Kelli Redmond-Bagby shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Kelli, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
Thank you, and It is my pleasure to share my story with the Baltimore Voyage readers. Today, I am being called to lead in a new way, not just as an entrepreneur but as someone building systems that last. Mova Nature has been my foundation, a juice bar and wellness brand that brought people together around health. That will always be part of me, but now my calling is reaching further.
Today I am focused on creating a Recovery Wellness Hub where mental health, alternative healing, and community care come together. I am also building platforms for storytelling and cultural wellness because our voices deserve to live beyond social media: in real conversations, in media, and in legacy.
I used to fear letting go of what people knew me for: juice, pop ups, cleanses. I thought pivoting meant failure. Now I see pivoting as growth. This season is not about clout, it is about building infrastructure through programs, partnerships, and hubs that bring peace, wealth, and long-term impact.
For the first time, I am not afraid to be seen as bigger than where I started. I feel called to it.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Kelli Redmond-Bagby, founder of Mova Nature. What began as a grassroots juice bar has evolved into a platform for wellness, cultural storytelling, and systems of healing. Today my focus is on creating a Recovery Wellness Hub that bridges mental health, alternative healing, and community care, while also using media to amplify real conversations about wellness and culture. My work is about more than products, it’s about building spaces that pour into people with joy, connection, and impact.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Before the world gave me titles, timelines, or expectations, I was a storyteller. A feeler. A little girl who moved with curiosity, rhythm, and deep sensitivity. I could sense energy in a room without anyone speaking, and that awareness shaped everything.
But the world tried to define me. Told me I was too much. Then not enough. It made me question my voice and energy, made me shrink when I should’ve stood tall. For a while I went quiet, when I really should have spoken.
The biggest gift has been returning to that original version of myself. I’ve learned my voice is powerful. My energy is not too much, it’s magnetic, it’s mine, and it’s meant to be shared. That realization is what fuels everything I do now, from the drinks to the dialogue, from wellness to storytelling. It’s all an offering from the most honest version of me.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
There was a time when I carried everything: the pain, the shame, the grief, the pressure to hold it all together. I didn’t even realize how heavy it was until I started to release it. It wasn’t one moment, it was a slow unraveling. But somewhere in that unraveling, I chose not to run from the weight anymore. I started to work with it. To turn it into something useful. Something honest.
Now, I’m in a different place. A place where my past doesn’t define me, but it does inform the way I move. I’ve stopped viewing my pain as something to hide or overcome. Instead, it’s become a part of the blueprint I’m building from. Every misstep, betrayal, loss, its been compost. It’s grown me.
Today I live from a place of peace, not proving. I’m still pursuing greatness, but it’s not for validation, it’s for alignment. I’m honoring myself through what I build, how I move, and who I let in. That to me is power. Quiet, grounded, unshakable power. The kind you earn after walking through fire and choosing not to let it burn you bitter.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
That wellness is a finished product.
The industry loves a before-and-after story. It thrives on polished branding, one-size-fits-all routines, and the illusion that healing is linear. But real wellness is often messy and layered, and it doesn’t always come in glass bottles or curated rituals. Sometimes it looks like grief. Sometimes stillness. Sometimes it is rebuilding your life from scratch while everyone else is meditating on mountaintops.
I don’t speak perfection, I reflect on the process.
What I am building now is less about controlling the image of wellness and more about creating spaces where people can return to themselves. That is at the core of my vision for a Recovery Wellness Hub (R.W.H) and for the storytelling platforms I’m developing. Wellness is not far away, it is already within reach. It just has to be real.
That’s been my focus since Mova Nature first launched, and even more so now as I expand into systems and spaces that make wellness personal, present, and unapologetically human.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope people say I made them feel seen. That I reminded them of their power, their softness, and their voice. That I helped bring wellness back down to earth, and into real life, community, and real hearts.
I don’t just want to be remembered for what I created but for the space I held, for honesty, healing, and joy. That I wasn’t afraid to evolve in public. That I moved with intention. That I poured into others without losing myself.
And I hope my city feels it. That Baltimore knew I didn’t just represent her, I grew with her. I’ve always seen her beauty and uniqueness, but now, with perspective and lived experience, I understand her more deeply. She’s sacred, resilient, and brilliant. Everything I build now carries a piece of her.
My story will travel, but Baltimore will always be the root.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.movanature.com
- Instagram: @movanature | @wiffymedia
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-redmond-bagby-54480a187
- Other: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/video/february-is-american-heart-month-and-juicing-can-support-heart-health-by-lowering-blood-pressure/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWkTkTR_jDQ
