Name: Crazy Sexy Interview with Kris Carr
Uploaded: 2016-10-16T09:36:49.000Z
Duration: 22 min 32 s
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Marie Forleo: This is Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be to have

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a business and life you love. And I am so excited today, you have the best treat ever.

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Almost as good as my dress. Actually, it’s even better than my dress. And I love my dress.

So, you probably know this, one of my dearest, closest friends in the world happens to be

a global brand in and of herself. And she’s a New York Times bestselling author, she’s

changed millions of lives around the world and continues to, and she is just at the tip

of her career in my opinion. It’s no other than the amazing Kris Carr. Kris.

Marie Forleo: Hi! I love having you here, this is just like... like I could talk to

you forever and ever and we’re gonna obviously share some really good stuff. But what I wanna

talk to you about today, you know, I’ve heard you speak, you’re one of my closest

friends, we have our matte meetings on Skype. When I’m wearing my glasses, I roll outta

bed, and, you know, when you’re on stage and when you’re in the public eye, 99.9

if not 100% of the time you’re talking about, obviously green juice, healthy living, what

it takes to really have an amazing life from the inside out but focused in the health and

wellness area. And what I find fascinating about you is you are quite a savvy businesswoman.

So what I’d love to talk about on MarieTV today, if it’s cool, if we can like dive

back in time and talk a little bit about how Kris Carr got to be Kris Carr, and how you

built this thing. Because I know from the outside people say, “Oh she’s so beautiful

and oh she’s got this big brand and it seems like it’s happened so easily.” But one

thing I know about you is that this has been probably over a decade in the making. Right?

Marie Forleo: And I’m sure people look at you now and think that while you’re very,

very good at revealing your own struggles, your own challenges, places in your life that

you’re bumping up against and being gracious enough and vulnerable enough to let us all

see what you’re going through, I think sometimes people don’t know really, like, the business

side of it. Right? Because you’ll reveal certain kinda challenges, but it’s just...

if business isn’t your topic to talk about, there’s no real reason to talk about it.

Marie Forleo: Let’s talk about it today. And one of the other things that I love and

just admire about you is your unique voice. So before we wrap up today, let’s like put

a little mental pin in for us that I wanna talk about why it’s so important to have

your own voice. Because, you know, I see a lot of people that love you and admire you,

and whether they’re aware of it or not I see them trying to be you a bit. And I think

that one of the reasons that you’re so successful is because you’re so unique and you’re

Marie Forleo: You’re welcome, but it’s the truth though. And so a really big message

for me that I wanna get across and I’m sure, you know, we’ll talk about this later, is

how important it is to have your own voice and to retain your own voice through your

message, whatever you’re doing in the world.

Kris Carr: Oh girl, well you know what, you... you said something at the top. And for me

it wasn’t a business. It wasn’t a business until really the last 2 years. It was a soul

project, a heart project, it was eye on the prize, and the prize has always been helping

people. And that’s the currency that I received back. But I invested all of my time, all of

my own personal finances into this movement, if you wanna call it brand, and there was

no other choice for me. It’s... when I got the call I picked up the phone and I was like,

“Alright. I’m ready, let’s go. Where do we start?” And it started with Crazy

Sexy Cancer, but at the time it was mass emails that I was sending to family and friends,

and they were just updates to see how I was doing.

Marie Forleo: Right, to make sure that the beloved Kris was still alive.

Kris Carr: Yeah. Alive and kicking and funny and a little raunchy. Ya know?

Marie Forleo: And that’s one of the things I love about you, is you love to get a little

raunchy. Especially with me. So... so basically, and I love hearing this, is it wasn’t started

as a business. It was started as a movement. It was started as a labor of love and a labor

Marie Forleo: ...and really to be of service. And I think what you said is really interesting,

and I wanna make sure that people really get it. Like, for you, from your point of view,

this really didn't turn into a business until 2 years ago.

Kris Carr: 2 years ago, and a lot of money invested. And invested with joy, because I

knew I was reaching so many people. And when it became more of a business, it was really

because first and foremost, you gotta... juice and cucumbers can be pricey when they’re

Marie Forleo: Oh my goodness they are. I sometimes look at my little juice, I’m like, “Holy

Kris Carr: And then also to get, you know, out there as far as I wanted to get out there.

I can’t do this alone. We have an amazing well oiled machine, and my team members are

my life. And so to make them happy and healthy and prosperous, I needed to turn the tide

Marie Forleo: So, let me ask you this, so where did the money come from for you? Like,

how did you even have enough money to eat and to buy some cucumbers and to juice those

Kris Carr: Well in the... you know, I had a whole other business and a whole other career

Marie Forleo: I know that, but I don't know if everybody else knows a little bit about

Kris Carr: And I did a lot of TV commercials.

Kris Carr: And I was a dancer and a choreographer.

Marie Forleo: So a little multi passionate nature happening.

Kris Carr: And I always was a squirrel and saved my nuts. And when it was time for me

to really make an investment in, first and foremost, my health and well being and secondly

into, you know, my writing and having the space to be able to put my creativity out

there. I sold my apartment that I had, and I also sold everything else that I had. And

Marie Forleo: Is that how you funded your movie?

Marie Forleo: Was that, like, that was the funding of the movie?

Kris Carr: First it was credit cards, then it was the rest... then it was my apartment,