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Healthy, Great Tasting Snacks, with Teressa Ruspi, TR Healthy Bites

September 3, 2024 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Healthy, Great Tasting Snacks, with Teressa Ruspi, TR Healthy Bites

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Healthy, Great Tasting Snacks, with Teressa Ruspi, TR Healthy Bites (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 799)

In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviews Teressa Ruspi, the founder and owner of TR Healthy Bites. Teressa shares her journey of founding her company, which offers gluten-free, protein-packed tasty snacks aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle. She discusses the inspiration behind her products, the unique benefits of her gluten-free offerings, and the importance of protein in everyday diets. Additionally, Teressa talks about her future plans for expanding her products into retail spaces and offers promotions to encourage new customers to try her healthy snacks.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced by the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Teressa Ruspi, TR Healthy Bites

Teressa Ruspi is a native of Pennsylvania and currently resides in Georgia for the last 16 years with her three daughters, Alex, DeAnna and Savannah.

Teressa graduated from Marywood University, Pennsylvania, with a BA in Nutrition & Dietetics, In 2019, as a single mom, Teressa went back to school for her Masters from Mercer University in Organizational Leadership, with a focus in Nonprofit Business Management.

Teressa is an experienced executive director and co-founder of the LRJ Foundation, a mental health and suicide awareness organization serving Georgia, Pennsylvania and Virginia schools and communities. She has a history of working in mental health program development, fitness & nutrition coaching, public speaking, and community-wide healthy and mental wellness initiatives.

In March 2023, Teressa established TR Healthy Bites, a healthy snack company geared towards protein and gluten free nutritious snack products.

A fun fact: Teressa has an identical twin sister, Karla, and together they founded the LRJ Foundation in 2012. In her spare time, she enjoys fitness training, cooking, and traveling.

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TR Healthy Bites

Teressa Ruspi founded TR Healthy Bites, an Alpharetta, Georgia-based food and snack business, in March 2023. The brand specializes in all-natural, gluten-free, protein-packed snacks, including energy bites, muffins, and cookies. With a commitment to using high-quality ingredients like gluten-free oats, natural nut butters, and honey, TR Healthy Bites aims to provide delicious options that cater to health-conscious consumers seeking nutritious snacks for any occasion.

TR Healthy Bites sells its product locally in the North Fulton region and offers nationwide shipping as well. By redefining healthy snacking, the company delivers tasty, guilt-free options that support a balanced lifestyle.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:29 Introducing Teressa Ruspi and TR Healthy Bites
01:51 The Journey to Healthy Snacking
05:10 The Benefits of Gluten-Free and Protein-Packed Snacks
14:07 Product Lineup and Development
19:53 Future Plans and Promotions
24:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Renasant Bank and Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant support North Fulton Business Radio

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Casa Nuova is a proud family-owned and operated restaurant, serving classic, authentic and traditional Italian cuisine and top tier hospitality since 1998.

Casa Nuova is a cook-to-order kitchen, serving traditional fare including pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, vegetarian and gluten-free options, plus daily specials. They are a farm-to-table establishment, meaning that in the summertime, they cultivate their own vegetables in their garden, steps away from the restaurant, including tomatoes, corn, peppers, zucchini, sunflowers and more!

Celebrating more than 25 years, Casa Nuova has become a true staple in the Alpharetta area, serving more than three generations of families, including friends old and new, visiting near and far from all over the metro Atlanta area and beyond.

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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray

With over 790 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!

The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.

John Ray, Business RadioX - North Fulton, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors — **John Ray, Business RadioX – North Fulton, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors**

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.

The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.

John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.

Nourishing and Healthy Food, with Cristy Kisner, Cristy’s Kitchen and Author of Cristy’s Kitchen

October 25, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Nourishing and Healthy Food, with Cristy Kisner, Cristy's Kitchen and Author of Cristy's Kitchen

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 712)

Cristy discussed the importance of understanding dietary needs and providing healthy, gluten-free, and dairy-free options for people with allergies or health issues. She shared her personal story of how her family’s health struggles inspired her to open a restaurant and create a cookbook with delicious, nourishing recipes. Cristy talked about the tasty dishes and offerings at Cristy’s Kitchen, her mission of promoting health and well-being through food choices, the importance of involving the whole family in the cooking process, and more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

**Cristy Kisner, Owner, Cristy’s Kitchen and Author of Cristy’s Kitchen**

In 2019, after a bankruptcy left her family with nothing, Cristy Kisner; her husband, Sebastian; and their five daughters moved from Peru to Roswell, Georgia, to give them a better future and to fulfill Cristy’s dream of opening a healthy café in the United States.

When the Covid-19 lockdown came, they never closed their doors, working sixteen-hour days for a year. In March 2021, Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York, became a regular customer and fell in love with the food at the café and Cristy’s incredible story. He wrote about Cristy and sponsored a fundraiser, and her moving story went viral, allowing the family to stay afloat and continue to live their American dream.

The food at Cristy’s Kitchen is gluten-free, dairy-free, organic, nourishing, and thoroughly tasty. Back in Peru, Cristy had developed her recipes after two of her daughters experienced medical issues ranging from allergic rhinitis to digestive problems to an autoimmune disease. They switched to organic ingredients; removed dairy, gluten, and processed foods from their diets; and got each diagnosis under control.

Her daughters’ special packed lunches gained the attention of other parents, and Cristy started teaching classes on healthy food prep, which evolved into the dream of having her own bakery and café serving sweet and savory baked goods, prepared foods, and more, many inspired by favorite ingredients from her native Peru.

She is also the author of a new cookbook by the same name, Cristy’s Kitchen. Cristy provides helpful health information and sources on the more unusual ingredients in the book, including those she’s refined into her celebrated gluten-free baked goods.

The delicious and healthful recipes in this book include favorites for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts, including: Golden Milk Pancakes Spiced Pumpkin Smoothie Bowl with Caramelized Bananas Pear, Spinach, and Fennel Soup with Chicken, Avocado, and Cashew Parmesan Yucca Gnocchi with Carrot Greens Pesto Stuffed Poblanos with Lamb Paleo Molten Lava Cake Passion Fruit Super Gummy Candies.

The incredible stories and recipes in Cristy’s Kitchen will inspire you to cook and eat more healthfully, cherish the blessings in your life—and understand the miracles that can happen when love and determination go hand in hand.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

What kind of food do you make?
When did you start using food as medicine for your family?
Tell us about your cookbook.
What does your restaurant offer?
What advice would you give to people who want to start eating healthier?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

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Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

September 29, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

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Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

EARTH SUGAR is a first-of-its-kind Superfood Confectionary based in Phoenix, Arizona that specializes in raw organic desserts, energetic snacks, clean label confections and adaptogenic pantry items.

We handcraft each product with fruits, plants and purpose, and never use natural flavors, additives, preservatives, or chemicals. Our mission is to minimize our environmental footprint, inspire culinary creativity and ensure our own human health by doing dessert differently!

Our products are suitable for a vegan, gluten-free, and paleo diet, accommodating a wide variety of allergies and dietary requirements.

Jennifer Meyers (27) is the Founder & Chief Confectionist of Earth Sugar™, a Superfood Confectionary based in Tempe, AZ that creates delicious & nutritious plant-based snacks that deliver the quality, taste and visual appeal of traditional desserts and baked goods… without compromising on ingredients, flavor, environmental impact & the nature of human well-being.

Inspired by her passion for food writing, digestion and nutrition, Meyers set out with the mission to create a safe and happy space for people of all ages, allergies and health backgrounds to find pure products they love and trust.

When Meyers turned 13, she began developing IBS and from 13-25, Meyers lived with chronic stomach pain, severe IBS and battled with multiple relapses of SIBO- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth that continuously left her riddled with depression, food phobias, diet & life restrictions and emotional & physical pain.

Meyers started to realize that her digestive issues were a byproduct of Ultra Processed Foods and the corporate profit motives that shape our food environment.

She was charged to find a way to bring this knowledge to the masses. Thus.. Earth Sugar was born.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and follow Earth Sugar on Facebook and Instagram.

Passion and Connection E23

August 25, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Passion and Connection E23

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Passion and Connection E23

The guests on this month’s episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast shared inspiring and passionate stories of entrepreneurship, community, purpose, and connection.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen, was joined on-air by special guests Jennifer Burwell, owner of Mother & Founder Co, Lisa Heath co-owner of Intentional Foods, and Alyssa Leon, owner of Cherry Blossom Doula Services, LLC.

If you are a business owner, Arizona resident, parent, suffer from food allergies, or soon-to-be new parent, you won’t want to miss this episode. These amazing women-business owners tell all!

Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast is sponsored by KLM Consulting, Marketing, and Project management.

Mother & Founder Co specializes in helping small business owners & busy women go from overwhelmed & stuck to focused & free. We offer business strategy, workshops, 1:1 coaching, and trauma integration services. Helping women own who they are and define all of their “ands” to build a life well lived is our passion.

Jennifer Burwell has been helping small business owners build healthy teams and create winning strategies for nearly a decade. As a mother to 3 kids under the age of 6, Jennifer knows the challenges that come with being a mother and an entrepreneur.

Her passion is helping women and small businesses thrive in order to create solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. She firmly believes that mothers possess an enormous amount of creativity, resilience and innovation…all the things that make up a great entrepreneur.

The challenge in tapping this potential is overcoming the obstacles that make balancing motherhood and a professional career so overwhelming and difficult.

Jennifer was awarded the Business Woman of the Year award in 2020 by the Tempe Chamber of Commerce. She also served proudly as the 2020-2021 Chair of the Women In Business Council. In addition, she volunteers as a PATHS Program Facilitator for the Televerde Foundation. A program for incarcerated women to gain professional skills to obtain employment upon release.

In her free time she enjoys running alongside a great audio book, spending time with her husband, 3 kids and 2 dogs and vacationing in warm & sandy beach locations.

Follow Mother & Founder Co on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Cherry Blossom Doula Services was founded in 2013 and has supported thousands of families in the greater Phoenix area.

They are a collective of doulas that believe in empowering women by providing a balanced holistic and evidence based approach to support real, raw motherhood in all birth settings. They are dedicated to educating and caring for the families they support with exceptional service, communication and empathy so they have positive and empowering birth and postpartum experiences.

They offer personalized labor and ayurvedic postpartum doula support and care, placenta encapsulation, birth photography, maternity, fresh 48 and newborn lifestyle photography, curated postpartum boxes and products, postpartum meal support, free bi-weekly postpartum mom support group and bi-monthly group education meet ups.

Alyssa Leon founded Cherry Blossom Doula Services in 2013 and has built her 6 figure business from the ground up.

Her solo adventure has evolved into a strong team of 10 and is continuing to grow!

Her favorite part of birth work and supporting others in her community is witnessing women stepping into their power! Releasing fear, tapping into their full potential and watching them thrive.

Building community and a strong support system for other birth workers makes her heart sing!

Alyssa is commited to making education, resources and support more accesible, regardless of financial abilities.

Connect with Alyssa on LinkedIn and follow Cherry Blossom Doula Services on Facebook and Instagram.

Intentional Foods Cafe and Market is a safe haven for those that struggle with life threatening food allergies.

Founders Brendan and Lisa Heath created Intentional Foods after experiencing the need themselves for a place safe to eat with family and friends. IF Cafe and Market is located in Mesa, Az and is free from the top 9 most common allergens. Peanut, treenut, wheat, dairy, egg, soy, seafood, shellfish, and sesame.

Lisa Heath, affectionately known as “Mama Lisa”, is the owner of Intentional Foods and was recently nominated by Spokin as one of the top 100 women in food allergies created the Intentional Foods Cafe and Market in December 2018. Lisa has been a force in the food allergy community since her daughter Sarah suffered her first life threatening reaction to nuts.

Prior to founding Intentional Foods, Lisa had spent many years in the restaurant business as well as creating Mission Beach Rentals and Real Estate , a successful vacation rental business in San Diego, Ca for the for the last 17 years.

Currently, Lisa and her husband focus on making safe food convenient and easily accessible and spreading food allergy awareness through various organizations, including their own Intentional Foods Foundation.

Mama Lisa and Chef Ned have three daughters; Madelyn, Sarah and Ruby, and live in Mesa, Az.

Follow Intentional Foods Cafe and Market on Facebook.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business. She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

About Our Sponsor

KLM Consulting is a business concierge and project management firm. They help small business owners and non-profits build, brand and brag about their businesses.

About Your Host

Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 15 years of business-ownership experience. She is also a certified project management professional.

Kelly’s expertise is in business development, customer service, marketing, and sales.

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn, and follow KLM Consulting on Facebook.

Tammy Mann, Harmony Cricket Farm

June 24, 2021 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Tammy Mann, Harmony Cricket Farm

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Tammy Mann, Harmony Cricket Farm (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 12)

In her search for high-quality protein to improve her own health, Tammy Mann learned about the health benefits of crickets. She tried cricket powder, and it was not love at first taste. But she persisted, eventually creating products, including Butterscotch and Chocolate Chip Cookie mixes, which taste delicious and are good for both the body and the planet. Tammy joined host John Ray to discuss the founding and growth of her company, Harmony Cricket Farm. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Harmony Cricket Farm

Harmony Cricket Farm is a Women-Owned Food Brand dedicated to producing tasty gluten-free, nut-free foods fueled by crickets.

Crickets help you FEEL good with complete protein (all 9 amino acids) to build lean muscle, improve recovery and support metabolism. B12 to boost immunity and support healthier skin, hair and nails. Iron for growth, strength, brain development (plus energizes metabolism). Omega fatty acids to increase “Good” HDL Cholesterol and improve nerve function. Chitin Fiber supporting “good” bacteria in the gut. Non-dairy calcium for strong bones, teeth, muscle, and nerve function.

More yum, less yuck. Crickets have a mild, nutty flavor, so won’t affect the flavor of your favorite dishes. Also very versatile, ground cricket works great as an additional ingredient in most of your recipes; from smoothies to oatmeal, to grain bowls, to soups or chili. Also super easy to use in baking by simply replacing 1/3 of the ‘flour’ with cricket powder in any recipe. From smoothies and granola to soups, sauces and stews, these magical little “land shrimp” will tickle your tastebuds while boosting your health.

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Tammy Mann, Founder and CEO

Tammy Mann is a mom, athlete, and the founder of Harmony Cricket Farm. After 25 years as a designer/creative director helping other brands build their story, Tammy discovered a story she felt needed to be shared and decided to make it her life mission: Crickets.

She launched her business in 2020 with a mission to change Americans’ perception of insects as food. Harmony does this by creating crave-worthy gluten-free, nut-free foods people already know and love and powering them with healthy clean protein provided by cricket flour. Better for you. Better for our planet.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

What got you started on this path to crickets?
What’s your mission for Harmony Cricket Farm?
Why Cookies?
How do crickets taste?
Can I put the cricket flour in my baking?
Can you talk about the health benefits?

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Dr. Jerrica Dodd with Your Pharmacy Advocate and Brittany Brown & Roger Hodge with the H & F Bread Co.

October 16, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Dr. Jerrica Dodd with Your Pharmacy Advocate and Brittany Brown & Roger Hodge with the H & F Bread Co.

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John Ray, Dr. Jerrica Dodd, Brittany Brown, Roger Hodge

Dr. Jerrica Dodd/Your Pharmacy Advocate

Dr. Jerrica Dodd is the Founder and CEO of Your Pharmacy Advocate, a concierge pharmacy consulting service specializing in direct, dedicated pharmacist support to practitioners and patients. YPA assists healthcare professionals who need to more closely monitor patient medication regimens, pharmacists looking for flexible career paths, and patients wanting to achieve peace of mind about medication management.

Dr. Dodd holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, a Masters in Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University, and a Masters with a focus in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the University of Florida. She completed an ASHP accredited residency at the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University. She also completed a Health Coach certificate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is currently an Institute of Functional Medicine Certification Candidate.

Roger Hodge & Brittany Brown/H & F Bread Co.

H & F Bread Co started in 2008 in an 1800-square-foot bakery and today they have two bakeries equaling over 100,000 square-feet. Their second bakery should start producing within weeks and will be able to provide gluten free and allergen friendly products.

The H & F mission statement still remains the same today: “To enhance the dining experience with artisan baked goods of the highest quality and consistency with a focus on food safety and compliance.” H & F is able to provide fresh bread and pastries daily and/or frozen items as well. As they continue to grow, H & F will add automation to their processes not to replace employees, but to improve the quality and consistency of their products. H & F wants to be recognized as a scalable artisan bakery with the ability to expand with constant improvement to Product Quality.