Many women first become aware of how prevalent chemicals are in items used day-to-day when they first become mothers. The same happened to Jessica Alba. When she first became a mother she read about how many toxins were in diapers and other items used on babies. Rather than using them anyway, she wanted to create products free from anything that could harm her children.
Alba created the Honest Company. Though she already had a name that could lead her to instant success, she still struggled. She wasn’t a natural business leader, and the majority of the board she hired were men. They didn’t always see eye to eye because she saw the end goal, while they thought more of the finances and timeline.
Eventually the business she was dreaming of was built. Not only did she have safe diapers, but sunscreen, laundry detergent, and other natural products.
This is so cool! I never knew this about Jessica and its very respectable. The fact that she saw a need in a huge market and is succeeding is quite impressive.
This is a revolutionary idea as more and more people are becoming more and more health conscious and concerned with not just living well, but living the best they possible can. People are increasingly less and less comfortable with being good enough and are instead taking care of their situation to make it the best they possibly can. This is quite important in an era where manufacturing potential and the ability to create artificial versions of almost anything exist. It is great to see the that alternatives are being created that intend to limit anything harmful that we could be exposing ourselves to and living as clean and natural as possible.
It is always interesting to see famous people make the transition into the business world. Alba seems to have found the perfect space. The way that she has been able to successfully pivot her life from entertainment to business should serve to show that all of us have the entrepreneurial gene, we simply have to let it out.
This is one of my favorite entrepreneurial stories, and I also love Jessica Alba as an actress. I think the way that she identified a need like this for clean, not harmful products that are safe with kids was really smart, and it is something that a lot of moms must share in experience. I can’t wait to see where this company continues to go.