Kara Valentine is a social impact entrepreneur, an innovative thought leader, a passionate humanitarian, and the mother of two brave, beautiful daughters. Kara is a Founder and Chief Community Officer of Threads Worldwide, a social enterprise that provides life-changing work with women around the world through the fair trade of artisan jewelry. Kara is pioneering a revolutionary ideology called The Elevation Ecosystem in an effort to replace our current paradigm of leadership with one that is rooted in connection, inclusion, and collective elevation. Kara holds a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver.