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Empowering Chats with Susan BurrellChanging LivesEp#268 - Changing Lives - An Interview with Activist Dawn Manske
I had an Empowering Chat with this incredible individual in May of 2022 and I think it’s time to re-air this interview.
If you missed this the first time around or even if you heard it when it first aired, I encourage you to listen again. I am honored to welcome Dawn Manske, activist and CEO of Made For Freedom to Empowering Chats. Her story of courage and innovation is awe-inspiring. You may need Kleenex by your side as you listen to her journey of how h...
2024-03-1642 min
MichMashDawn ManskeDawn Manske and I talk about the fight against human trafficking, living in China, stacking vulnerabilities, grooming, support systems, exploitation, rescue and restore, dignified employment, Ukrainian and Syrian refugees, Made for Freedom, sales, roommates, bike rides, feeding stray cats, and so much more!
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2023-05-0739 min
The Responsible Leadership PodcastEmpowering Women W/ Dawn ManskeDawn Manske spent 10 years living in CHINA and visiting orphanages full of little girls. This taught her about the horrors of trafficking, after getting to know children and teens that had been victims of human trafficking.Dawn Manske's dream to help rescue and restore trafficked people started with a pair of pants! She said, “If there is any way I can help girls like this by selling pants, I will sell pants.”. This increased her understanding of using solid, ethical business practices to create systemic social change.To find out more bout Dawn...
2022-11-1754 min
Heart & Chutzpah PodcastMade for Freedom - Creating a way out from human traffickingDawn Manske never planned to become a businesswoman, but after meeting young girls who had been trafficked, she knew she had to be part of a solution. Her journey led to diving into business strategy, product development, and social values, founding Made for Freedom in 2011. Her organization strives to empower women around the world through dignified employment in the fight against human trafficking.
2022-08-0543 min
The Robyn Graham Show - Overcome Anxiety and Become Calm, Confident, and ContentHow this entrepreneur is helping to decrease human trafficking, the fastest-growing illegal industry with Dawn ManskeWhat do you know about exploitation and human trafficking? For many, these are topics that are only significant in other places, however, this is no longer true. And worse, they are the fastest-growing illegal industry. Dawn Manske has set out to increase awareness of this tragedy and help victims find dignified employment to break the cycle of vulnerability and risk. When traveling abroad in China, Dawn had the experience of seeing two major risks for exploitation and human trafficking, extreme poverty, and devaluation of the girl child. She spent time with orphans and loving on them. Many of them were...
2022-07-1936 minThe Robyn Graham Show - Overcome Anxiety and Become Calm, Confident, and ContentHow this entrepreneur is helping to decrease human trafficking, the fastest-growing illegal industry with Dawn ManskeWhat do you know about exploitation and human trafficking? For many, these are topics that are only significant in other places, however, this is no longer true. And worse, they are the fastest-growing illegal industry. Dawn Manske has set out to increase awareness of this tragedy and help victims find dignified employment to break the cycle of vulnerability and risk. When traveling abroad in China, Dawn had the experience of seeing two major risks for exploitation and human trafficking, extreme poverty, and devaluation of the girl child. She spent time with orphans and loving on them. Many of them were...
2022-07-1936 min
Empowering Chats with Susan BurrellChanging Lives, an interview with Activist, Dawn ManskeEp #187 - Changing Lives, An Interview with Activist and Entrepreneur, Dawn Manske.
My guest for this Empowering Chat is an incredible individual who is fighting human trafficking with style. I am honored to welcome Dawn Manske, CEO of Made For Freedom to my show. Her story of courage and innovation is awe-inspiring. You may need Kleenex by your side as you listen to her journey of how her innovative social company came to be. Made For Freedom, uses fashion to empower victims of sex trafficking and other marginalized situations.
The 10 years Dawn spent in China t...
2022-05-2842 min
Woman to WomanDawn ManskeDawn Manske, the founder of Made for Freedom, fights human trafficking with style. Dawn started the social enterprise, Made for Freedom with an idea revolving around her favorite international clothing. The company has grown into a lifestyle brand carrying clothing, bath and body, jewelry, home goods, and more with retail spaces across the country. They have partnered with over 20 restoration centers/suppliers worldwide and provided over 25,000 hours of dignified employment for survivors of trafficking and those coming out of marginalized situations. In addition, she has been a guest speaker for conferences, news programs, and the US State Department to present...
2022-05-1627 min
The Relationship DNA PodcastEpisode #13 - Situations That Make People Vulnerable To ExploitationIn this episode, we have a special guest, Dawn Manske, Founder and CEO of Made for Freedom. Made for Freedom is a company against Human Trafficking and its employs survivors of Human Trafficking. Dawn and I, explore the key components that may lead to exploitation and Human Trafficking. We question does social media and technological advancements aid in exploitation and Human Trafficking. How do parenting styles and self-evaluation play into these elements? Press play and listen as enjoy our disquisition and learn how you can be aware of these tragedies.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welcome Welcome Welcome
2022-04-231h 02
Mastering Your Exit StrategyDawn Manske - Where For-profit Makes Impact (Part 2)Here are the things to expect in this episode:Understanding social enterprise through a pair of pants.There's a way that you can have a business and be socially responsible.Providing dignified employment for survivors of sex trafficking.And many more! About Dawn Manske:I am a St. Louis native but have had the chance to live in other parts of the world. During 10 years of living in China and visiting orphanages full of little girls, I saw for myself how “devaluation of the girl child” impacts not only the abandoned girls, but also...
2022-04-1134 min
Mastering Your Exit StrategyDawn Manske - Where For-Profit Makes ImpactHer 10 years of living in CHINA and visiting orphanages full of little girls, taught her about the horrors of trafficking, after getting to know children and teens that had been victims of human trafficking. Dawn Manske's dream to help rescue and restore trafficked people started with a pair of pants! She said “If there is any way I can help girls like this by selling pants, I will sell pants.”. This increased her understanding of using solid, ethical business practices to create systemic social change. That pledge marked the beginning of Made of Freedom.
2022-02-2211 min
Your First Thousand Clients with Mitch RussoMade For Freedom: Fighting Sex Trafficking Around The World With Dawn ManskeMillions of young ladies worldwide are not getting paid enough to support their families. Many even get exploited with sex trafficking. This global issue must be stopped, but the answer to that is not as easy as it seems. You can't just boycott certain brands. In this episode, learn how Dawn Manske is helping to solve the problem with her social enterprise, Made for Freedom. Dawn sits down with Mitch Russo as she shares how she's empowering women through Dignified Employment in the fight against human trafficking. Learn what you can do to help spread awareness on this issue and...
2022-02-0435 min
Appetite for LifeMade for Freedom - Dawn ManskeOn today's show we cover a rather delicate subject as I chat to Human Rights Advocate Dawn Manske in the fight against Human Trafficking. After spending 10 years teaching English in China, Dawn soon became aware of the devaluation of girls after visiting various orphanages, and as her career progressed she couldn't ignore the slavery and child trafficking she had experienced. After creating Made in Freedom back in the states, Dawn, with support from colleagues around the globe, has helped find a save space for survivors of slavery & human trafficking so they can earn a dignified wage to support themselves...
2022-01-2733 min
Do Good WorkFighting Human Trafficking Through Entrepreneurship with Dawn ManskeDo you believe that passion and purpose come from simple events? How can we, in our little way, make a difference and change lives? In this episode, Raul welcomes guest Dawn Manske to talk about fighting against human trafficking. Dawn is an advocate against human trafficking, and she shares how she creatively found and created a vehicle to uplift this vulnerable community. Through Made For Freedom, a business that she established, many victims’ lives have been changed. It provides people with dignified employment. Also, this business’s goal is to let people wear things made with dignity. Curr...
2022-01-0732 min
Ladies Who Leverage - Kelly Charles-CollinsSocial Enterprise: Where For-Profit Meets Impact with Dawn ManskeHer 10 years of living in CHINA and visiting orphanages full of little girls, taught her about the horrors of trafficking, after getting to know children and teens that had been victims of human trafficking.Dawn Manske's dream to help rescue and restore trafficked people started with a pair of pants! She said “If there is any way I can help girls like this by selling pants, I will sell pants.”. This increased her understanding of using solid, ethical business practices to create systemic social change.In this episode, Dawn discusses how selling pants set her on a...
2021-12-1355 min
Women Waken: Spiritual Healing for Trauma in Relationships to Shift from Codependency to Divine FeminineHow to Build a Business Model That Supports the Global Fight Against Human TraffickingDawn Manske, the founder of Made for Freedom, is a woman who followed her passion to affect change for women worldwide. Dawn witnessed the atrocities of human trafficking firsthand during her 10 years living in China. After meeting children who were being used as slave labor and seeing a report with girls under the age of ten being sold to men she knew she had to do something to inflict change. Dawn started the social enterprise, Made for Freedom, with an idea revolving around her favorite international clothing, and the company has grown into a lifestyle brand carrying clothing, bath...
2021-12-011h 13
Growth DecodedEpisode 7: Abandoned CartThis is Growth Decoded — a show that helps you grow your business by figuring out the customer experience, one piece at a time.In this episode, we investigate the topic of “Abandoned Cart” and how ecommerce businesses and digital storefronts can use simple reminder emails to reclaim a significant percentage of lost revenue.We'll hear from Jonathan Young, the Ecommerce Manager at J!NX and Dawn Manske, Founder & CEO at Made for Freedom about how they use abandoned cart automations.Join us for today's episode on Abandoned Cart and you'll learn:What is Abandoned Cart, a...
2021-11-2453 min
A different shaped heart conversations about disability awarenessE: 6 S: 13 Win Charles interviews Dawn Manske on Made for FreedomSend us a text
2021-11-2447 min
Lifelong Learners CollectiveA Stylish Way to Fight Human Trafficking with Dawn Manske, founder of Made For FreedomDawn Manske, the founder of Made for Freedom, fights human trafficking with style. She witnessed the atrocities of human trafficking firsthand during her 10 years living in China. After meeting children who were being used as slave labor and seeing a report with girls under the age of ten being sold to men she knew she had to do something to inflict change. Dawn started her social enterprise, Made for Freedom, with an idea revolving around her favorite international clothing, and the company has grown into a lifestyle brand carrying clothing, bath & body, jewelry, home goods, and more. They have partnered...
2021-11-161h 18
Women of Grace in the Marketplace with Lori Clapper & Janelle KeithA Fashion Boutique with a Higher Calling - August 29, 2021In this week's episode, Krista Thomason shares the miraculous ways God opened doors for her to start Hepz, a fashion boutique that employs marginalized women in Cambodia. She shares important lessons she's learned as a new business owner as well as what God has taught her about trusting Him--to provide finances and other resources—as she ran an international fair-trade business during the pandemic when travel was banned. It's an inspirational story you won't want to miss!
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2021-08-3143 min
2020-09-2300 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeWorking with DignityHow do women coming out of human trafficking gain financial stability and independence?
Meet Olivia Watkins, Executive Business Director of Beauty for Ashes Nepal. Watkins describes her personal convictions that led her to this organization, and shares beautiful stories of growth and healing that she has seen firsthand through their work. Beauty for Ashes Nepal works to provide jobs and stable living for women coming out of human trafficking and offers life skill training for their success. This episode of Impact Conversations explores the need for organizations like Beauty for Ashes Nepal and discusses what ca...
2020-09-2320 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeStability for Trafficking SurvivorsHow do survivors of sex trafficking begin their recovery journey? Who can help them work towards financial and emotional stability?
Meet Lucy Bloom, Executive Director of Veronica’s Voice and leader of the Kansas City Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation. Veronica’s Voice is a Kansas City-based organization providing residential services, a social enterprise, buyer’s education, and advocacy for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. Lucy explains how important it is for survivors to experience long term, influential support where they can grow alongside other survivors and be part of the healing process for future women. She also explor...
2020-07-1026 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeIdentifying Trafficking in FinancesWhat is a suspicious activity report (SAR)? In this episode of Impact Conversations, learn how important the SAR is in the financial world for identifying human trafficking and why it was worth the eight-year-long fight for this update.
Meet Joann Alicea, senior compliance officer at JPMorgan Chase with over 10 years of regulatory compliance fraud, and anti-money laundering and risk experience. Once Joann became involved in fighting human trafficking, she spent eight years actively fighting to get the SAR updated in order to include a human trafficking checkbox. With this update achieved, now no one can look away...
2020-06-2633 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeDissociating to CopeWhat is dissociative identity disorder aka DID? With such widespread unawareness and misconceptions about this disorder, how will people understand and support those who are struggling with DID?
Meet Amy Joy, author and international public speaker on human trafficking, child abuse, and dissociative disorders. Amy shares her journey to awareness of human trafficking and dissociative identity disorder (DID), along with her personal struggles and experience with her own mental health. She explores the common misconceptions about people with these vulnerabilities and provides hope through her system of communication for those who are struggling with DID. Amy’s wo...
2020-06-2038 min
Impact Conversations with Dawn ManskeInvesting In Older Foster Care YouthHow do we come alongside older youth in the foster care system and help them transition into adulthood?
Meet Johanna Greeson, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Child Wellbeing and Child Welfare. Johanna shares how her passion for justice led her to child welfare work and eventually resulted in the creation of her own intervention pilot and research study. She explores both the need for mentors and interdependence for older youth and explains the barriers that she is attempting to break down within the foster care system. Johanna’s work is shifting an ess...
2020-06-1129 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeLegally Assisting Trafficking SurvivorsWhat if there was a way for trafficking survivors with a criminal record to have their slates wiped clean? How can victims escape the life if they are in a relationship with a sex trafficker/predator?
Meet Jamie Beck, President and Managing Attorney of Free to Thrive. When she realized that survivors of human trafficking didn’t have specialized legal representation, she left private practice and started her own holistic law firm! She now offers pro-bono legal services to trafficking survivors residing in the San Diego area with a team of ten people for the past three ye...
2020-06-0324 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeFoster Youth Finding HomeHave you ever wondered what it’s like to grow up in the foster care system? Sadly, when youth are out of custody or age out of the program at 18, many end up homeless and couch surfing. In this episode of Impact Conversations, we give you a crash course in U.S Foster Care 101.
Meet Kelly Sullivan, Connection Specialist at Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition. She reflects on her experience growing up in foster care (and even running away) and talks about the ins and outs of this system. As a result of her experiences, she brings a p...
2020-05-2841 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeComics Helping Rape VictimsHow do you kill your inner Batman? How can kryptonite help you cope with childhood sexual abuse? Meet Kenneth Rogers Jr. (not to be confused with the singer Kenny Rogers!), creator of Lost Imaginations and author of 10 self-help books including the award-winning How to Kill your Batman and Heroes, Villains and Healing. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Kenny used writing to cope with his trauma and in turn help other male survivors. Through his books, he tackles the ever-present societal construct of how being “a real man” doesn’t mean bottling up emotions and or telling a surviv...
2020-05-1923 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskePreventing HomicidesMeet Tracy Schott, creator of Voices4Change, which is a grassroots organization that provides training and networking for professionals in the field as well as discussion and tools online to help survivors of intimate partner abuse. Tracy is also the filmmaker and director of Finding Jenn’s Voice. In our discussion with her, she goes behind the scenes about this award-winning documentary film featuring the true story of Jenn, a pregnant victim of intimate partner homicide. It examines the risks of homicide during pregnancy and explores the nature of abusive relationships by looking beyond the black eye.
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2020-05-1334 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeEmpowering At-Risk YouthDid you know that our society has built a system that grooms and prepares youth to be trafficked? Although it was not built for this purpose, some of the most vulnerable youth in our country, kids in the foster system, are targeted by traffickers. Meet Meiko Taylor, filmmaker and founder of The Power Project. Growing up as a foster child in the system inspired Meiko to find ways to enlighten at-risk youth about how they could be getting groomed for sex trafficking unknowingly. She is using her talent as a filmmaker to produce the movie Turnt featuring a young...
2020-05-0819 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeWomen Finding RefugeHow do you help women find hope, faith and healing after experiencing sexual exploitation? At Refuge for Women, founder Ked Frank has provided shelter and support to these women so they can dream again. This pastor, foster father, professional counsellor and visionary created a non-profit, faith-based organization providing specialized, restorative care at no charge for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. In addition to providing a safe haven, learn how Ked developed a robust support system in six U.S. states to help survivors overcome their traumatic experiences, escape from perpetrators and forge a new life...
2020-05-0622 minImpact Conversations with Dawn ManskeBikers Protecting KidsHow do bikers become kids’ bodyguards? Meet Hoss, the Indian Chief Darkhouse motorcycle-riding President and Agency Liaison for Central Tennessee Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.). He sheds light on how this organization carries out the sole mission of empowering abused children to not live in fear. Hoss and his fellow members channel their love for motorcycles and leathered-up image to help make the world a better and safer place for thousands of vulnerable children. Find a local B.A.C.A chapter at www.bacaworld.org.
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2020-04-2823 min
The F WordSeason 1 | Episode 17: Dawn Manske - Made for FreedomOn today's episode of The F Word, Sheryl Brown is speaking with Dawn Manske. President of Made for Freedom, Dawn works with women internationally to help fight against sex trafficking. A for-profit venture, Made for Freedom is a fashion company that has clothing made by survivors of exploitation and those at-risk of human trafficking.
Dawn simply popped up on my LinkedIn one day as someone who I should connect with and since we were both in St. Louis, I reached out and set-up our introducturing call. Little did I know how much Dawn's insight on human...
2019-05-091h 01
The Bourbon Friday Show0045 – Made for Freedom // Dawn ManskeOn this episode of the Bourbon Friday Show we talk with Dawn Manske, Co-Founder and CEO of Made for Freedom, about her mission and how Made for Freedom fights human trafficking with style.
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2018-12-1419 min