We recently connected with Megan Mbengue and have shared our conversation below.

Megan, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about how you went about setting up your own practice and if you have any advice for professionals who might be considering starting their own?

I went from corporate bedside nursing to mall business start up almost overnight. I went in with no business experience and with blinders on, but I went in with the one skill I had, and that was educating consumers. I started creating educational content and sharing it as I learned it. 2.5 years later and that’s still the best marketing strategy and has positioned me as a subject matter expert in the industry.

My only advice is to be wary of those in the B2B world who promise to grow your business by x amount, but you have to pay them thousands to do so. I’ve paid out tens of thousands to those who had no experience in doing what I was doing, but I let them talk me into it. Looking back, I would have had the confidence to know that I really can grow this business into something amazing without being sold expensive services that didn’t perform.

Megan, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a registered nurse with a master’s degree in medical cannabis therapeutics, and I’m the founder & CEO of Trusted Canna Nurse, where we empower people to heal with both cannabis and psychedelics. On top of comprehensive education and personalized guidance, we formulated a line of high quality CBD products, offered nationwide.

We solve such a unique yet important problem. People want to use CBD, cannabis, and microdosing appropriately, but have no guidance from their doctor or the medical community at large on what to get, how to dose, etc. We serve as a trusted bridge between patients and alternative plant medicines.

We’ve done some really amazing work in the last 2 years. We’ve partnered with a former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion on a product targeted for people with head injuries. We recently completed a study on our full spectrum suppositories for women’s health, they were over 94% effective in managing period pain!

What sets us apart is the free and entertaining education we provide on social media. We’ve grown an amazing supportive online community and stand out as experts in our field in showing up authentically and really helping people.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Being in plant medicine and the “high risk” industries of cannabis and psychedelics, our content constantly gets censored, suppressed, and shadowbanned, drastically affecting our reach and subsequent business growth. I can’t directly talk about my products or services online. I’ve been mass reported and shut down to the point that I had to buy a new phone to even access one of the platforms.

What do we do? We get back on the horse and just keep putting out content. People will come to us after a year of following us and want to work with us, thankful for our content.

These industries can chew you and spit you out, but resilience is coming back again and again and truly helping people.

Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?

From what I’ve learned, you can be the smartest person in the room or have the best products, but if people don’t know about them, or if they don’t know you, they can’t purchase. What has helped me is microdosing to quiet the voice in my head that tells me I can’t, and just keep showing up. Showing up online and in person to build trust. Just. Keep. Showing. Up.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.trustedcannanurse.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trustedcannanurse/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trustedcannanurse
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mbengue/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/trstdcannanurse
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@trustedcannanurse
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@trustedcannanurse.com?_t=8kHJsEvBaXP&_r=1

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