From my experience, it's a lot of work to try to incorporate greens in your daily diet or even try to juice everyday. I also never know if I'm really consuming the proper amount of vitamins and minerals that I am supposed to be getting. There seems to be an easier way to get your greens without the hassle of chopping and cleaning up a lot of fruits and vegetables, and this is when 8Greens caught my attention.I chat with Lady Dawn Russell, who is a health leader, entrepreneur, wife, mother and cancer survivor. She is also the co-founder of 8Greens. 8Greens is the easy, tasty way to get your greens. It's not meant to replace a healthy diet but to help you with getting real greens into your body. In this episode we talk about what 8Greens is aiming to solve, how Dawn created the world's first green products with her lollipop, tablets, and gummies, what some of the health, wellness, and nutrition trends are right now, and where she thinks the industry is going, and so much more.Disclaim...
Be ready to be awe-inspired as Barb Stegemann, Founder of The 7 Virtues, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Barb is also an author and social business innovator. The 7 Virtues is a social enterprise and fragrance brand that provide jobs to farmers around the world who are rebuilding after war and strife including Rawanda, Haiti, and Madagascar. During the creation of each fragrance, fair trade and ethically sourced natural materials are used.Barb explores each 7 virtue: Wonder, Moderation, Truth, Courage, Justice, Wisdom and Beauty. She explains how it's important to protect your joy and how to go about this.The 7 Virtues is exclusive with Sephora and it was in their accelerate program that they were able to achieve how to make a clean, long lasting fragrance.Barb believes that if you lead on return on love, the return on investment follows. She shares that your network is your net worth and other many great life and personality development advices.FOLLOW THE 7 VIRTUESThe 7 Virtues' WebsiteThe 7 Virtues' InstagramFOLLOW BARB STEGMANNBarb's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Teni Panosian is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Teni is a content creator, actress, and founder of Monday Born. She has a master's degree in Communication Management, with an emphasis on Marketing and Brand Strategy. Monday Born's philosophy is all about giving your skin only what it needs and reducing the impact we have on the planet.FOLLOW MONDAY BORNMonday Born's WebsiteMonday Born's InstagramFOLLOW TENITeni's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Dr. Tara Mccannel is a board-certified ophthalmologist, ocular oncology specialist and founder of Seyhart. Seyhart is located in Santa Monica, California, and is a premier wellness sanctuary. In Seyhart you'll be able to experience centuries-old holistic techniques and healing methods of acupuncture, cupping, ear seeding, gua sha and tuina. In this episode we explore what each of these are and their benefits.Disclaimer: This podcast is not to be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having.FOLLOW SeyhartSeyhart's WebsiteSeyhart's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Dr. Anar Mikailov is a Harvard-trained board-certified dermatologist, the director of hospital dermatology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Boston, and the founder of KP Away. With KP Away, Anar is introducing a new "Lipid Repair" concept for treating Keratosis Pilaris, one of the most common skin condition second only to acne.Anar discusses that the underlying cause of KP is a sebaceous gland issue, not an exfoliation disorder as previously thought, leading to a paradigm shift in how he looks at KP and how he treats it.Disclaimer: This podcast is not to be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having.FOLLOW KP AWAYKP Away's WebsiteKP Away's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Spotlight Oral Care's Co-Founder/CMO Dr. Lisa Creaven shares with us her dentist-created oral care brand. Co-founded with her sister, Dr. Vanessa, who is also a dentist, their brand is made with highest efficacy ingredients to put a smile on people's faces for joy, confidence, and positivity.We discuss the questionable ingredients found in conventional toothpaste, the brand's strategy as oral beauty and sell at places like Ulta, why what we put in our mouth really matters, the misconception about teeth whitening, and so much more.FOLLOW SPOTLIGHT ORAL CARESpotlight Oral Care's WebsiteSpotlight Oral Care's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Acne is the most common skin issue and Dr. Yug Varma of Phyla Skincare has developed a biotech company that goes to the root cause of acne. Dr. Yug Varma is the co-founder and CEO of Phyla, the world's most advanced probiotic acne system. Dr. Varma has over 10 years of microbiome research experience including an extensive background in bio-organic chemistry, microbiology, and synthetic biology. His scientific work has been published in many prestigious journals, including Nature.Phyla is a biotech company setting the standard for acne care. Their products contain probiotics that kills the acne-causing bacteria to balance the skin's microbiome. Their skincare system products longer term healthy skin.In this episode, we talk about how the gut microbiome affects our skin health, and why the skin microbiome is important. Dr. Varma shares how we can maintain the skin's microbiome. He sheds light on what the acne culprit is, what exactly is "bacteriophage", and many more.FOLLOW PHYLA SKINCAREPhyla's WebsitePhyla's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Olivia Khoury and Ashley Greene Khoury joins Hello Beauty to talk about their recently launched reproductive and hormonal health brand, Hummingway. They are sister-in-law founders and Hummingway aims to empower women to take control of their health and hormones.With the brand's debut product, Cycle Soother, and educational platform, The Regular, Hummingway is a comprehensive approach to assessing one's health. The critical element of Hummingway's philosophy is to recognize the importance of getting to the root cause of one's condition to facilitate the most effective course of treatment.FOLLOW HUMMINGWAYHummingway's WebsiteHummingway's InstagramFOLLOW OLIVIA KHOURYOlivia's InstagramFOLLOW ASHLEY GREENE KHOURYAshley's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Alison LaSov, a licensed marriage & family therapist, Co-Founder, and CEO of Advekit graces Hello Beauty to share how she decided to solve the issue of paying for therapy.Advekit works to make therapy accessible through therapist options. It utilizes a matching algorithm that provides patients with therapist options based on availability, insurance, and type of therapy. In tandem, their technology allows patients in real-time to share their insurance details and find out exactly what it would cost to see a therapist. Advekit handles the burden of reimbursement and paperwork so that patients can simply focus on receiving clinical care.FOLLOW ADVEKITAdvekit's WebsiteAdvekit's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram
Erika Lepczyk, Co-Founder and CEO at Memore, joins Hello Beauty to chat with Joyce Platon about how she's filling the white space in the cognitive health market.Memore is a versatile and nutrient-dense, cognitive health product. Memore partnered with NC State Food Innovation Lab to help manufacture and produce their product.In this episode, Erika shares the truth about dementia, how Memore is aiming to fill nutritional gaps in consumers' diets, and shares her tips on how she's juggling a full-time job, being a mom, wife, and entrepreneur.FOLLOW MEMOREMemore's WebsiteMemore's InstagramFOLLOW ERIKAErika's InstagramFOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramHello Beauty's FacebookHello Beauty's YouTubeFOLLOW JOYCE PLATONJoyce Platon's Instagram