Putting The Wheels Of Organic Nutrition In Motion – The Grocery Insider Podcast
In this week’s episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Joe Welstead, CEO and founder of Motion Nutrition.
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00:00 – 08:48 minutes: Introduction to Joe Welstead
- An insight into Joe’s former life as a professional swimmer for Scotland and forage into sports management following his retirement after the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- Joe describes his struggle to find performance enhancing supplements that were also beneficial to his long-term health.
- How this gap in the market sparked the inception of Motion Nutrition.
08:49 – 13:31: Bringing Nutritional Supplements to the Wider Market
- Joe discusses how the supplement market has expanded beyond performance enhancements for athletes.
- How organic supplements can benefit the consumer day-to-day.
13:32 – 15:29: Sleep Hygiene
- How Motion Nutrition can benefit sleep.
- Joe’s adversity to supplements being used as a sole tool to enhance sleep and how he encourages a healthy lifestyle as a foundation for supplements to work optimally.
15:30 – 27:14: The Evolution of Consumer
- Joe discusses the importance of improving the daily well-being of consumers, relieving stress and aiding a good night’s sleep when conceptualising new products.
- How the Motion Nutrition customer has inadvertently evolved into a female-dominated audience through it’s accessible branding and marketing.
- Benefits of retail partnerships for consumer convenience and product exposure.
27:15 – 29:14: Influencer Culture
- Are influencer partnerships still relevant and effective in advertising brands?
29:15 – 33:26: Joe’s Favourites
- Joe shares his favourite well-being brands including Heckles and Bare Biology.
33:27 – 40:39: Nutrition News and Quick Thoughts
- Hamish asks Joe his quick thoughts on emerging nutrition trends and products including;
- Continuous glucose monitors
- Ketones and the Keto Diet
- Red-light therapy for better sleep
- SARMs and peptides
40:40 – Future of Motion Nutrition
- Joe discusses new product launches to keep an eye out for including his interest in balancing hormones as mood stabilisers and sustainable all-day energy supplements.
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