Vanessa Hudgens Reveals the 1 Takeaway She Hopes Her Kids Remember From Her Success (Exclusive)

“There is no such thing as balance. I don’t believe in balance,” she told Us. “With me, it’s literally all or nothing. I think [business partner] Oliver [Trevena] mentioned it, but I’m a very present person. I’m very proud of myself for being able to stay in the present, and I feel like in the present, you can only focus on one thing at a time in order to be fully present.”

She continued, “So it’s all or nothing for me. I try to stay present because if I get ahead of myself, I get extremely overwhelmed. But I’m so blessed and so fortunate to be able to do everything that I do, and I try to just breathe and enjoy every moment.”

Hudgens and Trevena, who have been friends for many years, decided to go into business together, cofounding Caliwater, a beverage brand that produces antioxidant-rich cactus water that offers consumers several health benefits.

“We both had a passion for Prickly Pear in different ways,” Trevena, 45, told Us on Friday. “Vanessa was more of a Prickly Pear Margarita.”

“I was on a road trip in New Mexico, and I got a Prickly Pear Margarita, and I was like, ‘What is this amazing concoction, and why do I know nothing about it?’ I looked into it and realized it was just a super-fruit that had full untapped potential, a ton of health benefits and a beautiful fruit.”

In addition to her children always remembering that mom was there for them, creating magic, Hudgens’ two children also have a front row seat watching their mom run a business.

“She’s a dream partner because she shows up,” Trevena told Us of what it was like to work with Hudgens as a business partner. “She’s passionate about what she does. She cares. I mean, even going back before we even launched it — the tastings, the everything. She’s so particular about everything that she does, and I think that’s what shows up in her work, whether it’s on screen, whether it’s a brand, whether it’s anything she’s building.”

He added, “She is hands-on and passionate about it. As far as a partner, it makes my job easy because she’s got my back personally and professionally.”