A Closer Look at Honest
The Honest Company has had widespread sales due to its great product lines and distribution. While their products appear in health food stores across the country and even supermarket chains like Whole Foods and Target, they mostly sell their products through their online store. Soon enough, the company went international and now also serves China, Canada, and Europe.
Investors were only happy to jump on the unicorn brand, with $200 million raised from those including Wellington Management, General Catalyst Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Eco-friendly with a super friendly and gorgeous face behind it, The Honest Company thrives!
Riding the Business Success Train
She acknowledged that, in order to advance her career, she felt it necessary to take on movie projects that might not align with her personal interests or preferences. By making these strategic choices, she believed she could establish herself and lay a strong foundation for her future career and will hopefully be able to be more selective with future roles.
But soon enough she wanted to try something a little more entrepreneurial. In 2011 she co-founded The Honest Company — a collective that sells baby, personal, and household products. Of the brand and her fame, Alba says that there are actually many people that only know of her through The Honest Company. She even claims her kids didn't know she used to be a big Hollywood star!
But Wait… Let’s Be Honest
Quite incredibly, her company was valued at around $1 billion just mere years later in 2o14. This is no small feat, even for a wealthy celebrity, with so many having funds to freely test out their crazy business ideas. More often than not, these fail spectacularly. But not Jessica Alba — she's one of the few who actually made it big in business!
In October 2015, Alba launched a collection of skincare and beauty products called Honest Beauty as a separate entity with its own website and logo. Just one year later, The Honest Company, had a revenue of $250 million in 2016. Pretty awesome to think that Alba takes the credit for starting up this business! She is currently employed as the company's chief creative officer.
Brains and Beauty
Alba has received attention for her appearance over the years and has been included in several publications' lists as one of the most attractive celebrities of our time. But as it turns out Alba is definitely more than just a pretty face – she’s got a business mind and a heart that cares for ethics and the environment.
After doing all we've learned about Alba’s life so far, we love how this woman has grown and flourished, even outside of Hollywood. She's become such a great role model – not just for her own daughters and son, but for girls worldwide. She proves that you can do anything you set your mind to.
Still Totally Smitten
As her professional life was blooming, so was her personal life. Her husband, Warren, is very open about his love for Alba, and we love his sweet Instagram post dedicated to his wife! “11 years ago we were so excited to meet our new baby in the coming weeks... The decision we made that day would forever change the course of our lives..."
"We hopped up, got dressed, and drove straight to the courthouse…11 years and 3 kids later, we’re still learning, growing, giggling, and loving ... here’s to a lifetime of pushing each other to be the best versions of ourselves and catching each other when we fall. Happy Anniversary Mrs. Warren!”