Mason Arnold has founded several companies with sustainability at the core, including EarthAction Landscaping, environmentally-responsible land care, which grew for 2 years and sold; Greenling.com, the first and largest local/organic grocery delivery service in Texas serving all major metros that sold in 2015; and his current venture, Cece’s™ Veggie Co., a pioneer brand in making delicious pasta and rice alternatives out of fresh organic vegetables.
He was honored with the United FreshMKT Achievement Award in 2018 for outstanding achievement and innovation in the marketing and merchandising of fresh produce, and was crowned 'Eco Leader of the Year' by the Austin Business Journal in 2010. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from Dell and PC Magazine, and more than 25 diverse awards across various outlets, including being crowned ‘Best Local Food Company’ 9 years in a row in the Austin Chronicle. Mason has received national media attention for his companies including feature stories in New York Times, Business Week, Entrepreneur magazine, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, radio appearances on NPR’s On Point, and others.
A longtime Organic agriculture activist, Mason drafted legislation and created the Organic Advisory Board to the Texas Department of Agriculture and formed the Organic Association of Texas, a legislative action and lobbying group for the Organic agriculture industry in Texas.
Mason is also an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards.