We recently connected with Mo George-Payette and have shared our conversation below.
Mo, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory.
After enjoying several years in the Natural Products Industry as Director of Purchasing and eventually CEO of Mother’s Market & Kitchen, I wanted to combine my passion for Ethically sourced Cacao with Hemp extract (CBD). I became obsessed with learning all that I could about the Hemp Industry and visited many farms to gain a better understanding and also finding a fairly traded cacao that would directly help the farms where is came from, and have used Peruvian cacao in our Bean to BLISS Bars ever since launching in 2019… With the growing buzz surrounding Plant-based medicine/Cacao Ceremonies/Mindful approaches to business, if we can share a simple Feel Good Vibe and offer perhaps a mini portable cacao ceremony, soothe the nerves a bit and help in the effort to stress less, MOMO’s products are helping along the journey…
Mo, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Having spent over 30 years in the Natural Products Industry (former CEO of Mother’s Market & Kitchen and Director of Purchasing), it was time for me to shift my attention to sharing my passion: MOMO’s CBD.
I’ve been determined to focus on continuing the quest to Share the BLISS with anyone who needs to feel a bit less stressed and seeks to soothe their nerves with our premium vegan line of products, or frankly anyone who loves cacao….
MOMO’s is a Wellness and Lifestyle brand that is so much more than simply CBD:
MOMO’s Bean to BLISS Bars (6 yummy flavors) contain Ethically sourced Peruvian cacao, hand crafted from a small collective of farmers in the San Matin region of Peru, along with organic ingredients and a pinch of Himalayan Pink Salt, are lightly sweetened with organic coconut sugar, and are infused with vertically integrated US Grown Broad-spectrum Hemp extract.
MOMO’s has expanded our mindful line of products to include something for the Pups: BLISSFUL Pup: Human-grade organic Dog biscuits, also containing Broad-spectrum Hemp extract.
Another key product that may seem tiny but has proved to be a mighty customer fav is MOMO’s Coconut Lip BLISS: Featuring Fairly traded coconut oil, and is a deep moisturizing Lip Balm infused with Broad-spectrum Hemp extract.
We also offer BLISSFUL Wild Berry Vegan Gummies, which were born out of customer requests for a non-chocolate alternative, and they also contain added Magnesium Glycinate for that extra soothing effect on the nerves.
All products that come from MOMO’s CBD are Plant-based and born out of a passion to provide a truly “Feel Good” product to simply take the edge off, make you grin, and soothe your nerves.
Key attributes: Plant-Based/Woman-owned/Small Business / Handcrafted/Small Batch
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
I love this question, because I often use the term ‘Resilience” while describing how grateful/fortunate it is that I am still in business….
Anyone going into business for themselves, launching an emerging brand, being woman-owned, etc…will quickly learn that you must be nimble and adapt/shift as obstacles present themselves, and don’t be surprised if the path changes directions, no matter how strong you believed your biz plan was…it’s often for the better…
The Hemp/CBD Industry continues to lack supportive regulation and as each State makes up their mind to dance around what they want with edible Hemp products, we have found success in pockets of territories, but it has not been a straight path.
It has not been a smooth ride at all, it’s a dance of intention/persistence/determination and eating, breathing, sleeping your mission. You need to advocate for yourself and sometimes take on a side hustle to make ends meet.
I literally just had to switch up Co-Mans when I believed that one of our manufacturers was solid…but after much research we fortunately found another, which is actually easier to work with…
Do your research and learn who your resources are- there are more supportive groups out there than ever before to lend insights, and know that you are not alone in your respective field, we need to raise each other up.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Frankly, being a real person behind the brand has helped build our reputation within our market, because MOMO is a Paddle boarding, Ocean loving, Traveling Vegan who lives to “Share the BLISS” even when it comes to our BLISSFUL Pup- our audience sees our actual dogs that enjoy our Hempy biscuits…
We also cross over categories, so are not just focusing on CBD or Hemp, we are first and foremost a Vegan/Plant-based brand, and connect with our audience as a Premium/minimal ingredient Vegan lifestyle food/supplement/snack option.
We love to share all of the people, pets and places that our products travel with our audience and also share simple recipes and pairing ideas, some have come from us, but also many Influencers and Content creators approach us regularly and have fun working with our products.
MOMO’s is still a small, handcrafted business and has the ability to engage on this personal level…
Contact Info:
- Website:
momoscbd.com
- Instagram: @momoscbd
- Linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/in/
mo-george-payette-293b03132
Image Credits
All Photos by MOMO’s