Hollywood Hills resident Susan Feldman and her San Francisco-based business partner Alison Pincus, co-founders of the online shopping site One Kings Lane, were honored last week with the prestigious GirlPower Innovators Award from A Place Called Home (APCH), which for 20 years has provided a safe haven for underserved youth in South Central Los Angeles. The awards were presented at the organization’s GirlPower Awards luncheon held on May 23, 2013 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Also recognized at the event were Amy Ziering, award-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary producer/director who received the APCH GirlPower Social Change Award, and Dana Green, executive director, media relations for Disney Channels who received the GirlPower Legacy Award. “We’re so fortunate to be able to recognize Susan and Allison, whose professional and volunteer leadership continues to make a difference for our community’s children,” said Jonathan Zeichner, APCH’s executive director. “We constantly seek to present role models to our young people of outstanding women and men who influence our society for the greater good. There’s little question that Susan Feldman and Alison Pincus fall into that illustrious category.” Receiving the GirlPower Innovators Award were Susan Feldman and Alison Pincus, co-founders of the highly successful online membership shopping site One Kings Lane. Feldman, who resides in the Hollywood Hills, is the organization’s chief merchandizing officer, travelling the world to bring exciting and unique products to One Kings Lane’s sophisticated customer base. Prior to founding the company, Feldman held a variety of senior positions in the apparel industry. Pincus, a resident of San Francisco, is the chief partnership officer of One Kings Lane and serves as the company’s principal spokesperson. The GirlPower Awards luncheon, which was attended by over 400, was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The luncheon itself was preceded by a reception and sales boutique. Proceeds from the latter and from the luncheon provide funding for APCH programs, including its GirlPower Project. Fifteen girls from the Project participated in the luncheon program, each sharing a snapshot of how their lives were changed by being involved in GirlPower and APCH. “In addition to paying tribute to our worthy honorees, this luncheon gives us the opportunity to celebrate a special group of inner-city teens who are learning and growing into strong young women who will lead the way and pay it forward for the younger girls who look up to them,” noted Zeichner.
