The Badass CEO

ECOS President and CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks Carbon neutrality and creating a better product for a better future were the leading motivators for why Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks’s father started ECOS. She is now the CEO and president of the family business and continues its mission to prioritize the wellbeing of people and the planet through safer cleaning products. Kelly is widely considered one of the top effective leaders and influential voices for corporate social responsibility and under her leadership, ECOS has received numerous awards for innovation and safer green chemistry. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE Episode Contents: How Her Family Business Was Founded Funding a Sustainability-Focused Family Business Advice for Prospective CEOs Diverse Leadership and Overcoming the Hurdles of Growing The Family Business Links How Her Family Business Was Founded ECOS provides safe cleaning and home products Mimi McLean: Thank you so much for your time. If you could tell me a little bit about ECOS,...

If you curious to learn how to get a fragrance business into Sephora while working a full-time job and having kids, this is the episode for you! Rosie Johnston has built an incredible business while doing just that. Rosie was wearing her handmade clean fragrance 11 years ago when she had the realization she could turn it into a business focused on clean and sustainable perfumes. Her clean fragrance business was founded with the mission to create a non-toxic, transparent alternative to fragrances. Episode Contents Memories of Starting Up her Fragrance Business Unsure About Letting Go Finding a Financial Partner who Values the Story Leveraging the Clean Fragrance Business Why Growth is a Challenge Sticking to Values and Authenticity Links Mimi: Welcome to The Badass CEO podcast. This is Mimi Maclean. I'm a mom of five, entrepreneur, Columbia Business School grad, CPA, and angel investor, and I'm here to share with you my passion for entrepreneurship. Throughout my career, I...