Esha Chhabra

Los Angeles

Writer. Global Soul. Traveler. Lover of all things simple and kind. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi

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Articles

How Three Women Want To Transform The Cleaning Aisle

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Three women, Marilee Nelson, Kelly Love, and Allison Evans, want to make cleaning simple, affordable, and non-toxic for American households. This week, their company, Branch Basics, is launching in Target stores nation. It’s a big move for the trio who have been building this company for over 12 years. And it didn’t even start with a product — it started with a blog to educate consumers on the hidden dangers lurking in everyday cleaning supplies..
Formerly Incarcerated CEO Launches Impact Investing Fund In Bay Area

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Jessica Nowlan’s story isn’t your typical Silicon Valley or Bay Area origin story. Nowlan was on her own at 13, and in and out of incarceration. But she would eventually transform her life, and is now dedicated to improving the lives of other marginalized women through ReImagine Freedom, a women’s organization that she grew from $500,000 to more than $10 million, once becoming Executive Director.
Global Artists Come Together To Put Nature On The Stage Through Music

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

We’re living in a world where the sounds of nature are often drowned out by city life and digital noise. But what if, instead of fading into the background, those sounds became the main act? That’s exactly what the Sounds Right movement is doing—inviting nature to step into the spotlight as a bona fide music artist, and in the process, helping protect the very ecosystems that inspired the tracks.
Why Faherty Is Making Its Best-Selling Tee Out Of Regenerative Cotton

1 month ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

B Corp and 1% for the Planet member Faherty is taking one more stride in their sustainable journey by incorporating Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) cotton into one of their most popular designs, the Sunwashed tee, of which they reportedly sold more than 100,000 units last year.
Four Hollywood Insiders Want To Transform Storytelling To Include Impact

1 month ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

The film industry is known for making entertainment. But can its stories also drive social and environmental change? Robert Rippberger, co-founder of Social Impact Entertainment Society and producer/director of recently released film Renner, says that in fact, the highest-grossing films of all time have a message embedded in them.
Why Popular Pizza Oven Brand Ooni Wants To Build A Regenerative Business

2 months ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland, the husband-wife duo behind Ooni, want to build a regenerative business. “For us, this means becoming a business that helps to create conditions for all life to thrive. We want to go beyond causing zero harm to people and planet – we want to have a net positive effect, with restorative and regenerative impacts,” says Garland. They sell pizza ovens — or at least till now that’s been their flagship product.
How This New Beauty Brand Aspires To Go Beyond Clean

2 months ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

LA-based beauty brand Ciele Cosmetics is a relatively new entry to an increasingly busy marketplace of clean beauty brands. But it aims to stand out by focusing on what it calls “clear beauty.” Within a year of its launch, it’s already being used on film sets and at Hollywood events to help those with acne-prone skin. Co-founders Nikki DeRoest and Cerre Francis came together to launch Ciele. The two had been friends for years and even worked together previously.
Por Que a One Spirits Company Está Apostando na Agricultura Regenerativa

Feb 2, 2025 | forbes.com.br | Esha Chhabra

A agricultura regenerativa está crescendo ao redor do mundo. Globalmente, cerca de 7,2 milhões de hectares estão sendo cultivados utilizando práticas agrícolas de recuperação de solos. É o que indicam os dados da Regenerative Organic Alliance, entidade fundada em 2018, nos Estados Unidos, com o objetivo de promover a regeneração dos ecossistemas e a melhoria contínua dos solos, bem-estar dos agricultores e justiça social.
Why One Mission-Driven Food Business Is Forgoing Big Grocery

Jan 31, 2025 | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Mark and Megan Overbay have been in the food business since 2010, building a thoughtful nut butter brand out of North Carolina — Big Spoon Roasters. They’re in over 4,000 stores across the US. And they’ve bootstrapped it all the way. But this January, they’ve decided to part ways with one of their biggest accounts, Whole Foods.
How Two Entrepreneurs Bring Healthier Food To Busy Professionals

Jan 29, 2025 | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Can food delivered to the home actually be healthy and sustainable? Julie Nguyen is certainly trying to do just that. But it’s not easy. The Stanford-grad and former finance professional has been building her startup Methodology for a decade now — alongside co-founder Stephen Liu. When asked how challenging it’s been, given ready-to-eat meals have become a competitive market, she says, “Well I cried almost every day in my first two and a half years.”But she was determined to make it work.