Michelle Tunno Buelow
CEO | Bella Tunno
Michelle Buelow is the founder and CEO of Bella Tunno, a personality-filled baby and parent accessory brand launched in 2005. Bella Tunno is a certified B Corp and was recently named the 8th fastest growing company in Charlotte, NC. Bella Tunno has two fully-owned brands that are sold in over 3000 independent boutiques and numerous mass retail outlets including Nordstrom, Target, and Buy Buy Baby. With a core focus on philanthropy, one meal is provided to one child for every product sold. It’s all part of Bella Tunno’s commitment to Parenting with Purpose –Bella Tunno makes great products with an even greater purpose. Since the launch of Bella Tunno, over 5 million meals have been provided to hungry children in the USA.
Michelle and her husband, Todd, are also passionate about drug and alcohol rehabilitation efforts and are founding members of the Endowment Board of the Charlotte Rescue Mission.
Michelle sits on the board of Fashion & Compassion, an organization committed to transforming the lives of women in destructive situations in 7 countries. In the summer of 2017, Michelle had the opportunity to travel to Africa and see the life-changing work being done in Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia first-hand.
Both Michelle and Bella Tunno have been recognized at both local and national levels for business, entrepreneurial, and charitable awards including Charlotte’s Top 40 under 40, Charlotte’s Woman Business Achievement Award, Finalist for Ernst & Young's Carolina Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Charlotte Business Leader Women Extraordinaire Recipient, The Mecklenburg Times Most Influential Women Honoree, Ernst & Young Winning Women Award Recipient, Corporate Volunteerism Award Winner, Winner of Babble.com’s Top 50 Mompreneurs, Charlotte’s Top 50 Entrepreneur Award Winner and most recently, Michelle was named a Vital Voices Global Ambassador.
Michelle Buelow, Founder & CEO of Bella Tunno, is on a mission to create fun, safe, and innovative baby products and with the sale of every product, give one meal to one child. Over the past 16 years Bella Tunno has provided over 6.4 million meals to children in need. Tune in to hear Michelle share her story, how God redeems broken situations, and the challenges of running a business and raising children.