Kim Walls - Bio-hacking skin with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What does EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) specifically do for the skin? What makes a good EVOO? Why is EVOO so much more than a buzzy, celebrity-endorsed skincare ingredient? Kim Walls is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, beauty formula pioneer, and Co-founder and CEO of Furtuna Skin. Born into beauty as the daughter of a renowned natural skincare founder, Kim grew up learning how to create topical healing formulations in her father's labs. After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara, Kim studied biochemistry, skincare, and nutrition for two decades, focusing on the link between bio-hacking, bodily changes, and wellness efforts. She went on to work directly with Doctors, NICUs, and estheticians to implement her knowledge into their practices. An advocate for a holistic approach to health and wellness, Kim's curriculum combined ethnomedical knowledge with innovative learnings around traditional physiological markers such as hydration, blood oxygenation, nutritional levels, telomere length, mobility, response to touch, and more to improve patient experiences and outcomes. During this time, she also launched multiple skincare companies, parlaying her experience as an educator, esthetician, and nutritionist and carrying on the family legacy as a founder of natural brands that garnered international recognition. She worked with physicians, nurses, and lab chemists to research and develop breakthrough products that propelled clean beauty into the mainstream. As Co-Founder and CEO of Furtuna Skin, Kim leverages her ethnomedical and ethnobotanical expertise to help create the Italian brand's award-winning, 5-star-rated regenerative skincare formulas. Leading the product development team on formulation, Kim ensures that Furtuna Skin continues to raise the bar for clean beauty efficacy by debuting powerful ingredient complexes like Splendore Anchusa® Complex, optimized delivery methods like Chronoutrition®, and innovative ingredient processes like Soundbath® Method to deliver groundbreaking, transformative results. Named Travel + Leisure’s 2021 “Global Vision Award Winner” and New Hope Media's "9 Wonder Women of the Natural Industry," Kim works at institutional and political levels through her nonprofit efforts to shift the current approach to product formulation and healthcare to improve global wellness. Most recently, Kim served as leader of the Retail Advisory Committee for the Environmental Working Group (EWG). An undisputed pioneer of the clean beauty movement, Kim has been featured on podcasts including Gloss Angeles, American Made Beauty, and Support is Sexy, appeared on TV including the CBS Early Show and Good Morning America, and been interviewed for major publications like Vogue, Allure, and WWD. An animated speaker, today Kim's passion is to inspire and educate others to move the clean beauty conversation forward and embrace Regenerative Beauty to reverse climate change, nurture biodiversity, improve wellness and nutrition, revitalize local economies, and create more potent and higher-performing products. To date, she's educated and entertained audiences at Create & Cultivate, Girl Cult Festival by Galore and Albright. As a member of the Female Founders Collective, CEW, and Hey Mama, she continues to mentor women in growing their wellness businesses. Kim resides in Los Angeles, California, with her family.