Jessica Alba
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- Milken Institute1h 1m
Building Businesses for Impact and Purpose | Global Conference 2025
Devi Brown, Jessica Alba, Mark Hyman, Moj Mahdara, Pritika Swarup, Quentin Vennie
Leaders from Honest Company, Function Health, Procti Beauty, Equity, and Kinship Ventures discuss pivoting from advocacy or individual care to scalable, for-profit models that democratize access to ethical health and wellness solutions. The panel highlights critical strategies for maintaining brand integrity during rapid expansion while leveraging technology to reduce preventive care costs, such as Function Health's $4.99 MRI offering and the shift toward predictive, data-driven healthcare. By addressing systemic barriers in supply chains and investor expectations, these founders aim to transform wellness from a luxury for the few into an accessible necessity for diverse communities, including marginalized populations historically excluded from the industry.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Women Entrepreneurs: A Dynamic Force in Global Growth
Rick Smith, Jessica Alba, Susan Feldman, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Debbie Wosskow
Featuring founders from Care.com, The Honest Company, and One Kings Lane, this panel examines the stark funding disparity where women start companies at double the male rate yet receive only one in twelve Series A deals. The discussion highlights how structural barriers like investor bias and the misclassification of female-centric solutions as "pleasure" problems hinder growth, while offering concrete strategies such as male allyship and targeted STEM advocacy to close the gap. By analyzing case studies that collectively raised hundreds of millions, the event underscores that achieving gender parity could add $28 trillion to the global economy and requires shifting from passive observation to active championing of women-led ventures.