Jared Miller

About Jared

• I was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for my dad’s job when I was about eight years old.
• I was a big Michael Jackson fan as a kid and, after watching him perform the “We Are The World” charity single for Africa on MTV, I decided I wanted to help Africa as well.
• As a teenager, I struggled with addiction and the only time I really felt good and right about myself was during the two weeks I’d spend serving others at a summer camp every year.
• As I got older, I spent a lot of time volunteering and working with different charities and campaigns that were focused on crises in Africa.
• I eventually wanted to start my own business to help others—I decided I wanted to focus on the inequality and abuse that women face.
• My former boss was working in Rwanda and invited me to join him and start a bicycle program intended to promote sustainability, boost the economy, and encourage tourism.
• I worked for the program for about six months and then started KEZA, an ethical fashion label that fosters independence and dignity for formerly abused and oppressed women in Rwanda.