Marci Zaroff

Founder, CEO, Co-Creator, Author, Speaker, Visionary, and ECOLifestyle Pioneer

Marci has been instrumental in driving authenticity, environmental leadership & social justice worldwide for nearly three decades. With a degree from the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley, Marci co-founded a thriving health & environmental educational center in 1990 with an organic café, AVEDA concept salon, and national magazine. Now known as The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, it is the largest professional health coach certification program in the world.

She is a creative force and Executive Producer of the upcoming documentary THREAD and the short films “Driving Fashion Forward with Amber Valletta”—exposing the human and environmental impacts of the fashion industry. As a serial entrepreneur, Marci also co-created both Good Catch Foods and BeyondBrands Conscious Consulting Collective with husband Eric Schnell. She contributes a regular thought leadership column, “The Outside View,” to Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). Marci believes in the power of co-creation and frequently partners with other like-minded brands, influencers and organizations to grow global awareness.

She keynotes, speaks and consults internationally on sustainable fashion, organic & regenerative agriculture, strategic vision, social innovation and green business/design. She was a key driver in developing the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), as well as the world’s first Fair Trade Textile Certification with Fair Trade USA. She has spearheaded and launched first time organic/sustainable fashion initiatives in top retailers — such as Whole Foods Market, Macy’s, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and AVEDA.