On this episode, Callee Ackland discusses how she became a zero-waste advocate and running her eco-friendly beauty and home goods business. She shares her story being a Navy translator and how it took her 18 months to receive an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. Plus, she talks about she had been resilient her whole life and more.
Callee Ackland is on a mission to arm you with the knowledge and tools you need to spark positive change in your community. Raised in poverty by a single mother with a mental illness, she fled her abusive childhood by joining the US Navy as a translator where she later received an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. In her quest to live in alignment with her core values, Callee started her first business at age 23 - Bestowed Essentials - a handmade line of eco- friendly beauty & home goods that are now stocked in over 150 stores around the US & Canada. In less than 3 years, Bestowed Essentials grew to become the largest soap manufacturing company in South Dakota. Callee hosts the popular Hippie Haven Podcast, a free weekly resource on sustainable living that reaches people in over 60 countries.
Callee Ackland IG: @ahippieinavan
Hippie Haven Shop IG:@hippiehavenshop
Bestowed Essentials IG: @bestowedessentials
Website: https://hippiehavenshop.com/
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