Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Adrienne Ngai, owner of PUR Weight Loss, located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
PUR Weight Loss provides executive weight loss coaching for busy professionals. We are a team of Registered Dietitians and nutritionists who provide personalized meal planning, accountability, and support to help our clients reach their healthy eating and weight loss goals for good! Our aim is to also help our clients create a healthy relationship with food and their body. We are with our clients every step of the way to ensure they achieve lasting, sustainable eating habits and enjoy what they eat!
Our clients are professionals with busy, fulfilling careers and lives. The one missing piece in their lives is reaching their healthy eating and weight loss goals. That's where we help by providing individualized and professional support and coaching for our clients to be at their highest potential!
Tell us about yourself
I am a Registered Dietitian with an MSc in Nutrition and a Certified Diabetes Educator. For almost all of my adolescent and young adult life, I constantly struggled with my weight and emotional eating. I was always known as the "fat friend," and my weight was consistently a topic of discussion by my East Asian relatives. The only way I knew how to feel better was to indulge in my favorite foods as an escape from reality. Then in early adulthood, I became a consistent, closet fad dieter for years. I was plagued with constant feelings of guilt, restriction, and overcompensation with food and body image.
It took a Bachelor (B.Sc.) of Food and Nutritional Sciences degree, along with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Human Nutrition with Registered Dietitian Credentialing, along with loads of mindset work, to get to where I am today – a happy, healthy, and confident version of myself that my younger self dreamed of being.
I started PUR Weight Loss because I wanted to combine my personal experiences and professional knowledge and skills as a Registered Dietitian to help others reach their highest potential through healthy eating and weight loss. Being able to see our clients create a way of eating that becomes a lifestyle and have a positive relationship with their body and food is incredible! We are so grateful to be part of our client's journey to live healthy, fulfilling lives!
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
As a business owner, my biggest accomplishment has been to create a personalized virtual coaching program to help clients reach their healthy eating and weight loss goals for good. We are a strong team of dedicated health professionals who are excited to help our clients excel in their lifelong eating journey.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Growing personally and professionally. I continuously challenge myself by putting myself out there and making calculated decisions. It can be very rewarding and also very humbling to see a project turn out less positively than planned. Moving beyond my comfort zone can be exciting and taxing.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Create a business based on what lights you up.
- Focus on serving your clients. Client experience and results speak volumes for growth.
- Be patient. Things may not always go as planned, but you will learn and grow from the experience.
- Celebrate your wins- big and small, and be thankful! It's easy to overlook what you've achieved and where you came from.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.purweightloss.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/purweightloss/
https://www.facebook.com/adriennetheRD
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/purweightloss/
https://www.instagram.com/adrienne.rd/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennengai/
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