376: David Bronner - Dr. Bronner's Is More Than A Soap Company

The Ultimate Health Podcast

David Bronner is the Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s, the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of a range of organic body care and food products. He is a grandson of company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soapmaker. Under David and his brother Michael’s leadership, the brand has grown from $4 million in 1998 to $129 million in annual revenue in 2019.

David is helping to lead the effort to establish the Regenerative Organic Certified standard.

One of his passions is the responsible integration of cannabis and psychedelic medicine into American and global culture and he is a board member of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

In this episode, we discuss:

• 5 generations of family soapmaking
• The mystical insights of Dr. Emanuel Bronner’s mission
• Dr. Bronner's escape from an insane asylum and ending up in LA
• Dr. Bronner wasn't actually a doctor
• Spreading the joy of Jim Bronner with the Magic Foam Experience
• Donating 1,200 acres of land to the San Diego Boys & Girls Club
• The highest paid Dr. Bronner's employee gets capped at 5x the lowest paid
• Psychedelics for spiritual growth
• Awakening to the drug war
• Passion for making the world more peaceful
• Learning the Moral ABC from his granddad
• David's transition from Harvard to Amsterdam
• Becoming an activist
• The secret history of cannabis in America
• Learning the ropes from dad
• The battle of the hemp industry vs. DEA regulations
• Supporting psychedelic assisted therapy
• Regenerative agriculture restores ecosystems

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Related links:

David Bronner - Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO)

Dr. Bronner's website

Follow Dr. Bronner's on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Emanuel Bronner

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (documentary)

Jim Bronner

Ralph Bronner

Trudy Bronner

Michael Bronner

Lisa Bronner - Going Green With A Bronner Mom

Michael Milam

Burning Man

Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Zendo Project

Jack Herer – The Emperor Wears No Clothes (book)

Heal Soul!

VETS: Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions

Regenerative Organic Certified

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