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Thank you to our VB members who volunteered today at another one of our monthly volunteer sessions with Louise’s Pantry at Nazareth Housing!   At Louise’s Pantry, families work with pantry volunteers to hand-select food items that best suit the nutritional needs of their households. Stocked with fresh fruits, seasonal vegetables, cereals, baby formula and much more, Louise’s Pantry fills critical food gaps and helps ease the financial stress of putting food on the table each day.

Today, the VB You Leadership Committee hosted a Leadership Lunch & Learn session—a monthly fireside chat with one of our very own VB leaders—with speaker Rachel Goldflam, our SVP of Brand Marketing. Rachel shared her leadership insights, how she got to where she is today, followed by an engaging Q&A session.   Our monthly VB You Leadership Lunch & Learn series provides a unique opportunity for the VB team to learn from and participate in informal conversation with our VB leaders about their career journeys and perspectives on leadership over a catered lunch.  

In honor of Black History Month, VB You—Veronica Beard’s employee-led corporate culture initiative—hosted a company-wide talk at our HQ on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in fashion with RAISEfashion, an organization dedicated to supporting, mentoring, and elevating BIPOC talent and brands. We had an insightful and engaging conversation with Whitney Jordan, Chief of Staff; Felita Harris, founding Board Member and consulting Chief Revenue Officer; and Alexa Geovanos, Co-Founding Board Member and former Brand President of Chloé, North and South America. The conversation was moderated by our very own President Stephanie Unwin and Yohanna Pepa, Chief of Staff & VB You Diversity Chair. The discussion was an important reminder of how community and collective action can be harnessed to drive progress and champion industry change. We also had a delicious lunch catered by Pig & Butter, a Black- and woman-owned restaurant in NYC's Lower East Side. We’re excited to be partnering with RAISEfashion going forward on their internship and mentorship programming, and we look forward to the important work ahead.

We’re thrilled to announce that VB You has partnered with Louise’s Pantry at Nazareth Housing to give our employees volunteer opportunities throughout the year. At Louise’s Pantry, families work with pantry volunteers to hand-select food items that best suit the nutritional needs of their households. Stocked with fresh fruits, seasonal vegetables, cereals, baby formula and much more, Louise’s Pantry fills critical food gaps and helps ease the financial stress of putting food on the table each day. Thank you to all of our VB team members who came to our first volunteer day with Nazareth Housing!

Today's the big day! Spring 2024 has landed and along with it, the debut of Veronica Beard handbags. The collection—bridging cool and classic, form and function—completes the Veronica Beard uniform.   “The Veronica Beard uniform has always been the cool classics for the woman on-the-go: a tailored jacket, great jeans, and chic boots. Handbags are a natural extension of that.”– Veronica Swanson Beard The hero bag—the Veronica Beard Goody bag—is a canvas crossbody with luxe leather details and is being toasted with a celebratory lunch at Chateau Marmont later this month.

Today, the VB You Leadership Committee hosted a special Lunch & Learn session with Stephanie Unwin, our President as the featured speaker. Stephanie shared her insights and perspectives on leadership, how she got to where she is today, followed by an engaging Q&A session. 

Today, VB You hosted an important discussion with our current #VBGivesBack partner, No Kid Hungry—the only national nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger in the US. We welcomed Rachel Sabella, No Kid Hungry’s New York Director, to shed light on how the campaign’s work in improving how schools, communities, and entire cities ensures that children have the food they need to learn, grow, and succeed. “Nobody should have to struggle to put food on their table,” she said. “No parent should have to skip a meal. No child should be embarrassed to get a meal at their school.” The discussion included a volunteer opportunity to write thank you cards to frontline Hunger Heroes who work to make sure kids have consistent access to food.