Brianne West

Brianne West born 1987 or 1988) is a New Zealand environmentalist, entrepreneur and the founder of plastic-free drinks brand Incrediballs and Ethique, the world's first zero-waste beauty brand.In 2016 she was named a "Global Thinker" by Foreign Policy magazine and in 2019 the EY Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Quotes It doesn’t have to look a certain way; it just has to work for you. Whether that is getting up at 5am (I personally couldn’t think of anything worse) or taking half an hour a day to turn all your devices off and read a book – whatever it is it doesn’t have to fit in with what other people think it should. I have sometimes found people raise an eyebrow at me when I talk about my lifestyle – but it’s what works for me! I think people sometimes feel pressured to achieve a certain lifestyle – or what ‘work-life balance’ should look like. Sometimes it’s unconventional! Some of those conversations are what led to my podcast episode on founder wellbeing and mental health. So, I would be remiss in not pointing you towards my podcast, Now, That’s What I Call Business! External links Category:Living people Category:entrepreneurs Category:Businesswomen from New Zealand