16. Emmy Hancock, Social Entrepreneur & Founder, Oluna: Addressing Period Poverty, Hyperlocal Activism, Leveraging Brand Identity to Create Change

Emmy Hancock is a social entrepreneur with a deep commitment to shining a light on period poverty. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she founded and scaled Oluna, a social impact fashion company that leverages a fun and playful brand to improve menstrual product access. Every pair of pants purchased provides a year’s supply of feminine hygiene supplies and funds initiatives for menstrual education, policy, and research.

Emmy and I discuss why she was told by a mentor to make as much money as she could, hyperlocal activism, building Oluna by leveraging brand identity through a for-profit company. 

Hancock has been featured in Marie Claire, Dallas Morning News, Biz Women, Ms. Magazine, and Forbes Magazine.

https://oluna.co/

Run time: 38 minutes

Host, Earlina Green Hamilton 

Chapters

• 2:47 pandemic
• 3:08 beginnings
• 4:25 period poverty
• 5:32 luxury tax on tampons
• 6:47 viral activism
• 7:09 leveraging brand identity through a for-profit company
• 7:26 college
• 7:32 women in prisons
• 9:30 every woman's story
• 11:52 an idea
• 16:15 ownership and creativity
• 17:38 girlboss?
• 19:26 the hard stuff
• 20:20 Hyperlocal
• 22:31 a step from sweatpants
• 24:35 measuring impact
• 25:59 imposter syndrome
• 29:40 advice: make a lot of money
• 35:22 coming up