[HTML1] Mary Schnack, the Founder of Mary Schnack and Associates, a public relations and communications organization with more than 30 years of experience in journalism, public relations, crisis communications, media relations/training, writing, and marketing communications, joins us today to share her “passion business,” Up From The Dust. The baskets shown above are from Africa and are made from recycled telephone wire by grandmothers supporting their grandchildren in school.
More about Mary Schnack
Mary has won numerous awards for writing, reporting and as a publics relations professional. During the 1992 Civic Unrest in Los Angeles and the 1991 U. S. Air crash at Los Angeles International Airport, she handled hospital crisis communications. She assisted and counseled the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the Waco cult standoff and, subsequently, helped the world church establish a crisis communications plan.
She went to Africa for ADRA, a humanitarian aid agency, to help with communications during the Rwanda Civil War. After her original experience with ADRA, Mary conducted extensive communication seminars for ADRA’s field offices in Russia, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Guinea, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. She also has worked for other NGOs, including International Medical Corps, World Vision and Vital Voices.
This international work and her love of shopping lead to Mary’s “passion business,” Up From The Dust. During speaking engagements around the world, Mary met and purchased products from women showing their hand made products at exhibitions.
At first giving these native arts, including quilts, jewelry, baskets and much more, as gifts, the enthusiastic response to the products encouraged her to start ordering and importing from these talented women in Africa, South and Central America, Mexico and elsewhere. She has since established a sales channel for these strong and inspiring women.
Mary shares her desire to “help sisters” who have had the strength and creativity to establish micro-enterprises expand their businesses outside of their native countries. What’s more, Mary has started a home party and virtual home party sales channel for the products so that other women can benefit as well as community organizations.
Listen in to the show to hear more details on how you can personally participate and enjoy helping women around the world. Visit, Like Social Impact Marketing’s Facebook page and join in the discussion about the show. Like the Up From the Dust Facebook page, and learn more about their products. Follow Mary Schnack on Twitter.
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