James Traub

Asheville, NC

Always in a rush. That's me.

Chemist. Entrepreneur. Quality Director. Never could settle on just one occupation.

Hawaii. Colorado. Washington. North Carolina. Couldn't settle on just one state either.

I'm in a rush to get somewhere. It makes me impatient. Brash. Sometimes rude and pushy. It works.

I'm inspired by Passion (yes, with a capital 'P'). Drive. Ambition. Starting a company is the hardest damn thing you could ever do. Don't believe me? Just try it. You'll see.

My project is www.SuppFinder.com, a web app that makes it easier to find and buy high-quality dietary supplements. You know, vitamins, minerals 'n such. It's kinda my area. I'm the Director of Quality Control for Gaia Herbs, a premier manufacturer of botanical and herbal extracts. Before that I was a chemist for ChromaDex Analytics. Before that, a research chemist for Metagenics.

The supplement industry has always been full of snake-oil salesmen. Still is. That's why I started SuppFinder. There's a lot of crap on the supplement store shelves and you (yes YOU) need help finding the good stuff. That's what we do: we find the good stuff for you, make it easy to buy.

  • Work
    • Director of Quality Control (Gaia Herbs)
  • Education
    • B.S. Chemistry (Colorado School of Mines)