Brave Spotlight

Today we're bringing back the Brave Spotlight Series to highlight two female entrepreneurs whose missions are near and dear to our hearts, as both women work to empower artisans in Uganda! Meet Courtney Poole of Rose & Fitzgerald and Carly Nance of The Citizenry. These two are taking Brave steps every day towards big dreams of changing the way business and retail operate. We asked them to select the pieces of the Sseko Manifesto that most resonate with them, and they answered a few questions for us related to them. They recently teamed up on a collaboration, and share their [...]

We are proud to introduce you to our friend, Stella Maria Baer. Stella is an artist with roots in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut. Her work is stunningly reticent of the desert - the lines, color, and space will take you to another world. As our “Say yes to adventure” Ambassador, she exudes bravery in the adventure of art. What advice would you give to 13-year-old you? Don't worry about what people think of you.  Keep doing what you believe in.  Keep looking at the moon and stars. What does "Say yes to adventure" [...]

“Usually you know something scares you when your heart starts racing, when you are about to hit submit or publish, make that difficult phone call, send that e-mail–it’s your body telling you to trust that the difficult way is the way of healing and wholeness and freedom.” These are the insightful words of our newest Brave Spotlight – Rebekah Lyons. […]

We are honored to introduce you to a longtime dear friend of Sseko - Emily Loerke. A lover of the outdoors and keeper of bees, all-star friend, wife to Tim and new mama to a little one (named Brave! How much do we LOVE THAT?!), she challenges us to give grace and be brave in the big and small. We asked Emily what “small steps” she is taking in her life toward bigger dreams and goals. She told us writing down her goals is a huge part of taking small steps. Only 3% of people actually write down their goals, [...]

“Your body is not your masterpiece — your life is.” – Glennon Melton It can be difficult in the fashion industry to maintain a healthy sense of self in the midst of convoluted messaging that reinforces the lie that we are not enough. Fix it, dress it up, or hide it altogether – there doesn’t tend to be a lot of space for self-appreciation. We believe it’s crucial for women to realize their dignity – because that dignity is the spark that gives way to a flame of self-love. And we believe no one better exemplifies that spark than the [...]