Sun Basket CEO Adam Zbar Releases Non-Fiction Novel, SHINE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Basket's Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Zbar has published his first book, SHINE, which recounts how Zbar created one of America's fastest growing businesses and a healthy life. By sharing his personal journey and his "Shine Paradigm" for success, Zbar seeks to help readers become the CEO of their own life and inspire them to become their best selves - shining from the inside out.  Available for purchase now on Amazon.com, SHINE encourages readers to dream big, but first heal themselves so that they have the tools to accomplish big things in a healthy, sustainable way.

Today, Zbar is the CEO of one of America's fastest growing healthy meal platforms, Sun Basket, which went from $0-300M revenue in less than four years and was rated the #1 meal kit in the U.S. He's now married to an amazing woman, has a young son named Max, and recently ran his fourth marathon. However, things weren't always this good. At the age of 39, Zbar was 50 pounds overweight, his startup had run-out of money, and he was in the middle of a divorce. After visiting a doctor who told Zbar that he was fast approaching obesity and might not live past 50, Zbar decided it was time to change his life. He embarked on a personal health journey that encompassed all aspects of his life -- from the inside out.

It all started with him losing 50 pounds by learning to eat healthy food. This enabled him to realize that millions of people like him struggled with the same challenges, which ultimately inspired him to create Sun Basket, an innovative healthy cooking service, highly personalized for almost any healthy lifestyle.

As Zbar felt better inside, particularly as he learned to follow his intuition and tune out the naysayers, things started to change remarkably for the better in his personal life and in business. He sold his former business to the founders of YouTube, lost 50 pounds, started a family, found purpose with Sun Basket, and ultimately realized the most important truth of all -- that we're all connected.

SHINE takes readers along on the highs and lows Zbar encountered on his path of transformation -- reflecting on his successes and his failures, many of which are all-too relatable. The book also shines a light on the important lessons he learned that led him to where he is today -- a happily married father who is running a wildly successful healthy eating platform.

Zbar's life philosophy is encapsulated in what he calls The Shine Paradigm, which consists of four concentric circles with you in the center:

• You (soul, mind, body)
• Your Tribe (family, friends)
• Your Mission (work, planet)
• Your Universal Connection (sky, eternity)

Learning from enlightened souls around him, Zbar's main insight was that in order to be successful, you need to heal yourself from the inside out. It starts with learning to nourish your soul, mind, and body (in that order), which allows you to connect into your higher self or your intuition. However, intuition alone does not create success. It's only when you couple your intuition with a fierce mental warrior within - shutting out the naysayers and setting achievable goals - and treating your body right, that you can begin on the path to realizing your dreams.

Your Tribe becomes your support system that gives your life purpose. Your Work becomes your Mission that makes what you do matter. Your Universal Connection allows you to see how in the end we're all connected and in this thing called life together. Only through taking personal responsibility can we build a better life for ourselves, our families, and ultimately our planet.

"For the first time in my life, I found genuine happiness and sustained success that felt easy and natural," writes Zbar in his book SHINE. "To living a life that doesn't feel so intense. To living a life where doing well and doing good can co-exist. To living a life where success still takes really hard work but doesn't always seem just beyond your reach. To being in the present. To valuing your loved ones. To making an impact. To truly setting yourself free. I invite you to join me."

SOURCE Sun Basket