In this episode, Helida Dodd, Perfumer & Philanthropist, speaks to us about travel & giving related to empowering and educating youth. She also shares how travel was the biggest inspiration for starting her own business!
I LOVED speaking, connecting and brainstorming with today's guest, Helida Dodd! She is my kind of entrepreneur and changemaker!
Meet Helida
Helida Dodd is a Perfumer for lovers of beautiful fragrances who can't tolerate traditional perfumes. Through her carefully curated ingredients, she's here to show you how luxury + nature mix perfectly in a bottle. Her career started as an Industrial Engineer, where she spent many years in healthcare, logistics & supply chain management. Now she uses her engineering and chemistry background to create intricate perfumes. Her focus is to use raw materials that come from small farms and NEVER work with anything endangered or pose a threat to our environment—no animal testing - ever.
When she's not concocting her exquisite formulas, you can find her spending time with her husband and two teenagers, volunteering at school, biking, doing yoga, or daydreaming about travelling.
Travel inspired Helida to start her own business. First, on a trip to London where she learned about famous designers that made natural perfume. And then in Ireland 3 years later when she saw it in action. How a small perfumery in the middle of the Burren Peninsula was making splashes worldwide.
Aside from that, when she picks materials, she puts a special emphasis on small farms that have been passed down from generation to generation, and they take pride in their farming practices. Ingredients come from all corners of the world, and when she studies the materials, she goes beyond their scent. She learns about their region, history, culture, and even fun facts that go as far as Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Connect With Helida Here
https://welcometomarbella.ck.page/perfume-book
https://www.instagram.com/marbellaperfumes/
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