Coming to You Live…From the Bathroom!
I don’t shoot many videos from the toilet, but for this I made an exception.
Period products should be as ubiquitous as toilet paper. Ever wonder why they are not? Ask why women and girls pay a period tax that spans decades of their lives, having to find, buy, and often go without supplies that meet a basic, biological need?
Without easy, on-demand and everyday access to period products, girls miss school, women miss work, and millions face the consequences of period blood showing in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
For a pittance, this could end. For a level of investment that ranks on par with providing toilet paper, organizations can put period products IN EVERY STALL, and they can do it today.
While attending JP Morgan Chase’s Women’s Leadership Day at the Marriott Marquis in NYC, every woman in attendance also saw what it means to have period products IN EVERY STALL. This was made possible by Unicorn, a RevUp portfolio company that is on a mission to ensure that wherever there is toilet paper, there are also period products.
As women from across the the JPMC universe—corporate leaders, employees, clients, investees—gathered at the summit to hear stories of triumph, growth, and innovation, the baseline was dignified access to period products. Something that shouldn't have warranted a special celebration or a video. Something that should be the baseline everywhere, every day.
In addition to producing organic pads and tampons that are better for bodies and the environment, the Unicorn dispenser is inexpensive, easy-to-install, and as simple to maintain as replacing toilet paper. You can see how dead simple it is in this video.
By partnering with Unicorn, JP Morgan Chase and The Marriott Marquis set a strong example for enterprise organizations everywhere in honor of female bodies and take this one worry–being caught without a period product when you need one–out of the equation for their team members, clients and guests.
Women don’t need period products in a vending machine. Or in a frilly basket on the counter. We need them in every stall. And I am so proud to be a part of a company that is making it dead simple to achieve this goal.
Today, Unicorn serves a mighty and growing group of customers who believe that period products are a basic building block for human dignity. Join the movement and check out how it is for all businesses and organizations to do the same!
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RevUp Capital invests in B2B and B2C companies that are revenue-driven and ready to double down on growth. We deploy cash and capacity to help companies grow from $1-3M to $10-30M, quickly and efficiently, using a revenue-based model. Companies enter our portfolio with $500K-$3M in revenue, a strong growth rate, and a team that’s ready to scale. Our typical investment range is $300K-$500K.
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