Today we’d like to introduce you to Sarah Scott.
Sarah, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I founded Ironsmith – The Fitness Doctors, the city and nation’s first multiple location personal-training gym corporations and one of the most successful groups of personal training, sports training and post-surgical medical exercise companies in Texas.
I have spent 25+ years as a trainer, coach, visiting professor, and consultant for numerous colleges, sports teams, professional athletes to weekend warriors; cancer-recovery and post-surgical patients to individuals who just wanted to play with their grandchildren.
In working with such a diverse group of individuals, it became evident that my clients needed more than just the physical effort to maintain (and in many cases regain) health and fitness. In 2015 I began a new chapter of keeping Austin Strong and Healthy with the formation of Austin-based Hemp Doctors USA, which sells farm-to-table American-grown natural CBD oils, tinctures and salves (for people, dogs, cats and horses…that’s a whole new story).
The simple answer for what sets me apart from others could be an academic list of my experience and knowledge of physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, pre & post-rehab, medical exercise protocols, the human endocannabinoid system and cannabinoids, but that should not be the deciding factor for why someone would reach out for my services, it should be the fact that I care about my clients, many who have become my greatest friends.
My mission is to create a healthier world for people, pets and the planet. Bringing full-spectrum, pesticide-free and excipient free, hemp-derived CBD products to people and their pets has been a journey of the heart and soul for me.
My mother suffered for a decade with dementia, my personal training clients suffered with pain and disease, my epileptic dog Billy suffered with seizures and my own skin-cancer diagnosis fueled my intrigue of CBD; researching potential benefits and finding the best farmers to partner with…that is what sets me apart!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I founded Hemp Doctors USA in 2015, the same time the CBD-hemp industry started in the USA. The biggest challenge in the early days was over-coming the “fake news” that was being written about CBD……it is not “pot.”
I was blessed in the fact that my Fitness Doctor clients trusted me, they knew me as a fitness, strength, health and sport care professional and knew that I understood the human endocannabinoid system and could marry their needs to the capabilities of CBD! So, my clients became my best marketing tool, their business and referrals helped launch the business.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Fitness Doctors & Hemp Doctors USA?
Both Fitness Doctors and Hemp Doctors USA services and products are located in Central & Downtown Austin.
Fitness Doctor services include: home gym design, in-home personal training and virtual Facetime-Zoom personal training services.
Hemp Doctors products include: Full-Spectrum USA farm-to-table CBD products all of which can be shipped anywhere in the United States or purchased at Fresh Plus Grocery Stores, Hania Lawrence Studio or Halina European Day Spa.
Do you have any advice for those looking to network or find a mentor?
I really believe in mentorship!
I love to quote Madeline Albright often when it comes to finding female mentors: “There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women!”
I believe first and foremost you need to find somebody you trust. Somebody who will tell you what you need to hear versus what you want to hear. We need to be open-minded and willing to listen to what they have to say. I believe in reaching out to several mentors from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise. For me it was reaching out to folks in the following industries: finance, sales, marketing, and of course someone with serial entrepreneurial expertise!
Contact Info:
- Email: SarahScottATX23@gmail.com
- Website: www.FitnessDoctors.com www.HempDoctorsUSA.com
- Instagram: HempDoctorsUSA
- Facebook: HempDoctorsUSA
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/HempDoctorsUSA
Image Credits
I took these photos Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott
June 4, 2022 at 9:15 pm
Thank You VoyageAustin.com for sharing our stories!❤️
Susan K
June 11, 2022 at 3:50 pm
Sarah is the real deal when it comes to helping her clients to regain health and/or remain healthy and strong through the trajectory of life’s physical tribulations. Her expert knowledge base coupled with her incredible healthcare resource connections have helped so many over the decades in Austin and all over the country. She has helped me comeback from a life altering physical setback. Simply put, Sarah is the best there is in fitness, strength, balance, health and sports care, bar none!!!!
Jim Skaggs
June 13, 2022 at 12:25 am
Fantabulous story. As a client of Sarah’s, I support her presentation and thank her for her commitment to the greater good of clients and the community.