Thank you for being here. Um, so we've
seen over the last couple of years, you do
something that I've sort of seen lots of people do
. Um, and sort of stepping away from Hollywood
and you're now living on a farm with your family
, living in nature. Talk to me a little
bit about how the farm life has been sort of
therapeutic for you. Do you know everything that I
do centered around nature actually and, and kind of
always has been, um, we're very nature oriented
. This is not new for us by any means
. But I like to say that I'm always living
a dual life. I live the life of a
businesswoman and I wear many hats within many different companies
. And then I live the life of a farmer
. So I'm designing fine jewelry and my fingernails are
full of dirt. I love that. The best
of both worlds. Huh? Let's talk about your
work with Clean Medicine Company, John Exa tell me
why clean medicine matters to you and what pushed you
to want to invest in the brand. So I
actually found Vanessa just as a fan of the brand
. Um, and I wrote them and said I
have got to invest in this company. What can
I do? How can I join the team?
Can I be on board? Can I talk about
this? Can I help, you know, spread
this message because it was that important to me?
Um You know, I would say 10 plus years
ago, 12 plus years ago, I was starting
to think about what I was putting in my body
, putting on my body in terms of eating and
products and clean beauty and, you know, even
12 years ago, that wasn't really a topic.
And so um interesting to watch the journey unfold and
all of these things are so interconnected, right?
I mean, you can't think about what you're putting
on your body and not think about what you're putting
in your body. And so I just find it
fascinating that, you know, clean medicine wasn't really
talked about topic. Um up until recently, Gen
X, it really is the first Clean Medicine Company
that truly is clean. And so just to elaborate
on that for one quick second. So you,
you understand what it is. So it's all the
same effective ingredients that you find in your typical over
the counter medicine. So we can use a set
of medicine as a great example of that. That's
a pain reliever fever reducer. We all know what
that is genetically uses a set of medicine. So
it's effective medicine, but instead of using let's say
all the synthetic sweeteners and artificial dyes. Genetics is
using organic blueberry syrup and organic honey, organic beet
root. And so you flip over that box and
you're like, wow, I know the effective ingredients
that are in here, the active ingredients. And
I actually for the first time, no, all
of those supporting ingredients as opposed to, I mean
, it's, it's a challenge that I actually give
everybody which is go to the store and pick up
a box of medicine that you have maybe, you
know, felt familiar with and tell yourself to Google
what's on the back of it and you'll be shocked
. I believe it. I believe it. This
is like I gotta get my hands on this stuff
. It's fascinating. Um So Nikki, you wear
so many hats, right? Like we mentioned earlier
, photographer, designer, creative director mom, just
to name a few. Has one hat been a
bigger challenge than you for the than the others.
Hmm You know, I learned something new every day
and every business that I work in. Um I
would say in a sense all of it is challenging
, right? Every single hat? Because if we're
not challenge them, what are we doing with our
lives? If we're not pushing ourselves to learn and
grow and find new things and pave new paths,
then what are we doing? And I work in
industries that need change, that need that type of
, you know, sort of revolution. If you
will like what Gen X is doing. I mean
, can you imagine the challenges and hurdles that come
from creating an alternative in the space of medicine,
particularly clean medicine? I mean, it's amazing to
see all that's been accomplished in the last couple of
years with this. So Nikki, we gotta talk
about twilight. Of course, we recently had Bryce
Dallas Howard on the show, um and got to
reflect on the whole saga. Uh, this year
marks 15 years since the start of the franchise.
So, you know, even though it's, yes
, even though it's been over a decade since the
start, the movies remain wildly popular today. Who
doesn't love a Twilight Saga Marathon? Right. Are
you surprised by its lasting impact? Oh. Um
, I don't know what the right word is.
I think it would be more just like humbled and
I think it's incredible to be a part of something
that people connect with, you know, that spans
decades. I mean, wow, what, what
an amazing thing to be able to, you know
, to be a part of, to connect with
, you know, I also made a film when
I was younger called 13 that has somehow, still
decades and decades later, really resonated with people.
And it's honestly just such an honor to be a
part of something that impacts people's lives on that level
that stays with them and in that way,