Behind JSHealth: Jessica Sepel on Bootstrapping, Vitamins & Protecting Women's Trust

Rochelle Humes sits down with JSHealth founder, Jessica Sepel, to unpack her experience of diet culture and how it failed an entire generation of women. She built JSHealth to offer women access to nutrition in a healthy way. From her first experience with nutrition to building a global, female-first supplement company without investment, Jessica shares the untold story behind the brand that put women's health first. This conversation covers the real work behind building a brand that puts quality first. We cover everything from ingredients, building a community of trusted women and what she’s learnt about leading a growing team. In this episode, we cover: Jessica's first experience with nutrition, how diet culture failed women and teenagers, and where JSHealth was rooted from Starting JSHealth as a first-to-market, female-first vitamin company, bootstrapped from day one with no investors Generating hype, protecting customer trust in an unregulated industry, and enforcing quality control from the start Developing the skills to lead, setting boundaries as a founder, and the morning and evening routines that keep her grounded The evolution of science for women's health and Jessica's financial advice for founders If you've ever felt let down by the wellness industry, this one's for you. We Are Ladies Who Launch! CHAPTERS 00:00 Introducing Jessica Sepel 01:32 Early Diet Struggles 07:22 Choosing Your Nutrition Path 12:34 Spotting The Supplements Gap 21:06 First 2000 Bottles Sold 24:09 Scaling Without Pressure 27:14 From Local To Global 29:45 Build Through Quality 33:30 Bootstrapped Scrappy Growth 39:31 Nighttime Switch Off Routine 44:17 Creating Mornings Without Chaos 47:34 Boundaries For Founders 49:57 Future Of Women’s Health 54:19 Rocket Round 01:01:17 Mentors And Box On 01:03:00 Confidence Around Money 01:10:37 Prioritising Customer Retention 01:19:17 Wrap Up 🔔 New episodes every Wednesday — subscribe so you never miss a launch. #AD Powered by Starling Bank Access Starling Bank here: https://bit.ly/44sEaMf FOLLOW JESSICA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jshealth/reels/?hl=en JSHealth: https://www.instagram.com/jshealthvitamins/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jshealthvitamins https://uk.jshealthvitamins.com/ FOLLOW US Instagram: www.instagram.com/weareladieswholaunch/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@weareladieswholaunch YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Weareladieswholaunch Disclaimer: JSHealth Vitamins formulas vary by region Ladies Who Launch listeners get 20% off JSHealth. Use the code LWL at checkout: https://uk.jshealthvitamins.com/?utm_source=UKTalent&utm_medium=LadiesWhoLaunch&utm_campaign=LadiesWhoLaunchadd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.