Corinna Bellizzi, MBA is a professional marketer, and health & nutrition expert who led the early growth of Nordic Naturals from less than $1 million to over $100 million in annual sales. Given her concern for the future health of people and planet, she shifted her focus from fish-sourced omega-3s to algae, leading the development and launch of Örlö Nutrition, a brand that features the world’s first carbon-negative algae-based supplements.
An activist at heart, she launched her first podcast, Care More Be Better, in 2021 to cover social and ecological issues that affect us all. It now ranks in the top 1% of all podcasts globally. Her second show, Nutrition Without Compromise, launched in 2022.
In addition to her work and her podcasting journey, she serves on Santa Clara University’s MBA Advisory Board and is part of a health-minded community of professionals who seek to declare Santa Cruz County a “Blue Zone”. These are regions where people live longer, and healthier than average.
Professional Highlights:
- Renewed interest in omega-3s with the launch of sustainable omega-3s from algae with ÖRLÖ
- Positioned Nordic Naturals as a natural channel dominator achieving 40% market share in omega-3s to unseat Carlson Labs and maintain that leadership position throughout her tenure
- Hosts Care More Be Better, a top social impact and sustainability podcast in the top 1.5% of all podcasts globally. It now ranks in the top 15 shows on Apple Podcasts in Science & Nature.
Education Highlights:
- Graduated with honors in the major in anthropology from UCSC. Background in ethnographic research, anthropology and archaeology (origins of man, behavior, etc.).
- Earned her MBA from Santa Clara University in 2021, graduating at the top of her class with a triple focus in Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Marketing.
- Selected as SCU’s MBA “Best & Brightest” for Poets & Quants.
Personal Highlights:
- Mom of 2 young boys (who may be carriers of Fuchs dystrophy)
- Rescuer of animals (off-the-track thoroughbred horses, dogs, bearded dragons…)
- Ocean activist & scuba diver since 2004
- Loves dark chocolate, Tapatio hot sauce, and may have an unhealthy addiction to coffee
