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So, we launched Elephant Lube in 1998, and somehow the world was ready for it and dozens of magazines decided to put it on their pages. Tada!! It was one of our big breaks, and I'll always be grateful. A few years later when we needed something new, we decided to add Holiday Scents to the line--so we did Candy Cane, Gingerbread and Biscotti. (I'm half Italian, and somehow I always made that association with Biscotti--plus it smells great). They were a hit--and eventually we went back to that idea with Moose Smooch many years later.

Gab is the founder of Mad Gab's which is a clean, all natural skincare brand. She has been making organic lip balms, body balms, foot balms & more for over 30 years! She also gives back to her local community by mentoring young female entrepreneurs through the Gabgirls program.  Zoe is Gabgirls 2023 mentee-- with her business Zoe Paints. Zoe continues to grow and thrive at the Yarmouth Farmer's Market selling cards featuring her artwork! Every lip balm you buy helps us fuel our Gabgirls program, mentoring young business women. How cool is that?

Earlier this month we shared the story of Zoé, a young businesswoman and bona fide Gabgirl who has benefited from developing a mentorship with Gab. Zoé developed Zoé Paints, a greeting card company featuring her watercolor painting of fruit and trees (this year!). Zoé donates 50% of her profits to local non-profits.  We are so proud to watch her continue her business in 2023! Check out our Gabgirl’s entrepreneur middle schooler, Zoé selling her hand painted cards at The Yarmouth Farmer’s Market. The new cards joining the Zoé Paints family are tree-themed, and Zoé donated 50% of all proceeds to The Arbor Day Foundation.   ...

  How do we decide what to be when we grow up? What's the best way to help our kids explore what their paths could look like, or how they define success? At Mad Gab's, we take these questions seriously and they are the founding principles we use to help the next generation in our Gabgirl's programs. Gab likes to say she started Mad Gab's by flunking math and working with monkeys. And while both of those things are true, the story obviously has more to it. While re-taking the last of many failed math classes in order to graduate...