Jessica Rolph (born 1974) is an American entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is the CEO and co-founder of Lovevery, co-founder and former chief operating officer of Happy Family, and co-founder of the Climate Collaborative.
In 2005, with Shazi Visram, Rolph was a founding partner of Happy Family, the leading organic baby food brand, and she served as its chief operating officer.[5][6] Happy Family was ranked the 68th-fastest-growing private company in America on the "Inc. 500" in 2011.[2][7] The Kellogg Foundation made a $4.6 million investment in the company in 2012.[8][9] The Danone Group purchased Happy Family from Visram and Rolph in 2013, with the Financial Times estimating its value at between $250 million and $300 million.[10]
Rolph co-founded Lovevery in 2015 with Roderick Morris,[11][12] focusing on age appropriate, educational developmental toys and play kits,[13] with the first product released in 2017.[14] The products are based on Rolph's initial research into infant brain development, the toys she made on her own, and input from child development experts.[15] In 2021, the company raised $100M in Series C funding and announced their expansion with the launch of the Lovevery mobile app.[14]
Rolph co-founded the Climate Collaborative, launched in March 2017, in partnership with Lara Dickinson, Nancy Hirshberg (sister of Gary Hirshberg), and Katherine DiMatteo of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA).[14][16][17]Stonyfield, Numi Organic Tea, Happy Family, Nature's Path Foods and other companies have joined the Collaborative's environmental efforts.[18]
Awards and honors
Rolph is a Park Leadership Fellow alumna,[5] and a 2013 Henry CrownAspen Institute Fellow, as well as a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[19]
In 2020, Rolph was listed as one of Entrepreneur magazine's 100 Powerful Women.[20] She and Morris were awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Utah division in 2021.[21] Rolph was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021, given to "a Cornellian who exemplifies entrepreneurial achievement, community service and high ethical standards."[22] She was also listed in 2021 as one of Inc.'s100 Female Founders.[23]
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