Female Founders
Are you involved in any female entrepreneur organizations? No, I have
no time! I would love to be a part of them.
PERSONAL
What does your typical day look like?
I sneak in a quick workout, drop my kids
off at school, and then head to one or two
meetings, either with potential and current franchisees or with new distributors.
I usually have two to three conference
calls a day. Afternoons are at one of our
three corporate stores spending time with
my team. After picking up my kids from
school, we typically eat dinner and spend
time together as a family. After the kids go
to sleep, I catch up on email, paperwork,
and phone calls.
How do you maintain a work/life
balance? See above.
What are your top 5 favorite things
to do? Day trips to my mom’s organic
farm, date nights with my husband, hiking, family dinners, traveling.
to start my own business. I come from a
family of entrepreneurs.
What are 3 key words to describe
yourself? Driven, compassionate, type A.
What advice would you give to other
women considering starting their
own franchise brand? Do it!! Don’t
be afraid. The positivity and rewards that
come from it far outweigh the hard work
and long hours.
LESSONS/ADVICE
What’s the most important lesson
you’ve learned so far? That we are making a serious difference in people’s lives. We
have to continue bringing healthy food to
every community across the country. Eating
healthy should be available to everyone!
If you could do one thing differently,
what would it be? I would educate myself on social media. I’m extremely social
media illiterate!
What’s the best piece of advice you
have ever been given? Years ago my
dad said to me, “Why would you ever want
to go work for someone else?” It resonated
with me and I knew in college I wanted
WHAT’S NEXT
What would you like to achieve in
the next 5 years? I’d like to see a Vitality Bowls in every community across
the country!
What’s coming up that you’re excited
about? We’re opening a new corporate
location in Miami in February. We’re also
launching a superfood coffee bar at some
locations with organic espresso and coldbrew coffee drinks made with antioxidantrich açaí, pitaya (dragon fruit), matcha
(powdered green tea), and more. n
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