Oct 14, 2020
Because we are Hamil-nerds,
sometimes we start with a quote: “Immigrants, we get the job
done” basically tells the story of Julie Smolyansky, CEO of
Lifeway Foods, who moved from Russia to Chicago as an infant. Her
parents brought with them a centuries-old tradition used in their
homeland for generations — kefir, the hard-to-pronounce probiotic
that does wonders for the gut — and began to share it in the
community. A business was born, and in 2002, Julie became the youngest
female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over the company
at the age of 27. Since then, Julie has continued
the company’s growth trajectory, bringing an Eastern European
product into the U.S. mainstream and boosting annual company
revenues to over $120 million in 2017 from $12 million when she
took over. She has been named to Fortune Business ‘40 under
40,’ Fortune’s 55 Most Influential Women on Twitter and Fast
Company’s Most Creative People in Business
1000.
Today, Lifeway is working to promote their BioKefir product line, which supports immunity, which could not be more timely given the current state of our global health!
Julie talks about...
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