Natural beauty pioneers
Based in Carlsbad California. Founded in 1999 by Evan Healy and David Gordon. Early on Evan drew the connection between the microbiome of the soil and that of the skin. They journeyed to family farms, tribal villages, and women’s cooperatives in places such as Morocco, Ghana, France, Chile, and regions within the US to source healing botanicals. Today our next generation leaders are engaged in the movement to reclaim the earth’s soil by pursuing a regenerative future.
Our Team
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Colleen Brown
Executive Vice President
The go-to operations chief. Trouble-shooter extraordinaire. The heart of the company. Always has chocolate.
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Jessica Massey
National Sales, Education & Esthetics Manager
Herds cats. Circus juggler. Makes the cash register ring.
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Shirley Jo Aiken
Master Storyteller, Esthetician & Product Development Lead
Brings the magic every day from her early days living at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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Shelli Smith
Operations Manager
Who doesn’t love her? Auto shop boss. Montessori school principal. Traded it all in for plant magic.
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Cindy Deverell
Production Advisor. Coach.
18-year company anchor. Has done it all. We wouldn’t be here without her.
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Lisa Nichols
Office Manager and HR Representative
Every organization needs a pushy waitress (with a big heart). Keeps the troops in line.
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Steph Cote
Holistic Esthetician, Project Manager
Brings order to chaos with a healing touch.
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Jamie Burkhalter
Esthetician & Educator
Loves people and people love her. Thankfully she loves skin.
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Kristof Reygel
Artist | Photographer | Designer
Moved to California. Purchased an e-bike, where he rides the coastal highway 101 with hair blowing in the wind and big bold ideas aloft.
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Jessica Gordon
Social Media Chief
Dog mom to the company mascot. Spreads real news.
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Victoria Ploesch
Accounting Manager
Twenty years of adding and subtracting makes it all add up here.
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Vanesa Rojas
Manufacturing Supervisor
Largest spending limit in the company — somebody has to buy all the wonderful plants we use.
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Rianna Harris
Production Supervisor
Biggest smile since the Cheshire Cat. Runs production like a Swiss clock.
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Steven Cote
eCommerce Manager & Digital Marketing Analyst
Best beard ever. Brings calm to a chaotic digital world.
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Brandon Grant
Warehouse Manager
Keeps upwards of 500 shipments coming and going on any given day. Stole his dad's job.
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Kevin Griffith
CFO
Turns red into black through his green (Irish) lens.
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David Gordon
Co-Founder | CEO
After all these years, still singing songs of love. With an ad jingle thrown in here and there. Doggedly sticking to his story of hockey stardom at the age of three.
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Evan Healy
Co-Founder | Visionary
Channeled her botanical knowledge into plant magic for the skin.
Our Origin Story
David Gordon, Co-founder & CEO,
shares the brand’s origin story.
Evan and I have been doing this for 23 years. We started in August 1999. At that time, Evan was already a recognized pioneer in the natural personal care industry having first shaped the wellness department in her father’s natural foods store in San Diego. That was 1984 – almost 40 years ago. In 1986 she made her first foray to Germany to train with the Dr. Hauschka organization. Not long afterwards she trained as an esthetician and by 1988 she had opened her first esthetics practice.