Contestant's Case to Win

When Julie was a little girl, her mom once said that the best way to be happy is to find a job doing something you love. When the corporate world of desks and memos left Julie less than eager to get up each morning, she heeded Mom’s words and went to work for a gift bag company. There, Julie spent everyday hunting for extravagantly fabulous gifts, wrapping them in marvelous, amazing packages and sending them off to the most sensational, swanky events imaginable. It was lots of fun, but something was missing.

Then, Julie discovered the Carousel of Hope, the bi-annual event that is hosted by Barbara Davis to raise funds for juvenile diabetes and possibly one of the largest charitable events in the world. Suddenly, all of the pieces that made her job so fun came together with a fabulous purpose; gifts, glamour and glitz focused on giving to a bigger cause. The possibilities were stunning, and Julie’s job became her passion.

Today, Julie follows her heart, explores her talents and does what she loves in the company she has founded, Jewels and Pinstripes. To date, Jewels and Pinstripes has raised more than $275,000 for charity through events that include the American Cinematheque Gala, Indianapolis 500, EXTRA Awards Lounge, MusiCares® Person of the Year Tribute during Grammy Week®, Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night to name a few.

Jewels and Pinstripes continues to surpass expectations as a leader in Celebrity and VIP gifting with proven results of getting unique products into the hands and onto celebrity parents, babies and children. Jewels and Pinstripes consistently receives press and media attention of its bags, receives genuine, hand-written thank you notes from celebrities themselves and works daily to increase the brand awareness of it's product-based gift bag participants.

Jewels and Pinstripes gift bags and the adorable contents regularly attract the attention of leading media outlets including or have been seen in/on: The View, Oprah Winfrey Show, People Magazine, People.com, Pregnancy Magazine, Celebrity Baby Blog, Celebrity Baby Scoop, Us Weekly Magazine, OK! Weekly, Life and Style Weekly, TyraShow.com, In Touch Weekly, Extratv.com, Entertainment Tonight Online, momlogic.com and many others.

Julie Kenney, Founder and President of Jewels and Pinstripes, lives in Pleasanton, California. She is happily married and the mother of two adorable boys, Blake, 4 and Landon, 1.