Benjamin Pitkänen

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Nonfiction author & public speaker | MSocSc | Executive Director of Viral Vegans 🌱 @ Viral Vegans
Benjamin Pitkänen's Location
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Finland
About Benjamin Pitkänen

Viral Vegans is a Finnish animal-rights organization with a mission to ensure that by 2030, 50% of school meals in Finland are plant-based and 8% of the population adopts a plant-based diet. Our broader vision is to develop a scalable blueprint based on Finland's success, enabling other organizations to promote plant-based eating and school meals globally.Our three core areas are plant-based policy work (universities, companies, & events), vegan education (non-fiction books, school visits, & guides), and content creation (TikTok videos, podcasts, & food reviews).Viral Vegans combines institutional and individual-focused advocacy to create a vegan-friendly future. We are seeking funding to expand our reach and sustain our initiatives. Our team is agile and cost-effective, driven by a passion for animal rights. Our work has been supported by US-based foundations and the European Union funds.On August 21st, I will release "Rakkaat eläimet, joita syömme" a non-fiction book co-authored with Pavel Tahkovuori and published by Into, one of Finland's leading publishers. The book is available for pre-order here: https://intokustannus.fi/kirja/rakkaat-elaimet-joita-syomme/I'm always open to connecting! Feel free to send me a direct message or email me at benjamin.pitkanen@viralvegans.fi.For more information: viralvegans.com

Benjamin Pitkänen's Current Company Details
Viral Vegans

Viral Vegans

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Nonfiction author & public speaker | MSocSc | Executive Director of Viral Vegans 🌱
Benjamin Pitkänen Work Experience Details
  • Viral Vegans
    Co-Founder | Executive Director
    Viral Vegans Jan 2024 - Present
    Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  • Viral Vegans
    Co-Founder | Chair
    Viral Vegans Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
    Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
    Viral Vegans aims to shift people's perception of veganism through community engagement, social media, and targeted advocacy efforts. As the Co-Founder of Viral Vegans, I lead and plan targeted actions, am responsible for the team and long-term strategy, and appear as the main figure in the media. Please be sure to check Viral Vegans' resume below in the attachments. What we have achieved so far:- Six Finnish student unions have adopted plant-based policies because of our efforts- Over 50,000 followers across social media- We reach 300,000 - 1,000,000 people with our social media content monthly- Our weekly podcast Vegaaneista tykkään (I like vegans), is Finland's most popular vegan podcast, and it has grossed over 160,000 listens- Our online community has grown to more than 300 members- We have visited more than 50 schools and events- We have appeared on all the big Finnish media outlets- We have received over $130,000 in grants and donations from three different fundersThe next steps:- Our primary goals include securing funding to recruit new talented employees to strengthen our team- Creating merchandise and selling that for scalable promotion of veganism- Attending and addressing the most important changemaker events in Europe to show how they could go plant-based- Building and expanding the networks to achieve our goalsFor more information about Viral Vegans, check our resume on the attachments and visit our website: viralvegans.com
  • John Nurminen Events B.V.
    Sales Manager
    John Nurminen Events B.V. May 2019 - Aug 2019
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    I was the Sales Manager of John Nurminen Events B.V. John Nurminen Events B.V. is John Nurminen Oy’s Dutch subsidiary which specializes in developing and producing large scale touring exhibitions.John Nurminen Events' blockbuster production is NASA – A Human Adventure. It is a thrilling journey into the history of NASA’s manned space flights and the Space Race. NASA – A Human Adventure exhibition tells an inspiring story of NASA’s remarkable accomplishments in manned space flights and space exploration. The exhibition shows almost 300 historically significant artifacts from U.S.’s and Soviet Union’s space programs – many of which have come back from space. NASA – A Human Adventure exhibition has toured around the world since the beginning of 2011.
  • Espoon Kaupunki - Esbo Stad - City Of Espoo
    Substitute Teacher
    Espoon Kaupunki - Esbo Stad - City Of Espoo Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
  • Innokampus Oy
    Junior Innovation Consultant
    Innokampus Oy Dec 2014 - Dec 2016
    Helsinki
    My work in Innokampus Oy consist of innovation events planning-, implementation- and marketing work as well as tasks for partners product- and service development.

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Benjamin Pitkänen's current role is Nonfiction author & public speaker | MSocSc | Executive Director of Viral Vegans 🌱.

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Benjamin Pitkänen attended University Of Helsinki, University Of Helsinki, Kallio Upper Secondary School Of Performing Arts.

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