An Interview with herbalist Karen Effenberger

I developed the ChopSaver formula through personal research and a lot of trial and error. I also consulted with a friend who happens to know a lot about the power of herbs. Herbalist Karen Effenberger (www.kareneffenberger.com) has a Masters in Social Work and has studied with several master herbalists and healers over the past 22 […]

An Interview with Gregory Zarian

Gregory Zarian (https://www.gregoryzarian.com/) may not be a household name, but chances are you have seen him before. Having done close to 100 commercials, some of Gregory’s commercial credits include brands such as VW, McDonald’s, Twix, Senseo, Time Warner, Kaiser Permanente, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Purina. His film work includes starring roles in the SAG independent feature films: “Reconciliation,” “Nesting,” “Make […]

An Interview with Landon Gardner

In our next installment of “ChopSaver Users are Just Plain Cool,” this time we really mean it with World Class Skier Landon Gardner. A former member of the United States Ski Team, Landon gives us his take on skiing and motivation. And be sure to check out some amazing “point of view” video on Landon’s […]

Brrr!

OK, a lot of us in the US are now asking, “What the heck just happened?” Much of the country has endured record breaking cold. Apparently, we have just experienced a Polar Vortex, a fancy word for “I’m friggin freezing!” It is actually a weather phenomenon whereby the winds that normally swirl around the North […]

A Little New Year Inspiration

So imagine this. You have a product that you know really helps people but you are a small company competing with huge corporations. And then one day you get an email saying… “I love your product. I am a cancer patient. A new chemo made my lips react with cracking and dryness. My dermatologist at […]

Legendary Musician Arturo Sandoval Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Congratulations Arturo on this amazing and well-deserved honor! You can read the full story here. I met Arturo Sandoval when ChopSaver first hit the market several years ago. He was speaking at a local university. Having performed at the same facility myself many times, I asked my stagehand friends to deliver some ChopSaver and my […]

An Interview with Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan and Choppy the ChopSaver (Part 3 of 3)

Recently, tuba virtuosi and music industry giants Patrick Sheridan (https://patricksheridan.com/) and Sam Pilafian (https://www.pilafian.com/tuba/) caught up with Choppy the ChopSaver at the University of Illinois Marching Band Championship. In a hard hitting, 3 part interview, Choppy covered a wide variety of topics including the benefits of organic ingredients, marching band drill and global warming. A transcript is below to aid with hard […]

An Interview with Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan and Choppy the ChopSaver (Part 2 of 3)

Recently, tuba virtuosi and music industry giants Patrick Sheridan (https://patricksheridan.com/) and Sam Pilafian (https://www.pilafian.com/tuba/) caught up with Choppy the ChopSaver at the University of Illinois Marching Band Championship. In a hard hitting, 3 part interview, Choppy covered a wide variety of topics including the benefits of organic ingredients, marching band drill and global warming. A transcript is below to aid with hard […]

An Interview with Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan and Choppy the ChopSaver (Part 1 of 3)

Recently, tuba virtuosi and music industry giants Patrick Sheridan (https://patricksheridan.com/) and Sam Pilafian (https://www.pilafian.com/tuba/) caught up with Choppy the ChopSaver at the University of Illinois Marching Band Championship. In a hard hitting, 3 part interview, Choppy covered a wide variety of topics including the benefits of organic ingredients, marching band drill and global warming. A transcript is below to aid with hard […]

Casting for Recovery

While ChopSaver is still a small company, we do what we can to support causes we believe in. Many times it is a simple donation of product for a charity to use as they see fit. One of those is Casting for Recovery. Casting for Recovery is a national organization that sponsors 2 ½ day […]