Food is essential to life and has the power to be our
greatest tool for a better life. It has always influenced Meredith Cochran, the
founder and CEO of The Shareable Life. Her passion for food had existed since
childhood, and it has only grown
with time. Starting off her
career working in the electrophysiology department for a local hospital, she
used to prepare food for herself and her co-workers to avoid eating overly
processed foods during work hours.
She shares, “With my passion for preventive health and food
as medicine, it’s no surprise that I ended up studying traditional Chinese
medicine and herbology. I created The Osso Good Co. because I wanted to make
sure that everyone had access to healing and nutrient-rich foods. After successfully growing and expanding the
business to millions in revenue, I wanted to help other like-minded businesses
do the same. And, Shareable was born.”
Inside The Shareable
Life’s Services
The Shareable Life connects the highest
quality brands to new audiences to generate authentic conversations, UGC,
boosted momentum, and trackable sales. Meredith explains her services for different brands in detail,
saying, “We send you a curated list of influencers, movers + shakers, athletes,
physicians, content creators, etc., to introduce your brand and products. They love it and post about their experience
to their audiences, with whom they have influence. You get to use that UGC (user-generated content)
across your platforms. We all make money
through the sales generated from their posts through trackable links.”
As with any
founder, Meredith has
witnessed many impediments on the path of her business success time and again.
She adds, “The key is to focus on what you can control and to stay true to your
mission and values. Although this certainly sounds more simple than it is, it is just about getting back up stronger than before.”
Integrity is at the heart of The Shareable Life, and
Meredith tries to maintain it in each and every action. She further
explains, “The Shareable Life is unique because I only represent the brands I
actually believe in. And then, we work together as one team to achieve results
through authentic conversations. I’m constantly innovating and evolving to
provide the highest quality products and services.” She also loves how
competition pushes us to
create a better world where people get the best food, service, and overall
better life.
Meredith’s
Contribution in the Food Industry
America has a long history of food manufactured with added artificial ingredients and
overly processed manufacturing and foods
with barely any nutrients at all. While this lined the pockets of the executives, people
who consumed those products were at a greater risk of fatal “modern-day”
diseases such as diabetes, obesity, etc. Boosting awareness of ingredient labels and the process in
which foods are manufactured helps us to achieve optimum health. Her mission is to help people find the right
foods to boost overall health and longevity.
Thus throughout
the lifetime of The Osso Good Co., Meredith made sure that every bone broth
was produced in small batches and simmered low and slow to retain the most
nutrients available and maintain the integrity of the product. .It was always her mission to source the
highest quality ingredients from the highest quality sources and make them
better than homemade.
She says, “By focusing on the highest quality ingredients
sourced from the highest quality sources and produced with integrity the way
our grandmothers did, we can finally be satisfied again with packaged
food. The Shareable Life helps these
companies get in front of new audiences so we can continue to push for foods
made with integrity using the high-quality standards we are all seeking for our
own families and selves.”
Meredith’s Passion to
boost other brands
The future of Shareable is looking bright as
she recognizes the importance of getting in front of the right audiences to
produce authentic conversations about the best brands in the industry. She says, “I believe that we all have
an ability to influence others and the best form of advertising is through
“word of mouth”.” For her, today’s digital experiences will pave the way for helping different
brands boost their brand awareness.
She says, “The first day of my career in the food industry
was the day I decided there had to be something better and that I could help
others to have it too.” Her biggest achievement throughout her career has been her efforts in
maintaining and delivering each product and service with the same overall
integrity everyday.
Managing CEO and
personal roles
Becoming a CEO is a
very important and critical position. Meredith
defines herself
as an earnest human being. This means that she is quite serious and
zealous in intention with a clear purpose, and always ready to make necessary
efforts. She adds, “The most important role I serve as CEO is my ability to set
and maintain the vision and values of the business with each and every decision
we make.” Thus, it is her duty to ensure that everything is done with full
integrity and she is proud that till date, she has never compromised on it at
any time.
For her, balance is a big myth and everyone should accept
the fact that there will never be ample time to “do it all”. She believes, “Balance is for tight ropes
and seesaws. The moment
balance is achieved, it is instantly altered, and we have to chase it all over
again.” Further, she states, “I maintain the appearance of balance by
understanding this and continually working towards my goals.”
As for
the future of the company’s growth, she shares, “The future of The Shareable
Life is focused on helping the best brands in the industry reach new customers
in an authentic way. With the digital
nature of the internet today, expansion globally has never been easier.” Thus,
over time, they will engage in building brand presence for other brands globally.
