Emily Schwerin-Whyte

Emily Schwerin-Whyte - Second Generation Family Owner and Co-CEO (Collaborative Executive Officer) In addition to her role as Co-CEO, Emily leads the areas of Sales, Product Development, and Quality. Emily has been a part of Badger since its founding, helping to pack boxes while in high school, and after graduating college, learning the operational side of the family-owned and family-run business with roles in customer service, sales management, product development, marketing, and quality. When Emily joined Badger full time, the company had only 25 employees. Today, it is a 90-plus person business, a leader in the natural products industry and within the B Corp movement for social responsibility and environmental sustainability. Emily’s focus at Badger has always been on how to run the business day-to-day in line with the mission and principles. She focuses on cultivating mission-aligned teams, implementing cross-departmental systems and strategic planning so Badger can continue to innovate and have a positive impact on all our stakeholders – our employees, suppliers, customers, community and the environment.