Why You Should Trust Your Gut, Both in Parenting and Entrepreneurship

Jessica Abo sits down with the CEO of Health-Ade Kombucha to talk about business, maternity leave and motherhood.

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Daina Trout first learned how to brew kombucha at Tufts University where she earned Masters' degrees both in Nutrition and Public Health. After graduation, Trout moved to Los Angeles and in 2012, she co-founded Health-Ade Kombucha with her husband, Justin Trout, and best friend, Vanessa Dew.

What started as a small production in Trout's apartment closet has become a national brand available in more than 20,000 grocery stores and health food markets, including Target, Whole Foods and Costco. She sat down with Jessica Abo to discuss her company's success and her advice for new parents trying to juggle it all.

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Jessica Abo

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Media Trainer, Keynote Speaker, and Author

JESSICA ABO is a media trainer, keynote speaker, and bestselling author who uses her 20+ years of TV news experience to help entrepreneurs, C-Suite executives, celebrities, and philanthropists share their stories with the world. An award-winning journalist, Jessica has presented all over the country including at TEDx, Facebook, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, WW, and the United Nations. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, ABC News, Access Hollywood, KTLA, CBS, and NY1 and in Forbes, Fast Company, and Women's Health.  Her debut book Unfiltered: How To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Media sold out on its first day and empowers readers with tools they can use to take back their happiness IRL (in real life).

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