Speaking My Truth, part 1
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Speaking My Truth, Part 1 Years ago, I made a commitment to use my privilege to
By Kara Valentine|2019-10-29T18:16:30-06:00July 29th, 2019|Unpolished by the Founders|
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Speaking My Truth, Part 1 Years ago, I made a commitment to use my privilege to
By Kara Valentine|2019-10-29T19:27:49-06:00June 18th, 2019|Unpolished by the Founders|
About the Unpolished Series The Unpolished article series is a collection of words, thoughts, and musings from the Threads Worldwide founders. Speak Up A few weeks ago, I was speaking on a panel at
By Kara Valentine|2019-04-02T15:36:50-06:00April 11th, 2019|Articles|
“Kara, I know that this is the absolute worst time to tell you that I’ve figured out what we need to do with our business, but, I know what we need to do and I can’t not tell
By Kara Valentine|2019-04-30T19:19:23-06:00April 3rd, 2019|Articles|
If you are anything like us, you have been devastated by the recent news coming out of the human trafficking sting in Florida. Men who are idolized by millions have been exploiting women to serve their own needs.
By Kara Valentine|2019-03-06T00:28:43-06:00March 11th, 2019|Articles|
I am madly in love with the Honradez necklace, the anchor piece from our Honor Collection, made by our Artisan Partners in Guatemala. Every time I put the necklace on, I’m transported back to Guatemala where I sat
By Kara Valentine|2019-03-06T14:02:38-06:00March 7th, 2019|Articles|
“So, what’s it going to take for us to move Threads to the next level?” I asked. I was in Guatemala with my co-founder Angela, our VP of sales, our marketing consultant, and a team from our Artisan
By Kara Valentine|2019-03-01T16:00:55-06:00March 1st, 2019|Articles|
Honor Ourselves to Honor the World: Global transformation begins with inner transformation. We practice radical self-care as the key to being available and able to change the world. —Threads Family Value #2 Meet Loki, one of
By Kara Valentine|2019-02-18T22:15:57-06:00February 20th, 2019|Articles|
“Mommy, sometimes when I’m in my bed at night at Daddy’s house, I close my eyes really hard and pretend you are still there.” It’s been more than a year since I moved out, and although
By Kara Valentine|2019-02-13T18:37:38-06:00February 13th, 2019|Articles|
In the fall of 2017, I traveled to Central America with 15 Threads supporters—Ambassadors, staff, investors, and advisors—to visit our Artisan Partners in Guatemala. In Patulul, we gathered with a group of artisan women to share
By Kara Valentine|2018-10-02T14:41:28-06:00September 1st, 2018|Articles|
Threads Denver Roadshow We just spent an incredible weekend with our Fair Trade Partners, Ambassadors (hostesses), and customers in Denver, celebrating the launch of our new Fall Community Collection. This was