Full Name
Shannon McLinden
Job Title
Founder & CEO
Company
FarmHouse Fresh Skincare
Speaker Bio
Shannon McLinden is the Founder and CEO of FarmHouse Fresh®, a pioneer in fresh-grown skincare for over 21 years. The brand crafts products using just-harvested organic botanicals grown on its hydroponic farm in McKinney, Texas, and delivers signature spa treatments in luxury hotel and resort spas around the world. FarmHouse Fresh® has been named one of the favorite spa brands in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years by American Spa Magazine’s Professionals’ Choice Awards. Its products are also a red-carpet staple, trusted by celebrity makeup artists for icons ranging from Reba McEntire to Jodie Foster and Hilary Swank.
Philanthropy sits at the heart of the company’s “Rescue for Two®” mission. The brand’s 10-acre headquarters ranch also operates as a nonprofit farm animal sanctuary, dedicating more than 15% of profits to rescuing and rehabilitating starved and neglected horses, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Over 1,500 animals have been rescued since inception. Through FarmHouse Fresh®’s unique batch-code transparency, customers can trace each product jar to the many animals their purchase helped support. Uniting wellness & rescue, the Sanctuary received verification by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries for meeting the highest standards for ethical operations, safety, and care. FarmHouse Fresh®’s commitment to purpose-driven business has earned global recognition, including being named by Fast Company as one of the world’s most culturally relevant, socially impactful, and authentic companies. FarmHouse Fresh® products are available across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Shannon McLinden graduated with her BS in Journalism in 1997, and her MBA in 1998, both from Texas Christian University. She spent time throughout college as a motivational speaker for teens and is the author of a book, The Me Nobody Knew, published in 1998, which details the struggles and triumphs of overcoming her teen years. Today, the book is sold in two languages: English and Taiwanese, and is used as curriculum in middle school, high school and college classes throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of Fast Company Magazine’s Impact Council and resides in McKinney, Texas.
Philanthropy sits at the heart of the company’s “Rescue for Two®” mission. The brand’s 10-acre headquarters ranch also operates as a nonprofit farm animal sanctuary, dedicating more than 15% of profits to rescuing and rehabilitating starved and neglected horses, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Over 1,500 animals have been rescued since inception. Through FarmHouse Fresh®’s unique batch-code transparency, customers can trace each product jar to the many animals their purchase helped support. Uniting wellness & rescue, the Sanctuary received verification by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries for meeting the highest standards for ethical operations, safety, and care. FarmHouse Fresh®’s commitment to purpose-driven business has earned global recognition, including being named by Fast Company as one of the world’s most culturally relevant, socially impactful, and authentic companies. FarmHouse Fresh® products are available across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Shannon McLinden graduated with her BS in Journalism in 1997, and her MBA in 1998, both from Texas Christian University. She spent time throughout college as a motivational speaker for teens and is the author of a book, The Me Nobody Knew, published in 1998, which details the struggles and triumphs of overcoming her teen years. Today, the book is sold in two languages: English and Taiwanese, and is used as curriculum in middle school, high school and college classes throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of Fast Company Magazine’s Impact Council and resides in McKinney, Texas.
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