120. Marina Khidekel, Designing an Anxiety-Soothing Product that Hugs Back

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Marina Khidekel created Hugimals World, a TIME Best Inventions- winning line of weighted stuffed animals that "hug you back" to ease anxiety and bring calm. Prior to becoming a founder, Marina was a health & wellness journalist. She previously worked at Arianna Huffington’s workplace well-being enterprise SAAS startup Thrive and held senior editorial roles at Women’s Health, Glamour and Cosmopolitan.

She openly discusses the strategies she employed to manage her mental wellness while launching her brand. While starting a business inevitably presents numerous difficulties, the experience ultimately strengthens both the entrepreneur and the business itself.

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