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Rebecca van Bergen

Founder & Executive Director of Nest, Social Entrepreneur & Female Empowerment Activist

Rebecca van Bergen
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Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Female Leadership, Literary, Music, Personal Growth, Women, Women in Business, Women's Empowerment
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Rebecca van Bergen Biography

Rebecca van Bergen is the Founder and Executive Director of Nest, a nonprofit building a new handworker economy to advance global workforce inclusivity, women’s wellbeing beyond factories, and cultural preservation. She graduated with her Masters Degree in Social Work from Washington University in 2006, the same year that Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in microfinance. Following her passion to turn craft, the 2nd largest employer of women globally, into a means to correct the gender and income imbalance in our world, she founded Nest at age 24.

More than 12 years later, with no background in the fashion and home design industries, van Bergen leads an organization that is partnering with brand leaders such as West Elm, Target, Patagonia, PVH, and Eileen Fisherto improve transparency, social wellbeing, and economic opportunity for handworkers who include both artisans and less skilled manual laborers. In December of 2017 at the United Nations, van Bergen led Nest to launch the Nest Standards for Homes and Small Workshops, delivering the industry a standardized tool for improving rights and wellbeing for the world’s estimated 300 million home- based workers (ILO). The program is accompanied by a Nest Seal, designed to let consumers know that the products they shop have been ethically handcrafted. In 2018, Nest’s work reached a population of 160,000 handworkers across 92 countries, driving both social and economic impact.

In 2017, van Bergen joined the distinguished class of World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders and was selected by Ashoka as an honored Ashoka Fellow. In 2016, Nest received Ashoka and C&A Foundation’s Fabric of Change Award. She is a Levi Strauss & Co. Collaboratory Fellow, Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow, Cordes Fellow, and GLG Social Impact Fellow. In 2015 and 2016, van Bergen received complimentary Clinton Global Initiative membership. She is regularly quoted in international media outlets including Fast Company, The New York Times, WSJ, Quartz, ELLE, Glamour and more. She has been spotlighted by the New York mayor’s office as an NYC Catalyst and has also been honored as a PBS Changemaker, a CNN Young Person Who Rocks, and one of the White Houses’s Top 100 Entrepreneurial Enterprises led by a young person.

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Rebecca van Bergen Speaking Topics

  • Purposeful Partnerships: How For-Profit Companies Can Affect Global Change

    Aligning two disparate entities is an important piece of what Nest does. Nest has worked in more than 15 countries and helped more than 3,000 artisans worldwide—and that has all been possible by building innovative social partnerships. In this talk, Rebecca shares with audiences misconceptions about the possibilities for for-profit companies making a difference. Rebecca reveals the creative possibilities for successful partnerships, combining the money-raising abilities of nonprofits and the sustainability of for-profit companies.

  • The Arts & A Global Economy

    Nest is committed to cultural preservation of artistic techniques, taking century old traditions and making sure it remains relevant today. In this talk, Rebecca discusses how we can celebrate the art but in a way that’s sustainable, exploring the common debate about merging tradition with modern inspiration—yet shares her firsthand experience watching community artisans draw meaningful inspiration from western designers and brands. Rebecca explores how this outside inspiration actually brings creativity back to the process and helps the artisans sustain exciting and consistent renewal in their craft. In this talk, Rebecca shows how the arts can create valuable jobs, connecting the smallest communities with a powerful, global set of consumers.

  • Empowering Women Around The World Through Employment

    Research has shown that when women are given the chance to earn money and bring income home to their families, they really invest that money for good—children are less likely to go hungry, more likely to receive an education, and guaranteed a stronger family unit. During her work with Nest, Rebecca has seen first hand the the profound difference that providing women with jobs has not only on their individual self-confidence, but also on a much wider, community level. In this talk, Rebecca shares how though investing in women, communities around the world can see a lasting change happen across generations.

Rebecca van Bergen Videos

  • Nest's Rebecca van Bergen on the Craft Economy
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Rebecca van Bergen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Purposeful Partnerships: How For-Profit Companies Can Affect Global Change, The Arts & A Global Economy and Empowering Women Around The World Through Employment. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rebecca van Bergen for your event is available upon request. Rebecca van Bergen generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amanda Lindhout, Angelica Malin, Kelli M. Coleman, Bee Tham and Cam Kashani. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rebecca van Bergen for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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