Marci Zaroff’s impact has extended far beyond the runways, fostering authenticity, environmental stewardship, and social justice around the globe for over thirty years. Backed by a prestigious degree from UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School, she co-created a sanctuary for health and environmental enlightenment in 1990. This pioneering venture housed an organic café, an AVEDA concept salon, and a national magazine under one eco-conscious roof.
Known as The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest and most extensive professional holistic health program includes nearly 200,000 certified “health coaches” from 150 countries around the world. IIN is a testament to Marci’s visionary spirit, sowing the seeds of healthful, sustainable living in the hearts of future generations. Her trailblazing journey from the realm of natural foods and clean beauty to ecofashion showcases her unwavering commitment to a greener, more conscious world as demonstrated in the birth of Under the Canopy, the first sustainable lifestyle brand in North America. Marci’s guiding principle, still prevalent today, is that we all live “under the canopy”.