My name is Stephanie Waring, the founder & co-owner of "juice. Nashville". Two years ago, my husband Wes and I opened the first cold-pressed juicery in Tennessee. It has been an amazing journey and we would love to share our story with you. Wes & I met while working at Mars, Inc. (yes.. the candy company!) We both had great corporate jobs working in the same office. But, as time went by, I began feeling restless. I felt like I had more inside of me to give. To add to the stress, I became sick.

I was scared. It was the first time in my life that I faced significant health problems. I was literally in and out of the hospital and my body was in constant pain. The doctors were unable to figure out how to help me. I was fed up with not feeling well and willing to do anything to get better. My brother had recently started juicing and recommended that I check it out. Frustrated, I bought my very first juicer. Slowly, I started feeling better. Amazed, I became a "girl on fire". I had to learn everything I could about juicing. That is when I discovered cold-pressed juice and it's amazing benefits. I truly believe, that in conjunction with doctor's care, juicing changed my life.

In June 2011, I gave my two weeks notice and began focusing on how to share juice with Nashville. A few weeks later we started "juice. Nashville". In August we sold the very first bottle of cold-pressed juice made in the state of Tennessee at the Nashville Farmer's Market. In 2012, Wes left Mars and joined the team full-time as the head of the juice prep & press team. What most people don't know about us - we have not taken investors or loans to help to fund "juice." Wes and I used our own personal savings to start the business. Our profits are constantly re-invested back to fund growth.  We are very proud to be able to say that!

On Today’s show Stephanie will share:

- How getting sick was the beginning of her very successful juicery
- The benefits of starting a business at a local farmers market
- How she successfully raised $16,000 on kickstarter
- Her top tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
- How being a young single mom built her courage to plug into entrepreneurship
- How community and other local business relationships have been so important for her business
- Plus much more...