Autumn Blum is a visionary, entrepreneur, cosmetic chemist, and ocean advocate and the formulator and CEO of Stream2Sea, a company setting the new standard for sustainable, safe body care products and sunscreen. She holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Geology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a cosmetic chemist, herbalist and entrepreneur for over 24 years, Autumn sold her first start-up in 2009 to the publicly-traded Nutraceutical Corporation.  She has dedicated her career to creating natural and effective plant-based formulas safe for humans, marine life and the planet.  

Her formulations have won multiple awards including Best of Natural Beauty from Better Nutrition, Best of Show from Natural Products Expo, Delicious Living’s Beauty & Body and Taste for Life Essentials. A triple-bottom-line may be a relatively new business term, but it’s been a lifelong passion for Autumn. Formulating products that contribute first to people and the planet and then to profit has been her goal throughout her entire career.  

Autumn is an active member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the American Botanical Council and is a founding member of the Safe Sunscreen Council, a coalition of environmentally conscious companies with a mission to study the issue and raise awareness about the impact of sunscreen ingredients on the planet. Growing up in Sarasota, Florida, Autumn has always been passionate about the outdoors.  She became a certified scuba diver at 14 years old, and spent her youth diving, backpacking the Appalachian Trail and kayaking the Peace River. Recently inducted to the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame, Autumn is also a technical diver, shark advocate, underwater photographer and master scuba instructor.