In today’s episode, host Nathan Stuck sits down with Amber Makupson, Founder and CEO of Meraki Hair Wellness and Executive Director of the Clean Beauty Coalition.

Amber is an entrepreneur, policy advocate, and media founder working at the intersection of beauty, public health, and business. As the leader of Meraki Hair Wellness, the Clean Beauty Coalition, and Makupson Media, she educates and advocates for ingredient transparency and safer consumer products. Her impactful work has been featured in more than 40 national and international publications—including Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, and Oprah Magazine—and she has testified in Congress in support of safer beauty justice legislation.

In her conversation with Nathan, Amber shares her profound journey from formulating clean products in her kitchen after surviving second-degree chemical burns to successfully navigating the rigorous path to B Corp certification. They dive deep into the alarming 75% toxicity rate found in products marketed to Black women, the tactical adjustments needed to manage founder burnout, and the power of state and federal legislation to drive industry transparency.

Listeners will walk away with an updated blueprint on how to operationalize their values on paper, build authentic stakeholder communities, and scale an impactful brand without losing their humanity.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Visit AmberMakupson.com
• Visit Meraki Hair Wellness: MerakiHairWellness.com
• Learn about the Clean Beauty Coalition: cleanbeautycoalition.org
• Follow Amber Makupson on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ambermakupson
• Learn about B Local Georgia: blocalgeorgia.com
• Learn about Profitable Purpose Consulting: profitablepurposeconsulting.com

CREDITS

• Theme Music🎵ZakharValaha from Pixabay
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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Nathan sits down with Eve London, the host committee chair for Build Southeast 2026, Business Development Associate at Ecolytics, and a B Local Mid-Atlantic board member.

Eve has spent nearly half of her life in the B Corp movement and is now leading the charge to bring the regional B Corp conference to her hometown of Washington DC, this September 16th and 17th.

Eve and Nathan give you a preview of what you can expect in the nation's capital, including BLD Southeast’s shift away from passive panel presentations towards more action-oriented workshops, how we'll continue to drive hyper-local economic impact across our host city, and what it takes to build an unforgettable community gathering from the ground up.

Stay tuned to discover why you should join us this September in Washington, DC, and how you can help us grow the B Corp movement across our region.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Visit https://www.ecolytics.io/
• • Follow Ecolytics on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecolytics
• Learn more about BLD Southeast at https://bldsoutheast.com/
• • Follow BLD Southeast on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/bld-southeast
• Learn more about B Local Mid-Atlantic at https://blocalma.com/
• • Follow B Local Mid-Atlantic on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/b-local-mid-atlantic
• Learn about offsetting your AI footprint at https://www.offsetai.app/
• Follow Eve on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/eve-london-396897166

CREDITS

• Theme Music🎵ZakharValaha from Pixabay
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck sits down with Savannah Seydel to unpack what Better Earth is doing to eliminate petroleum-based plastics from our food systems and advance a truly circular economy.

Savannah Seydel is Vice President of Sustainability at Better Earth, an Atlanta-based B Corp and compostable packaging provider, where she advances Better Earth's mission to realize regenerative circularity across the foodservice industry through product innovation, education and advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. She is also the founder of Sustaining Women, a network supporting and sustaining 800+ women across the environmental sector. With an expansive background that bridges creative writing, environmental public affairs, grassroots advocacy, and impact filmmaking, Savannah brings a distinct narrative lens to complex environmental and cross-functional corporate challenges.

In this conversation, Nathan and Savannah dive deep into her circuitous career journey—including the fateful ski lift encounter that redefined her professional path. They discuss the historical evolution of compostable packaging, why business leaders must champion a mindset of progress over perfection, and how her newly expanded national initiative, Sustaining Women, is building a resilient, intergenerational community designed to fight change-agent burnout.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Visit Better Earth www.becompostable.com
• Follow Better Earth on social media at:
• • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/becompostable/
  • X / Twitter: https://x.com/becompostable
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becompostable/
• Follow Sustaining Women on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustaining-women
• Sign Up for the Atlanta Women in Sustainability Quarterly Newsletter https://lnkd.in/efKSE7ig

CREDITS

• Theme Music🎵ZakharValaha from Pixabay
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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