A Call for Bravery and Action
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. A Call for Action and Bravery We’ve spent the last seven years building
Time to Rumble
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Time to Rumble Recently, our executive team had a "rumble." There we are,
We See You, Teachers!
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. We See You, Teachers! My daughter’s school closed from Covid-19. Permanently - as
Learning to Be Right Where I Am
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Learning to Be Right Where I Am In a time long ago before
And Now, We Trust.
by Angela Melfi & Kara Valentine Threads Worldwide Founders Now → we trust. Trust (v): to believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of. When social distancing first became our reality - after we emerged
Covid-19 around the World
Welcome. We have never been more connected than we are right now. This is not an earthquake or eruption that happened thousands of miles from us. This isn’t something we can feel bad about and then change the
Building a Brighter World
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Building a Brighter World Kara and I sat down to vision what we
Peas and Peace
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Peas and Peace “Peas are SO yucky!” my 3 year old screams as
Why We Gather
Each January, Fair Trade Partners from across the United States GATHER for our annual sales conference. It's a magical time, full of inspiration, learning, and connection. At our 2019 conference, we had a conversation about the "lids" we
Turbulence
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Turbulence Kara and I boarded the plane mid-way through the pilot’s introduction. He