My guest today, Donna Trout, got her master's degrees in both nutrition and public health

at Tufts, a B S from Georgetown, and then took this kind of funny left turn.

She co-founded what eventually became Health Aid Kombucha in 2012, along with her husband

Justin Trout and her best friend, Vanessa Du.

Since the beginning, the trio has been committed to brewing the best tasting super high quality

kombucha on the market and in a remarkably short window of time, they have become a dominant

force in the kombucha marketplace.

But here is the thing.

Their company was never supposed to be a kombucha company.

In fact, it started as a hair regrowth venture.

That is right.

We dive into this crazy and fun story today, along with how her Lithuanian roots and

traditions have really informed her life and even found their way into her company and

are kind of covertly imposed on the brand and on every bottle of kombucha that goes

down into the world.

And so many other wonderful insights and stories.

So excited to share this conversation with you.

I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project.

I have two sons now, one's only five months, so he's not speaking yet.

But the other son is four years old and he is fluent in Lithuanian.

I have a Lithuanian nanny.

It's a big part of who I am and what I want to keep alive.

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