This week, I spoke with Lori and Scott Levine, founders of Scott’s Protein Balls, to delve into their journey in the health food industry. Their protein ball company has rapidly gained popularity, and I wanted to uncover the story behind its success.
You can listen to our full conversation above, and below I highlighted three key takeaways. I hope you find their insights as motivating as I did.
1. Struggles lead to opportunities
“Out of nowhere, in 2017, I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Lori says. “I had no family history and no reason to believe this would happen; it just did. It was a terrible time in our lives — I had to go through surgery and treatment. I live on Long Island, and the hospital I chose to do the surgery was NYU. I had to be in the city for 8 weeks, five times a week, getting radiation. I have amazing friends and family who would drive me both ways, but I…