, where students can learn healthy cooking techniques. Her main revenue stream is the Academy’s 14-week certification program. The mostly online program now has about 3,000 graduates in more than 75 countries. By 2018, the business, which has generally had revenues in the CAD $1.5-$2 million range annually, grew to a three-person team.for graduates of the Academy and other general members of the Meghan Telpner community.
With these new products and services in the works, Telpner wants to make sure she can maintain her low-stress lifestyle. To make sure she can execute on her vision at a high level and still has plenty of time for her husband Josh, also a nutritionist, and their pre-school aged son, she realized she needed to hire a larger team.
Having a team has enabled her to travel with her family, now that Canadians are free to do so. One recent trip was to Costa Rica. She has found that her team members have been eager to step up when she is away. “The less I work, the more responsible my team has become,” she says.