The Red Light Report

How to Manage Stress, Hack Work-Life Balance & Optimize Wellness as an Entrepreneur w/ Oat Haus CEO & Co-Founder, Ali Bonar


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The life of a CEO can be beyond crazy, hectic, stressful, rewarding, empowering, creative, fulfilling, chaotic.... let's just call it an emotional roller coaster! As we learned from Don Bailey (CEO of BlockBusters Tech) a couple of weeks ago, adding some mitochondrial hacks, such as red light therapy and methylene blue, significantly moved the needle in the focus and creativity departments for him. And while today's guest, Ali Bonar, whom is the CEO and co-founder of Oat Haus (yes, that nom nom granola butter that became famous on Shark Tank!), implements both RLT and MB into her wellness regimen, she happily imparts other strategies and insights that help her to stay sane and grounded whilst running a hyper-successful company. It is an amazing story with her beginning a company in her parent's garage and, in due course, winds up with her products in Target!

As you may imagine, the origin story of Oat Haus begins well before she started the company in that garage. Many years prior to that, Ali was facing nutritional "information overload" that placed internal pressure on her to eat perfectly all the time, which caused food to become very rigid & stressful. Ultimately, she developed an eating disorder that spanned over 10 years.
 
Eventually, Ali retrained herself to have fun with food. With the support of her therapist and those who shared their own journeys with her along the way, Ali dedicated herself to helping others feel less alone. In recovery, she re-introduced nuts into her diet (something she had previously restricted for years), but her stomach couldn’t tolerate them. While repairing her gut, she searched high and low for a healthy and delicious nut-free spread. Nothing resonated with her, so she decided to create her own, and the world's first oat-based spread — Granola Butter® — was born.

If you found the information in today's episode with Ali particularly interesting and/or compelling, please share it with a family member, friend, colleague and/or anyone that you think could benefit and be illuminated by this knowledge. Sharing is caring :)

As always, light up your health!

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Key points:

  • Introduction to Ali Bonar - 00:00:00 - 00:01:09
  • Ali's Red Light Therapy and Business Beginnings - 00:01:09 - 00:04:50
  • Growth and Food Philosophy of Oat Haus - 00:04:50 - 00:07:01
  • Shark Tank Experience and Entrepreneurial Perseverance - 00:07:01 - 00:13:07
  • Ali's Recognition and Entrepreneurial Traits - 00:13:07 - 00:18:46
  • Confidence and Challenges in Entrepreneurship - 00:21:14 - 00:23:23
  • Mental Health and Work-Life Balance - 00:23:23 - 00:24:32
  • Daily Practices and Personal Time - 00:24:32 - 00:27:07
  • Incorporating Movement into Daily Routines - 00:27:07 - 00:28:05
  • Stress Management Techniques - 00:28:05 - 00:29:06
  • Wellness Routines and Intermittent Fasting - 00:29:06 - 00:31:28
  • Constant Movement for Health - 00:31:28 - 00:34:52
  • Managing Stress and Staying Grounded - 00:34:52 - 00:38:11
  • Effects of Red Light Therapy - 00:38:11 - 00:40:25
  • Benefits and Integration of Methylene Blue - 00:40:25 - 00:42:47
  • Flavor Development and Customer Feedback - 00:42:47 - 00:45:01
  • Product Development Process - 00:45:01 - 00:48:48
  • Closing Remarks and Contact Information - 00:48:48 - 00:51:04
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