"I met Taryn Hipwell 10 years ago, and we talked about Creating a Meaningful Venture Mentoring Program for Girls...Here It Is!"
Carlos Founder
Recruiting for Good + The Sweetest Gigs
SUMMER OF 2022
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED TAUGHT ONE SWEET GIRL MEANINGFUL PROGRAM
Girls Learn How to Make a Positive Impact with Fashion
Tee Mentorship Program is an individualized sustainable fashion intensive mentorship program for teen girls that will encourage them to answer the question “What’s in my tee?”. The mentorship focuses on Passion + Purpose + Play covering week by week how to design a sustainable and ethically made t-shirt as well as what to source, how to get it made, who to target, how to market, and the importance of brand recognition. The program will encourage teen girls how to create a stylish self-expressed, healthy, value-centered t-shirt, how to illustrate a sports wear/clothing line, and learn how to launch a product online.
A Sweet Mentor for Girls Who Love to Make a Positive Impact
Taryn Hipwell is the Founder of Beyond the Label, the Author of How to Shop for Shi(f)t, a thought leader, and consumer engagement specialist in the realm of sustainable fashion. Beyond the Label (BtL) started as a partnership with TEDxLA to educate Angelenos about the true health, social, and environmental cost of their fashion purchases. BtL is now a mentorship and consulting organization that addresses the question “What's in my tee?” to encourage shoppers and designers to consider what their T-shirt is made of, is it healthy to wear, and how their purchases affect the world, the workers, and themselves.
Taryn has taught and spoken about sustainability, transparency, circularity, diversity, and ethics around the world including the Middle East Youth Expo in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Namanuga School in Lusaka, Zambia, the Green School in Bali, Indonesia and at NYU, FIT, CSU, USF, UCLA, Parsons, Pepperdine, Loyola Law, the Younga global youth forum, and Sourcing @ MAGIC. Taryn taught Sustainability and the Fashion Industry at FIDM for 8 years. She has partnered with The City of Santa Monica, Sustainable Works, and SMC to educate Santa Monicans at the 1st & 2nd Annual Beyond the Label Show + Tell fashion shows and speaker events. She has also been on the advisory boards for Fashion Revolution, the UN Women in LA, and the Infinite Flow – a Wheelchair Dance Company. She is on the advisory board for Santa Monica College – Fashion Department. Taryn is committed to producing fun, authentic, bold projects, content, and events that shatter stereotypes, shift perceptions, and change lives.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to educate young women. I truly believe they absorb the most and amplify the loudest!" Taryn
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