As I continue my women empowerment month, I would like to introduce you to our next rockstar and female entrepreneur - Angela of Salud Juice! Her and I have a great history of working together. She has always been a supporter of my events and workshops by sponsoring and providing delicious juices for our attendees to enjoy. I love collaborating with her to promote each other’s businesses. We have become partners in providing fresh flower bouquets for both of her locations in Long Beach. And I also had the honor of styling and decorating the wedding venue for her beautiful ceremony and reception last year! I have truly enjoyed our friendship and partnership growth over the years and look forward to our ongoing journey together as fellow women business owners. To learn more about Angela’s business and her women empowerment message, read all about it below!
Briefly introduce yourself
Angela Almaguer, owner and founder of Salud Juice, a local cold-pressed USDA organic juice bar in Long Beach, California.
How were you introduced to Inessa Nichols Design?
I've done some floral workshops with her where Salud provided juices and snacks to her participants! And then Inessa also helped with the entire plant design at our Salud corner location!
How did you start your business?
My business started my senior year of college when my uncle passed away from cardiac arrest and my father underwent a quadruple bypass surgery two weeks later. My vision of entering my graduate program at LMU and teaching for a program called Teach for America quickly shifted to finding ways to heal my father and spread the knowledge of health and wellness to a larger community. I started making and jarring juice in my apartment kitchen and slowly grew into wholesaling to local coffee shops and restaurants and, after two years, opened my first brick and mortar on 4th and Cherry.
What drives your business, why do you love what you do?
I really do love what I do. I feel like I'm still able to utilize my love for teaching because I'm able to research, develop and educate a large community on something that might otherwise be overlooked. What drives my business is the ability to meet so many people who are choosing to put themselves first. When you choose to take care of your body and mental health, you are putting yourself first and that is so important and so looked down upon in society nowadays. You can't pour from an empty cup. Choosing to take care of yourself is not selfish, it's a necessity!
What is your women empowerment message to fellow and aspiring female entrepreneurs?
Fake it til you make it! Everyone around you who you think is confident and smart is also faking it. Everyone suffers from "imposter syndrome." You have to push past it and believe in yourself even if you don't actually believe it yet! Push past the fear. The fear is a constant but it doesn't have to take the driver's seat.