Season 5 Episode 6: This episode features a conversation with Melissa Sevy, founder and CEO of Ethik, and Alecia Hart, Strategic Initiatives program manager with the Utah Innovation Center at the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity..
The company makes positive economic impacts by purchasing handcrafted Ethik products from over 2,500 artisans and partners worldwide. Each order enables craftspeople to maintain important cultural practices and build a brighter future for themselves and their families.
As part of the Economic Opportunity office’s Inspire In Utah campaign, Ethik recently received the designation as one of the 100 Utah Companies Championing Women. Listen as she discusses the organization's efforts to champion women in the workforce.
Sevy describes meeting with like-minded founders and understanding their challenges, how Ethik helps women in developing economies by supplying consistent work, and how the company goes to great lengths to ensure artisans are paid a fair and livable wage. She shares a story of bringing on a cohort of women in Uganda and them chanting, “Today our children will drink milk.” after she handed out envelopes with cash inside, how Ethik tracks how many people worked on specific orders and how many dependents they are supporting, and the businesses sustainable for-profit business model. Sevy details the company’s flexible work schedules, advises other organizations looking at implementing women-centric policies, and much more.
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