Overcoming Fear

I remember one time back in sixth grade when I was asked to be the narrator for the Christmas program. I was so scared that I broke out in hives all over. I just couldn’t do it!

As the school years went by, I had a few more similar opportunities, but I never really learned how to speak in front of a crowd.

However, years later, when running a successful Creative Memories business, I was asked to speak at a regional convention. Given that it was the first one in our area, I expected about 30 to 50 people in the audience. So I thought to myself, “okay, no problem.’

I found more than 300 people at the meeting when I got there! I was mortified, but there was no turning back. I calmed myself down, and somehow I was able to deliver my speech!

From that day on, I started putting more work into my public speaking. Do you know what happened? I discovered that I love speaking to people!

But my journey did not stop there.

How I Became the CEO of a Hemp Company

Fourteen years ago, I made the decision to follow my heart and do what I really loved. This was to pursue a career in the health and wellness industry.

I became a certified holistic health coach and a personal trainer. I was also very passionate about yoga, so I became a 200-hour registered yoga teacher.

In the years I have been in the health and wellness space, I have supported hundreds of women in losing thousands of pounds with predominantly a plant-based diet.

Yet when CBD started re-emerging around 2016-2017, I initially thought it was snake oil. People were claiming that CBD would cure this or that.

Being a lifelong learner, I jumped into learning all about CBD. I wanted to find out the truth for myself.

The more I learned and understood the benefits of CBD, the more I became a believer. While this was happening, my husband, Jimmy and his business partner were looking into growing CBD. So how did we get into the CBD business? The real catalyst wasn’t either me or my husband but my son-in-law.

He was in school at North Carolina State University, where they were being taught about CBD and growing hemp. Every time he would come home and excitedly share how we needed to have a CBD product. As his energy and excitement grew, so did our knowledge and interest in CBD.

One day we finally put it all together and created a woman-owned, family-operated business for selling CBD products.

One thing I can say about being the CEO of the company is that I couldn’t do it alone.

It comes with a lot of responsibility and a bit of uncertainty at times. This is why I have a mentor. I also have friends who don’t mind listening to my questions as dumb as some sound.

The majority of them have either built a business and already sold it or are much further along in their business. So they have wisdom that I don’t have.

How Is CBD Beneficial To Your Body?

Before you decide to use a CBD product, you want to be clear about why you’re going to use it. Is it to reduce pain, or is it to help you minimize sleepless nights?

Consequently, you want to know what is in your product by asking if you can see the certificate of analysis.

Now that’s out of the way, how does CBD work?

It gets into your body and works with your endocannabinoid system to bring your body to a balanced state. We call that homeostasis. When your body is balanced, that reduces inflammation in your body.

Often it’s this inflammation that is causing pain or anxiety in your body. Or your hormones are all at our whack, and that’s what’s causing those sleepless nights.

When you take CBD —consistency is key—it can bring your body back to that balanced state. This will reduce or eliminate the symptoms associated with acute pain, anxiety or some chronic illnesses.

Keep in mind that what you need and what I need are two completely different things. Factors like metabolism, exercise, water intake, diet, and many other things come into play.

When you start taking a CBD product, you have to pay attention to how you are feeling and be in tune with your body.

Suppose you are on a prescription drug. In that case, it is imperative to talk with your doctor or your pharmacist to ensure adding CBD to your daily regimen would be a good thing.

In fact, we are seeing a lot of people turning to CBD in place of their prescription drugs. It could be a great option, but once again, talk to your doctor first. The good news is that doctors are becoming more and more knowledgeable about CBD and its benefits.

All in all, I am glad I get to continue helping people live healthier, happier lives by reducing their pain, anxiety, and sleepless nights or just helping them feel better.

CBD Products Sold at Huntsboro Hemp

We started with tinctures and quickly moved to honey sticks and those were a great seller. The problem was we couldn’t get a consistency in manufacturing that I thought was top quality. Then there was the issue of all these plastic straws going back into the environment. So we had to evaluate and think about it. What are our values? What do we want?

We moved on to making honey snaps, but our first round of honey snaps was not successful because the CBD couldn’t get balanced correctly.

At the time, we were letting someone else do our mix. We decided to do the mixing ourselves and then let somebody else do the packaging.

That worked out well for us. It was just one of those cases of something that wasn’t a failure but needed to be re-evaluated.

Today we have a wide array of products, from comfort creams to lavender bath bombs. Better still, you can save money when you get our ultimate relief bundle. That’s always a good thing!

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By Susan Crews from Huntsboro Hemp