Jenessa Olson & Madison De Sousa -
Sisters, Founders
Jenessa Olson & Madison De Sousa, launched their first business to take environmental & social responsibility into their own hands after learning about the horrors of the fast fashion industry. With core values & personal convictions around caring for people & the environment, they created an award-wining digital platform to help retailers decrease clothing waste while making fashion more accessible & sustainable.
After landing a BIG name client, the COVID-19 Pandemic, crushing their business & leaving them wondering, "what do we do now?!"
Immediately, they saw people & businesses struggling - just like them. They also couldn't help but see ALL THE CHEMICALS that were being used & knew there had to be a better way for people, the planet & the economy as a whole, today & in the future.
Like many, our Founder, Jenessa, had no idea how greatly air quality impacted her everyday #airblivious.
Jenessa was the kid with "mysterious illnesses", terrible allergies and tons of sensitivities. Even as an high-performance Track & Field Athlete (competing for Team Canada internationally), she was constantly sick even when travelling at her "peak performance" fitness level.
The truth is, when you're stressed, you're the most vulnerable to environmental factors.
The impact of the environment on her health became clear when Jenessa moved to India to work as a tech consultant.
Indoors, at the gym, Jenessa struggled to run. She lost sleep, gained weight, couldn't focus, was unmotivated & even started losing more hair than usual.
After moving back to Canada, her home environment, she realized the outdoor & indoor air pollution had been tangibly hurting her health.
Jenessa & Madison realized others were being impacted by their environments.
After a few health scares in the family & seeing their loved ones going through "flare ups", changing their diets, exercise & total health regimes, they thought - we all breathe ALL THE TIME, that has to mean something, right?
They were right. They realized that EVERY major health disease was worsened by environmental factors, with some diseases RESULTING from poor air quality. They knew they could help shape a healthier future by breaking the mold & highlighting the invisible dimension of health - air!
We've always been passionate about people & the environment.
All along, we never lost our vision for people and the planet! Once again, we saw a brighter future but also the health disparity around the world.
Clean air is for everyone so we are on a mission to create "nutritious" air by taking away the things that make us & the planet sick,
& adding things that make us healthy, the way Mother Nature intended.
The Pandemic unveiled the truth that sickness travels primarily through the air & we are using chemicals to solve these problems. We wanted to make the air safer without sacrificing long-term health by breathing in tons of chemicals to avoid sickness.
Surface cleaners are effective but harsh. They get into our air, water, food & soil, harming the environment. They are also transported in one-time-use bottles creating tons of plastic waste. Personal health should not be the death of the environment!
If people can't work & businesses can't run - our economy is sick! Unfortunately, the cost of keeping businesses clean & people healthy can be extremely expensive. Clean, healthy air should be for everyone & and a sustainable, affordable solution shouldn't feel like a fantasy.
In the spirit of entrepreneurship & with their background in using technology to create sustainable solutions to big problems, Jenessa & Madison launched Ecologicca.
They immediately reached out to the top scientists at their Alma Mater & discovered that hydroxyl technology could help solve problems in a sustainable way & actually promote health in the future!
10 days after losing their previous company, ClearZone was born with the mission of helping people control their health & environments by turning air into nutrition.
We believe if we can change our health from within, we can change the world from the inside out.
ClearZone was founded by two passionate entrepreneurs and sisters and is supported by top researchers across Canada.
MSc International Business, Ivey Business School
BA Political Science, Western University
5 years of Full Time Entrepreneurship
Subject Matter Expert & Innovator
7x National Track & Field Champion
BMOS, Behavioral Marketing, Western University
Diploma, Leadership, Hillsong College Australia
5 years of Full Time Entrepreneurship
Non-profit Founder SHINE Canada
Passionate People Person
David has experience growing businesses from ideation to scale up, with a focus on business strategy and growth. He is a serial entrepreneur, running many successful startups & scaleups.
Mark is a business & tech executive focused on building client relationships. He is the founder of PlateSpin which had a successful acquisition in 2008.
Lindsay is a business leader who puts people at the centre of everything, allowing her to thrive in her leadership role and excel in digital marketing and communications.
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Clear air, everyday
