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Wendy Diamond

Wendy E. Diamond is an American philanthropist, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the founder and CEO of LDP Ventures, an investment company focused on socially responsible ventures. Diamond is also the founder of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization. Diamond is the creator of Animal Fair Media Inc., a media platform related to pets and pop culture.

Early life and education
Diamond was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and in 1992, graduated from Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts with an associate's degree. ==Career==
Career
Charity cookbooks Diamond self-published two cookbooks, A Musical Feast and An All-Star Feast. These cookbooks raised about $200,000 for various homeless charities, including the National Coalition for the Homeless, New York; Empty the Shelters; and the Coalition on Homelessness-San Francisco. The recipes featured in the cookbooks are from musicians, including Madonna (a "cholesterol" cherry torte made with Dream Whip, margarine, and canned cherry-pie filling), Seal (penne with a broccoli and tomato sauce), Mick Jagger (shrimp curry), and Dolly Parton (a French custard and meringue dessert). The cookbook featured work from artists and photographers, and Nabisco agreed to underwrite the production costs. Animal Fair magazine Diamond is the founder and CEO of Animal Fair Media, Inc., a pet lifestyle media platform that combines celebrity culture with animal rescue and welfare. Diamond established the company after adopting her dog, Lucky Diamond, a purebred rescue Maltese, and her cat, Pasha, a Russian Blue. She was moved to action after learning that 12 million animals were euthanized annually and aimed to promote animal adoption and rescue through popular culture. Bloomberg has described Diamond as the "first to cross-breed two American passions: celebrity and pets." She is the founder and editor of Animal Fair Magazine, which highlights non-profit animal organizations, provides pet parenting and health tips, and showcases celebrities and their pets. It has featured celebrities including Beyoncé Knowles, Halle Berry, Paris Hilton, Jessica Biel, and Serena Williams, Diamond and Animal Fair gained recognition for promoting rescue dog adoptions through media appearances. They have made appearances on major television networks such as NBC's Today Show, CBS, Good Morning America, and Fox News, as well as media outlets worldwide. During these appearances, they showcase dogs up for adoption and feature lifestyle pet segments to raise awareness about animal welfare issues and promote responsible pet parenting. Television career Diamond has appeared on television series including Single in the City on the WE: Women's Entertainment network, Lucky Travels on Animal Planet and Relationship Rehab on the Style Network. She frequently contributes to Today, Fox News Channel, CNN, Good Morning America and has appeared on The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Extra (TV series), MTV, VH1, and E!. She was dubbed by The New Yorker as the "Martha Stewart of the Milk and Bone dish", In Summer 2008, Diamond was featured as one of the judges of the summer CBS series Greatest American Dog alongside Victoria Stilwell and American Kennel Club board member, Allan Reznick. Diamond served as a judge alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Betty White for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards on The Hallmark Channel. K9s For Warriors Diamond supports K9s for Warriors, an organization that rescues sheltered dogs and trains them as service dogs for veterans with PTSD. She donated the proceeds from her Bark Breakfast Benefit Tour and How To Train Your Boss To Rollover to the charity and enlisted supporters E's Alicia Quarles and Glee's Jane Lynch. Other ventures Diamond's production company Lucky Diamond Productions are Executive Producers and Creator of the pilot for NBC Mutt Makeover, Executive Producer and Host of Paws for Style Special on Fox. Lucky Diamond Production's latest project is In Search Of Puppy Love, a docucomedy that premiered at the Boston Film Festival and also played at the Cancun International Film Festival. She later spoke at the World Entrepreneur's Day kickoff on April 14 at the UN. She later founded the Women's Entrepreneurship Day, held annually on November 19 since 2014. Diamond and her dog, Lucky, served as the celebrity Grand Marshals for the 2010 Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade on February 7, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Diamond also co-chaired and hosted the unveiling of the Katrina Pet Memorial for animals affected by Hurricane Katrina On June 12, 2010 Diamond spoke at the H+ Summit (an event considering issues within transhumanism) hosted by the student organization Harvard College Future Society in conjunction with Humanity+. Her talk examined her projections for the future of pets and the pet industry. In November 2011, Lucky Diamond earned the Guinness World Record for most photographed dog with celebrities. At that date, Lucky had taken a total of 363 photos with celebrities. == Awards and honors ==
Awards and honors
• GC4W Honored Wendy Diamond as a Global Champion For Women at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on International Women's Day in 2015. • In 2016, Ellis Island Honors Society awarded Diamond the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of her humanitarian efforts. • In 2019, Diamond received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award at the United Nations in recognition of her lifetime achievements.==Selected bibliography== • • • • • (Foreword by Wendy Diamond) • (Foreword by Wendy Diamond) • == References ==
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