Pamela Bell is an entrepreneur, founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade, founder of Prinkshop, and co-founder, creative partner and board member in Kenneth Cole’s Mental Health Coalition.
Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Pamela Bell as they speak about her earlier family life and mental health, her partnership with Kate Spade who tragically died by suicide, and her work with the Mental Health Coalition.
Pamela Bell founded Prinkshop to prove a model she calls “creative capitalism”, which creates advocacy graphics for our most pressing social issues and then translates them on to products that allow customers to wear what they care about.
An entrepreneur from the start of her career, Pamela was a founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade. Pamela, Kate, Elyce Arons and Andy Spade started the business from her jeep and their loft in Tribeca. Her role there included leading and following, depending on the year, and spanned the scope of production management, retail store development, e-commerce, merchandising, multiple product global licensing, and retail design & roll-out, product development and merchandising.
She co-founded the Bowery Arts Project and also sits on the Board of The American Theatre Wing, and is a Tony Voter. She is also a Disruptor Fellow at The Disruptor Awards, a member of the CFDA, served a 5 year term as a board member of Parsons and is a newly appointed Lang Center Innovation Fellow at The Columbia University School of Business.
As a passionate supporter of Mental Health care for all, Pamela Joined Kenneth as a co-founder, creative partner and board member in the movement to destigmatize Mental Health Issues July, 2019 to form The Mental Health Coalition which was announced in October 2019 and officially launched May 15th, 2020.
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Links:
Mental Health Coalition: IG @mentalhealthcoalition; website: https://thementalhealthcoalition.org/; Resources: https://thementalhealthcoalition.org/resources/
References for the 'Let's Get Clinical' segment:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): https://afsp.org/
Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html;
National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ (NIMH)
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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