The Smell of Success: How Farmgirl Bootstrapped to $30 MM of sales
With no investor capital and no major social connections to give her startup the kind of boosts typical of successful launches, Christina Stembel started Farmgirl Flowers to challenge the existing model of consumer flower delivery – an overwhelming number of irrelevant choices, inconsistent quality, and ever-climbing prices. By building a company committed to growth, focused […]
Exploring Your Health: Functional Medicine with Will Cole
Functional medicine is quickly rising in the United States as an adjunct to the traditional models of medical care by addressing lifestyle factors such as nutrition, diet, and stress as root causes of more complex, serious diseases, including cancer. Dr. Will Cole, recently named one of the top fifty functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation, […]
Doctor, Heal Thyself: Rare Disease Research
Dr. David Fajgenbaum has almost died five times from Castleman disease, a group of rare and deadly diseases of the lymph nodes. After his diagnosis had upended his plans for a more conventional medical career, “Think It, Do It” became his motto, and he decided to dedicate his professional life to not only working towards a […]
