Mary Guignon Richards dedicated her life to teaching women how to live their lives in a way that has a powerful and positive impact on the world around them. Mary has been a Women's Health Educator for over 35 years starting with nursing but transitioning to a philosophy of natural health and wellness when she found the traditional medicine environment limiting:
"As a nursing assistant I loved the interaction with the patients. In my internship after nursing school, I saw myself as being a medication-dispensing machine. I was walking down the corridor in the hospital with a cart of drugs and I felt as though I was outside myself looking in at this world of medicine, and said, "this is not me!" It went against my personal grain. I was intended to lead and this was not the route that would get me to where I needed to go."
Heeding the call to leadership, Mary realized she had the intelligence, fortitude and natural business-sense to bring something rare and unique to the health industry. Mary's entrepreneurial vision resulted in Wellness Resources the successful family owned and operated company she created with her husband Byron Richards (a Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist) in 1985. As the founder and CEO of Wellness Resources, Mary continues to lead a strong, high-caliber team that operates on simple but fundamental principles set forth by Mary at the company's inception:
- Reach people directly and treat them like family.
- Be committed to excellent customer service.
- Deliver the highest quality nutritional supplements and health information.
Through her work at Wellness Resources, Mary found a platform from which to communicate the need for preventative care and nutrition by guiding clients to the Wellness Resources product that is right for them. She also connected with many of her female clientele on a personal level and guided them to understand their personal power as advocates for their own health.
Having lived a healthy lifestyle that promotes itself, Mary is an example of natural, vibrant wellness as she is strong and illness-free despite the extreme demands of business and motherhood. Mary raised 4 healthy children, virtually without the need for medications as result of her emphasis on a natural health and effective use of Wellness Resources Supplements as a means of keeping her kids' immune systems in tip-top shape. Her now grown brood is giving back to the community by helping others improve their lives.
Mary continues to challenge herself to improve and grow and is adding a new chapter to her wellness workbook in 2008 by embarking on the creation of the Wellness Resources Women's Network. The WRWN is an online community of dynamic, informed, and motivated women of all ages and walks of life seeking to improve, create and engage with each other. Mary strives to share the knowledge she has gained over the years with you:
"The next phase of my journey as a Women's Health Educator and successful entrepreneur is to create a place where women can connect to a greater community of women who want to excel each and every day of their lives. The best thing we can strive for is to be a better person TODAY than we were YESTERDAY!"
