IAM337- Founder & CEO Invents Plant-based Pest Control Powered by Nature

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.

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Website: http://www.earthkind.com/

IG: @earthkindinc
IG: @kari_warberg_block
Twitter: @KariWBlock
Twitter: @EarthKind
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kariwarbergblock/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthkindinc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KariWarbergBlock/

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Intro 0:02

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview? If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of. This is the I AM CEO Podcast.

Gresham Harkless 0:29

Hello, hello, hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Kari Warberg Block of Earth Kind. Kari, awesome to have you on the show.

Kari Warberg 0:40

Happy to be here.

Gresham Harkless 0:42

Super excited to have you on Kari. And what I wanted to do was just read a little bit more about you so everybody can hear about all the awesome things that you're doing. And 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 a $20 million company. Kari was selected as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneurial Winning Women,” and has gone from being a part of her local homemaker's 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. Kari, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO Community?