Lessons Learned — A Letter to the HundrED Community

Last year in 2020, I left my full time position as the Head of Community at HundrED to start my own business serving yet another underrepresented group of people, the Indian artisans. India is also home to nearly 7 million artisans making 40% of the global artisanal workforce. Sadly though, their income merely accounts for 2% of the 400 billion USD global handicraft industry (Dasra, 2013). Many of these artisans are struggling to find a global audience for their craft and in this current reality, need support to upskill themselves and preserve their crafts. More on…