????2011年，著名女演員杰西卡?阿爾芭參與創辦了誠實公司(The Honest Company)，專門生產環保的嬰兒用品和家庭用品。3年后的今天，這家公司剛剛宣布融資7,000萬美元，公司估值約為10億美元，并計劃上市。阿爾芭曾被評為2012年《財富》（Fortune）最具影響力的女創業家（Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs）。她對《財富》雜志講述了她創建誠實公司的心路歷程，以及如何以名人的身份向風險投資家融資。

????以下為經過編輯的訪談內容摘錄：

????在創建這家公司的時候，你希望實現怎樣的目標？

????我當時發現一個亟待解決的問題，但市場上卻沒有公司關注，而這件事卻有著重要的意義。那就是為消費者提供安全、健康無毒的產品。我的朋友現在都到了結婚生子的年齡，但很多人卻很難懷孕。因為清潔用品中含有大量的荷爾蒙干擾物，以及其他影響荷爾蒙分泌的東西。人們不希望得病，同時還希望買到既便宜、又美觀而且實用的產品，但很難買到，這就像連鎖反應。

????有沒有想到自己的想法會成長為一個價值10億美元的品牌？

????我其實并沒有從金錢的角度來衡量它。我的目標是將這種理念盡可能地傳導給全世界更多的人，重新定義家庭用品品牌。對于公司未來發展的可能性，我當初并沒有任何價值目標或限制。

????你認為，即將進行的IPO完成后，你在公司內的角色會發生怎樣的變化？

????我依舊會親自參與公司運營，我還是會進行微觀管理，而且我對細節的關注甚至有一點過分。細節讓我們獨樹一幟，而我又是一個對細節一絲不茍的人。這讓我們感到與眾不同。只要我還在使用公司的產品，我就會參與市場營銷、包裝和設計。我沒有感覺在公司的角色發生了任何變化，不過我想我不會再親自參與產品包裝。最初，我們會自己包裝產品并進行初期產品測試，測試的方法就是在一個停車場里亂扔，看包裝會不會碎。現在我們有專人通過正規的方式做這些事情。（大笑）

????你覺得，當你出去為誠實公司融資時，你的名人身份有益還是有害？

????我會以一位媽媽和一名消費者的身份，與風險投資家磋商。對于產品成分和有毒化學物，我也有一定的了解。我可以深入談論這個話題，而且我還有兩個孩子。我們是一家生活方式品牌，目標客戶正是與我一樣的消費者。我是80后媽媽。所以，我去和風投談論我們的品牌和產品，是講得通的。許多風險投資者都是已婚男士，他們會說：“我妻子的情況和你的完全一樣。”通過交談，他們都能聯想到消費者的需求和渴望、市場現狀，以及一個真正能夠吸引現代女性的品牌。

????Actress Jessica Alba co-founded The Honest Company in 2011, to make eco-friendly baby and home products. Three years later, the company just announced $70 millionin new funding at nearly a $1 billion valuation, and is looking toward an initial public offering. Alba, one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2012, spoke with Fortune about Honest Co. and what it’s like to raise money from venture capitalists as a celebrity.

????Edited excerpts:

????What goal did you set out to accomplish when you founded the company?

????I really found a problem that needed to be addressed and no one was out there doing it, but it makes so much sense. It makes sense to have safe, healthy non-toxic products. All my friends were at an age where they were thinking about starting a family and a lot of them had a difficult time getting pregnant. There are a lot of hormone disruptors in cleaning products and things that are off-putting to your hormones. Then it was like this ripple effect of people not wanting to be sick and wanting inexpensive products that looked good and worked well.

????Did you ever think your idea would grow into a brand worth nearly $1 billion?

????I really didn’t put a dollar amount to it. My goal was to reach as many people globally [as possible] and really redefine the idea of a family brand. I didn’t have any values or limitations on the possibility of what that was.

????How do you think your role at the company would change after a potential IPO?

????I am still quite hands-on and I still micro-manage probably a little too much. The details are what set us apart and me being meticulous about the details matters. It makes us feel different to everyone else out there. As long as I am the customer, I am going to be involved in marketing, packaging and design. I don’t see my role changing a whole lot, but I guess I won’t be packing boxes anymore. In the beginning, we were packing our own boxes and doing initial product tests by throwing them around in a parking lot to see if they would break. Now we have people to do those things properly. (Laughs)

????Do you think your celebrity status helped you or hurt you when you went out to raise funds for Honest Co.?

????When I go into rooms and talk to venture capitalists, I approach it really as a mom and as a consumer. I have a decent amount of knowledge on ingredients and toxic chemicals. I can dive deep on it and I have the day-to-day of having two kids. We are a lifestyle brand that is catering to customers like me. I am the millennial mom. It makes sense when I am in the room talking about the brand and the product. A lot of [venture capitalists] are men and have wives and they say, “My wife does the exactly the same thing.” They can all relate to the needs and desires and what was out there and having a brand that really spoke to me as a modern woman.