Dreams to Fruition
It is a bittersweet moment as CEO and Founder of Eighth Generation, Louie Gong retires. What began as a vision drawing on VANS in his living room has become the most successful Native brand in the country. As Inspired Natives collaborators, Heart Berry has been so blessed to be along on this journey. We are so grateful to the vision and mentorship Gong has provided so many. Take a tour and meet the New CEO!
I started Heart Berry with my Cobell check. In 2014, $800 was a tank of propane for the winter. But I wanted Elouise's work, her struggle, and the fights over land to mean something for my family. We can make lemonade and we can make Cobell Berry Lemonade. Elouise Cobell spent her life fighting over stolen land, land rights, and the agreements made by the federal government with tribes and their broken trusts. After a lifetime of lawsuits, former land holders were paid out in waves, mine coming in 2014. I took that $800 and rolled it back into Heart Berry once, twice, and at this point 1000 times in a thousand ways. I never borrowed money or went into...
