Herbal Allies in Leadership with CEO Laura Howarth on the SuperFeast Podcast, Episode #198
Happy Herb Co CEO Laura Howarth sat down with SuperFeast founder Mason Taylor on the SuperFeast podcast for an insightful conversation around holistic business, using herbs as allies, staying in alignment with the vision and allowing the intention of the intuitive heart to lead.
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Laura and Mason discuss:
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- The Evolution of Happy High Herbs into Happy Herb Co.
- Laura's origin story.
- Intention, integration and using herbs as allies in business.
- The value of human connection & in-person offerings in the digital age.
- The Happy Herb Humanity charity.
“People often see the owner of the businesses, the entity and the businesses, what they’re bringing forward in life. But I mean, I feel it for your business as well as ours is the actual Happy Herb Co is an entity unto itself and through its own journey it attracts different custodians or leaders and so on. So everything we do I surrender to the great life force and just go, okay, well on paper this doesn’t look like a good idea, but in the divinity, the messages I’m getting through there to take us forward in this. And then there’s always so much gold in that.”
- Laura Howarth, Happy Herb CEO
Part I: The Evolution of Happy High Herbs
From SuperFeast
Today Mason welcomes Laura Howarth of Happy Herbs Co on the show for an insightful conversation around holistic business, using herbs as allies, staying in alignment with the vision and allowing the intention of the intuitive heart to lead.
Having been in each others orbit for the past 7 or so years through Happy High Herbs; the former incarnation of Happy Herbs Co, Laura and Mason share history in the herbal space. Recalling fond memories of times past when SuperFeast was operating out of a small garage in South Golden Beach in the NSW Northern Rivers Region. The pair reminisce on the simpler days while offering the ways in which the spirit of a business will call for change as it grows and expands.
Through Happy Herbs Co, Laura champions a humanistic approach, highlighting that community and connection will always be at the core of everything she does as the custodian of one of Australia’s leading herbal institutions.
In a digital age where ecommerce is increasingly outsourcing the interpersonal relationships forged through bricks and mortar business, Laura’s ethos is centred around keeping human to human contact alive in a world driven by artificial intelligence.
It is inspiring and beautiful to hear Laura share the Happy Herbs Co story, reminding us that benevolent acts of rebellion have the potential to pioneer long lasting change.
With the rise in coverage and appreciation for the medicinal use of psychoactive and non psychoactive herbs within this country and abroad, let us all take a moment in reverence for the collective of humans, who through care and diligent action, have paved the way in the face of governmental bureaucracy and backlash.
Whether you’re a seasoned supporter or new to the Happy Herbs phenomenon, this chat offers a wonderful window into the history of the holistic medicine community in Australia.