About Us

Make Em Shine

Based in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, Make Em Shine (MES) is a social enterprise with a triple bottom line(3BL) that focuses on People, Planet and Profit.

PEOPLE:

MES is committed to engaging socially disadvantaged communities.

MES is committed to paying a living wage, with incentive-based pay raises.

MES is committed to giving pay raises (of up to $25/hour) to colleagues who are actively enrolled in trade school (e.g. community college classes) as they progress through their classes.

Planet

  • MES is committed only to use LEED-rated products.

  • MES is committed to low water and low chemical usage in our process.

  • MES is committed to LEED-rated Products.

Profit

  • MES is committed to revenue models that are self-sustaining.

  • MES is committed to promoting entrepreneurship by example.

  • MES is committed to disseminating the Make Em Shine model to another metropolitan statistical area (MSA), first in the Bay Area, and then nationwide through a partnership with the Obama Foundation - My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK Alliance).