Meet the Bees

We’re lifelong friends on a mission to build a business that gives more than it takes.

Bridget May

Founder, Formulator & CEO

I’m a lifelong botanist and former analytical chemist. My 15 years in biotech taught me the importance of rigorous methodology, but also that my heart is actually in plant medicine. I believe our bodies can heal themselves with a little help from nature. I’m an unabashed tree hugger, environmentalist, activist, artist, and cyclist. I’m happiest when I’m outdoors with the plants and bugs.

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Kim Howard

Co-founder & CMO

I share my childhood friend Bridget’s desire to create a company that puts people and planet before profit. I loved helping build my family’s analyst firm before that, and my favorite work was with social justice and environmental non-profits. I’m happiest in forests and the open ocean.

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Lilli Keinaenen

Partner & Chief Creative

I’m a packaging and branding designer, passionate about sustainable packaging. Before that, I also worked in the social justice and environmental nonprofit world. I’m happiest floating on a lake on a sunny day. Or at a thrift store. 

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our ethos

We care as much about healing the planet as we do about healing people.

Green Bee Botanicals is more than a skincare company. From sourcing ingredients from regenerative farms to spreading the word on biodiversity as a key to mitigating climate change, we’re redefining beauty one person, one community, one meadow at a time.

1% for the planet

more than skin deep

Aging is a gift

We don’t believe in anti-aging — we celebrate you getting wiser and more comfortable in your skin with each year. Loving the skin you're in and nourishing it to be the healthiest it can be is a beautiful thing.