Today, we continue the conversation with an experienced couple who\u2019s mission to be the most authentic, innovative, and impactful whole food company in the world is taking shape!\xa0 Based on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, Howard & Cyndi O\u2019Meara have their sights on Generational Health with their thriving company \u201cChanging Habits\u201d.
Their mutual eclectic backgrounds are what I believe has them serve their community in a unique and profound way: Howard began as a teacher then into the Police force where he was selected as Prince Edwards\u2019 long-time NZ personal bodyguard then becoming a team Chiropractor traveling the world with NZ rugby, BBall, Rugby union, BMX, surf life saving, iron man and the best of all Beach Volleyball where we fell in love with him! \xa0
All the while, Cyndi was focusing on her passion for nutrition but couldn\u2019t stomach the traditional teachings at Uni so headed off for what was then \u201calternative\u201d caveman research in Colorado to uncover more.\xa0 Upon her return to Australia, she tried her hand at pre-med and Chiropractic where she met Howard.\xa0 Her heart wasn\u2019t fully in it and she focused on family for the next yrs, including traveling across all of Australia in a supped-up bus for two years with all three kids. Then, in 1998, she wrote her first book \u201cChanging Habits, Changing Lives\u201d \u2013 which was an instant best-seller.\xa0 It became evident that the world was receptive to her controversial ideas around nutrition \u2013 she no longer had to sit on the sidelines but began speaking her message to very open ears!\xa0 Though the local newspaper would ask her to retract her stories denigrating margarine, we all know that her rants on the goodness of butter are but one of the topics where she is having \u201cthe last laugh\u201d.
About 10yrs ago, Howard approached Cyndi with the creative vision that they could bring their OWN products to market to accentuate the message she was gathering crowds around week in and week out.\xa0 They began with an initial order of 500kilos of their \u201cultra-healthy salts\u201d which sold out immediately.\xa0 Having 35 staff at their most prosperous, today, they import over 6 tons of their salt to their loyal community of Health nuts!
The Goods on Cyndi & Howie:
Cyndi is about educating. Her greatest love is to teach, both in the public arena and within the large corporate food companies, to enable everyone to make better choices so they too can enjoy greater health throughout their lives.\xa0 Her unique, surprisingly simple yet extensively researched but down-to-earth approach, challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body.
Cyndi has been included in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2016, 2016 Australian Organic Retailer of the Year Finalist and within Queensland, Australia received the Sunshine Coast Sustainable Business Woman of the Year 2016 and Finalist for the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.
Contact Cyndi & Howie:
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0Facebook: @cyndiomeara
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\u201cChanging Habits\u201d Website: www.changinghabits.com.au
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0Cyndi\u2019s TedX Talk: https://youtu.be/5wWR4SIjdY4
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