The Creation of the business

Born and raised in Chile, co founder Jesse Schele grew up in a multicultural family with a Chilean father and American mother. Jesse worked several years as a social worker and then decided to expand his horizons by traveling throughout South America. He traveled for over a year and a half all around the continent, discovering a whole new world of spirituality in the different indigenous cultures that still survive in South America. He became a follower of some of these traditions that were meant to purify the mind, giving him a clear vision of his path; he wanted to share his experience and knowledge and integrate it with our “modern life”, so we could all expand this wisdom and awareness of human kind.

Jesse met Pamela in half way through his trip. When in Colombia, he decided to cross the entire continent back to Chile, by land, to go to his cousin’s wedding. That day he meet Pamela and new at first sight that this was the woman he would build his life and dreams with.

From that day they started to create projects to serve people in many ways. One of their most important dreams was to share culture, spread the wisdom that they have seen, and help sustain the ancient traditions of the indigenous people. They realized that through Arts and Crafts there is a door to open people´s interest to native cultures and their knowledge about Mother Earth.

Close to Earth is a project that is creating a channel through which people can learn more about the connection of human kind with Nature, be it through gifts , practices, music, books, and more. This project is just starting and has much to offer about how we can return to our Planet, our Mother Earth. The business concept is to combine a Social Project with Business prospect, meaning, “Being profitable in a correct way, were everyone, including our planet, benefits”, which is going to be the path of businesses in the 21st Century.