Ep 2 - Secretary to Cathy’s Crawly Composters Cathy Nesbitt

The Worm Composters Business with Cathy Nesbitt Starting a composters business can get you on the path to a secure financial future if you have the creativity and tenacity necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. But first things first; you need nuts-and-bolts information that instructs you on how to start your business. In today’s episode, we are joined by Cathy Nesbitt. Cathy is a Health and Wellness Advocate. Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters, and Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi-award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. Cathy is a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Cathy joins us to share her story from leaving her job as secretary to making a decision to invest in herself and then starting her worm composting business after featuring for the first time in the Toronto Star newspaper, the same day her husband got laid off. She also shares her experience with Laughter Yoga, an exercise that she believes built her resilience in managing businesses, and later becoming a certified laughter yoga teacher herself. Cathy later founded Cathy’s Sprouts, which she says has several health benefits and nobody has an excuse not to grow them at their homes. Tune in to listen to these and many exciting topics Cathy shares with us. Key Highlights [00:46] How she started Cathy’s Composters [05:09] Growing up in the city and getting introduced to worm composting [09:16] Juggling the decision to invest in herself [11:53] Travelling with worms to Toronto [16:41] First interview and article on Toronto Star newspaper [19:06] Ramping up the worms business [23:51] 10 years later [25:00] Getting introduced to laughter yoga [30:23] How stress affects your body [31:57] Cathy’s Laughter Club [36:41] Why we do laughter yoga [40:07] Cathy’s Sprouters and the health benefits [47:06] Where and how to grow sprouts at home Resources Connect with Cathy: Worm composting: http://www.cathyscomposters.com/  Laughter Yoga: http://www.cathysclub.com/  If anyone in Australia would like to place an order, they can. YIPPEE! Just connect by email, let me know what you wish to buy. cathy@cathyscomposters.com  Tune in, like, subscribe and leave a review in our podcast Apple Spotify Instagram LinkedIn