Today's Entrepreneur: Crystal Brown

"Forward Thinkers" by California Forward 2011 
"Women Making History 2011" awarded by the Board of Supervisors in SF.

The uncertainty can be difficult to navigate and yet every accomplishment is really important to learn from. Disrupting industries and making change is the ultimate reward.

1) Team Matters 
2) Personal relationships and networking is time consuming, but extremely helpful 
3) Fundraising can be hard, but it is an important part of the eco system.

Crystal has  worked in healthcare, education, and social improvement ​for more than 15 years. First, leading Operations and IT at Brown & Toland, Stryker, and later as a management consultant with firms such as TeraHealth, Certus Corp & Schaffer&Combs.

After founding Educate Our State, an education advocacy organization that expanded to more than 250,000 supporters in just three years, she explored the tech world and serves as an advisor to a variety of socially-conscious-based for and non profit start-ups, including Krystallize Technologies, Taproot, Netgym, Ribbon Labs and Squish.  

When not immersed in reading about healthy choices, products, and technology, you can find Crystal on a run, at the farmers market, listening to live music, or playing with her three daughters.

Healthiest, Inc. is competing in the Splash LA competition. The top eight of the competition will compete live on stage at Splash LA on Oct. 15 at Loews Santa Monica Hotel. Register here.