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Melissa Jochim

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Founder at High Beauty
📍 Santa Rosa, California, United States

Melissa Jochim is the Founder, CEO, and Formulator for High Beauty, a pioneering skincare brand utilizing cannabis sativa seed oil. Heralded as a preeminent formulator in natural and botanical cosmetics, she holds 14 patents and has developed over 5, 000 products throughout her career for brands like Juice Beauty and Alba Botanica.

Inspired by her mother, an entrepreneur in the beauty world, Melissa chose a different path by studying chemistry at the University of Missouri. She is passionate about using organic, vegan, and cruelty-free ingredients, a commitment that has shaped her entire career and brand ethos.

Her early days in chemistry class were reportedly spent as much under the emergency showers as at the lab table because her experiments kept bubbling over.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Santa Rosa, California, United States
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Cannabis in Skincare
She founded High Beauty, one of the first brands to build an entire line around cannabis sativa seed oil, and frequently speaks on the topic at industry summits.
Botanical Formulation
With a background in chemistry and over 30 years of experience, she is a leading formulator in the natural and organic segment of the beauty industry.
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Career

Work history

9-2016
Founder
High Beauty
5-2017
CCO
DermOQ, Inc.
Brand Development & Formulations
Martial Vivot
Founder
Blossom Organics
Formulator & Brand Development
Juice Beauty, Inc.
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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