Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Kelly Calabrese, Founder of Optimal Wellness Solutions, located in Colorado Springs, CO, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

I serve those who are interested in living a vibrant, pain-free, medication-free, and disease-free life through Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine. I offer REAL solutions to REAL health problems through nutrient efficiency and detox therapies. I use an 80 marker blood test with Quest Diagnostics and read the blood markers differently to get to the root cause of health problems.

Tell us about yourself

I had a ski accident and was going in and out of doctors who were pumping me with medications. The meds were not working. I found practitioners outside the traditional healthcare system that help me heal 100%. I decided to go back to school to do Clinical Nutrition. I am now helping others live a vibrant life without medications. I love helping people live the life they were destined to live.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

My book...yes, I finally did it. Nutrition Diagnostics--Healing Through Empowerment. The book goes into detail about how foods work energetically, how to read blood chemistry with the 6 fundamental defects for disease and how to live a vibrant life through nutrition and detox therapies. I have sold to date 171 copies and counting. My book is on my website for purchase.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Constantly reinventing myself, staying on top of things, continuously following up with past and present customers, and networking, networking, networking.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

To have ultimate passion for what you are doing, be honest and with integrity with whatever and whoever you are dealing with. Most of all, do not give up!

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

I am easily accessible. I have patients throughout the country, and I am available to help those who want to get help.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://optimalwellnessllc.com/
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PVWOmr

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