Articles by Janet Poveromo
Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter
[email protected] www.medicinehunter.com www.linkedin.com/in/chriskilham https://linktr.ee/MedicineHunter Vitamin Retailer magazine catches up with Chris Kilham, medicine hunter, author, educator and yogi. The founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., Kilham has conducted medicinal plant research and sustainable botanical sourcing in more than 50 countries. He works with companies to develop and popularize traditional plant-based food and medicinal products into market ...
Jim Emme, Chief Executive Officer, NOW Health Group
www.nowfoods.com www.npanational.org Jim Emme has been a member of the NOW management team since 1995, initially as chief of operations and then as president of NOW Foods. He was promoted to chief executive officer of NOW Health Group (NHG) in 2014. NHG comprises Puresource, Canada’s leading national distributor and manufacturer of natural health products; The ...
Hollie Kerzee, Co-owner, Lone Star Botanicals
Lone Star Botanicals 2001 Broussard St Tyler TX, 75701 (903) 894-6133 [email protected] www.lonestarbotanicals.com Lone Star Botanicals is a Texas-based health and wellness family of brands that includes Dr. Botanical Health, Carmalete’s, Steak Beast and Lone Star Botanicals. The brand was launched in 2017 and has spent the years since establishing a reputation around providing premium ...
Amanda Foreman, DVM/MPH Candidate, Class of 2027, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Amanda Foreman is a third-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public Health candidate at the University of Florida (UF). She is spearheading the new Animal Health division of Herbal Pharmacist, working alongside her father, David Foreman, RPh, to expand the company’s mission into companion animal care. Growing up with a front row seat ...
Matt Levine, Founder, Chlorophyll Water
Matt Levine is an entrepreneur known for his ventures in branding, hospitality and wellness. He is the founder of Chlorophyll Water, the first bottled water in the USA to pass the strict “Clean Label Project Certification” (tested for 90-plus environmental toxins and plasticizers)—a purified mountain spring water enhanced by nature with the addition of chlorophyll, ...
Becki Lyon, Co-founder, Shübug
California-based Shübug is a brand of insect repellent that offers effective protection against mosquitoes, ticks and other pests. Shübug products are designed to provide long-lasting protection without using harmful chemicals. The company began after co-founder Becki Lyon was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because of that, her husband, Michael Lyon, who she describes as a “serial ...
Lorena Carboni, Senior Product Manager and Scientific Communications Expert, Gnosis by Lesaffre
With a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, Lorena Carboni specializes in the scientific and clinical aspects of natural ingredients, focusing on the one-carbon metabolites, including folate (5-MTHF), S-adenosylmethionine, glutathione and salidroside at Gnosis by Lesaffre. Over her 20-plus years in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, she proactively collaborates with universities and academic panels ...
David Foreman, The Herbal Pharmacist
334 E. Lake Rd., Box 120 Palm Harbor, FL 34685 [email protected] https://herbalpharmacist.com David Foreman is a pharmacist, author, speaker and media personality known internationally as “The Herbal Pharmacist.” A graduate of the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Foreman currently consults with leading ingredient suppliers, helping them turn their clinical studies into digestible content ...
Eric S. Youngstrom, CEO, Onramp Funds
Eric S. Youngstrom is founder and CEO of Austin-based Onramp Funds, an innovative funding provider that supports the growth of eCommerce businesses. Youngstrom leads a team steeped in eCommerce, providing financing and other resources to empower online merchants to scale their businesses and achieve their dreams. Here he discusses how natural product retailers can make ...
Carolina Lopez, BEJOU Latina Skin Care, Founder/CEO
When Carolina Lopez was 10, she and her sister fled Colombia on the floor of a taxi with their mother in the trunk to escape guerrilla warfare and violence. Her mother stayed behind for five years, risking her life to provide for her daughters who moved to the U.S. in search of a better future. ...
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