Jessica Alba - "The only beauty with the golden ratio curve" earns 2 billion USD?

From a beauty who was dubbed "the only beauty with a golden ratio curve". The story from the most famous Hollywood actor to becoming a successful businessman has inspired many people.

Starting a business

In the years 2005-2007, Jessica's name spread throughout the United States. After the success with Fantastic Four and Sin City, she is on the list of famous beauties in Hollywood. FHM magazine once honored the actress as the Sexiest Woman in the World in 2007.

By 2015, she appeared on the cover of another magazine. This time, Jessica Alba is no longer wearing sexy, appearing in fashionable outfits. She wore a dashing suit and appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine as a businesswoman.

At that time, she was included in the list of America's richest self-made women by American magazine. Because, the brand she is running is a business that went up from zero.

Although officially launched the brand The Honest Company 2011, but in fact Jessica Alba cherished the business dream since 2008.

In The Honest Life - an autobiography on the New York Times bestseller list - the Sin City star said she cherished her business while pregnant with her first child.

Because she is pregnant, she is sensitive to detergents and skin products. Despite using baby laundry detergent, she still had rashes and rashes. The itching and swelling caused by the detergent made her obsessed. In the past, she was hospitalized for allergies. Therefore, she does not want her child to be born in the same situation.

"If detergents marketed for babies cause allergies in adults, that's dangerous for young children," Alba thinks.

According to Forbes, Jessica Alba not only spent the night researching at Google, she went to the house of Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, an epidemiologist to learn about chemicals used in cosmetics.

After doing some research, the actress learned that the Toxic Substances Control Act had not been reformed since its enactment in 1976. More than 80,000 potentially harmful chemicals were brought into the US without testing. At that time, only 11 of these were banned.

Alba then partnered with Safer Chemicals to conduct lobbying in support of Senator Frank Lautenberg's Safe Chemicals Act, which aims to raise awareness and safety of products. consumption.

However, Jessica Alba's journey was fraught with difficulties. She was disappointed with what was happening at the Capitol. "They always ask me if I'm a Democrat, or a Republican. I answered 'I'm on the side of the people' but was ignored," the actress told GSG.

When she researched the products around, she discovered that even products labeled "environmentally friendly", 5 times more expensive than conventional products, still have toxic ingredients. The actress said she used to make cleaning products herself using vinegar, baking soda and essential oils. Alba revealed that she was complained by her husband for making the house smell like food.

After many questions, she actively contacted Christopher Gavigan - the leader of a non-profit organization called Healthy Child Healthy World.

Although he cannot answer all of Jessica Alba's questions, as a parent with young children, he understands the frustration of the actress.

After chatting and feeling like-minded, Christopher Gavigan and Jessica Alba decided to collaborate. However, at that time Jessica Alba was busy with film projects such as Valentines Day, Little Fockers and Machete.

In 2011, after spending 8 months researching and confidently becoming an expert in the field of consumer goods, she decided to work with Gavigan to draft a business plan, finally launching the Honest Company brand. which today is valued at $2 billion.

Success from rejections, scorn

In an interview with Tony Gonzalez, Jessica Alba said she is not afraid of being attacked or worried about failure.

"In the first three years of starting a business, I was despised by many white, middle-aged men, who thought that I could not succeed. They often said How dare you? What are you thinking to switch to business. Very a lot of people advised me to stay with the acting career, don't try to do anything," Alba said on Wide Open with Tony Gonzalez.

Before establishing a company valued at $ 2 billion, Jessica Alba was refused to cooperate with many companies and experts, including businessman Brian Lee (who is currently the co-founder of Honest Company.

Talking about the reason for the rejection, she initially had a 50-page sketch for a business case called Love & Honor. In an interview with USC, Alba admitted that the company's name at first sounded quite funny, reminiscent of a company specializing in weddings, brides.

After being rejected by Brian Lee, Jessica continued to approach him and came up with another sketch that was easier to understand. The project, called the Honest Company, with its mission of "honestly, transparently providing ingredients, beautifully designed, affordable, and easy to buy," was accepted by Lee.

In an interview with TechCrunch, Brian Lee said he was interested in Jessica Alba's passionate project. At that time, Lee's wife was pregnant with her second child, and he also had a need to use safe products for health.

Despite being the co-founder of the $2 billion brand, Jessica Alba said she never thought of herself as a successful entrepreneur. In the book The Honest Life, Alba admits she is just a mother, an actress who has entered the business. That's why before starting the Honest Company, she had to spend many years researching, going to many experts, even someone advised her to give up.

After many efforts, Jessica Alba finally made a name for herself in the business field. She had a spectacular transformation from an actress to a successful businessman, going up from nothing.

According to Medium, Jessica Alba's entrepreneurial journey was initially just a passion, but eventually turned into a lucrative company. In 2021, the company is valued at $2 billion. According to Happi, while the global pandemic has affected the business situation of many companies, Honest Company's sales increased by 32% over the same period.

In the pod-cast, Skinny Confidential Him And Her, Jessica said many people wondered if she was the person behind the Honest Company's success. The actress believes that the success of a company comes from many factors, she does not consider it to be all her efforts.

To this day, Jessica Alba is still known as the founder of the eco-friendly company. The success of the 40-year-old businessman is the best proof that we have to work hard to achieve difficult things, accept rejection in order to finally pay off.

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