How to start a business & stay healthy, Rhian Stephenson, Artah

Rhian Stephenson is a nutritionist, naturopath and founder of ARTAH, the practitioner-led supplement brand built around a core belief: performance starts with your health.

In this episode, Rhian shares the realities of building a company in the wellness space, how to stay healthy while navigating the pressures of entrepreneurship & why understanding your physiology is one of the most powerful business tools you have.

We cover:

• Think of yourself as your business’s most important asset
• Your performance will affect the whole team
• Your health is vital: try keeping a one-month food/energy log
• Know that protein is fuel
• Understand your needs and proactively manage your mind/food/exercise
• Prioritise and be disciplined about doing what you can in these areas
• Try having a mentor, like a sports coach, to help you keep improving
• Being self-employed is both the hardest the most rewarding way of working
• Fibre (we should all be having 30 gm a day) affects mood, energy and immune systems
• Female founders have to accept they are cyclical, and that ageing affects oestrogen levels
• If in any doubt have your hormone levels checked
• Magnesium aids good sleep
• Try to speak to other founders
• Know that constant comparison via social media is simply destructive - try breaks from it

Rhian has seen first-hand, both in clinical practice and as a founder herself, how many people push themselves to the point of burnout while building businesses. Her mission with ARTAH is not only to create targeted, science-backed supplements but also to empower people, especially entrepreneurs, to protect their minds and bodies as they grow their careers.

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Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason. Email us at [e-mail] or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.

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• LastPass the password-keeping site that syncs between devices.
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• Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory
• Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.

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