Episode 362. Building a Successful Health and Wellness Business with MaryRuth Ghiyam

Building a Successful Health and Wellness  Business with MaryRuth Ghiyam

Health and wellness should be a priority for everybody. This also applies to the workplace, where employers should be mindful of their employees’ health and wellness. Running a business is about hard work, but it’s also about valuing your team and your work together. After all, a business cannot succeed without a solid group of employees. The grind is important, but being humble and empathetic toward everyone on your team is a step in the right path.

In today's episode, MaryRuth Ghiyam shares her health and wellness journey that led to her successful business, MaryRuth Organics. She also talks about the importance of empathy in building a successful team and the inspiration behind her new book.

If you want to know more about building a strong company culture and team, this episode is for you!      

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

1. Gain valuable insights from MaryRuth’s health and wellness journey.
2. Learn the importance of self-care and how it can affect your employees and customers.
3. Discover the two key qualities of a good team.

Resources

• Connect with MaryRuth: MaryRuth Organics | Instagram
• Liquids Till Lunch by MaryRuth Ghiyam
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Episode Highlights

MaryRuth’s Journey to Health and Wellness

• MaryRuth’s father and brother suddenly passed away. Her mother developed two brain tumors, which people believed were connected to her losses.
• In the process of her mother getting better, MaryRuth became excited to learn about health and wellness to help her mother thrive.
• MaryRuth believes that each person has an entrepreneurial spirit.
• MaryRuth used to be an athlete. The competitive spirit of doing difficult things merged into her business.

How MaryRuth Kept Her Positive Mindset

• MaryRuth enjoyed being with her team and is passionate about being a team builder.
• Take care of yourself first, then your employees. Eventually, extend that to your customers.
• Build a strong company culture.
• A healthy and mission-driven company has authentic customer interactions.
• MaryRuth decided to get herself out of debt first before hiring an employee.

What Prompted Her to Write Her Book

• MaryRuth has been teaching the contents of the book for quite a while. She finally started writing it during COVID.
• MaryRuth is passionate about the book because she believes that health and wellness should be free and accessible to everyone.
• She noticed that very successful people have the money but are always too busy working to take care of themselves.
• On the other hand, there are people with no money that need to be mindful of their health and
• The book is composed of 12 free and accessible actions that anyone can do, regardless if they have money or not.

Dealing with the Pandemic

• It made MaryRuth feel even more empathy for every single person.
• The pandemic created so much loss, like the loss of going out or meeting your friends.
• Collectively, everyone is more interested in health and wellness now.
• MaryRuth went through pregnancy and gave birth to twins during COVID.

The Key to Building a Good Team

• There are two qualities that MaryRuth values in a team: hard work and empathy.
• MaryRuth also wants her team to be humble.
• Beyond this, she makes sure to get direct feedback from her employees.
• MaryRuth conducted an anonymous culture survey among her employees.
• The results serve as a metric for MaryRuth to measure what’s working and what needs to be improved on.

On Self-Esteem

• Self-esteem comes from having a relationship with yourself.
• Asking people about their self-esteem allows you to reflect on your self-esteem.

On Travelling and the Pandemic

• The first couple of months of the pandemic was great because people were able to rest.
• After a few months, we began to miss what was.
• Everything that was going on in the world added to the anxiety and stress of life.

How MaryRuth Feels Radically Loved

• MaryRuth believes that the universe is pushing her forward and everything that is happening is for her ultimate good.
• She and her family believe that the universe only wants the best for them.

5 Powerful Quotes

[8:15] “Once you give yourself a lot of energy through self-care, through wellness, then you can give that energy to your employees.”

[13:10] “Sometimes the pain point in people's lives has so much to do with their gifts, and their purpose, and the things that will make them happy in the end.”

[34:14] “If you want to be on the team, you got to be hard working but you got to have human dignity and empathy.”

[38:01] “Our bodies are a direct feedback to what we're putting in and how we're treating it, and the things that we're doing.”

[46:55] “Part of our ability to be present and to be mindful is to just appreciate what is.”

About MaryRuth

MaryRuth Ghiyam is the founder of MaryRuth Organics. She is a certified health educator, nutritional consultant, and culinary chef. She graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut in 2006, and received certification as a health educator and nutritional consultant from Hippocrates Health Institute. She also attended and graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) chef school, as well as the Institute for Professional Excellence (iPEC) as a Certified Professional Coach (CPC).

MaryRuth has a passion for helping others take control of their health, and thinks that by doing so, everyone can move forward every day with their own health and wellness goals.

Know more about MaryRuth and what she does! Connect with her through her website and Instagram.

 

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