Megan Riggs

After graduating from the University of Virginia with a psychology degree in 2013, I moved to Los Angeles where I was spearheading West Coast operations for a global training company. From the outside looking in, I was doing really well and making a bunch of money, but I started struggling with anxiety and depression for the first time in my life. I made what I call a classic millennial move - I quit my job, gave away everything I owned, became a minimalist, and moved to Thailand where I taught English. It was pretty awesome when I was stripped of everything to come back to the basics. I went to this little juice and smoothie shop every day on my way to teaching, and I thought, this is what I'm going to do. I moved back to Virginia and started my first beverage business, cold-pressed juices, in 2017 as a way to help people on their mental and physical health journey. Through that first business, I discovered I wasn't alone in dealing with anxiety and depression. I was talking to a lot of my customers about different adaptogens and nootropics I had taken for mental health, and decided to put it into a water and scale it. That's how Crunchy Hydration was born in 2019. I love the formulation and creating new products - I was just working in the lab to create a brand new product line and new flavors. What gets me most excited is the creativity part and watching other people go after their dreams.