Stick With Your Dreams

John Sherwin is the co-founder of Hydrant, an ecommerce brand committed to helping people maximize their daily hydration.

This week, we're talking with Co-Founder and CEO, Nathan Gordon of Sans Meal Bar. 

It was not until just a few years ago that Nathan really became aware of the havoc that the “Western diet” has been wreaking upon our society over the last 50 years. During this time span, the ratio of American adults who are obese has risen from 1 in 8 in 1968 to 1 in 3 today. Our declining health has been fueled by the modern food industry, which has largely been providing food options to the masses that (1) are highly processed and (2) include a high dose of added sugar.

In the summer of 2017, motivated by the problem of the western diet and by the giving model pioneered by Blake Mycoskie at TOMS, Nathan had the following thought pop into my head:

“What if we could come up with a delicious, well-balanced meal that makes it super simple for people to eat healthy. And for every package we sell, we can give a meal to someone in need.”

Nathan's goal was to make it easier for you to eat healthy! And the rest is history.

Emmy's started about 21 years ago when Ian's health journey started with food. After being diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that wasn't curable, Ian was determined to incorporate health foods into his life and using diet to help treat disease.

When @allisonellsworth started having a ton of health issues, from stomach issues to fatigue to skin issues, she found apple cide vinegar can reset and detox your body - so she decided to start @drinkpoppi with her partner @prebioticpoppi!

From @drinkpoppi being a hobby at the start to weekend farmers markets to making the jump into the @sharktanknbc @drinkpoppi is now a grocery item staple in so many baskets! 

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