91. Amanda Chantal Bacon, Founder Moon Juice
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Ashwagandha. Rehmannia. Maca. Pearl Extract. Try to say some of the ingredients on a Moon Juice label, and you may wonder if you’re speaking a foreign language. But in her 20s, the frequently used adaptogens were part of the all-natural puzzle that helped to heal Amanda Chantal Bacon of an autoimmune condition — inspiring her to create the cult-favorite brand. What started as a stand-alone fresh pressed juice bar in Venice back in 2011 is now a global holistic company, selling everything from medicinal mushroom, herb, and mineral dusts to skin care essentials everywhere from Sephora to Nordstrom.
In episode 91, Amanda talks to me about what caused her to stop eating gluten at age 5 and what life was like during her teenage years as a New Yorker, traveling abroad to Italy, and culinary school in Vermont. She also tells me about the situation surrounding that first Los Angeles shop, and the science that stands behind the products she’s selling that helps her shut out the non-believers. To anyone that’s ever had a gut feeling about doing something because it just feels right, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | When we're in the place of fighting, denying, and regretting what our current circumstances are, there's no place to move forward and you're locked in this prison of not accepting what is. I'm What's shaken hurdlers. |
| 0:31.9 | My name's Emily Abadi and you are listening to episode 91 of Hurtle, a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about |
| 0:41.0 | everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments. |
| 0:46.0 | On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone |
| 0:50.7 | from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs and what it really takes |
| 0:54.5 | to follow your passions. My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your best self, move with |
| 1:00.2 | intention and have some fun along the way. This week, I'm chatting with Amanda Chantal Bacon. |
| 1:06.2 | She's the founder of Moon Juice, what started as a standalone fresh-pressed juice bar in Venice, California |
| 1:12.1 | back in 2011, and now is a global holistic brand, selling everything from medicinal |
| 1:17.7 | mushroom herb and mineral dusts to skin care essentials. I cannot tell you how many messages |
| 1:24.4 | I got last week when I posted a photo on my Instagram story at Moon Juice |
| 1:28.6 | from fans of you on Netflix being like, this is a real place? Yes, it's a very real place. |
| 1:35.5 | And I've been a fan of it myself since I first tried their action dust, which is now called |
| 1:39.5 | PowerDust, back when I worked at Self in 2016. Now, I really wanted to sit down with Amanda since starting |
| 1:46.4 | the podcast, and her story is so impressive, building this business on her own because she believed |
| 1:52.1 | so passionately about the power of food as medicine. Now, with products being sold everywhere from |
| 1:58.1 | Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters to Anthropology and Sephora, Amanda's empire is worldwide. We talk about why she had to stop eating gluten |
| 2:06.2 | at age five, what life was like for her from her teenage years as a New Yorker to traveling |
| 2:11.5 | in Italy and heading to culinary school in Vermont. And she also tells me about the frightening |
| 2:16.5 | situation surrounding her first |
| 2:18.2 | Los Angeles shop. When Amanda left our session, I just felt really inspired to keep building |
| 2:24.2 | whatever it is that's happening here with hurdle. Now, before we get into it, I'd like to shout out |
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