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These Jewelry Brand Owners Hope to Go Out of Business.

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Nobody wants to need a bracelet that can subtly call the police, but while they're making them, Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zarraga make sure they look good.

Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zarraga wanted to make a product to help women live their lives with confidence and control. As sexual assault survivors, they knew that the ability to move freely through the world relied first and foremost on women feeling safe. With that in mind, they founded Flare in 2016, after bonding at Harvard Business School over their shared mission of using business to do good. The line of personal security jewelry gives wearers the power to discreetly alert designated contacts, connect with law enforcement, or send themselves an incoming call as an exit excuse in potentially unsafe situations with the click of a button.