Marissa Shipman

The founder and chief executive officer of theBalm Cosmetics in San Francisco, California, Marissa Shipman presides over a company that makes excellent quality makeup including talc-free powders and triple milled pigments that are not tested on animals. Made in America and cruelty free, theBalm Cosmetics are sold domestically and exported to over 100 countries around the world. The firm also sells its products through its own flagship shop on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. Over the past 15 years, Marissa Shipman has grown the company from a small, homemade-lip-balm operation into a leading cosmetics manufacturer that offers more than 100 products. Her daily responsibilities include product development, marketing, and social media strategizing.

Outside of the professional arena, Marissa Shipman serves as a board member for the nonprofit charity Project Glimmer. Founded in 2009, Project Glimmer began by offering prom-season gifts to local teenage girls. Today, Mrs. Shipman helps the organization provide prom, holiday, Mother’s Day, birthday, and graduation gifts to teenage girls and women across the continental United States.