takes, this is what we offer -- in two powerful formats, live via Zoom (with all sessions fully recorded), or in person in New York City.

Upcoming Classes

MSV-Zoom

Winter/Spring 2021

7.5 days

Sundays Feb. 21, Feb. 28 & Mar. 7

Sat. & Sun. Mar. 13-14

Sun. Mar. 21

Sat. & Sun. Apr. 10-11

MSV-Zoom

Summer 2021

7.5 days

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 21-22

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 28-29

Sat. & Sun. Sept. 11-12

Sat. & Sun. Sept. 18-19

MSV-Elite

Autumn 2021

In person in NYC:

Our iconic

6-day intensive

Oct 22-27

Since our inception in 2012, we’ve realized that the training we provide is relevant not only for one-on-one coaching, group classes, and outreach, but to vegan entrepreneurs of every stripe. In addition to coaching and teaching, our graduates are running vegan companies, shops, and restaurants, on staff at animal rights and health-promotion organizations, writing books, podcasting, and using their VLCE credential as part of a pre-existing profession in healthcare, nutrition, fitness, yoga, etc.

And there's more: the connections you make here are priceless. Our classes are kept small so that you can get to know your fellow students and our respected instructors. Whether you come to New York for an MSV Elite program, or you do MSV-Zoom, you will be connected via our private Facebook group not only with members of your class, but with other alumni who share interests, background, or locale with you. The networking opportunities are unparalleled.

Here's what Forbes.com has to say about us:

“This program inspires entrepreneurs and seeds vegan business endeavors of every sort. The curriculum is solid, the faculty top-notch, and the immersion experience and after-graduation support incomparable.” 

Katrina Fox

Forbes.com

Video by: Steven Speliotis, Speliotis Video, New York City

What You'll Learn

Victoria Moran
  • Fundamentals of vegan nutrition
  • Nutrition throughout the life cycle
  • Diet in the prevention and reversal of disease
  • History of the vegetarian and vegan movements
  • Overview of animal rights and animal law
  • Environmental implications of animal agriculture
  • Animal use and abuse in fashion, and vegan alternatives
  • How to do a food demo
  • Techniques of vegan lifestyle coaching and counseling
  • Working with mixed (vegan/non-vegan) and transitional families
  • Public speaking for vegan educators and entrepreneurs
  • Building your brand, and marketing for success
  • Finding your niche in today’s vegan business scene
  • Client attraction and business development
  • Digital marketing for VLCEs

Joshua Katcher, BraveGentleman.com

Marty Davey, MS, RD

Robert Ostfeld, MD

Chef Fran Costigan

Doc G (Fred Beasly II), NYC Hip Hop Is Green

JL Fields, VLCE

MSVA Instructors

Your instructors include major voices in the vegan/plant-based world. Among them are:

  • Robert Ostfeld, MD, cardiologist, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
  • Joshua Katcher, fashion designer, BraveGentleman
  • Chef Fran Costigan, noted pastry chef, author, Vegan Chocolate
  • Doc G (Fred Beasley II), director, NYC Hip Hop Is Green
  • JL Fields, VLCE, author and consultant
  • Marty Davey, MS, RD, registered dietitian, University of South Carolina
  • Mariann Sullivan, JD, NYU Law School professor, cofounder Our Hen House
  • David Benzaquen,fFounder of Mission Plant; founder of Ocean-Hugger Foods
  • Tatiana Forero-Puerta, philosophy professor, author Yoga for the Wounded Heart
  • Martin Rowe, publisher, Lantern Books, fellow, Brighter Green Environmental Action Tank
  • Sharon Nazarian, BigCityVegan.com

Ready to Apply for the Academy?

Apply Now

Some of Our Graduates

We have some 490 graduates from 31 countries on 6 continents. Here are a few of them:

Some Ways Our Grads are Veganizing the World

Testimonials

Colette Rice

VLCE, Sacramento, CA

“Victoria Moran creates a life-changing experience for her students at Main Street Vegan Academy. The wealth of knowledge, passion, kindness and insight that Moran and her team of instructors bring to the course is nothing short of genius. My only complaint: having to leave when it was over."

Nadia No

MFT, VLCE, San Francisco

“I feel privileged to have been a part of such an amazing, love-filled group and a truly extraordinary vegan coaching program. Priceless!”

Avital Weiss

VLCE, Belfast, Northern Ireland

“Main Street Vegan Academy will forever be a pivotal experience in my journey. Having the opportunity to learn such a well-rounded arc of information and knowledge, has motivated and furthered my commitment to help others attain levels of health, happiness and purpose that the vegan lifestyle provides.”

Louella Monaghan

VLCE, Perth, Western Australia

“I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for being a part of such an amazing course. I have learned and grown so much in a short time and I will be role modeling and transferring my knowledge to as many people as I possibly can during my travels and throughout the rest of my life.”

Dianne Wenz

HHC, AADP, VLCE, curator Chic Vegan, West Orange, NJ

“I can’t fully express my gratitude to Victoria Moran for MSVA! The class was an incredible experience. Victoria put together an amazing lineup of presenters. This course was exactly what I needed to jump-start my vegan counseling business.”

Nancy Beausoleil

VLCE, Troy, MI

"I will never forget all that I have learned here and appreciate your work beyond measure."

April Sampe

VLCE, Washington, DC

"Thank you for this life-changing experience. I will take everything that I've learned and change the world!" 

Maureen Tierson

VLCE, Rochester, NY

"Thank you for changing me and changing the world." 

FAQ

Being a dietary vegan over 18 who satisfactorily completes the application, reads or listens to the 6 required books (list sent upon acceptance), and listens to 21 hours of the Main Street Vegan podcast qualifies you for the course. 

MSV-Zoom is $1195. MSV-Elite is $1995. All credit cards accepted.

We are located in South Harlem half a block from the #2 and #3 subway line, easily accessible from the Upper West Side. Upon acceptance to the MSV-Elite program, we send you a list of nearby accommodations in a variety of price ranges, either within walking distance or an easy subway or Lyft/Uber/taxi ride away.

There are terrific classes out there and MSVA celebrates all our colleagues in their important work. Among MSVA's shining features are:

(1) We cover every aspect of vegan living, equipping you with well-rounded expertise

(2) We inspire you to actively use your VLCE to change this world for the better

(3) You’re free to disseminate these ideas in your own way

(4) If you wish to stay connected through the Main Street Vegan private Academy Facebook group, private mailings, graduate projects and other events, we're here for you for the duration

(5) Although we offer an in-depth master class for graduates every two years, no continuing education is required to keep your VLCE in good standing

(6) If you opt for the MSV-Elite program, in person in New York City, you'll be treating yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime experience you'll remember forever and that just might change your life.

Victoria Moran - Main Street Vegan

Founder and Director Victoria Moran

Victoria Moran is a force of nature. At 14, with credentials from a teen magazine, she attended her first Beatles press conference. She’s been surprising herself ever since.

Victoria went vegan in 1983; overcame a binge-eating disorder; in 1985 wrote Compassion the Ultimate Ethic, the first book about vegan philosophy and practice to come from an actual publisher; raised a vegan daughter (aerialist and stunt performer, Adair Moran); wrote 12 additional books and has another on the way; and appeared twice on Oprah.

Her books including Main Street Vegan, Creating a Charmed Life, Shelter for the Spirit, and The Love-Powered Diet have been praised by Neal Barnard, MD, Ellen Degeneres, musician Moby, filmmaker Michael Moore, Dean Ornish, MD, Marianne Williamson, and former President Bill Clinton.

Victoria hosts the award-winning Main Street Vegan Podcast, was voted Peta’s Sexiest [Female] Vegan Over 50 in 2016, and she is lead producer of the 2019 documentary, A Prayer for Compassion.

“I love the line from the vintage movie, Auntie Mame: ‘Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.’ This is why I created Main Street Vegan Academy, not to simply ‘teach stuff’ but to ignite within each student their unique gifts, gifts that are capable of transforming the future. Our powerful course is packed with practical information from world-class presenters and infused with an energy that has to be experienced. I hope that experience will be yours.”

Victoria Moran

Main Street Vegan

Location for the MSV-Elite course:

Upper Manhattan, New York City

Upcoming Classes

MSV-Zoom

Winter/Spring 2021

7.5 days

Sundays Feb. 21, Feb. 28 & Mar. 7

Sat. & Sun. Mar. 13-14

Sun. Mar. 21

Sat. & Sun. Apr. 10-11

 

Tuition: $1195

MSV-Zoom

Summer 2021

7.5 days

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 21-22

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 28-29

Sat. & Sun. Sept. 11-12

Sat. & Sun. Sept. 18-19

 

Tuition: $1195

MSV-Elite

Autumn 2021

In person in NYC:

Our iconic

6-day intensive

Oct 22-27

 

Tuition: $1995

Ready to Apply for the Academy?

Apply Now

Important notes:

  • This course is designed to help you guide others to thrive with a vegan lifestyle. While you will receive at least 4.5 hours of health and nutrition training, you will not be a nutritionist. Being a certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator does NOT qualify you to provide medical advice or treat any illness. Any person looking to undergo a major change in diet should consult a licensed healthcare professional.
  • This is also not a culinary program: your expertise upon completion of this course will be to teach, guide, and counsel individuals and groups about vegan eating and living, as well as align the entrepreneurial gifts and talents you may bring to the table with your desire for extended vegan outreach.
  • While we give you a jam-packed educational experience and the support of our active alumni group afterwards, we make no guarantees about what any graduate will or will not accomplish upon completion of our program. Many of our graduates have successful practices and/or vegan businesses — and we can put you in touch with some of these if you’d like. We cannot, however, promise this outcome for everyone, nor do we promise that any graduate will necessarily earn income as a result of taking this course.
  • This is a certification program in which individuals who are already vegan learn to teach and counsel others. It is not a how-to-go-vegan course. If you’re looking for this kind of help, check out the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart, free and online, from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. 
  • This is not a how-to-go-vegan course. If you are interested in learning how to go vegan please see our Compassionate Eating course.

Main Street Vegan Academy is BeVeg certified.

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 "The 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval' for vegan, BeVeg International is the first in the world to gain global accreditation for its vegan trademark by ISO. The BeVeg vegan standard ensures a global approach specific to vegan values, with focused content, specialized technical training, and applied technique."

Dave McGee

Chief Compliance Office, BeVeg International

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