Meet Julie
Julie Colombino-Billingham is the founder of Deux Mains, a global fair-trade fashion company in Haiti dedicated to creating dignified jobs and sustainable impact. A former aid worker, she arrived in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and transformed her experience into a movement for empowerment and economic resilience. Colombino-Billingham is a finalist for the 2025 United Nations We Empower grant, a recipient of the 2018 Southern Living Beauty Award, and holds an MBA from Rollins Crummer Graduate School of Business. From Loss to Legacy is her powerful memoir of transformation, purpose, and rebuilding hope from the ground up.