Employees learn financial management, life wellness and entrepreneurship, as well as get a paycheck. They teach people as well as employ them so there are all the tools to go on to a new chapter of their lives.

It sometimes takes time for a woman to realize the power she holds. Eventually, the women at Rebel Nell will learn to breathe again, and they'll graduate out into the world whole.

Most people wouldn’t think twice about an old piece of graffiti they see lying on the sidewalk. Amy Peterson and Diana Russell aren’t most people.

Beautiful as the slightly circuitboard-esque, marble-effect pieces are, it’s the company’s triple-pronged impact that really stands out.

We pride ourselves on being a sustainable social enterprise that supports not only the wages of the women we hire, but also the programs to help with their success.

The resulting pieces are extremely beautiful and uniquely Detroit - so is the way this whole business got started.

Where some people might see urban decay, Amy Peterson saw opportunity and today she is the co-founder of Rebel Nell.