My name is Julie Kenney and I am a nationally known Gifting Expert and Former CEO and Founder of Celebrity Gifts by Jewels and Pinstripes,  celebrity and charity gift bags company.  After spending years succeeding in the corporate world, my heart longed for something more fulfilling. Inspired by my love of creating gift bags and my heart for charity, I launched Jewels and Pinstripes in 2004.  

 I’ve had the opportunity to raise awareness for numerous deserving charities, all while working from a flexible schedule to raise my two sons Blake (21) and Landon (18). Whether I was jetting off to an A-list event one week or serving as my son’s baseball team mom the next, I tactfully balances my two full-time roles as a strong businesswoman and mother.

The Gifting Experts

As a leader in the gifting industry for over twenty years, I receive so many requests for my expertise. With my passion for serving others, I launched The Gifting Experts in 2012. I have been featured in many top publications such as The Today Show, Forbes, Consumer Reports, AARP and done special gifting projects for companies such as TJX (Home Goods, Marshalls, TJ Maxx) and American Express, America’s Gift Mart, to name a few.

Jewels and Pinstripes

Founded in 2004, Jewels and Pinstripes specialized in creating one-of-a-kind gift bags for high profile charity events and celebrity milestones. I have raised more than $300,000 for children’s charities through auctioning my gift bags online, benefiting organizations such as Save the Children, The Plasticos Foundation, Moment by Moment Foundation, Annika K. Strain Foundation, and Care to Learn. Catering to events like the Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night, Indianapolis 500, MusiCares® Person of the Year Tribute during Grammy Week®, and EXTRA Awards Lounge, I am known by several media outlets as the “go-to girl for great gifts.”

Jewels and Pinstripes was a leader in Celebrity and VIP gifting. Working with companies such as Hasbro, Stride Rite, Peeps, Spanx, Mabel’s Labels, Angel Dear, and Wubbanub, my unique gift bags consistently receive praise from some of Hollywood’s A-List celebrities, moreover celebrity parents and their children. Jewels and Pinstripes prides itself on its celebrity sightings with Jennifer Garner, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman,  Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon, and many many more!

Jewels and Pinstripes gift bags regularly attracted the attention of leading media outlets including, but not limited to  People Magazine, Entertainment Tonight Online, Extratv.com, In Touch Weekly, Life and Style Weekly, Modern Mom, OK! Weekly, Oprah Winfrey Show, People Magazine, People.com, People’s Celebrity Baby Blog, Pregnancy Magazine, The View, TyraShow.com, and Us Weekly Magazine.

Interested in learning more about what I do? Then please email me at julie@thegiftingexperts.com