Ben Stern has had an entrepreneurial mind for much of his life. Starting in middle school, when he realized the school he went to was using the faces of their students to sell baked goods and coffee without any financial return to the students. When he saw this, Ben realized that using smiling young faces was, in fact, a great way to market a product and he used his own money to buy wholesale coffee which he resold to neighbors and friends, donating some of the proceeds to a good cause. This was just the beginning for this innovative young mind.  In 9th grade, ben watched a documentary about plastics and how they impact our environment which sparked the idea for Nohbo. Nohbo is a plastic free pod packaged personal care products. Ben wanted to find a way to cut down on the hundreds of billions of personal care packaging that is thrown away every year. Attempting to reduce these plastics which can take hundreds of years to break down in landfills to help protect our environment is a noble goal. Another noteworthy thing about Ben’s company is their transparency. If you look on their website, you can find information ranging from their technology, to where they get each part of their product. I personally really appreciate that not only is there a tangible social good to Nohbo, but there is honesty and integrity in product development and distribution.