Some people have a passion for design first, and then build a business around that. Cera expresses her creativity from the other side: understanding what customers want and need and finding fairtrade raw materials from East Africa - and then creating the designs. She found a wonderful woman-owned cotton mill that weaves beautiful canvas  who sources the cotton from a small cotton co-op where farmers are guaranteed prices before they plant. Cera started designing bags. When she met the tanners who produce beautiful leather (including fish skin leather), she started designing for leather. 

Cera spends the first part of the year producing and designing in Kenya, while nurturing  her relationships in Kenya. She spends the rest of the year in the US, building the business here. As she likes to say, “We’re bi-local,” bridging her two communities across two continents and an ocean.

Matthew is a film producer who believes that good stories need to be told. He joined Ecodunia because the best stories sometimes come to life in the real world. Ecodunia is where a good story has become a great reality. He has run several production companies, including serving as VP of Production and Development for Mili Picture International, and now brings that expertise to the operations and logistics of international, fairtrade production.  

As a storyteller and producer, Matthew was a fierce advocate for underrepresented voices in Hollywood. Here, he brings that same passion to Ecodunia.