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In this episode of ThinkrTalk, Orchid sits down with Nathalie von Teichman and Andrew von Teichman — founders, partners, parents of four, and trailblazers in modern family wellness.

Coming from distinct yet complementary worlds — pharma, consumer goods, wine, cannabis, and youth mental health — Nathalie and Andrew share how their professional paths converged into a shared mission: building brands that help families live better, emotionally and physically.

The conversation traces the evolution of Miindfully, which began as a simple toy concept called MediTATE, and grew into a hardware-enabled emotional wellness tool for children. Today, it is expanding into a broader lifestyle brand rooted in presence, self-regulation and meaningful family connection.

Along the way, the conversation candidly explores what it takes to build in emerging — and often misunderstood — categories, from children’s mindfulness to emotionally sensitive consumer wellness, including:

• Building companies before the market fully understands the category
• One coherent strategy that blends pharma, CPG, and wellness
• Lessons from Andrew’s work with Kids Help Phone and youth mental health initiatives
• How raising four children while building companies has shaped this couple's leadership
• The impact of a family sabbatical in Austria on pace, values, and clarity
• What it really means to build a business together — at work and at home
• How Miindfully is thinking about scale over the next 12–24 months

This episode is a reminder that emotional health doesn’t start with a product. It starts with heart — presence, modelling, and care.

For founders, parents, and anyone interested in the future of wellness, this is a thoughtful, honest conversation about building with intention and long-term impact.

Here’s to the innovators, doers and dreamers reshaping healthcare — one bold step at a time.

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Here’s to the innovators, doers and dreamers reshaping healthcare — one bold step at a time.

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In our very first episode, ThinkrBelle Founder Orchid Jahanshahi sat down with two extraordinary leaders from two proudly Canadian companies: Lisa Heath – CEO, MediResource Inc., one of Canada’s longest-standing and most trusted health-tech firms, and Tamara Seales-Knights – CEO, Seaford Pharmaceuticals Inc., one of the few Canadian vertically integrated pharma companies. Together, we explored what it really means to lead with grit and grace, to grow in a highly regulated industry that’s constantly evolving. We covered: redefining leadership through trust and courage, the power of collaboration across pharma and tech and how to rise, rebuild and reinvent through change. This wasn’t just a conversation — it felt like a dance among trailblazing women who’ve turned challenges into catalysts for transformation.

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This episode of ThinkrTalk is hosted by Orchid and Produced by Chess Originals.