Lit Up With Lo

Ben Harris aka The Fear Guy is a fear alchemist and intuitive guide. Rooted in love and the superpower of belief in himself and others, Ben is a testament of what possibilities arise when you love fear and trust your inner knowing.

His strong sense of self continues to lead him on an ever-present journey of life. Ben’s path has pivoted many times, in many directions. These broad experiences have created a platform to understand and support clients in overcoming their deepest fears as they return home to themselves.

In this episode, we talk manifestation, meditation, journaling, past lives, human design, FEAR, Ben's podcast, Ben's transition from corporate America to rap to a career in fear, and SO MUCH MORE. My most spiritual and soulful interview yet!

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@the.fear.guy
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Ali Bonar is founder & CEO of Oat Haus, a food company that makes Granola Butter: the first-ever spreadable granola. After struggling with food & her body for over a decade, Ali's mission in life is to help others going through the same. She lives in Philadelphia with her boyfriend Eric and dog, Squishy. You can follow along at @alibonar or @oathaus.

In this episode, we talk all things entrepreneurship, founding a granola butter company after healing from an eating disorder, co-founding a company with your significant other, moving to Philly from San Diego, forcing ourselves to be pre-med in college till we figured our what we wanted to do, and healing from an autoimmune disorder.

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@alibonar
@alicast

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@litupwithlo
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Siffat Haider is a former magazine editor turned wellness and lifestyle entrepreneur. When she was undergoing personal health issues, she took matters into her own hands and sought solace from herbal remedies. Through working with and learning from leading wellness experts, Haider, along with her partner Nishant Samantray, founded Arrae, an all-natural supplement brand, to help people feel their best day-to-day.  Arrae is beloved by celebrities and influencers alike, from Molly Sims to Melissa Wood.

In this episode, we talk about founding a wellness brand (including the 3 books that were the most influential), working with her husband, launching a blog and podcast, meditation, future you journaling, Dr. Joe Dispenza, the nitty gritty details of Siffat's morning and evening skincare routines, one of my favorite restaurants in NYC, and so much more!

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@siffhaider
@arrae.co
Icing and Glitter Blog
Arrae's Website
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Arrae in Us Magazine

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@litupwithlo
@litupwithlopodcast
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Undercover Snacks is a covert operation, crafting delicious chocolate snacks that are secretly better for you. Satisfying even the truest chocoholics, Undercover Snacks offer tasty, guilt-free, gluten-free and allergen-friendly treats made with superfood protein. The WBENC-certified woman-owned company launched in 2017 as CEO/Founder Diana Levy’s innovative solution for her own healthier chocolate cravings, and those of her daughters diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Undercover Snacks are safely made in the company’s custom-engineered, chocolate factory East Hanover, NJ. Find its five everyday flavors of chocolate quinoa crisps in over 9,000 stores (soon), on Amazon and at UndercoverSnacks.com.

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Erika Welsh is one of the co-founders of Wild Friends. Wild Friends is a female-founded natural foods company that specializes in nut butters. Erika and her best friend Keeley started the company in 2011 when they were college students in Eugene, OR. Wild Friends makes a variety of nut & seed butters with simple, friendly ingredients. They are a Certified B-Corp and have a giveback program called Fuel Her Future where they donate 1% of their sales to programs that help to empower women and girls to chase their dreams.

In this episode, we talk about dropping out of college to follow a dream and get into all the details behind the scenes of their appearance on Shark Tank!

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OTHER RESOURCES
Wild Friends on Shark Tank
Wild Friends in Forbes 30 Under 30
@rachlmansfield
@shutthekaleup

Kailey Donewald is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and wellness advocate who spent the last 10 years traveling and living in places like India and Indonesia studying under leading practitioners in the fields of yoga, meditation, Eastern medicine, and alternative therapies.  It was here she first discovered the powerful connection between diet and disease - having healed herself of several chronic conditions through a nutrient-dense, plant-based diet alone.

In this episode, we talk about leaving consulting to travel and complete a 200 hour yoga training in India as well as a raw juice cleanse in Bali. We learn all about Kailey's journey into holistic health as a coach & yogi, and how she used that knowledge to take on the ice cream industry with her functional gelato. Her rich, creamy gelato is packed with plant-based nutrition and is made with certified organic young Thai coconut meat, potent superfoods, adaptogens, medicinal mushrooms, and just a hint of low-glycemic coconut sugar.

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LO15 for 15% off Sacred Serve

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OTHER RESOURCES
Apply to Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) USE MY NAME FOR $2,000 OFF TUITION
IIN Curriculum Guide
Sacred Serve in MBG

Alysia Pope is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Wellness Expert and Founder of PurelyPope living in Los Angeles, CA. Alysia doesn't believe in resolutions or quick fixes, but rather that we should love ourselves and make ourselves our #1 priority year round. Her wellness philosophy all roots back to self love. Part of that is the belief that we can both love ourselves and want to better ourselves at the same time. In fact, constantly wanting to be your best self is the ultimate form of self love!
 
In this episode, we talk about taking the plunge to full-time health coaching after being laid off from her event planning job, her career in wellness events (and all the deets about interviewing Lauryn Evarts Bosstick aka the Skinny Confidential), how she met her fiance (hint: in Greece!), wedding planning, LOVING ourselves and our bodies, and so much more!

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OTHER RESOURCES
Apply to Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) USE MY NAME FOR $2,000 OFF TUITION
IIN Curriculum Guide
Eaton Hemp
The Daily Stoic 
Journey to the Heart
Five MinutesJournal
Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima
The Skinny Confidential 
Ed Mylett
Lewis Howes 

Samantha Abrams is the Co-Founder and Head of Marketing of Emmy’s Organics, which she founded in 2009 alongside her partner (in life & business), Ian Gaffney. Emmy’s Organics came from their shared desire to take real ingredients and turn them into something delicious that everyone could enjoy. Emmy’s has grown over the last ten years into a nationally recognized brand that can be found in over 20,000 stores nationwide like Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Wegmans and CVS.

In this episode, we get into all of the details, from idea to execution, of founding a successful cookie company built on real ingredients, starting in a small kitchen in Ithaca with her then-boyfriend, now-husband! We talk about sourcing ingredients (even visiting the coconuts in Sri Lanka that make up the base of their cookie!).  We discuss working with your significant other  and tips and tricks to make it smoother! We also discuss Samantha's struggle with adrenal fatigue and how she overcame it.

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"What is your gift?" is the ONE question I ask every single one of my podcast guests. And that is because I want them to think about it if they haven't already. Too many of us go through the life asleep at the wheel, just going through the motions. I ask this question and started this podcast because I no longer want people to have to wait for their life to turn upside down by a car accident or a life-threatening illness to realize they need to know their purpose, their gift. I want my listeners to start figuring it out NOW. In this episode, I walk you through the exercises I've taken to figure out my gifts so you can too. And guess what? The gifts are RIGHT under your nose! If this episode helps you realize you want to start a podcast like my own introspection did, head to this link to launch your first episode: https://litupwithlo.ck.page/3e6a48811f 

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OTHER RESOURCES:
Discover Your Dharma by Sahara Rose
My interview on Wealthy, Worthy, & Wild  

Monica's passion for organic, nontoxic, plant-based beauty products originated after research around the harmful effects that chemicals have on our overall health. After watching my mom battle cancer on 2 separate instances, she knew there was more to being “healthy” than just exercise and diet. And the more that she learned about ingredients that go into day to day products, the more she became aware of the link that exists between harmful chemicals and cancer. She began creating my own beauty products using organic ingredients from superfoods and soon Plant Based Beauty was born.

She left her fulltime corporate job at the end of 2019 to focus fully on Plant Based Beauty; right before the pandemic hit in March of 2020. The last year has been full of trial and error but so many learnings to keep a newly founded company growing during economically challenging times. In November of 2020, she co-founded the Chicago Makers Pop Up Shop; a retail store in Chicago which features 30 local Chicago small businesses. This 2 month pop up went so well that she opened a more permanent location for the full year of 2021. Helping small businesses grow and creating a community of small businesses in Chicago has been an amazing opportunity and a new passion of hers!

In this episode, we talk about clean skincare and toxic ingredients to look out for, holistic health, Monica's journey to founding her brand and how her interests changed as her Instagram evolved, going inward through journaling, doing what brings you join, finding passion, overcoming anxiety by dissecting your worst case scenario, universal synchronicities, and so much more! Stay tuned for a part 2 when we bring Monica back along with her co-founder of the Chicago Maker's Pop-up Shop.   

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OTHER RESOURCES
10% OFF  PLANT BASED BEAUTY - use code LITUP
$200 OFF ONLINE COURSE ACADEMY - use code LITUP
The Artist's Way