Episode 21: SF Made
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“I think we've been really helpful in being the creators and the aggregator of the manufacturing specific resources and information during COVID”
In this episode, our featured voice is Pierre Coeurdeuil, Director of Advising & Education, at SFMade. San Francisco had forgotten its history of manufacturing with all of the latest booms such as the first dot com boom, then the bio tech boom and now tech boom 2.0. In 2009 Mark Dwight founder of Timbuk2 and Rickshaw Bags came together with Kate Sofis and Janet Lees to launch the nonprofit SFMade. Over the last ten years, SFMade has focused on enabling manufacturing to return to its place in our community and economy and to bring the jobs and products back into our lives.
Pierre Coeurdeuil
As Director of Advising and Education, Pierre provides specialized and tailored technical assistance to SFMade's growing manufacturing companies. He oversees our comprehensive and evolving suite of industry-specific advising and educational offerings, providing SFMade member companies with support to help them scale profitably, and sustain and create new jobs for diverse local residents.
Prior to SFMade, Pierre co-founded Petit Pot, a dessert manufacturer based in Emeryville. In addition to making delicious pots de crème, he lead business development, operations and marketing. This entrepreneurial experience gave him a practical understanding of key manufacturing practices, and complements his background in project management.
Pierre is a native of France where he studied food production and industrial performance management. He holds an engineering degree in Agronomy and Food Industry. You can reach Pierre at: pierre@sfmade.org or 415-408-5605 x 11
SFMade
Established in 2010, SFMade is a nationally recognized, San Francisco-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation focused on building the Bay Area’s manufacturing sector. SFMade’s comprehensive array of services are geared to helping makers and manufacturers produce locally-made products, encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, and creating quality, middle-income jobs and career pathways for a more diverse, equitable workforce. In addition to providing direct business support and workforce programs for manufacturers in San Francisco, SFMade also runs the Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative, a 30-city collaboration working to grow the region's manufacturing ecosystem, and partners with the City of San Jose on Manufacture : San Jose. SFMade’s nonprofit subsidiary, PlaceMade, actively secures and develops long-term, affordable industrial space like the Manufacturing Foundry, the Bay Area’s first, permanently affordable, multi-tenant building dedicated to manufacturing. For more information, visit sfmade.org
Donation / Volunteer
SFMade is helping to close the wealth gap and ensure that our region remains accessible to everyone.
Donate to SFMade: https://sfmade.org/services/give/
Buy local products: https://sfmade.org/blog/making-it-in-the-city/
We need your expertise! As a volunteer advisor you can share your knowledge and first-hand industry experience with our manufacturers who need help growing their businesses. We are for looking advisors who can provide general business advice as well as expertise in specific sectors and opportunity areas. Commitment is on an as-needed basis, so can be as little as a few hours per month. Check Out Volunteer opportunities at: https://sfmade.org/services/give/volunteer/
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“giving a voice to the manufacturing sector, to the City, our funders, everyone, hopefully the public, and then really helping manufacturers know and talk to each other and often partner with each other, which we’re always super happy to see.”
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