How We Started
During the summer of my 20th birthday I went to GNC to find an energy supplement to help me tackle my exhaustion of studying long hours and being your average sleep deprived college student. After taking what I thought was a normal women's energy vitamin I suddenly felt my throat closing. As my life flashed before my eyes I briefly remember seeing the fear on my grandmothers face as 911 was rushing epinephrin through my veins. After being on a ventilator and in a coma for 1 week, I knew that my life was spared because my purpose was greater. I spent countless amounts of hours researching the harsh chemicals that are placed in energy supplements and beverages that almost took my life. During my matriculation at Tuskegee University I noticed that my student body, faculty and staff was suffering from lack of healthful food and beverage education. I took the time my senior year to turn what was just a personal research study into a campus wide plant-based catering company. Providing students, faculty, and the neighboring community with healthy soul food alternatives. Sadly, Covid-19 took all that away. I had to return home my senior year and finish school virtually. Right after my virtual graduation is when I decided to launch my newest plant-based product