Lopa van der Mersch is many things: Serial entrepreneur. Mother of two. Sustainability advocate. TEDx speaker. Recovering cult member. Three years ago, she added a new chapter: Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to energy. 

Lopa is one of my biggest inspirations in the world of conscious entrepreneurship, and a return guest on Funded by Source. If you’re called to try Rasa, use code KSENIA for 15% off.

We discuss: 

• How Indian martial art Kalaripayattu, also known as Kalari, changed Lopa’s life 
• The power of anchor habits
• What’s been going on at Rasa since our first conversation on the podcast
• How to practice presence 
• Remembering to remember
• Growing a self-funded business from a garage to 20 employees
• Moving towards a 9-figure culture-changing consumer package goods business 
• Switching to a new paradigm of business: community-owned business 
• Interacting with a business as its own energetic being
• Energy intelligence powered by adaptogens 
• A peek into product development at Rasa 
• Which Rasa can help you access your creative energy 
• Being a conduit for people to be impacted by plant consciousness 
• Transparency as an energy cultivating practice 
• Lessons from 2 months off social media 
• Social media energy hygiene practices 

Mentioned: 

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@nikhilvaragiri

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70: Co-Founder Of Addictive Wellness Sage Dammers – Adaptogens, Raw Cacao and Conscious Business

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About Lopa van der Mersch: 

Lopa van der Mersch is many things: Serial entrepreneur. Mother of two. Sustainability advocate. TEDx speaker. Recovering cult member. Three years ago, she added a new chapter: Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to energy. 

2015 was what Lopa now calls “her own personal 2020” — she left a cult, had emergency surgery while pregnant, lost a family member, and had a traumatic birth. Beaten down and exhausted, she needed a source of energy that could sustain her without burnout, crashes, or jitters.

What she needed didn’t exist, so she worked with a clinical herbalist and Rasa was born: adaptogen-rich blends that nourish & energize while providing enough rich, roasty flavor to convert even the most devoted coffee fanatic. 

What started with a mom elbow-deep in herbs in her kitchen is now a movement, with triple-digit YoY growth and over 100K customers worldwide.

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