- I'm excited about this, because I love hearing
about all the new ways people are using
their hobbies and passions for a good cause
and Dori Kaplan is doing just that.
She's a college sophomore from New Jersey,
who's using her free time to make jewelry
and sell it, to raise money for Feeding America.
Dory is with us now, hi Dori.
- Drew.
- And you're so cute and pretty and a do gooder
and just the whole, complete package.
- Thank you.
(laughing)
- I'll probably go back and study this football play
and be like, oh great, you're just a creepy stalker,
but you really are just such a good person,
beautiful on the inside and out.
How did you become interested in making jewelry Dori?
- So I started making jewelry when I was in fourth
or fifth grade, after I went to a summer camp,
at a local beach shop at my town.
And after that, I just fell in love with making jewelry.
I think for my birthday, I asked for all
of the jewelry making supplies.
And then from there, I actually did my first cherry project
for jewelry, when I was in sixth grade,
for my bahmistva project.
And then I kept making jewelry throughout the years,
both for myself and as gifts for friends and family,
and then recently, with the pandemic,
I started raising money for feeding America, by selling it.
- Okay first, I want you to come
teach my daughter all of what kind of person to be
and Frankie, because gosh,
I could only hope that they would be so thoughtful as you.
And we wanted to share your story with one of our friends.
I have such deep respect for this woman,
renowned jewelry designer Kendra Scott,
is one of the most successful female entrepreneurs,
with a billion valuation and 100 stores around the country.
Oh, and new gig, she's also a reoccurring
shark now on Shark Tank.
Please welcome Kendra Scott.
(clapping)
- Hi how are you Drew, Dori,
so great to see you both.
- Kendra, I have to tell you,
you are such a huge supporter of females in business
and ever since I started Flower, we've had this lovely
dialogue going back and fourth,
about how, you know, we can support each other.
And you just have been such an amazing force in my life
and someone who I just appreciate so much.
And can you quickly tell me about how you first started
making jewelry yourself Kendra?
- Yeah, so I started out of the extra bedroom of my house,
19 years ago, if you can believe it.
And I literally made everything by hand,
just like you Dori, and took my jewelry
door to door here in Austin Texas, is how I got started,
and it literally 19 years of building this business,
have now gotten to where it is today.
But from day one, I decided I wanted to do what I loved,
which was jewelry design.
I was a new mom, so I wanted to create a company
that loved and supported new mothers and fathers
and I wanted to give back.
And so I never said no to any non-profit that would call me.
I'd always have something to give.
And seeing Dori and hearing her story,
what an inspiration and you remind me so much
of myself in those early days,
and so inspired by you.
- I love that, and when I was doing the research,
I was like oh my gosh, there's some symmetry here
in the origin story.
And Kendra, you just life women up so much.
And by the way, I'm wearing each one of your bracelets,
the beautiful Dori bracelet right here
and the beautiful Kendra bracelet.
And we have all of Dori's stuff.
And Kendra, you have a surprise for Dori.
- I do, well first of all, I again,
just love what you're doing and so I named
a piece of jewelry after you Dori,
and it is, look at this gorgeous beauty.
That is druzy, that is one of my favorite stones,
and it sparkles, it's the inside of a geode right,
it's so delicious.
And this is now the Dori necklace.
The cool thing also about this,
is we wanna support you and your cause, for Feeding America.
And so we are donating $5000 in your name,
to Feeding America, and this little necklace,
20% of every single necklace sold,
online and in store, is gonna go back to Feeding America,
starting today, through the end of December.
(cheering)
- Thank you Kendra, thank you Dori.
By the way I'll put that on my little yellow book list,
the Dori necklace this week.
Kendra, I had two pieces of yours on last week's list.
I'm such a fan of both of yours,
thank you both so much for coming on the show
and showing what is possible for women in business,
not only to do and accomplish in this world,
but the giveback, the philamprothy,
the amazing intention behind
everything you guys do, thank you.
(upbeat music)