Today’s Guest – Megan Haines
1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?
Megan Haines, Founder at Karmies Inc, 35 years old. We are a mobile tech company that makes emoticons branded and clickable on your smartphone keyboard. Our first product Karmies Secret Emojiallows users to add secret pictures and text behind emoticons and send them to friends. If you want you can make the secret message ‘self destruct’ after 10 seconds.
2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit?
My mother inspired me to eat healthy and stay fit. She was vegetarian and usually fed us simple fresh foods from the local co-op. I have fond memories of her doing her nightly exercises on our family room floor. As kids we didn’t understand what a good impression she was leaving on us. My brother and I used to get excited when we could go next door and eat white bread and cut up hot dogs with processed american cheese slices melted over them. 🙂
3. What did they do to inspire you?
When everyone else’s parents were feeding them the easy ‘go-to’ processed foods, my mom stayed firm and fed us homemade goodness. She was clearly unappreciated at the time, but not now!
4. How did their lesson change your life?
I learned early what good eating looked like and that you dont need a gym to get a little workout in. These habits have kept me healthy thru out my adult life. I
5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?
I don’t really have any kids in my life but I do feed my dog only organic whole foods, does that count?
6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?
In the end, all you have is your health. Take care of you!
7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?