39 min
Jen Lewis - Founder + Executive Director of Purse & Clutch Faith-Fully Podcast
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Welcome Back to the Faith-Fully Podcast!
On todays episode I had a conversation with my friend Jen Lewis who is the Founder + Executive Director of Purse & Clutch. Jen shares her story of humble beginnings and the story behind her fashion brand Purse & Clutch.
In Jen's Own Words...........
As I spent more & more time in different cultures, I began to see the difference between a handout & long term development - and the important role that steady employment plays in ending generational poverty.
After grad school, a friend of mine moved to India to help with an artisan group making handbags among other things. That’s when it really clicked for me – taking a traditional, indigenous art form, a skillset the men & women already had & connecting them with a market here in the States to provide long-term, sustainable employment.
I sent them a $500 check in exchange for a shipment of block printed handbags. This became Purse & Clutch the boutique in 2011, which transformed into Purse & Clutch the brand in 2016 where we now directly employ artisans Mexico & Ethiopia to make our own designs.
Connect with Purse & Clutch:
Website: https://www.purseandclutch.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purseandclutch/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purseandclutch
Shop Purse & Clutch and for all US orders use the discount code: "FAITHFULLY" to receive FREE SHIPPING! Offer ends October 31, 2020.
Welcome Back to the Faith-Fully Podcast!
On todays episode I had a conversation with my friend Jen Lewis who is the Founder + Executive Director of Purse & Clutch. Jen shares her story of humble beginnings and the story behind her fashion brand Purse & Clutch.
In Jen's Own Words...........
As I spent more & more time in different cultures, I began to see the difference between a handout & long term development - and the important role that steady employment plays in ending generational poverty.
After grad school, a friend of mine moved to India to help with an artisan group making handbags among other things. That’s when it really clicked for me – taking a traditional, indigenous art form, a skillset the men & women already had & connecting them with a market here in the States to provide long-term, sustainable employment.
I sent them a $500 check in exchange for a shipment of block printed handbags. This became Purse & Clutch the boutique in 2011, which transformed into Purse & Clutch the brand in 2016 where we now directly employ artisans Mexico & Ethiopia to make our own designs.
Connect with Purse & Clutch:
Website: https://www.purseandclutch.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purseandclutch/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purseandclutch
Shop Purse & Clutch and for all US orders use the discount code: "FAITHFULLY" to receive FREE SHIPPING! Offer ends October 31, 2020.
39 min