I have been a fan of EO Products for years, clean design and of course, products that clean. When I discovered that founder Susan Griffin-Black lived in Mill Valley, I had to reach out…
What do you do? First and foremost, I’m the mama of two wildly talented artists. I’m also the founder/co-CEO of EO Products, a personal care brand born out of my garage in 1995. We have been operating in and manufacturing out of Marin since 1997.
Where do you live? Downtown Mill Valley, just around the corner from Sweetwater Music Hall. Back in 2012 when we were moving in, a few musicians knocked on our door asking, “Wait, is this still the green room?”
How long have you lived in Marin? Since 1995.
Where can we find you when you’re not at work? Red Dragon Yoga on most days. In the evenings, you can find me and my sister sitting at the bar at Tamalpie. (My sister, Karen, owns both Tamalpie and The Warehouse across the street.) Later in the night, you can catch me at Sweetwater for music.
If you had to convince someone how awesome Marin is, where would you take them? Mmm, there’s a lovely little-known trail from Green Gulch Farm down to Muir Beach. But it doesn’t take much to convince someone how awesome Marin is.
What’s one thing Marin is missing? Diversity. Hands down.
What’s one bit of advice you’d share with your fellow Marinites? Unsolicited advice? No thanks.
If you could invite anyone to a special dinner, who would they be? Ah, there are far too many to count. Collette, Simone de Beauvoir, Maira and Tibor Kalman, Rothko, Louise Bourgeois, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Bob Dylan, Maya Angelou, bell hooks, Simone Bile, Gary Snyder…
What is some advice you wish you knew 20 years ago? Buy real estate. Seriously, just do it.
What is something that in 20 years from now will seem cringeworthy? E-bikes. And social media for kids under 18.
Big question. What is one thing you’d do to change the world? I’ve been a Zen Buddhist student for 30 years. Lessening suffering is a real prospect available to each and every one of us. As is love, kindness, compassion, curiosity and understanding.
Learn more about Griffin-Black at bit.ly/sgbleadership and EO at @eoproducts.
Nish Nadaraja was on the founding team at Yelp, serves on the San Anselmo Arts Commission and attempts to play pickleball at Fairfax’s Cañon Club.
