{"id":847,"date":"2018-07-09T20:08:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T20:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2021-09-19T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:02:49","slug":"about-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/about-old\/","title":{"rendered":"About Old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bloomsoup-about-261x300.png\" alt=\"About Bloomsoup\" class=\"wp-image-5212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bloomsoup-about-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bloomsoup-about.png 556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>bloom<span style=\"color: #2aa9d5;\"><em>soup<\/em><\/span><\/strong>,&nbsp;at its essence, is about making us more effective humans, informing how we relate to one another and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through interactive resources covering business, culture, philosophy, psychology and wellbeing, I aim to provide the mind-spice your life needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to articles and videos, I leverage the greatest human minds, offering a curated list of <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/books\/\">book recommendations and summaries<\/a> for your intellectual pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these tastebud-tickling ingredients, you can create a bespoke recipe to&nbsp;make your&nbsp;life a veritable fairground of potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/start-here\/\">start here<\/a> to explore my humble digital abode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bio-thumbnail-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bio-thumbnail-preview.png 300w, https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bio-thumbnail-preview-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>bloom<span style=\"color: #2aa9d5;\"><em>soup&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/strong>was founded by Joel, hoping to untangle his eclectic thoughts and help those stumbling on his little corner of the Interwebs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After training in health, he embarked on voyages of unbridled delight to foreign lands, working as a physiotherapist, acupuncturist, freelance writer, online marketer and all-round digital native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>I&#8217;m currently the CMO of a UK-based startup<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I&#8217;m also a qualified physiotherapist and acupuncturist<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I&#8217;ve worked with high performers in multiple disciplines, from CEO&#8217;s to elite athletes and on one occasion, a Chinese film star<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I&#8217;m passionate about personal development and the psychology of success (however you define it)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other life experiences include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Living\/working abroad in South America, Vietnam, China and Germany<\/li><li>Being bitten on the nipple by an angry puma in the Bolivian jungle<\/li><li>Experiencing an sacred plant ceremony with an Ecuadorian shaman<\/li><li>Travelling by motorbike across South America, Vietnam and Europe<\/li><li>Sustaining an ostrich-riding injury in Vietnam<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>bloom<span style=\"color: #2aa9d5;\"><em>soup <\/em><\/span><\/strong>has a modest mission:&nbsp;to help you discover the meaning of life, the universe and almost everything&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bloomsoup,&nbsp;at its essence, is about making us more effective humans, informing how we relate to one another and the world. 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