This week, hosts Trenise and Elaine chat with Keren Duclosel, founder of Thrifting Atlanta. She discusses her career journey from working in education to creating her own thrifting community in Atlanta. 

https://thriftingatlanta.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ThriftingAtlanta/
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About Keren: As Atlanta’s Thrift Expert, Keren Duclosel founded the Thrifting Atlanta Facebook Group in 2011 as a way to share her passion for thrift shopping and a resource for those wanting the insider scoop on the thrift scene in Atlanta. Her genuine love for thrifting, creativity, and helping others, helped her to organically grow her group to over 68K members worldwide. Through  in-person events including thrift & brunch series, bus tours, quarterly pop-up shops, fashion swaps and our annual Thrifting Atlanta Fashion Week, her community is able to spread the joy and art of thrifting in the city they affectionately call home ATLANTA!

During the country’s lockdown due to the pandemic in 2020, Keren saw the need for her members to continue to be able to enjoy their love for thrifting and provided an opportunity for members to resell via Facebook LIVE Sales on her platform. It was an immediate success with her community.  

As a result, many Thrifting Atlanta members seized the opportunity to step into the world of entrepreneurship and started their own resale business.  Keren was instrumental in providing resources and guidance to these women, most of whom are African American, as they navigate the world of business ownership.