Artivist Series - Arielle Moody
Arielle Moody worked in the beauty industry for more than 15 years, before she started her own company. Mama Sol was a collaboration between three women who wanted to protect themselves, their children, and the planet from the harmful petrochemicals found in many commercially available sunscreens. Mama Sol’s tagline is: “For all mamas, Mother Earth included.” In addition to protecting the skin from the harmful rays of the sun, the sunscreens are also less harmful to coral reefs.
Artivist Series - Manuela Zoninsein
Manuela Zoninsein began her career as a journalist in China. While there, she witnessed a shift from reusable to single-use water bottles. The Brazilian-American’s love for the beaches of Rio de Janeiro and her experience and academic studies at the MIT-Sloan Executive MBA program, led her to found Kadeya, a company with a mission to replace single-use plastic bottles by developing an innovative vending machine that will ultimately reduce the plastic pollution crisis.
Artivist Series - Erin Smith
Erin Smith is the CEO of Ocean Sole, a social enterprise that upcycles flip-flops found along the beaches and waterways of Kenya. Started a decade ago, Ocean Sole has created a unique space to talk about flip flop debris and a successful model for cleaning up ocean trash, and transforming the trash into colorful sculptures, high fashion clothes, and mattresses.