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As a transformative business leader, she has built a career defined by driving growth, accelerating iconic brands, and delivering unbeatable results for global retail, technology, and consumer industries.She has guided world-renowned companies to achieve record-breaking success and enduring market impact, including consumer and B2B leaders in retail, technology, and analytics. Currently, she serves as President of January Digital, The Marketing Leadership Company™, which solves business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics for leading global brands including Kendra Scott, Carhartt, Interstate Batteries, StriVectin, and Steve Madden. Her focus on human connection, strategic excellence, and profitable growth has not only propelled business results but also fostered an ethical, high-performing, and award-winning organization.Throughout her career, she has provided some of the world's most respected brands—such as Travelocity, Lilly Pulitzer, iProspect (Dentsu Aegis), Chevrolet, ClearSaleing (eBay), and Match.com—with strategic leadership across business growth, brand marketing, creative direction, operations, HR strategy, and customer acquisition.She has served on multiple executive teams, worked collaboratively with boards of directors and guided private companies through successful funding and acquisitions as well as public companies through rapid growth initiatives.Beyond executive roles, she is dedicated to industry innovation and mentorship. Her advisory board roles with Shoptalk, Trybe, and Rebel Nell underscore her commitment to advancing the retail and tech sectors while championing opportunities for women and underrepresented voices. Her philanthropic work further reflects this passion, including support for underserved communities, families experiencing homelessness, and domestic violence survivors through nonprofit LSH in Philadelphia.

This is a very special episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast featuring our dear friend Producer Rachel (Giordano) and some really inspiring world-changing women at Rebel Nell's International Women's Day event. A few weeks ago, Kate flew to New York City to appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and Producer Rachel filled in for this special episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast at Rebel Nell's International Women's Day event. When Kate first realized she wouldn't be able to attend the Rebel Nell event, she called Producer Rachel, and she immediately jumped in to collaborate with us on this special episode. Producer Rachel went to Rebel Nell's International Women's Day event, microphone in hand, and interviewed some absolutely incredible women—women who are changing the world in so many ways. While we couldn't fit all of the interviews into this episode, what you're about to hear is a powerful snapshot of these world-changing women, their voices, and their stories. In this episode, you'll hear from: ✨ Amy Peterson – Founder of Rebel Nell, a social enterprise that empowers women through employment and education.

On this week's episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Julie Weatherhead, co-founder of Got Grief House, and Megan Galea, founder of Glimmer in the Dark—two incredible women who have turned their personal experiences with grief into powerful missions of healing, support, and community. Grief is something we all experience, yet so often, we feel alone in it. Julie and Megan are working to change that. Got Grief House creates spaces where those who are grieving can find resources, connection, and support, while Glimmer in the Dark brings hope to widows by gifting them jewelry on Valentine's Day as a reminder that they are loved and not alone. In this episode, you'll hear:

This episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is a very special one, in partnership with Bas Blue, we recorded an episode in front of a ‘LIVE' audience featuring five incredible and inspiring Detroit women, to kick-off Women's HIstory Month! This episode features Charity Dean of Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, Mama Shu of Avalon Village, Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell, Alexa Turnage of Black Tech Saturdays, and Kate Walsh of HOUR Detroit.  This is such a powerful, empowering and inspiring episode of the podcast! And what a way to kick-off Women's HIstory Month! For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com   And for more information on: Bas Blue - https://www.basblueus.com/press  Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance - https://mdbba.com/ The Avalon Village - https://www.theavalonvillage.org/ Rebel Nell - https://www.rebelnell.com/ Bleck Tech Saturdays - https://www.blacktechsaturdays.com/ HOUR Detroit - https://www.hourdetroit.com/author/katewalsh/   “I figure if a woman wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one!” - Calamity Jane The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and eveywhere you listen to podcats. 

This is a replay of our conversation with Amy Peterson. Meet Amy Peterson, a trailblazer driven by a deep passion that inspires. She keeps a box of rejection letters as a reminder of her determination to succeed and has created a company dedicated to empowering women. Rebel Nell is not just a business; it exists to provide equitable employment opportunities and support for women facing barriers to employment.Through Rebel Nell, women are encouraged to tap into their infinite strength and create wearable art from repurposed materials. With over 40 graduates and 9+ years of impact, Rebel Nell continues to grow in strength and reach. But the true impact, according to Amy, is yet to be seen and will be appreciated by future generations.In addition to Rebel Nell, Amy's nonprofit arm, T.E.A. (Teach. Empower. Achieve.), provides women with the resources they need to achieve financial stability, including housing, education, and legal aid. But Amy's mission is more profound than just making a profit. She is in the people business and wants to teach women about sustainability for their own lives, lift them out of poverty, and help them achieve long-term success.Explore Rebel Nell's stunning jewelry, and you'll discover the true beauty lies in the stories they tell, the resilience of the artists behind the pieces, and the ripple effect of Amy's purposeful life. Listen to Amy speak, and you'll hear the fear of failure not for herself but for everyone who believes in the mission. Join the Rebel Nell movement and become part of the story worth sharing.Dig into everything Amy's involved in belowhttps://www.rebelnell.com/pages/our-storyhttps://www.facebook.com/rebelnelldetroithttps://www.instagram.com/rebelnell/https://www.teachempowerachieve.org/Take Action Now!*Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website ...and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! *Keep your passion ignited! Subscribe to our YouTube for full uncut video versions of each episode & more! Contact us via email, podcast@thekindlingproject.com for further inquiries or discussions.

Oct. 8, 2023 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks to Amy Peterson, owner of Detroit-based sustainable jeweler Rebel Nell, about what has been new at her store and the industry.

Oct. 8, 2023 ~ Host Ann Thomas explores several Detroit businesses and organizations, including a popular dog daycare, a sustainable jeweler, an orchestra, and a new nonprofit that is helping families in the city. Guests include Canine to Five owner Liz Blondy, Rebel Nell founder Amy Peterson, MISide President and CEO Sean de Four, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Erik Ronmark.

Meet Amy Peterson, a trailblazer driven by a deep passion that inspires. She keeps a box of rejection letters as a reminder of her determination to succeed and has created a company dedicated to empowering women. Rebel Nell is not just a business; it exists to provide equitable employment opportunities and support for women facing barriers to employment.Through Rebel Nell, women are encouraged to tap into their infinite strength and create wearable art from repurposed materials. With over 40 graduates and 9+ years of impact, Rebel Nell continues to grow in strength and reach. But the true impact, according to Amy, is yet to be seen and will be appreciated by future generations.In addition to Rebel Nell, Amy's nonprofit arm, T.E.A. (Teach. Empower. Achieve.), provides women with the resources they need to achieve financial stability, including housing, education, and legal aid. But Amy's mission is more profound than just making a profit. She is in the people business and wants to teach women about sustainability for their own lives, lift them out of poverty, and help them achieve long-term success.Explore Rebel Nell's stunning jewelry, and you'll discover the true beauty lies in the stories they tell, the resilience of the artists behind the pieces, and the ripple effect of Amy's purposeful life. Listen to Amy speak, and you'll hear the fear of failure not for herself but for everyone who believes in the mission. Join the Rebel Nell movement and become part of the story worth sharing.Dig into everything Amy's involved in belowhttps://www.rebelnell.com/pages/our-storyhttps://www.facebook.com/rebelnelldetroithttps://www.instagram.com/rebelnell/https://www.teachempowerachieve.org/Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: ...and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!Keep your passion ignited! Stoke the flames-subscribe to our YouTube for full uncut video versions of each episode & more!

May 21, 2023 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks to Amy Peterson, who co-founded Detroit jewler, Rebel Nell. The 10-year old company employes women transitioning out of shelters, while making unique jewlery from recycled materials.

We decided to re-air this episode on Valentine's Day. A gift that keeps giving - maybe order a unique piece of jewelry for someone you care.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________This episode has two parts - in part one, we talk with Amy Peterson, the co-founder of Rebel Nell about her inspiration and motivation to start Rebel Nell. While living next to a homeless shelter in Detroit, MI, she got to learn up-close the women who lived there and their challenges. One day out on a jog she finds a piece of graffiti that she envisioned could be repurposed into meaningful wearable art. A fusion of these two ideas gave birth to Rebel Nell. Amy with her co-founder Diana Roginson started Rebel Nell in 2013 with the mission to provide employment, equitable opportunity, and wraparound support for women with barriers to employment. They seek to embolden women, to embrace their infinite strength, and to define their own future. They partner with local organizations to seek out women who have struggled to find and retain employment. Their goal is to help the women move from a life of dependence to one of self-reliance, overcoming barriers to employment through the fruits of their own labor. Rebel Nell's product line starts with repurposing graffiti, after it has fallen off the walls. These are women who when hired have no background in jewelry become creative designers who make incredibly intricate and unique piece each one more beautiful than the next. In the part two we chat with one such woman - Ethel Rucker, Production Lead at Rebel Nell. In addition to on-the-job training and guidance on how to make jewelry, Rebel Nell also provides them with life management, financial training and business education to make sure they have the confidence and knowledge that will enable them to leave homelessness/dependence behind permanently and move forward as strong independent women. Listen to this powerful story in this episode.https://www.rebelnell.com/To hire Ethel Rucker for your next photoshoot contact her via her website https://harteclectic.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/

In this episode, Aaron is joined by Amy Peterson, CEO and Founder of Rebel Nell, to talk about what inspired her to launch the Detroit-based jewelry company focused on providing employment, equitable opportunity, and wraparound support for women with barriers to employment. Amy takes us through her career path, which began as a lawyer for the Detroit Tigers, as well as how getting the chance to meet with women staying at a local homeless shelter shifted her perspective on life. She also explains Rebel Nell's process of creating art and jewelry out of things like graffiti, old sports stadiums and more. Tune in to hear about a truly inspiring company and learn more at www.rebelnell.com. Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Haley Sacotte, Nina Valdes, Maria Bayas, Michael Grubbs, Anna Lamm and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Amy Peterson, Rebel Nell Co-Founder   Over the past few years, the plight of women being homeless has increased. According to a 2021 survey, more than half a million people in the U.S. are homeless, and approximately 39% of those are women and girls. For individuals working in retail or the hospitality industry, the resulting loss of so many jobs during the pandemic put them in difficult financial situations and they could no longer afford to pay rent. Moving in with family or sleeping on a friend's couch isn't a long-term solution, especially when children are involved. While homeless shelters may present an alternative to living on the streets, they aren't the safest environment for single women and young children. It's not uncommon for a woman to suddenly find herself homeless and in over her head without a safety net. We wonder what we could possibly do to help. But sometimes the best way we can help someone is to do so in a way that provides them with the means to help themselves. For example, what if we could provide that person with the education, training, and support to truly change their life for the better?   What if there was a self-sustaining way to create educational opportunities for women and help them find full-time employment and independence, even if they're living on the streets or in a homeless shelter? Since 2014, Detroit-based organization, Rebel Nell, has been providing this solution. Rebel Nell offers training, employment, housing assistance, and other types of support to women who are homeless or living in shelters. If you want to find out how to help women by giving them the tools to achieve financial freedom and live independently, you'll want to listen to my interview with Rebel Nell co-founder, Amy Peterson.   What You'll Hear in This Episode: Rebel Nell exists to provide equitable employment opportunities and wraparound support for women with barriers. Rebel Nell is located in Detroit and hires from six local shelters. Who can benefit from Rebel Nell's services and training? What type of jewelry and gifts does Rebel Nell make, and how does that help the women? Amy talks about her dream of wanting to be the first female general manager of a Major League Baseball Team, and how she found her way to Rebel Nell. How did Eleanor Roosevelt play a role in the inspiration for Rebel Nell? Amy talks about the important relationships her company has built, including one with the Detroit Lions. What type of training does Rebel Nell offer the women in terms of finances and business? Amy discusses how Rebel Nell's jewelry and gifts are made from repurposed material and even graffiti collected from the walls in Detroit. What does it mean to make ethical and sustainable jewelry? When you are wearing a Rebel Nell piece, you are wearing the hard work and power of a strong woman. How can you purchase a piece of Rebel Nell jewelry if you are interested? How does Rebel Nell make money as a non-profit?   Today's Takeaway: There are many causes dear to my heart, but few things give me greater satisfaction than seeing women helping other women. Whether it's reaching a personal wellness goal or success in business, education, or community involvement, I'm thrilled to cheer on their accomplishments and celebrate their achievement. When we work together to support the success of others, amazing things can happen. Amy's organization, Rebel Nell, is a perfect example of just how much can be accomplished when we come together to support each other. When Amy and her partner Diana came up with the idea of training women to create beautiful pieces of jewelry from discarded bits of graffiti, they had no idea of the impact their fledgling program would have. In addition to their goal of helping women find their way out of poverty, they also found that by teaching them a marketable skill and paying them a good wage, they were able to raise their self-esteem and confidence. By teaching other life skills such as financial management or providing housing assistance and ongoing educational opportunities, these women began to blossom with the increased support and attention. Sometimes all it takes to make a positive impact on someone's life is to show you care and that you're there to support their efforts. Remember that every day is a gift and the gift that we get from joining together to help another person can be a gift that keeps on giving. I'm Florine Mark and that's “Today's Takeaway.”   Quotes:   “From a very young age, I wanted to be the first female general manager of a major league baseball team.” — Amy   “My business partner and I realized that we have a shared love for Eleanor Roosevelt. She was incredible. A Civil rights advocate, women's rights advocate, a true pioneer.”   “Women are like teabags; put them in hot water, and they get strong.” — Eleanor Roosevelt   “You see the impact and the power of each piece of jewelry and how that resonates not only with the women that we employ, but with those customers and their stories.”   Brought to You By: Gardner White Furniture   Mentioned in This Episode: Rebel Nell

I'm saying this now and I'll say it again - you can change the world with your business. And if ‘change your world' sounds too big and dramatic, then you can change your community with your business. Today's guest, Amy Peterson, is proof that can happen. She is the founder of Rebel Nell, a jewelry company that provides employment and creative opportunities for women with barriers to employment - think living in a shelter, coming out of jail, working hard to get their life back on track.  Amy never expected to have a career in jewelry, as an entrepreneur or as a social entrepreneur. Get excited to listen to her story and be inspired. 

Women have historically dominated the nonprofit and social impact sectors. Despite the many challenges COVID has posed for women in the workplace and at home, this month's guests are transforming the way their fellow women in Southeast Michigan live, work and thrive. Through innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and supporting each other, they represent the women who hold our society together. Happy Women's History Month! GUESTS: Cheryl P. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) Terry Barclay, President and CEO of Inforum Amy Peterson, Co-founder and CEO of Rebel Nell

Join Jeanette Pierce as she discusses Detroit with Amy Peterson, co-founder and CEO of Rebel Nell, a jewelry brand that repurposes Detroit materials into wearable art. Learn more about Rebel Nell at their website: https://www.rebelnell.com/ Discuss Detroit features conversations with small businesses owners, community leaders, and Detroit residents as a program of City Institute. City Institute shares lessons learned from Detroit to inspire individuals, organizations, and cities to innovate for a better future. The learn more about services and programming, visit: https://www.thecityinstitute.com/

If there's one thing you can say about Amy Peterson, it's that she has never shied away from a challenge. Amy sent resumé after resumé trying to get her foot in the door with a professional baseball team in the hopes of one day becoming the first female general manager of a major league team. However, while working with the Detroit Tigers, she became inspired by something else altogether. Through conversations with residents of the women's shelter near her apartment, Amy decided to put her business skills to work creating employment, equitable opportunity and wrap-around support for unhoused women. Amy knew she wanted to provide work, financial literacy, business education and legal resources in order to help women transition to life of independence. The idea to do that by enabling women to create repurposed, wearable art was just the cherry on top. Rebel Nell's one-of-a-kind pieces are as unique as the women who make them. Now, with growing collaborations and partnerships, Amy is looking to scale the company to expand equitable opportunities not only for unhoused women but also for refugees, LGBTQ+ and the previously incarcerated. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media @rebelnell @rebelnelldetroit Big Ideas Celebrating small successes, even when that's simply getting back to it after a really hard day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/superwomen/support

This episode has two parts - in part one, we talk with Amy Peterson, the co-founder of Rebel Nell about her inspiration and motivation to start Rebel Nell. While living next to a homeless shelter in Detroit, MI, she got to learn up-close the women who lived there and their challenges. One day out on a jog she finds a piece of graffiti that she envisioned could be repurposed into meaningful wearable art. A fusion of these two ideas gave birth to Rebel Nell. Amy with her co-founder Diana Roginson started Rebel Nell in 2013 with the mission to provide employment, equitable opportunity, and wraparound support for women with barriers to employment. They seek to embolden women, to embrace their infinite strength, and to define their own future. They partner with local organizations to seek out women who have struggled to find and retain employment. Their goal is to help the women move from a life of dependence to one of self-reliance, overcoming barriers to employment through the fruits of their own labor. Rebel Nell's product line starts with repurposing graffiti, after it has fallen off the walls. These are women who when hired have no background in jewelry become creative designers who make incredibly intricate and unique piece each one more beautiful than the next. In the part two we chat with one such woman - Ethel Rucker, Production Lead at Rebel Nell. In addition to on-the-job training and guidance on how to make jewelry, Rebel Nell also provides them with life management, financial training and business education to make sure they have the confidence and knowledge that will enable them to leave homelessness/dependence behind permanently and move forward as strong independent women. Listen to this powerful story in this episode.https://www.rebelnell.com/To hire Ethel Rucker for your next photoshoot contact her via her website https://harteclectic.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/

In this episode you'll hear powerful, honest stories of the ups and downs of entrepreneurial life along with lessons and insights to help fuel YOU to keep going, no matter what journey you're personally on. WE'LL COVER...what happens if your spark leads you in a direction you never expected or never thought you'd go inhow baby steps can help you make that eventual leapbeing aware of the mind games and inner saboteur and seeing your worth no matter whatbudgeting for emotional healthsure fire tips to help you shift when you're struggling to move forward (HINT: it's NOT, stay up late and send one more email!)AND SO MUCH MORE!MORE ABOUT AMY PETERSONAmy Peterson is Co-Founder and CEO of Rebel Nell, a socially driven jewelry company with a purpose. Rebel Nell employs women with barriers to employment to help them transition from a life of dependence into one of self-reliance. Living next to one of the city's most well-known shelters gave Amy the unique opportunity to build relationships with many of the residents. The inspirational stories many of the women shared of overcoming emotional, physical and financial abuse were the catalyst for creating Rebel Nell.  Amy was adamant about providing women in the shelters with an opportunity to lead an independent life.  She believes that employment paired with financial literacy, business education, and a focus on life wellness assists them in regaining the confidence they need to lead them on the path to success.Prior to taking over as CEO of Rebel Nell, she served as Vice President of Special Projects and General Counsel for the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE).  RISE and as the Associate Counsel for the Detroit Tigers.  She achieved her Bachelor of Arts in History from Kenyon College, her Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law, and her Masters of Business Administration from Suffolk University. Amy has been recognized for the impact she has had in the city of Detroit in Dbusiness Thirty in Their 30s Detroit's Premier Business Journal, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year: 2016 Michigan and Northwest Ohio.Want to stay connected with Amy and support her work? Visit The Congregation Detroit: thecongregationdetroit.comShop at RebelNell.comInterested in being a brand ambassador for Rebel Nell in Miami, Chicago or Detroit? Reach out to Amy on social media below!IG: @rebelnell or @thecongregationdetroitAlso mentioned in the podcast:10 min yoga routines with Kassandra at: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithkassandraLOOKING FOR MORE RESOURCES TO FOLLOW YOUR SPARK?Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-toolsTo stay connected to Gina on her travels or learn more about her work, check out the resources below: Follow your Spark Road trip: www.ginacasbarro.com/follow-your-sparkCoaching & Feng Shui Services: https://ginacasbarro.com/all-servicesInstagram: @gina_casbarroFacebook: www.facebook.com/gcasbarroMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks to Amy Peterson, the CEO and co-founder of Rebel Nell, a Detroit-based jewelry business that seeks to employ women with barriers to employment.Tune in to the Business Beat to learn more about Rebel Nell and its worthy cause.

Amy Peterson, the co-founder of Rebel Nell, Teach Empower Achieve (T.E.A.), and The Congregation, joins the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring life story, how she went from working in the sports world to starting Rebel Nell, and she talks about the incredible work she's doing every day through Rebel Nell, T.E.A., and The Congregation. Amy, Rebel Nell, T.E.A., and The Congregation are empowering women (and all people!) and changing the world everyday.   www.1GirlRevolution.com/Amy-Peterson

“We knew we wanted to create a company that would provide not only economic opportunity for the women we were serving but also all the wraparound support so that it would help them transition to a life of independence.” Rebel Nell is a jewelry company on a mission. Co-founder Amy Peterson started the social enterprise as a means to support women transitioning out of homelessness and domestic violence in Detroit. By providing work experience, housing support, financial training and educational opportunities, Amy and her company help women successfully enter the workforce - and make beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry in the process. Hear how Amy was inspired to create the business on a run through Detroit's local street art scene, the challenges of starting a social enterprise rather than a conventional non-profit or for-profit business and how the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program helped Amy grow Rebel Nell while keeping their mission central to their work on this week's episode.

Amy Peterson, CEO and Co-Founder of Rebel Nell, and Co-Owner of The Congregation sits down with our host, Lou Goldhaber, to talk about two of Detroit’s game changing businesses making a big impact on local communities.

On this episode of Crafted in Michigan where we have partnered with Founders Brewing to celebrate Michigan businesses, Amy Sherman talks with Amy Peterson about her company Rebel Nell

  Building a career in the male-dominated world of major league sports is something not many women attempt, let alone achieve. That’s why when Amy landed an internship with the Detroit Tigers, following many rejections, she knew she’d scored a chance. The internship turned into a full-time dream job and more than a decade with the Tigers. The rest of Amy’s story, however, goes to show that something as simple as a few interchanges with one’s neighbors can set fire to a new passion and change everything. Today you can find former major league baseball employee Amy Peterson and her team scavenging for aged and fallen scraps of graffiti around the walls of Detroit, several times a year. What’s that? Grafitti? You heard right— Amy is “turning [graffitti and mural paint] scraps into wearable art,” each piece entirely unique, and each made by a unique woman helped out of joblessness, homelessness, the struggles of refugee life or life after incarceration. With minimal background in jewelry making, Amy and her business partner Dianna have gotten real creative over the past 7 years, teaching such women to repurpose an unusual and rather stigmatized material and at the same time repurpose their lives. After receiving assistance to find permanent housing, women creating jewelry for Amy’s for-profit, Rebel Nell, are paid to take the necessary classes to learn the skill through Amy’s non-profit, TEA (Teach Empower Achieve), along with other skills such as balancing finances, finding transportation, and forming dreams and goals. Tune in to find out how Amy made the leap from a hard-earned professional career to beginning a social enterprise, what graffiti had to do with it, and how this singular woman’s heart was captivated by the struggles of women in her area. Her compassion and determination to help these women is clear in the fact that no woman who works for Amy at Rebel Nell is given a background check. She explains, “I don’t care about your past, only where you wanna go.” Visit rebelnell.com to see for yourself how spent grafitti is being transformed into beautiful pieces by empowered women. You can also follow the organization on Facebook and Instagram. Check in with your hosts on Insta as well! Bob www.instagram.com/waliszrs Kelsey www.instagram.com/captkelseyhawaii

This week, join HumbleHustle.Co Founder, Jackie Palmer and her co-hosts Vivian Palmer and Nicole Bopp as they chat with Amy Peterson, Co-Founder and CEO of Rebel Nell, a Detroit-based social enterprise that employs, educates and empowers women that face barriers to employment—homelessness, reentry from incarceration, and refugees. We’ll be discussing the hard lessons she’s learned thus far about being an entrepreneur and how she decided to leave the front offices of the MLB. 

One creates large scale art installations in fresco style, the other runs a social enterprise empowering woman by transforming shavings of graffiti into unique jewelry. World renown muralist, Dr. Hubert Massey and Founder and CEO of Rebel Nell, Amy Peterson join us in studio today. In a truly inspiring and fun conversation, we circle around the topics of art, community engagement, and empowerment. We also tell stories of our worst luck, and ‘attempting’ to be sneaky.

Philanthropist and previous Detroit Tiger Attorney Amy Peterson sits down with Mother Honestly COO Nicole Bopp and discusses the conception of her passion project Rebel Nell.  Landing a job in the MLB Amy became a Detroit resident through some of Detroit's darkest times of bankruptcy.  During those early days Amy got to know many of the homeless men and women in the city through  her daily walks with her dog and recognized the needs of its residents.  Wanting to give back to the city that took a chance on her when every other MLB team rejected her, Amy took the fallen graffiti from the walls of Detroit. She coupled this with her passion for women and created a brand that gives back in more ways than one. Learn more about Amy Peterson, her organization Rebel Nell and Non-Profit TEA at rebelnell.com

Our Common Future Conference – Oct. 27, 2017  Part Two Our Common Future conference was held in Detroit, Michigan at the end of October 2017. We have a Part One and a Part Two to give you the top ten.  We will interview several guest speakers that help shape our community. They give us some insight into the work that they do to empower entrepreneurship and Impact Investing.   http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ocf.png ()   For the full transcript click below Read Full Transcript Welcome Back to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. On this episode, we continue with part two of the Our Common Futures conference. On this episode, Jennifer and Natalie, catch up with conference attendees Melanie Audette with the Mission Investors Exchange, Brenda Hunt with the Battle Creek Community Foundation, Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell, David Contorer with Hebrew Free Loans, and Jason Paulateer with PNC Bank and Foundation. To kick of Part Two, Jennifer sits down with Melanie Audette of the Mission Investors Exchange….. Jennifer: What I'd like to start off today, during our talk is to have you tell me a little bit about yourself and your organization and then we'll go from there. Melanie: Well, I'm the Senior Vice President at Mission Investor's Exchange. I am based in Seattle and Mission Investor's Exchange is a 12 year old organization with offices in New York and San Francisco and then we have some staff in Seattle, but we're a very small but mighty team that has a membership consisting of mainly foundations of all types and sizes across the US who are either building or expanding an impact investing program. And we started out as the PRI Makers Network 12 years ago, when foundations were really focused mainly on doing program-related investments, and about five years ago we merged with The More Formation Campaign, which was a campaign to encourage foundations to devote two percent of their endowments to invest for a mission. Jennifer: I love that. So here at the conference so far, what are your impressions then of how it works and how it applies to your mission through Mission Investor's Exchange? Melanie: Well the independent sector conference as well as the Council of Michigan Foundation's Conference, where we are today, represents two things for me specifically. First, the independent sector has a very much more broad attendance and participation than a lot of the conferences that we attend and that includes the foundations who are at the heart of our network, but also those who play a very important role in the ecosystem around impact investing. And that includes non-profit organizations who oftentimes have social entrepreneurial goals and projects and so, therefore can be investees of impact investment's five foundations as well as those who support them in the field, so investment advisors, philanthropic advisors, attorneys, and accountants. All of those participants really play an incredibly important part helping foundations to identify who investees can be and to be able to do the work efficiently and within the law and correctly and responsibly. The second part is the Council of Michigan Foundations, Mission Investor's Exchange has had a five-year partnership with CMF, and we've worked together over the years to provide education first for those foundations who are interested in learning about impact investing. Through this partnership, Michigan has become the model, really for the whole country informing what's now an infrastructure within that association to help foundations not only to learn about impact investing, but to actually build and identify investment opportunities, create a pipeline for investments, support them in that work and now this year, they've hired an Executive in Residence at CMF to help on a local and regional level, their membership to do this. Jennifer: So understanding that you're drawing from a large group with a lot of people...

Liz Cosby, President of the Greater Detroit chapter of the U.S. Bartenders Guild, drops by the podcast to talk craft cocktails. Also, Seth and Mike get a peek backstage at the Ringwald Theatre's Santaland Diaries and Season's Greetings, and learn the secrets of Detroit jewelry company Rebel Nell.

How one jewelry company is using graffiti to instill hope, teach skills and empower disadvantaged women in Detroit The post Finding Hope for Women in Detroit Through Graffiti Jewelry: In convo with Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell appeared first on SEE Change Magazine.

Amy Peterson knew she wanted to work in baseball since she was young, so after she went to law school and business school she applied to work for free for any baseball team. She wound up interning for the Detroit Tigers, and she's been "paying it forward" in Detroit ever since (though now she's their lawyer, not their intern). All of this is super, but none of it is the direct reason she's being featured. The reason she's being featured is the creative outlet/hobby she turned into the social enterprise known as Rebel Nell. Initially, she was making jewelry that she sold to mom and pop stores, which made her just enough money to pay for her law books. The rest, is better told in the podcast and below: What is the product? Rebel Nell’s jewelry line starts by repurposing graffiti, an abundant local resource in Detroit.  They collect this graffiti after it has fallen off of walls.  Initially these scraps of graffiti look a little rough on the surface, just like many people’s first impression of Detroit. However, after they take it through their process, they're able to reveal all the beautiful layers that make up the graffiti, just like the intricate layers that make up the city of Detroit.  After some hard work and TLC, the women of Rebel Nell turn that scrap of graffiti into a unique piece of wearable art. Rebel Nell creates signature sterling pendant necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, tie-clips and pins. All products can be seen here.  How is this product solving a problem and/or filling a gap? Rebel Nell prides itself on being a self-sustaining social enterprise. Every piece of jewelry that is sold goes directly toward supporting their mission of empowering women and helping them successfully transition to an independent life  Our product makes it possible for Rebel Nell to implement financial literacy programs, entrepreneurship classes, and empowerment classes.  How is the creator of the product disrupting the product's respective industry? When Amy moved to Detroit in 2007, she immediately fell in love with one of America’s greatest cities and was adamant about contributing to Detroit’s revival. Living next to one of the city’s most well known shelters gave Amy the unique opportunity to build relationships with many of the residents. The inspirational stories many of the women shared of overcoming emotional, physical and financial abuse were the catalyst for creating Rebel Nell. Amy was adamant about providing women in the shelters with an opportunity to lead an independent life. She believes that employment paired with financial literacy, business education, and a focus on life wellness can transform women's lives and help them regain the confidence they need to lead them on the path to success. Amy and her business partner, Diana Russell were named Social Entrepreneurs of the Year by Ernst & Young. How is it differentfrom competing products? Rebel Nell is not just about the jewelry. They have set up a transitional system that enables the women they employ to stabilize their lives and reclaim their independence. Behind every piece of Rebel Nell jewelry is a story of a woman working towards building a future for themselves and their families. Their goal is not to pigeonhole them to be jewelry makers for the rest of their lives. At the heart of this social enterprise is a need to make better employees, to restore their confidence and to provide the resources necessary for them to realize their dreams and watch them come to fruition. LISTEN to find out which movie it was that got Peterson to learn about the jewelry making process and how she strives to bridge the gap between the opportunity divide.

I chat with Amy Peterson (@RebelNell) a lawyer for the Detroit Tigers and the co-founder of Rebel Nell, a jewelry company at the intersection of female empowerment and entrepreneurship whose pieces are handmade from collected fallen graffiti by disadvantaged women from Detroit shelters. Listen in as Amy shares how she got a job in the MLB, why she brings her co-worker brownies once a year, why you shouldn't listen to people who throw shade, and more!

AMY Peterson, is a sports attorney turned social entrepreneur. She has a passion for the city of Detroit and a strong desire to empower women. She, along with her business partner, Diana Russell, combined these two passions to create the social enterprise Rebel Nell in 2013. The company creates jewelry made from fallen graffiti with the mission of employing, educating and empowering underprivileged women. She believed that employment paired with financial literacy, business education and a focus on life wellness would help them regain confidence in themselves and lead them on the path to success. Check the infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

At last year's APTE Summit, we had a conversation with a panel of social entrepreneurs from Detroit on the future of their city. In anticipation of this year's summit on February 28th, we've decided to revisit Detroit and talk with emerging social business Rebel Nell, co-founded by Amy Peterson! Rebel Nell repurposes graffiti as high-fashion jewelery. They employ local homeless and at-risk women, involving them in every aspect of production and marketing, and teaching them business skills in the process. We talk to Amy about the social goals of Rebel Nell and the role that small artisan companies can play in Detroit's revitalization. Check out Rebel Nell here: http://www.rebelnell.com/