About SVZ

THE BRAND

SAUVAGE ZSA™ is an American woman-owned small business advocating for wellbeing, cultural heritage diversity, and wilderness. SAUVAGE ZSA™ is rewilding the retail experience with each product collection intentionally curated to resonate with the natural world;  SAUVAGE embodies untamed places or wilderness [ˈwildərnəs] a region where the land is in a natural state and impacts from humans are minimal to non-existence, and ZSA honors the owner's ancestral Czech heritage.  This sustainable lifestyle brand provides a one stop online shop for small-batch lifestyle products, artisan jewelry, events, and fashion apparel while empowering minority communities through mutually beneficial partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility.  

Sustainability:

We have a unique systematic approach built into our businesses core foundation where all business decisions are vetted and funneled through a Corporate Social Responsibility Matrix to minimize negative environmental, social (stakeholders), and economic impacts. When we say SAUVAGE ZSA™ is a ‘sustainable’ luxurious lifestyle company, we have transparent metrics available but in layman’s terms, this is what we mean:

  1. Every part of this business takes into account and works towards balancing the (3) sustainability pillars including implementing and using innovation to improve social impacts, reduce potential environmental impacts, and improve economic vitality. Here are a few examples of sustainable initiatives implemented at SAUVAGE ZSA™:
    • we host community centered ad-value events, ad-value meaning we provide a service, teach, support, and facilitate events that benefit community stakeholders.
    • purchasing power: we only buy from suppliers who offer ‘fair trade’ guarantees on their products, prioritizing products made by minority-owned factories or farmers, and working with suppliers who have a proven high quality track record ideally with certifications such as fair trade, sustainable forestry certified, no animal cruelty, vegan, OEKO-TEX, TENCIL, and GOTS Organic Cotton standards.
    • curating mutually-beneficial products from minority-owned small businesses; minority meaning women, BIPOC+, AAPI, and cultural heritage/generational operations.
    • using packaging that positively impacts low-income communities by removing plastic pollution from oceans (which in turn protects fishermen livelihood and ocean health) and provides livelihood opportunities to regions with high climate change risk.
    • supporting local small businesses for Brick & Mortar outfitting and procurement needs.
    • minimizing environmental impact so that there is more energy and resources for future generations. All water features in the Brick & Mortar are low flow, Energy Star certified units; even the high temp dishwasher recycles over 80% of its water during regular use, ultimately saving precious water resources for future generations.
    • selecting products which have inherent social benefits such as organic cotton or biodegradable materials that have a traceable lifecycle.
    • copyright and trademark protection of (8) product classifications for customer quality assurance and to maintain brand authenticity. Maintaining customer and market trust through acquisition of a Better Business Bureau Certification. 
    • utilizing biophyllic design in the Brick & Mortar store concept to enhance stakeholder experience, improve productivity, increase biodiversity, and biometric frequencies.
    • only using full spectrum LED daylight bulbs to reduce energy loads and extend the lifecycle of lighting features in Brick & Mortar.
    • utilizing low waste, no VOC, hypoallergenic, and minimizing environmental toxin exposure in all cleaning products from hand soap to paint on the walls, cleaning products, etc. No aerosols are used in the Brick & Mortar space, and no artificial fragrances are allowed. 
    • Packaging material is 100% post consumer recycled, and mostly back yard compostable. This area of business is constantly being improved to achieve carbon negative efficiency and reduce environmental waste.
    • Wine purchased for retail and by-the-glass specials are curated from small vineyards; prioritizing biodynamic and organically harvested materials. 
    • All curated products are acquired using carbon neutral shipping methods and priced using a sustainable pricing structure for consumer affordability and stakeholder satisfaction.
    • The business operator also actively manages and preserves 20 acres of heritage pine forest for future generation through a land conservancy. This area of business is being actively developed and improved to eventually reach the goal of certifying the business as a net-zero-energy operation. 

When you shop with us online, we bundle your products for safe-keeping during transport with pollast!c eco-packaging made from 100% recycled Ocean Bound Plastic pollution. Our mailers are the lowest carbon form of packaging commercially available currently with 75% less of a carbon footprint than traditional mailers and 30% less than recycled mailers.  We are honored to serve you with mutually beneficial products and shipping solutions, while providing transparency within our business practices and striving for the highest level of sustainability standards. 

THE FLAGSHIP STORE

SAUVAGE ZSA™ has officially launched an in-store environmentally conscious Sip & Shop experience at the brand's first Flagship Storefront located in the historic Electric Building in Downtown Spokane, Washington at 122 S. Monroe Street Suite D, Spokane, WA 99201SAUVAGE ZSA™ is rewilding the traditional department store with a biophilic designed store concept offering a collection like none other including: sustainable luxurious lifestyle retail (apparel, home, bath, kids toys, jewelry, and accessories) curated from SVZ's minority-owned small business partnerships, a fine art gallery, international wine retail (by the glass, bottle, 6pk, and case), European-inspired bistro dining, Santé Society - a premium Wine Membership, and exclusive community-centered events.  

ABOUT THE OWNER

  

SAUVAGE ZSA™ is founded and owned by Zsa Zsa Seebeck, a fourth-generation Czech & American woman born and raised on a historic guest ranch in Colorado. Zsa Zsa earned a Masters degree in Construction Engineering and Management from CU Denver’s Civil Engineering program simultaneously earning the department's Leadership award and certificate in Construction Project Management. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering, Cum Laude, from Colorado School of Mines; and an Associate degree from Colorado Mountain College specializing in english and mechanical engineering. She is passionate about photography, fashion, art, travel, modeling, cultural experiences, learning, and being the change she wishes to see in the world. 

Zsa Zsa is an entrepreneur at heart and promotes an attitude of inclusiveness; she has an innate ability for public speaking and encourages collaboration with mutual kindness and proactive communication. She is a true renaissance woman with strengths in project management and construction processes, business dev, implementation of sustainable initiatives, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), stakeholder management, personal styling and complex problem solving.  Throughout her life, she has worked in the following fields:  hospitality, horsemanship, retail sales, IT sales and development, marketing, geology/geological engineering, and construction engineering management. She lives happily in Washington State with her spouse and adopted animals.

SAUVAGE ZSA™ was founded in honor of her loving Mom and Dad, who have shown her a world full of compassion, the power of believing in yourself, a nurturing environment, and unwavering support. She has trademarked SAUVAGE ZSA™ for eight product classifications to ensure brand integrity, growth, and customers' quality assurance.