Today we’d like to introduce you to Chanala Rubenfeld.
Hi Chanala, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
As an Integrative Nutritional Health Coach, many of my clients were struggling with the time and energy it takes to prepare a healthy meal every day. As a busy mom myself (of 6 boys!), I totally get it and understand the struggle.
One week back in 2018, on a whim, I made an offer to three of my nutritional health coaching clients. I offered to make them five full-meal salads for the ENTIRE week and deliver them on Monday morning. Studies have shown that adding greens to your daily diet on a consistent basis significantly reduces cravings and promotes weight loss.
I figured with five salads in their fridge, they’d always be prepared by having a salad on hand, ready to “grab and eat” at any given moment, for every single day of the week.
There would be no more reasons for excuses of not having time or energy to prepare a healthy salad and they’d be able to start reaping the nutritional benefits of eating FRESH produce daily.
As they say, the rest is history. They loved it so much because they immediately saw and felt the benefits and told their friends and family.
Suddenly I was getting tons of requests to deliver salads and through word of mouth, my business of Salads 2 Your Door was born and this summer we’re opening up two new locations in Kansas and Atlanta and franchising across the US.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I think the biggest struggle was not intending to start a business and suddenly finding myself owning and running a business, I had to quickly catch up to create the infrastructure to support it.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
As an integrative nutritional health coach, I help support busy people so that they can lead their healthiest life possible. One of the main things I coach them on is learning to listening to themselves, to their bodies and to their needs. We’re constantly bombarded with so much, very often contradicting, information that we don’t really know how to tune into ourselves, to what we really need. What works for one person doesn’t always work for another person. That’s what I believe sets us apart with Salads 2 Your Door. We really listen and accommodate the customer and custom tailor each salad to their specific needs and requirements.
Do you have any advice for those looking to network or find a mentor?
Being that Salads 2 Your Door started me instead of me starting it, I didn’t really have a business mentor. But, as Salads 2 Your Door started to grow, I started spending more time preparing the salads. To pass the time, I’d listen to the podcast ‘How I Built This’ which really inspired me. It really helped me think about Salads 2 Your Door as a real business, how I can learn from my mistakes and what it takes to really grow.
Pricing:
- Each salad is $13.50 with free delivery. We deliver 5 salads every Sunday evening, one for each day of the work week.
Contact Info:
- Email: office@salads2yourdoor.com
- Website: www.Salads2YourDoor.com
- Instagram: salads2yourdoor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salads2yourdoor
