Ava Zhan

Founder & CEO at Earthwise Beauty and Pacific Northwest Essences

Ava have always loved skincare products, and her business began simply -- with homemade beauty concoctions she would create for friends and family members. Since those early days, Earthwise Beauty has grown into a thriving green-beauty brand that barely fits in its studio, and we have been able to take freshness, purity, quality, and luxury to new levels thanks to a combination of passion, dedication, experience, and lots of hard work and talent from our employees. We now have close partnerships with organic gardeners, two beekeepers, and a small handful of essential oil and hydrosol suppliers and distillers (who are all dedicated to authenticity, purity, freshness, and organic and sustainability standards). We stay focused on our pro-environment practices and fair trade commitment even as the daily number of orders to fill grows and the complexity of managing our business increases.

Things always evolve, and Earthwise Beauty expands. In spring and summer of 2016, Ava began a serious study of flower essence therapy and enrolled in the Flower Essence Practitioner program with Delta Gardens in New Hampshire, and the following year she founded Earthwise's sister brand, Pacific Northwest Essences. At Pacific Northwest we create handmade flower, gem, and environmental essences, and provide personal consultations to help our clients achieve their goals both physically and emotionally ailments. Together, our two brands offer deep, earth-connected healing both inside and out.