Hi everyone I'm Seth Cohen, Chief Impact Officer for Forbes and I'm here today with

Lauren McCann, the founder and CEO of Procure Impact.

Procure Impact is a first of its kind B2B marketplace

has over thousands of products,

manufactured created, designed by individuals who face barriers and limitations in the economy in which they serve.

So Lauren, welcome, thank you for joining us.

Thank you, Seth, happy to be here.

So tell me more about Procure Impact.

I just captured what I understand it to be, but explain to me in your terms what Procure Impact does.

Yeah, we're a B2B marketplace

and we work with all types of corporations, retailers,

wholesalers, people looking for corporate gifts or products for their office space.

But what makes this unique is that all of the products on our platform are made by individuals with barriers to work.

So that means the products are made by resettled refugees, by veterans,

by individuals who have experienced poverty, incarceration, homelessness, individuals with disabilities,

people who have extraordinary talents,

and we're trying to help them get access to opportunities

so that they can grow and scale their talents

and grow in their income.

So I know this is a new model that you've been engaged in,

but it sounds like it's a new model generally.

Why is that?

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