Soap maker Emma Mann’s reputation as a Penngrove community leader is really starting to gel By Janet Perry E Mann’s ingenuity and business savvy have also led to imaginative new lines and collaborations with other small makers to create locally inspired soaps and shampoos. The soap maker may be one of the busiest women entrepreneurs in the North Bay—but she hasn’t worked herself up into a lather by any means. Passing the bar mma Mann, owner and founder of The Soap Cauldron and Three Sisters Apothecary, is making her mark in the North Bay as a strong businesswoman and forward-thinking community leader. Mann has her finger in a lot of pots, or soap dishes as the case may be: She’s a founder of the Penngrove Downtown Merchants Association, the local representative on the Zone 2A Water Agency and member of the SMART Citizen Oversight Committee.
28 NorthBaybiz
June 2025
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