SLIDING DOORS
EMMA LEWISHAM
The beauty entrepreneur and creator of the world’s first carbon-positive cosmetic brand, details her leap from tech to natural skincare.
From the outside I had everything that we are led to believe is success. I was an established senior executive in a global tech corporation and I had my supportive husband by my side. However, I was working long hours, stressed, and the more time that passed, the more out of alignment I felt. I realised I was in a culture, when I wanted to be shaping one – one that proved you can be in business while being kind, compassionate and giving more than you take.
I was simultaneously starting a transition period; entering my 30s, the age my mum was when she was first diagnosed with cancer, the disease that would take her far too young. I began reconsidering all aspects of my life and making changes to prioritise my health and wellbeing. My husband and I also decided to start a family and it wasn’t until visiting my doctor to discuss my health holistically that I was questioned for the first time on what I used on my skin. I had never considered my skincare to be something that needed changing. However, one of
