Designing Dignity: How a Coat from Detroit Became a Lifeline (w/Veronika Scott)
Today, a conversation about what happens when a clever design school project turns into something much bigger.
From a 20‑pound prototype stitched in a grandparents' bedroom to a 21,000‑square‑foot facility on Detroit's east side… and 100,000 coats later... Empowerment Plan has become a made‑in‑Detroit way of literally keeping the world warm.
These are coats that turn into sleeping bags, sewn by Detroiters who have themselves experienced homelessness and are using this job as a stepping stone to what is next.
Founder and CEO Veronika Scott is my guest, and talks about building an uplifting…
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