That’s the truth about building a company and raising a family at the same time — it’s not about balance. It’s about noticing the good stuff as it flashes by. When I write it out, my life looks ordinary. Wake up, work, kids, dinner, sleep. But in the margins, there’s meaning.
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In 2023, I seriously considered selling the business. Not because I didn’t believe in it. But because I wondered if someone else might be better suited to take it further. I had built the foundation. Maybe it was time for the brand to soar with someone who loved scaling more than I do. An acquisition wasn’t an option for us at that time. And in a strange way, that forced me back into a redefined relationship with the brand itself. I stopped imagining an exit and started imagining our next chapter.
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Wherever you are this season…surrounded by chaos or calm or something in between… I hope you feel the warmth of tradition, and the softness of presence.
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Long before serums, packaging, or lab samples, there was a story — one that shaped everything I believe about beauty, resilience, and women who build.
My great-grandmother Teresa Franzia came to America as a mail-order bride. She crossed an ocean to marry a man she had never met, landing in California with little more than faith and determination. Instead of simply surviving, she built — a family, a business, a legacy. The vineyards she helped plant would one day grow into one of America’s largest wine companies.
Her story is stitched into my DNA. It’s the quiet strength I draw on every time I walk into our lab or sit down to create something new.
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When I started Saint Jane, I wasn’t chasing trends — I was chasing peace. I wanted skincare that worked powerfully, but also felt like an exhale for your skin. Something scientifically advanced, but sensorially gentle.
Creating formulas that earn trust doesn’t happen overnight. We work with incredible chemists, toxicologists, and botanists to develop every product from scratch. Each one goes through months of research, safety testing, and refinement until it meets what we call The Saint Jane Standard:
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