This episode originally aired on April 30, 2024.
For jewelry company Kendra Scott, philanthropy isn’t just a one-time thing — it’s core pillar for the business. “We’ve given back more than $65 million over the course of the last 10 years,” Kendra Scott CEO Tom Nolan says on this episode of Retail Gets Real. According to Nolan, Kendra Scott hosted 21,000 events in 2023, mostly for philanthropic causes and in local communities.
Nolan also emphasized Kendra Scott’s exciting collaborations within the past few years including Wrangler x Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, inspired by Scott’s family ranch, and Barbie x Kendra Scott limited-edition capsule collection benefiting Girls Inc.
Listen to the full podcast episode to hear about Nolan’s first Kendra Cares event, his extraordinary career journey and why he took a role in leading the fashion-for-philanthropy business.
