When most of us think of Jessica Alba we think of the actress from the fantastic four movies and other blockbuster hist and TV shows. Besides being a Golden Globe nominated actress, she is the founder and CEO of a 1.7-billion-dollar company named The Honest Company. The actress turned entrepreneur first had the idea for her company when she herself became a mother and was struggling to find clean nontoxic baby products for her child. She became very frustrated when searching for products labeled “clean”, “green”, and “organic” proved to not be as nontoxic as their advertisings. She then went on a mission to create a company that was more honest and open with its intentions and product ingredients. After teaming up with environmental scientist and ‘Healthy Child Healthy World’ author, Christopher Gavigan, the two did endless research and formed their business plan. After being rejected by investors who saw the project as unpromising, the pair were able to get an investment on their idea. Thus, The Honest Company was officially launched in 2011. What once started out as a company for just baby diapers and wipes now sells a vast array of other products including deodorants, baby feed, vitamins, oils, conditioners, shampoos, laundry detergent, formula dispenser, and everything in between.
I think this story shows how entrepreneurs don’t have to be any one thing. Alba was an actress and Gavigan was a scientist who both turned entrepreneurs and founders of a multibillion-dollar company. Alba found a pain of her own that she was experiencing and decided to create a solution from it. In addition, after being turned away because her idea didn’t “fit her actress image” she persisted and saw her vision through.
this is a perfect example of someone who had a pain and there was no answer so she, in this case, took matters into her own hands and become an entrepreneur. In this case she found a pain of her own and must have asked herself, “do other people have the same pain?” It is remarkable to see how similar so many stories are.
Great story about how Jessica Alba was able to create a product from a personal problem that she had. She became a entrepreneur so that she could solve her own problem, as well as other similar problems that people may have. I also find it interesting how the Honest company was able to expand to different products that targets children. Overall, very cool story.