The Vision Realized, Meet the Natural Entrepreneur: Brenda Brock, Founder of Farmaesthetics
March 10, 2014
Hosted by Kate Ebner
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Episode Description
Farmaesthetics founder Brenda Brock is the daughter of a 8th generation farming family from Texas. She first made her handmade herbal skincare preparations available to customers other than friends and family in the summer of 1999 at a farmstand in rural Rhode Island. Today, her full line of 100% natural skincare products are used and sold in the finest spas and retailers in the world as well as at her own unique flagship store in Newport, RI. A noted trailblazer in "green" skincare, Brenda successfully translated her mother and grandmother's traditional recipes from "kitchen chemistry" to modern cosmetic manufacturing, resulting in pristine herbal products that compare in effectiveness with leading dermatological brands. Tune in to hear Brenda's entrepreneurial journey, learn why natural and local matters to her and how her pioneering creations can wake up our senses to the natural beauty around us.
Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life
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Top leadership coach and change guru Kate Ebner teaches leaders in business, education, government and non-profits how to create compelling and inspiring visions that lead to extraordinary results and outcomes. Each week on “Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life,” Kate introduces you to the amazing visionaries who are shaping our future. She’ll show you how to create your own motivating leadership vision – and how to make it real. Discover the simple, yet powerful steps that add up to a great vision and an extraordinary life. Explore how real visionaries are using vision to drive exceptional results. Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life features guests who open our eyes to new possibilities and whose stories inspire. Tune in and learn how and why to create your own vision. Join Kate for practical tips, wisdom, and knowledge that will take your leadership and your life to a new level.
Kate Ebner
Top leadership coach Kate Ebner invites people to be visionary. Founder of The Nebo Company, a leadership consultancy based in Washington, D.C., Kate teaches leaders how to use vision as a powerful and practical tool for manifesting the important changes they want to see. Kate works with senior executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits, social entrepreneurs and government agencies who are leading significant change, helping them to thrive in their careers and find greater fulfillment and satisfaction in life.
Kate specializes not only in how to create, live and lead from vision, but also how to make it real through effective implementation. She gained more than two decades of firsthand experience in envisioning, leading and implementing major change while serving as a dean at Middlebury College and as senior vice president of an international strategy consulting firm. Her own journey from executive to master coach is a story of vision and personal transformation. As faculty and co-director of Georgetown University's Leadership Coaching program, Kate authored of "Coaching for Leverage,” a chapter in On Becoming a Leadership Coach. Kate Ebner is frequently quoted in publications and speaks at conferences about leadership, vision, and empowerment.
