From the Army’s “Fat Girl List” to Transforming Lives
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What led Christine O'Hearn to her turning point in the military?
I was basically kicked out of the army. I was basically on the fat girl list. I've struggled with obesity. I know what it's like. And I know what it's like to try everything and not get the results that you wanted. And so when you finally have something that works, you want to tell the whole world about it. Christine O'Hearn is a wellness expert, nurse practitioner, and the founder of Innovate My Weight and Wellness. Drawing from her military service, personal health journey, and clinical expertise, she empowers women to achieve sustainable weight loss, restore their health, and build lasting confidence through personalized care and evidence-based wellness strategies. I was born to do this. There's no greater joy than being able to help someone else and help see the smile on their face.
I really feel like when you are called to do something, you're going to do it. You will do it. You might face a few obstacles, but you know what? That's just going to make you stronger.
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How did Christine's military experience shape her approach to health and wellness?
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Welcome to another episode of Operation CEO. Yes. Amazing. I'm so glad I got that on my first cast. Joining me today is Christine O'Hearn. Something about Irish Catholics. Yes. Give me a little bit of background before we dive into the boring stuff. All right.
Well, my name is Christine O'Hearn. I am a nurse practitioner from Iowa.
What mindset shift helped Christine achieve sustainable weight loss?
Yes, ma'am.
I am the mother of seven. And then I have two stepdaughters and four step-grandchildren. And I was the Webster County Beef Queen in 1986. I just want to say that. Right on. So anyway, yes, all of my friends know that. And when I die, I'm going to have that on my, you know, my kids all know where my sash is.
Oh my God, I have to introduce you to Rudy Moore's wife, Amanda Moore. She is a beauty pageant coach. She's literally Miss England and she happens to be from Tampa, Florida. But it doesn't matter. It still works. Yes, exactly. Exactly. Synergy. Yes. Talk about wearing your pink proudly being an operation CEO. And what was that experience like for you?
It was a lot of fun. Just coming into the studio, it was kind of, I've not been to Miami for, oh, it's been a long time. Oh, yeah. And coming into the studio, really haven't done anything like this before. I've done some different things, but nothing like this. Right on, right on.
uh my all my kids have been calling all day and we've been sending uh pictures and all that stuff so anyway that's amazing well i appreciate you enjoying the experience a lot of folks come to miami thinking this is like a huge sound studio and and then we've got like a thousand people i'm like no this is as miami's as it gets like miami is definitely a very special town and we do things here differently and as you know we're on 12 in washington this it doesn't get more south beach than this not
Not at all. Not at all.
So how does it feel knowing that you're among your pride, your crew, fellow entrepreneurs that are here helping you build something amazing?
I feel very special that I get this opportunity, especially as a veteran and also as an entrepreneur and just being able to take my business to another level. I'm super excited about that.
That's amazing. Let's talk about where your journey begins. Were you a nurse first, an entrepreneur first, or were you just you first?
Well, so my journey began a while ago. I was actually in the military first and then got out, had a bunch of kids and then went back to school when I was 40 to become a nurse. And yeah, and then became a nurse practitioner about six, seven years later, then went back into the military. And then after that, got out and started my business. So anyway, so yeah. Yeah. And just, I have worked in very, I've also, um, have worked in like, I work with a lot of veterans, um, and also do, um, uh, ER provider, uh, medical provider.
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