A child of Mexican immigrants with strong work principles, Almaraz was raised on government cheese and food stamps. Poverty was a backdrop of his youth, giving the impetus to Almaraz’s entrepreneurism. Right out of high school, he found an opportunity in construction and immersed himself in the business. Climbing the …
Brook Sheehan is a full-time chiropractor at Cardiff Health and Wellness where she works with each system of the human body to reach optimal results for each individual. As a functional medicine practitioner, it is important for her to look beyond the symptoms to discover why the body is expressing …
Chris Chalk is the Co-founder and CEO of two sustainable product brands; Jungle Straws and Jungle Culture. Prior to launching his two businesses, Chris lived in the UK and worked as an electrical engineer. An avid traveller, Chris now lives a nomadic life and spends much of his time in …
Our Founder and CEO, Nicolas Quintairos, grew up in South Florida. Growing up around the water between Miami and the Florida Keys, he noticed that over time the local oceans were dying. Corals, fish, and mangroves were gradually disappearing. So he decided to try to do something about it. Nicolas …
Demee Koch is a serial entrepreneur with a solid experience of 21 years in the health and beauty industry. With DE MOI BY DEMEE KOCH, she launched a Switzerland-based, purpose-driven business for cosmeceutical products. The social and ecologically friendly beauty brand develops high quality and results driven cosmetic products with …
Jamie-Lee is a business grad turned social entrepreneur. In 2018, after graduating with a Commerce Degree, she turned down the corporate career path to start her own company to address one of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution. Driven by social impact and sustainability, in late 2018, Jamie-Lee and …
Over the broad sweep of his career, David’s taken on countless roles: parallel entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker, fund manager, turnaround specialist, Mr. Mom, mentor, and street photographer. Three descriptive words flows through them all: Intrepid. Immersed. Inspired. David M. M. Taffet’s career has spanned law, investment banking, private equity, …
As Chief Executive Officer of Biofriendly Corporation, Noel Carroll focuses on modernizing the company and pushing it toward a leadership role in the environmental space. Carroll has been involved with Biofriendly, in various capacities, since 2002 and took the helm of the business in March of 2018. Passionate about the …
Rob Koenen is the Chief Marketing Officer of Boxed Water is Better®; the first national company to offer a sustainable alternative to plastic water bottles and aluminum cans. Rob is charged with expanding Boxed Water’s core message of “better for you…better for the planet.” Boxed Water Is Better is quickly …
Mark A. Cleveland is co-founder and CEO of Hytch Rewards, a mobility incentive platform that’s helping communities – and the planet – by reducing traffic congestion and emissions. Employers and communities use Hytch to connect people to job opportunities and critical services, to engage employees in corporate social responsibility initiatives, …