Amy Merrill

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First name Amy
Last name Merrill
Bio

Amy is a connector, producer, and problem-solver. In 2016 she cofounded Journey, an impact travel collective with week-long trips combining service work and adventure/wellness travel.

Amy spent the better part of a decade leading digital marketing, events, and strategic partnerships for nonprofit organizations in New York. She championed musician's rights and employment in post-9/11 NYC and post-Katrina New Orleans (jazzfoundation.org), helped build the anti-sex trafficking movement alongside a controversial activist empowering thousands of women and girls, and launched a guerilla-style concert series that went on to feature 100+ acts in living rooms, rooftops and subway trains (7trainsessions.com).

Amy left the nonprofit world in 2014 to lead partnerships for a crowdfunding platform using personal video to scale the face-to-face ask (changeheroes.com). Over 15,000 users raised $4M for hundreds of projects around the world. Journey was born in January 2016, as an entry point for a generation of socially-conscious travelers, and to create perspective shifts and global community. In its first year, Journey funded more than 100 homes and schools and brought 250 Journeyers to experience impact.

Amy lives in Los Angeles with her husband and cat.

Email a@wejourney.co
Nickname Amy Merrill
Display name Amy Merrill

Speaker Info

Company Journey
Schools You Have Spoken At

Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Tech High School

Last Speaking Date 7/19/17
Title Chief Impact Officer
LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjmerrill
Mobile Phone Number 917 727-3259(H)
Presentation https://youthbizalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1193_ajm_ybaspeaker.pdf