The Honest Company & the Power of Intuition | Christopher Gavigan on Building Better Businesses

In this episode of Say More, we sit down with Christopher Gavigan: entrepreneur, environmental advocate, co‑founder of The Honest Company and Prima and now founder of Walkfully. From his early studies in environmental science to building mission‑driven businesses, Christopher shares how values, authenticity, and purpose have guided his journey. What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Roots & values: How growing up shaped Christopher’s worldview and drew him to environmental sciences

Nonprofit lessons: The highs and lows of leading a nonprofit, and what he carried forward.

Authenticity & truth: Why authenticity is more than a buzzword, and what it means to him personally.

The Honest Company story: How the vision evolved, and how co‑founders’ “superpowers” made the business thrive.

Family & place: Why he returned to the East Coast after years in California, and what raising four kids has taught him.

Failures & resilience: How setbacks shaped his career and the lessons learned.

Legacy & purpose: His perspective on legacy, and whether founder alignment with deep purpose is the key to success.

Walkfully: His next venture…

Book recommendations: Comfort Crisis, Michael Easter Second Mountain, David Brooks The Way Forward, Yung Pueblo Pivot Year, Brianna Wiest Follow Christoper: On IG: https://www.instagram.com/christopher... Check out Walkfully: https://walkfully.com/ Thank you to our sponsors, Amelia Risk (ameliarisk.com) - get a Free audit by signing up through their site - and to The Big Favorite (thebigfavorite.com) - Take 15% off your first order with code: SAYMORE15