Chick Boss

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• PURPOSE STATEMENTTo challenge comfort zones through bold design and social principles.SOCIAL IMPACT IMPERATIVENowhere has technology impacted cultures more than in the 3rd world. Young people in now see themselves as members of a larger community. Their aspirations have risen faster than the ability of their economies and industries to support them. Chick Boss was formed in 2010 by sisters Pat Pannell and Jeanne Sheridan to help bridge this generational and economic gap by providing training and job opportunities in the Northern state of Petén in Guatemala. We know that anyone can be trained if they an eye for detail, an open mind and good work ethic. Once employed, workers receive regular training and have opportunities for advancement. As of Summer 2015 Chick Boss has 13 regular and 6 part-time employees in Guatemala and 1 in the U.S.. Our regular employees receive paid vacations and holidays plus health, life and Social Security benefits.INNOVATION, QUALITY, BEAUTYCo-founder Jeanne Sheridan, an accomplished artist and jewelry designer, developed our initial training programs in cold connection metals and beading which are still used in all of our collections. Our current designer, Guatemalan, Marilyn Polanco has a design aesthetic that is bold, informed by current trends yet always one step beyond. Every piece in her collections are a wearable pieces of art.Our first real factory was opened in 2014.With it came operational and quality control programs that have allowed us to produce our hand-made products in a safe, consistent, efficient and scalable manner.HOW WE GOT OUR NAMEAbout the name: Chick Boss is a nickname Pat was given by a late friend Bob Brayden; an outwardly gruff but lovely man who used to work for her. He called her CB for years, before anyone figured out what it meant. But the name also fits with our intent to empower women to take charge of their lives, destiny and look.
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  Headquarters:1970 Broadway Ste 1140 , Oakland, California, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 866-660-2677

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  Website: https://www.chickboss.com

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  Employees:2

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  Revenue:$1 - 10M

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  Legal Name:Chick Boss

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