In this week’s episode of Let Go, Lean In Lisa Lewis sits down with the talented Sarah Lin. Co-Founder and CEO of Ellie Fun Day.
Sarah delights in all things beautiful and dreams incessantly of a better world. Sarah has worked for over a decade in the graphic design industry in both agency and corporate contexts. For many years she has dreamed of designing a creatively beautiful product that helps empower under-resourced people groups. That was the impetus for Ellie Fun Day; they design baby blankets and children & women’s wear that empower marginalized women in India.
In her previous life as a design director, she has lead global marketing product launches for Applied Materials’ market entry into the LED sector and the cSi and thin-film solar field. She has also spearheaded the branding of Safeway’s corporate responsibility reporting which has set them on a new trajectory of accountability. Her greatest asset is telling great stories about great products.
She is now fully devoted to developing Ellie Fun Day into a socially conscious lifestyle brand that makes true impact. Ellie Fun Day employs marginalized women with a fair-wage and dignified employment. Her mission is to bridge the gap with design-focused products to bring about economic empowerment for the poor. Ellie Fun Day products can be found in over 250 stores globally, including Anthropologie, Barneys NYC, Nordstroms and Restoration Hardware. Their products have been featured in Martha Stewart Living, Huffington Post, Earnshaws and alongside of celebrities like Kate Hudson’s baby, Kirsten Dunst and Ren Bannister (Eva Chen, the former Lucky Magazine Editor) and Instagram stars.
In her nuggets of spare time you’ll find her concocting tinctures of small-batched spirits and looking for new ways to pretend to surf in the cold frigid Nor Cal waters. Her most exciting travels have taken her on an Indian overnight train while sleeping next to a police officer, alongside of trekking through the Keralan waters looking for water snakes.
Mentioned in the episode: “Handcrafted for Life”
To contribute to Ellie Fun Day’s Mission, of empowering women and equipping them with tools and skills to be used for the benefit of others, visit: #WhoMadeMyClothes
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