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💪To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay our Women@KIND resource group hosted Olympic gymnast and Beam Queen founder, Samantha Peszek, for a panel discussion on the topic: “Confidence as a Superpower” 🦹♀️🦸♀️. 🔑Key lesson learned: Confidence starts from within! As Samantha says, "Confidence consists of two things: hard work and positive self-talk!" Thank you, Samantha, for an incredible discussion. A special shout out to the Women & Allies @Mars group for joining us and to Melissa L. and Leah Fagen for planning an amazing #IWD.  #accelrateaction #leadership

During #BlackHistoryMonth our Black Culture Group hosted a lunch from Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine and a live African dance class. We created a resource guide to inspire and educate KIND team members on the rich history, diversity and contributions of the Black community.   👏 Special shoutout to Ryanne Goodwine, Marjory Cham, Auraeus Simeon, Freddie Roseman, Lakesha Carranza and all of the Black Culture Group for organizing the events and for being leaders in promoting #inclusivity, embracing #diversity, and fostering unity across communities at KIND.

🌹 BYOB - Build Your Own Bouquet Last week we celebrated #ValentinesDay with a whole lot of love and flowers! Everyone at our HQ office got the chance to build their own bouquets, filling the space with smiles and creativity. It was a beautiful way to spread appreciation and brighten the day for one another! 💞 👏Special shoutout to Dakota Williams, Tom Trocola-Barone, PMP, Xiomara Herrera, Nicole Keay, and the many more who brought this event to life! #teamculture

A new way to start the New Year: KIND x Bed Rotting, the newest selfcare trend 💖 We teamed up with the “Queens of Bed Rotting”—Amanda Batula & Ciara Miller from Bravo TV's “Summer House”—to celebrate all things Good and Good for You. Get a glimpse of Ciara and Amanda in our latest content https://lnkd.in/eedUwet5. Love the 2-person hoodie? Grab it now on TikTok Shop https://lnkd.in/eZffvQXr]! Catch up with Ciara and Amanda on "Summer House" every Wednesday at 9 PM ET/PT on Bravo and streaming next day on Peacock. NBCU Advertising & Partnerships #advertising #digitalmarketing #marketing #ecommerce

Sweet Victory!  Our KIND® ZEROg Added Sugar bars have been named a 2024 Editors' Pick by the Progressive Grocer!🏆✨ These bars are getting all the love for having 0g of added sugar (only 1 gram of total sugar) and being a #ketofriendly take on our classic nut bars. Like the original, they have whole ingredients you can see and pronounce like almonds and peanuts. 👏 Special Shoutout to: Jacob Menacker, Presley Huelskamp, Chynna Humphrey, Zia Rahman, Abigail Snyder, 🎨Abigail Faillace 👉Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g_BhBgXQ

Our sustainability experts Lindsay Philpott and Caitlin Birkholz had the chance to sit down with The Cool Down to share how we’re leading the way in #regenerativeagriculture to make almond farming better for our planet 🌎. Highlights include: 🌳 Doubled acreage of our KIND Almond Acres Initiative with our partners, ofi 🤖 Leveraging #AI technology, like LandScan to more quickly learn about our pilot project’s soil health to make real-time adjustments 💰 Partnered with the Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment to scale regenerative practices through the USDA Climate Smart Commodities commitment Check out the full story👉 https://lnkd.in/euNMC5-A

We were thrilled to take part in Good Morning America's Battle of the Holiday Leftovers competition! 🎉 As the presenting sponsor of this year's segment, we had the honor of helping to #donate a total of $15,000 to the competing chefs' favorite charities: City Harvest, No Kid Hungry, and Animal Care Centers of NYC. A huge thank you to the GMA3 team and Chefs Rocco DiSpirito, Tatiana Rosana, and Frances Ann Tariga for making this event so special 🍴💖 Photo Credit: ABC/Heidi Gutman

We're delighted to award this year's 🏆KINDOs of the Year🏆 to Tom Trocola-Barone, PMP! ☺ 🙌 Our team members have always been the key ingredient in living our #mission and #purpose. Since 2007, KINDOs of the Year has been our annual award granted to a Team Member who has had a very significant, company-wide impact. 👏 Tom, our Senior Manager of Office Operations & Experience, has been an integral part of the KIND family for over 10 years. His deep commitment and proactive approach shine in everything he does, consistently going above and beyond to own responsibilities beyond his role and offering help wherever support is needed. We are incredibly fortunate to have someone with his experience, leadership, and unwavering dedication as a cornerstone of our team. #leadership #productivity #award 

💼💫Celebrating our Perfect Pitch Universities Initiative! We were proud to host our fourth annual Perfect Pitch Case Study #Competition, where our Team mentored students from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Over the past few months, these talented students worked hard on their case studies, ultimately presenting them in front of a panel of KIND judges. It was a great experience for both the students and our KIND team! We’re also excited to share that through this program we donated $92,000 and 13,500 KIND bars to different universities. This initiative continues to foster #diversityandinclusion by mentoring students from HBCUs and HSIs, helping them build valuable problem-solving skills and #business knowledge. 🏆 Congratulations to the winning team: Craig Kailimai II, Lidia McReynolds, Chandler Lilly, and all the other students who participated! 👏Special Shoutout: Nia Mack Rodney, M.S., Lakesha Carranza, Anthony Mack II, Marjory Cham, Lindsay Philpott, Christopher Johnson, Brandon Perry, MBA, Tyre Sperling, UCMerced CESA, and the many others who brought this week to life!

🌟2024 KINDness Unwrapped As we wrap up the year, we’re unboxing some of our proudest moments from 2024. This year was all about spreading kindness, growing together, and making the world a little brighter (and tastier!). Here’s to an even kinder 2025! 🌎 #wrapped #yearinreview #team #donation #sustainability