Hirshberg's evenings are often spent packing and labeling seeds, and she also runs volunteer seed-packing sessions.
Hirshberg is hoping to help change that by making gardening simple and accessible to anyone.
Hirshberg , Nissan's unassuming chief designer, was the best man to pitch the product.
Since the spring of 1999, Hirshberg, 61, has appeared in nearly half of 56 Nissan commercials.
We sat down with Hirshberg to talk about what opportunities next-gen consoles will open up for gamers.
"We find between 10 and 11 varieties of seeds that will grow in their area, " Hirshberg said.
"When you're having trouble or struggling, you have so many things to worry about, " said Hirshberg, 39.
San Antonio, Texas (CNN) -- For Holly Hirshberg, gardening started as a way to bond with her children.
Gary Hirshberg is a star entrepreneur, someone who has lived the dream of doing well by doing good.
FORBES: 'Changing The Way We Eat' Needs More Profit In The Pot
"If you have a willingness to garden, we can help you find a way to do it, " Hirshberg said.
Hirshberg said The Dinner Garden isn't just about the seeds and the food.
Hirshberg doesn't work for Nissan full time anymore and hasn't for months, even though his commercials are still running.
In an interview, Hirshberg acknowledged the privilege of the freedom to start up a company that is unparalleled in America.
FORBES: 7 Tips From Meg Hirshberg For Family Life Of Entrepreneurs
Hirshberg has been so persuasive, in fact, that Nissan now uses designers in Japan and Europe to pitch its cars there.
Hirshberg said she started to love vegetables after growing her own, and she believes that there is a veggie eater in everyone.
People can also fill out a seed request form online, and Hirshberg and her volunteers will send seeds directly to them.
Seed recipients often call or write Hirshberg for information about gardening, and she tries her best to respond to all of them.
Another coup: Nissan's share of the sport utility market has doubled to 8.9% since it rolled out the Hirshberg-designed Xterra in 1999.
After realizing how much nutritious food she was able to grow, Hirshberg began collecting seeds from her garden and sharing them with others.
Meg Cadoux Hirshberg knows all about the ugly underbelly of entrepreneurial success: how it can distort and badly stress relationships and family life.
FORBES: 7 Tips From Meg Hirshberg For Family Life Of Entrepreneurs
His disappearing act is a touchy subject at Nissan, which refused to make Hirshberg, now a consultant to the company, available for an interview.
Ultimately, Hirshberg hopes that her work is helping families get ahead.
In a recent interview in Los Angeles, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg showed off what next-generation gaming will mean within the new "Call of Duty" game.
Hirshberg and her family of four ate a variety of homegrown foods -- including broccoli, carrots, okra, squash and tomatoes -- so they could make ends meet.
"I would not be able to afford vegetables if it wasn't for my garden, " said Autaubo, 52, who got her first seeds from The Dinner Garden and now volunteers with Hirshberg.
As a result, its ad campaign, which alternates Hirshberg's testimonial with pulsating music, will be awarded an "Effie, " a prestigious award honoring advertising effectiveness not creativity, mind you from the American Marketing Association.
In fact, according to Hirshberg everyone has always wanted to have jumping in the game but up until now, there were simply too many moving pieces to make it a reality.
After spending 13 years at Deutsch LA, a full-service integrated marketing and advertising agency with more than a billion dollars in billings, Hirshberg took over as CEO at Activision in September 2010.
According to public records, Mr. Hirshberg's 11, 374-square-foot home has two elevators and a pool, and Mr. Wallette's Spanish-style home, which was built in 2009, has marble countertops and an outdoor kitchen and bar.
However, campaign financial disclosure reports will not show the millions that organic industry marketers like Stonyfield CEO Gary Hirshberg provided to activists like Smith, Kimbrell and Cummins to trash competing conventionally produced products.
FORBES: The Roots Of The Anti-Genetic Engineering Movement? Follow The Money!
应用推荐