What if an American-made handbag could create a job that moves with a military family? Military spouses face unemployment rates roughly five times higher than the national average. Lisa Bradley, co-founder and CEO of R. Riveter, knows that challenge firsthand. So, in 2011, she and her co-founder built a company around it: American-made handbags whose parts are sewn by military spouses working from home, wherever their families are stationed. Lisa tells AAM President Scott Paul how R. Riveter went from hand-stitching in an attic to a Kickstarter, a retail store with sewing machines running in the back, and a 2016 "Shark Tank" deal with Mark Cuban. She shares how R. Riveter finds and trains remote riveters, why every part is stamped with its maker’s number, and the heirloom line that turns a loved one’s military uniform into a handbag. 👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more stories on U.S. trade policy, buying American, and protecting American jobs. And sign our petition to bring shipbuilding back to America! act.americanmanufacturing.org/ships Guest Resources R. Riveter: www.rriveter.com/ R. Riveter in AAM’s Made in America Directory: www.americanmanufacturing.org/made-in-am…/r-riveter Resources & Links Sign up for our daily newsletter, Daily Digest. or our bi-weekly version, ManufactureThis Check out our Made In America Directory And sign our petition to bring shipbuilding back to America! act.americanmanufacturing.org/ships You can also listen wherever you get podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify Socials X: @KeepItMadeInUSA Facebook: www.facebook.com/americanmanufacturing Instagram: www.instagram.com/americanmanufacturing While America is charting its way through a crisis like no other, we’ve rediscovered the value and importance of making things right here. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul chats with policy makers, manufacturing experts and factory workers to find out. The Manufacturing Report has featured interviews with Ben and Erin Napier of HGTV’s hit show “Home Town”, American Giant CEO Bayard Winthrop, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the stars of “Working Man” (2019), and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage among others.