We were lucky to catch up with The MARIMOMS recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, The MARIMOMS thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?
Nearly 3 years ago we took a much needed weekend trip. In between dance battles and sips of wine, we talked about the many challenges we faced, our families, the mom guilt and how we wished finding time to relax wasn’t so difficult to do. Ultimately without proper self care, these things were affecting our health and overall wellness. Finding natural ways to combat that became a top priority. The trip and conversations that followed led us on a path towards discovering self-care regimes with CBD. We each use it for various reasons… to reduce anxiety, migraine relief, sleep aid or to simply relax and we can testify to the benefits we’ve experienced. We started the MariMoms journey with just one goal… to teach others that self-care is not a luxury, but a necessity! We, as moms, know the pressures of everyday life that can take a toll on both physical and mental wellness. We feel it for ourselves, and we see it in our loved ones. It may be headaches, body aches, chronic illness, anxiety, sleeplessness or some other manifestation. MariMoms (pronounced Merry Moms) offers Natural Hemp derived alternatives to OTC and prescription drugs for wellness.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
We are a group of six women, moms, wives, sister-friends who have known each other over 20 years and each come from corporate and/or entrepreneurial backgrounds. Helena Berube owns a financial services firm, Nicole Durham is in HR, Kimberly Baker is a FinTech Support Engineer, Cynthia Webb owns a speciality crafting business, Tiffany King owns a Spa and Trellani Giles is a Regional Market Manager in CPG. Collectively we are a powerhouse and dynamic team of driven black women.
In today’s world many people are searching for a way to improve their physical and mental health. In addition to consistent sleep, exercise and healthy eating, many people are turning to incorporating CBD into their regime. Cannabidiol or CBD is a naturally occurring compound found in the flower of the hemp plant. This compound is the non-psychoactive brother to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), and through continued research is proving to provide a wide range of health benefits from stress relief to reducing aches and pains.
MariMoms offers various ways to introduce CBD into your wellness routine. From Tinctures(oil drops) to Body Oil, Soap and Butter, to Bath Bombs, Smokables and Gummies.
We want the world to know that MariMoms is a Natural CBD brand by black women for everyone. It’s time to normalize self-care, and our wellness line offers several different ways to help you get the balance you deserve.
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
The most challenging part of our journey has been creating brand recognition as well as overcoming the stigma that the African American community has with Cannabis and hemp plants. We can’t tell you how many times our “aunties” have asked us if we are selling drugs, lol. The answer is no. All MariMoms wellness products are made from 100% legal hemp plants and contain less than the legal .3% THC levels. It has become our mission to educate our communities and destigmatize the use of hemp and CBD products as a part of everyday wellness routines. We are also advocates of decriminalizing marijuana in the U.S. which is now legally making so many companies billions while our brothers and sisters are still incarcerated for petty possession charges.
How do you keep your team’s morale high?
On a more personal note we each feel some level of mom guilt. We all have full time careers and other passion projects we are pursuing while also working to build the MariMoms brand through trade shows and weekend pop up shops around Atlanta. It’s important for us to make sure our children and husbands are never made to feel like they come second to anything. Trying to find balance has not been easy and we don’t always achieve it but we are always working towards it. I know most would believe that it would be difficult for six black women to always get along and work well together on a common goal but that has easily been the best part of our journey because we want to see each other win. As long as we remain honest with each other and remember what we are out to build, we have been able to overcome disagreements and setbacks.
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