Janay Brower was the recipient of the 2020 BBB Trust Award.
Brower is the founder of Public Thread, a community-based upcycling company that takes scrap and surplus textiles and turns them into clothing and other products. Along with sustainability, the Public Thread focuses on providing living wage jobs for people in the community. Janay is also deeply involved in the community, serving in positions in the public, private and nonprofit sector. With a passion for social justice, Janay is known as a force for change.