Primary Job Title Co-Founder Primary Organization EBY
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Female
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Renata M. Black is the founder of EBY.
She founded Seven Bar Foundation in 2009 after having studied microfinance under Noble Peace Prize winner – Muhammad Yunus in 2006 and launching a microfinance program in India for over 800 women in 2007. Black then came back to the states to develop the brand for the Empowerment of Women – a “ladder” icon
symbolizing extending ladders to women out of poverty and into business.
To reach a critical mass with the “ladder” icon she created and trademarked couture and luxury lingerie shows in the 15 top cities. Thus far Lingerie Miami, Lingerie New York and Lingerie London have redirected the power of the luxury lingerie industry to empowerment of women with over 4 billion media impressions.
The shows developed cause-marketing campaigns with Asscher Diamonds, Fusion Beauty, Kraft Foods and Diageo to note a few yielding nearly half a million in proceeds to the Foundation impacting 2,500 women locally and globally.
On October 24, 2012 at Lingerie London alongside Agent Provocateur and Atsuko Kudo, Black launched the for-profit Empowered By You brand with the ethos – Whatever Empowers You, Empowers Women Everywhere. 20% of every sale goes to the empowerment of women via Seven Bar Foundation. The product found in over 40 stores is a lifestyle brand now expanding into designer collaborations.
Black is currently the vice chair of the CSR Network, a member of 85 Broads, and a member of Women on Wall Street and Advertising Women of New York.
She earned her degree at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
