We had the good fortune of connecting with Anne Silsby and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Anne, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
The most important factor behind the success of Act of Wellness is helping people realize that their personal journey to wellness and happiness starts with one small step. That small positive step that you do for yourself each day creates positive momentum. Those steps include the products you use on your skin, being active, focusing on sleep, eating clean and mindfully choosing where you focus your energy. Oftentimes, people think that in order to seek wellness they have to overhaul everything. That can feel overwhelming and lead to going backwards. We hope to encourage people to take that one small step or action each day because those small steps lead to forward motion, like it did for us on our own wellness journeys. We designed the products at Act of Wellness to connect our inner and outer self to make us feel happy. We want to share our products and the results with others.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
What makes Act of Wellness stand out is the mission in combination with our product performance. Our message is really simple, focus on taking small steps towards wellness and happiness each day. So many people try to make huge changes or too many changes at once, this often doesn’t work out in the end. People get frustrated and burnt out. Through our own personal journeys to wellness, we realized the importance of just taking small steps forward and in doing so, found more happiness.

Our experience led us to dig deeper into how we influence our own happiness receptors, through products combined with lifestyle choices. We developed our line of skincare products that have been formulated to connect our inner and outer self, discovering a journey to happiness. The skin is the largest organ so it is very important that we take care of it. Our first product, Euphoric Exfoliation is a 2-step skin exfoliator + serum that delivers results you can see and feel after just 1 use! We have heard from our customers about the compliments they receive from their dermatologists, estheticians and friends about how great their skin looks. It’s a double reward because skin looks and feels great on the outside, but those compliments release dopamine which helps positively impact your mood from the inside.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I feel really grateful to live in such a beautiful state with so many different outdoor activities to choose from. If my best friend was visiting for a week, I would definitely spend as much time outdoors as possible, splitting the time between a great National Park and then hanging out at the local beaches. I’m a big National Park fan – my family always jokes with me that I always need to try and squeeze in a National Park wherever we go. For part of the week, I would take her to Yosemite National Park. There are so many great trails and there is nothing like standing at the bottom of El Capitan watching the climbers scale the face. It’s thrilling and terrifying at the same time. For the second part of the week, I would hang out at Laguna or Newport Beach. I love late afternoons at the beach and being around the water as the sun sets. It’s magical. For food and drinks, I’m more of a go out for coffee and cook at home kind of gal. Kit Coffee and Common Room Roasters are two of my local favorites for coffee. This question has now inspired me to get my BFF out for a visit soon!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Michael, my business partner, has been very supportive in my professional career as well as in the launch of Act of Wellness. Michael was my supervisor when I met him many years ago at philosophy and has always championed me. More recently, he was an incredible accountability partner as we both focused on our personal wellness journeys. This is when the spark of the idea for Act of Wellness developed. Michael has not only been a great leader for me to learn from, but he is also an incredibly supportive business partner and friend.

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