Episode 261: Mari Llewellyn: The Guaranteed Way To Lose Out on Millions of Dollars of Sales

Are you waiting for the “perfect moment” to launch your business?

In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I chat with Mari Llewellyn. Mari’s inspiring story of self-healing takes center stage as she shares how she went from a low point of depression, gaining 60 pounds, and struggling with borderline personality disorder to losing 100 pounds and becoming a successful entrepreneur. She also discusses her journey to mental health recovery, shedding light on the importance of therapy and taking control of one's life.

As we continue the conversation, Mari recounts her transformation from being an overweight and insecure individual to a confident, successful entrepreneur in the fitness industry. She emphasizes the significance of hard work, taking small steps, and staying authentic in your journey.

Wrapping up our chat, Mari details her daily routine, her brand’s growth through social media hiring, and her efforts in reaching out to influencers to align with her brand. She also talks about how her product ended up on the shelves of major retailers like Walmart and Target and shares her plans for the future.

Mari Llewellyn is the founder of Bloom Nutrition and creator of the fitness app, Slay. In her weight-loss journey, she lost over 100 lbs. Throughout this weight-loss and self-love process, she fell in love with fitness and nutrition and was inspired to help others do the same.

What we discuss:

(0:00:01)- From Depression to Fitness Success

(0:11:20)- Weight Loss and Fitness Transformation Journey

(0:16:31)- Minimum Wage to Fitness App Success

(0:28:33)- Building a Brand and Overcoming Challenges

(0:32:22)- Building a Successful Specialized Business

(0:41:48)- Brand Growth With Social Media Hiring

(0:53:42)- Influencer Outreach and Company Growth

(1:05:03)- Daily Routine and Work Responsibilities

(1:08:15)- Spokesperson Role and Evening Routine

(1:11:14)- Where to Find Mari’s Products

Key takeaways:

• Whether it be fitness, health, or business, people are constantly looking for shortcuts or hacks to attain their goals faster. However, there are no such things as hacks and shortcuts when it comes to success. Your only option is to do the hard work and it’s truly the only thing that works.

• So many people in business wait for the perfect moment or until they have permission from someone. However, if you actually want to succeed, you need to pull the trigger and just launch it. You will learn a lot more from getting started than you ever will from trying to perfect a product or service.

• When it comes to marketing a brand on social media through influencer marketing, it’s best to give the creatives you hire the opportunity to be creative. The truth is that content creators know their audience better than you ever will and have the secret formula to pushing your product to their audience profile. By restricting their creativity, the content which introduces your products may fall flat and not obtain the results you were hoping for given that it may not resonate with their audience.

To learn more about Mari:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marillewellyn/?hl=en

Website: https://bloomnu.com/ and https://slayapp.com/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xKOhJLfnQTGkWqFSodeCA

My links:

Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/

Instagram: @therealjencohen