We have a very exciting guest on the podcast today, the CEO of Lifeway Foods, Julie Smolyansky. Julie became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over Lifeway Foods at the age of 27 in 2002. Since then, Julie has continued the company’s growth trajectory with creative product development and marketing. She has been named Fortune Business ‘40 under 40,’ Fortune’s 55 Most Influential Women on Twitter and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 1000. In this interview, Julie shares her origin story, Kefir's health benefits, work life balance, how she grew the company's revenue from $12 million to $200 million, and much, much more.

Learn more about Julie's first book here: The Kefir Cookbook: An Ancient Healing Superfood for Modern Life, Recipes from My Family Table and Around the World

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