Kari Warberg-Block is a female farmer and mother that was once on food stamps. She now is among the most successful business women in the United States. She started her company with nothing more than a package of garden seeds and a vision. Her $20 million dollar company, EarthKind began from her kitchen table, she sold her first products at her local farmers market and now she’s on shelves in every town. Come learn about her journey, her thoughts on leadership and how she leads her company with purpose.

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Our Guest, Kari Warberg Block

Kari Warberg Block, an unlikely disruptor, challenged an industry that by its very nature is toxic. As the Founder & CEO of EarthKind, Kari discovered that 98% of pest control solutions sold were poison & kill methods – so she set out to invent a better solution: plant-based pest control powered by nature. Kari was the first to develop, manufacture, and commercialize poison-free rodent and insect repellents for farm and home use, with a mission to build a purpose led company to create change through business. Once a mom on food stamps Kari started EarthKind with nothing more than a package of garden seeds and a vision, and has built it into $20 million company. Kari was selected as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneurial Winning Women,” and has gone from being a part of her local homemakers club to advising the SBA, Congress and the White House on policy that impacts women in business. She has been featured in CNBC, the New York Times, Huffington Post and Forbes.

“Each of us was born into life from a woman’s womb- a place of growth, nourishment, protection, and possibility. We come out perfect, unbiased, trusting and fully dependent on our parents. Over time, our dependence shifts to employers for income, farmers for food, engineers for all the conveniences we depend on, and friends to keep us sane, but we still need connection.

One of the most powerful things I’ve learned in life is that my own light grows when I love, and when I serve something bigger than myself. Joy follows, like a big happy bloom. Next time you see someone in need, act. If you feel joy, your light will grow, attracting more opportunities to serve. In my opinion, this is truly the only way to find one’s purpose, and to find true happiness. I follow joy and it always lights the path to my potential. As an employer, I’m led the same way, and I encourage my teammates to have faith and to trust in their own North Star. ”

— Kari Warberg Block, Founder and CEO of Earthkind

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