Breaking Brave with Marilyn Barefoot interviewing Tara Milburn
1 min readBy Tara Milburn
In this podcast Marilyn Barefoot discussing Tara Milburn 's BRAVE journey that has led her to develop a nuanced understanding of success. The daughter of an Irish-born entrepreneur who raised himself up from extreme poverty, Tara has always understood that business is not just about making money. For Tara, it is one of our most effective means of bringing about genuine, positive change.
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In this podcast Marilyn Barefoot discussing Tara Milburn's BRAVE journey that has led her to develop a nuanced understanding of success. The daughter of an Irish-born entrepreneur who raised himself up from extreme poverty, Tara has always understood that business is not just about making money. For Tara, it is one of our most effective means of bringing about genuine, positive change.
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Most companies talk about supporting women through their supply chain as if it's only about buying from women-owned businesses. That piece matters, but it's incomplete on its own. A credible approach also protects women working throughout the supply chain, including manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics roles where risk can be higher and visibility can be lower. This is where due diligence and supplier standards stop feeling like corporate language and start feeling like practical protection. The goal is straightforward: know your risks, act on them, track results, and communicate honestly.
We are excited to share that Tara Milburn, CEO of Ethical Swag was recently featured on the This Mother Means Business podcast in an episode titled Profit Isn’t a Dirty Word (But It Can’t Be the Only Word). For us, this feature is about more than a podcast appearance. It is an opportunity to talk about what Ethical Swag stands for, how we think about growth, and why intentional branded merchandise matters more than ever. If you are looking for the episode, you can listen HERE .
Supporting women has become a common message. You see it in March, in social captions, and in curated collections tied to International Women’s Day. But when you look closer, many efforts stop at visibility. They celebrate women without changing the systems, decisions, and purchasing practices that actually shape women’s economic outcomes. If you want Women’s History Month to mean something beyond awareness, the most practical place to start is procurement. UN Women describes gender-responsive procurement as selecting services, goods, and works in a way that considers impact on gender equality, going beyond cost management. That simple shift, spending intentionally and verifying what you claim, is where support becomes tangible.