We are at a tipping point. Our Planet suffers from overuse and abuse which threatens to destabilize humanity. Without an exponential leap in innovative solutions, the competing interests of economic growth and sustainability will only further lead to environmental degradation. Astonishingly, Fashion is the second biggest polluter after the oil industry. For many years I have been contributing to this heart-breaking trend while traveling around the globe exploring production opportunities as a Director of Global Sourcing and Product Development in apparel, textiles and home goods industries.Today, I am committed to be a part of the solution by developing ground breaking technology to halt and reverse the path we are on.My passion to repair some of the damage lead me to create Azolla, where addressing climate crisis while maintaining economic growth is our North Star. We are mimicking nature's simple elegant way to make carbon negative materials in hope to inspire companies to eliminate environmentally destructive manufacturing of consumer goods, including textiles..I am an innovator at heart, I bring creativity to everything I do, from tackling complex sourcing issues, to identifying new product opportunities to negotiating multi million dollar deals.