Social Entrepreneurs, we've got advice for you in this video!

Starting any type of business comes with its challenges and rewards. This week, we get advice for social entrepreneurs from YouMe Clothing Co-Founder and CEO, Lauren Wallis.

You’ll hear about the "triple bottom line" that makes a business a social enterprise versus a regular for profit; and we will hear practical advice Lauren learned through her own journey of starting and running YouMe Clothing.

She shares practical advice like who you surround yourself with, and how to practice some self-love. And you will be encouraged to follow your passion to create joy.

Plus, learn about the important work that YouMe Clothing is doing around the world. As Lauren quotes, “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.”

Is there a tip that you can put into practice in your life? Let us know in the comments section below!

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About Lauren Wallis

Lauren loves sharing both the beautiful and hard parts of stepping out of our comfort zones because she's grown stronger, more resilient, and more joyful, in her work and relationships, as a result of other people sharing these parts of their journey with her.

The work she does with YOUME is all about finding creative ways to build connection and help her local + global communities, which is incredibly fulfilling to her.

Lauren is an introverted entrepreneur who is growing and running a social enterprise! So it's a ton of work and really tough. But what continues to bring her joy through all of the unknowns and bumps in the road is when she gets to see the vision come to life.

Seeing the fruit that comes from all the risk-taking makes it worthwhile. When YOUME is able to help resourced communities get clean water, send kids to school, and provide work for refugees to support their families, it makes all the hard stuff worth it.

The connections she's made, the countries to which she has traveled, and the life-changing experiences she's had...they all happened because she left the place that felt safe and in control.

She is continually working on not waiting until something is perfect to try it, and not letting the failures along the way define who she is.

Lauren believes joy is found in celebrating our progress, learning from the challenges and trying to not get stuck in the “what if's." Instead it is about being present in "the now."

She is not saying we should always blindly jump out of our comfort zone at every opportunity because there is wisdom in knowing when to wait. However, at some point we have to stop wondering or asking for advice and make a choice to take that leap in order to experience the freedom and joy waiting for us on the the other side.

Lauren believes that cultivating personal happiness can lead to cultivating communal happiness. When we take risks outside of our comfort zones not just for ourselves, but also for others, it opens our hearts and minds to be more aware, more empathetic and more curious about the world around us.

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ABOUT YOUME CLOTHING

YOUME Clothing is a San Diego-based nonprofit that exists to renew and empower communities through collaborative re-purposing partnerships. They provide school uniforms and new clothes to kids in developing countries in exchange for their oldest, most tattered garment – which is re-purposed into YOUME products and sold. Proceeds fund further clothing exchanges and development projects.

Interested in learning more or getting involved? Contact Lauren Wallis at: lwallis@youmeclothing.org

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RESOURCES

YouMe Clothing website: https://www.youmeclothing.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youmeclothing/

YouMe video: https://youtu.be/LGhptcSE46k

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