Tom Chappell
Unable to find natural personal-care products for themselves and their five children, Tom and Kate Chappell decided to make their own. They borrowed $5,000 from a friend to start Tom's of Maine and began making Clearlake, the country's first phosphate-free laundry detergent, in 1970. Five years later, Tom's of Maine premiered the country's first natural toothpaste to hit the fledgling... read full bio