099: Taking a leap with Daina Trout, Chief Mission Officer and Co-founder of Well being-Ade Kombucha

Hello pals! Comfortable Thursday! I’ve an all-new podcast episode up right this moment and am so excited to share this one. I’ve been an enormous fan of Well being-Ade kombucha for yearrrrssss and was so thrilled to interview one of many co-founders, Daina Trout.

Right here’s what we discuss:

– The historical past behind Well being-Ade kombucha

– Kombucha 101

– Her ideas for entrepreneurs and pals with facet hustles who need to take issues to the following stage

– Her ideas for being Wholesome in Actual Life

– and so.a lot.extra

099: Taking a leap with Daina Trout, Chief Mission Officer and Co-founder of Well being-Ade Kombucha

Right here’s a bit bit about Daina should you’re not aware of her:

Daina Trout co-founded Well being-Ade Kombucha in 2012 alongside her husband, Justin Trout, and greatest pal, Vanessa Dew. Because the starting, the trio has been dedicated to brewing one of the best tasting and highest high quality kombucha available on the market.

Trout first realized how you can brew kombucha throughout her tenure at Tufts College, the place she earned her Masters’ levels each in Diet and Public Well being  after receiving her BS from Georgetown College. Throughout that point, she additionally developed her private philosophy that well being is much less about science, and extra about what makes you are feeling good and glad. After commencement, Trout moved to Los Angeles to  settle for a place working in prescription drugs however continued to domesticate an curiosity in holistic and “actual” meals that fuels a hard-working way of life. Trout funneled this vitality into an entrepreneurship membership she fashioned with Justin and Vanessa to discover methods they might mix their numerous backgrounds right into a profitable enterprise enterprise; the consequence, Well being-Ade.

Trusting what quickly turned the corporate’s motto to “observe your intestine,” Trout and her cofounders give up their jobs to deal with Well being-Ade full time, brewing kombucha in her residence closet and promoting bottles at an area LA farmers market. Over the course of  the final 9 years, Trout has nurtured what began as a small manufacturing and area of interest  product into what has develop into a nationwide model that’s offered at 45,000 grocery shops and  well being meals markets nationwide, together with main retailers like Goal, Complete Meals and  Costco. Immediately, Well being-Ade is presently the quickest rising model in its class for  three years in a row and is projected to considerably broaden its enterprise nationwide  annually underneath her management as Chief Mission Officer.

In 2019, Daina was included on Inc’s Feminine Founder 100 record and was additionally named BevNet’s Individual Of The 12 months. The identical 12 months, she was a semifinalist in EY’s Entrepreneur of the 12 months program and is a member of the Younger Presidents  Group, a premier group of chief executives from world wide. In 2020,  Daina was highlighted on Entrepreneur’s 100 Highly effective Girls record, and was a function  visitor on NPR’s How I Constructed This. When Trout just isn’t tirelessly working to deliver kombucha to each fridge in America, she is spending time along with her husband and two  sons, touring, adventuring, cooking and having fun with out of doors life.

You possibly can join with Daina on Instagram right here and take a look at Well being-Ade right here!

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