Beyond Fashion Business

In this weeks episode, we sat down with Primadonna's Head of Digital, Erika Finkelberg. As you probably know, Italy has always been a country that is continuously at the forefront of design and quality innovation, but is this level of innovation being applied to other very important of the industry? And what can fashion entrepreneurs in countries like Italy do to build their brand in accordance wi...

On this weeks episode, we sat down with the Creative Director and Co-founder of Beyond Retro, Steven Bethell. This episode will be particularly interesting to you if you are thinking of starting a vintage brand, or just curious about a vintage fashion vintage brand works. We were lucky to have one of the people who are leading the vintage fashion movement to share his personal story and his advice...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with the Vice President of Marketing & CRM for the Techsyle Fashion Group. You better get a notebook for his one. There's so much advanced information in this episode that you will most likely have to listen to it a couple of times. We talked about the importance of CRM, how to use it to interpret data, how to use that data to create successful email marketing st...

In this weeks episode, we had a really good conversation with Marcus Chung. Marcus is the VP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain at Third Love. We spoke about the importance of understanding the supply chain of any fashion business, its challenges, and some of the expectations you should have from your own supply chain. Marcus has a very unique and inspiring story, as he took a complete 360 turn to de...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with Brazilian fashion entrepreneur Michelle Lima. She is the Co-founder and CEO of Blue Bird Shoes. Michelle has been working in the shoe industry since she was 17 years old. There are still a lot of questions in regards to starting a fashion brand in developing countries. So we feel very lucky to have somebody like Michelle sharing her valuable advice and exper...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with entrepreneur and ex-creative director of Supra Footwear, Ace Rice. It was fascinating to hear Ace's story. Its not every day that we have the opportunity to sit down with somebody that knows how to represent culture so well. From basketball, to music, to art to fashion, to fashion entrepreneur, he really has done it all. Stick to the end to catch his advice...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with CEO of Bodyblock AI, Greg Moore. Greg has been leading the 3D fitting movement for a lot of different industries, including the fashion and retail industries. Therefore, we were very happy to have him share the type of impact this technology is having in the fashion industry, and how it will work as a gateway for future technologies in the industry.

In this weeks episode, we sat down with digital and fashion entrepreneur Oscar Eriksson. He was also the Co-founder of H&M's subsidiary brand Nyden. Oscar shared a lot of special insights on growth & viral systems strategies for fashion businesses that most brands out there continue to get wrong. So be prepared to start applying them in your business! We also talked about the birth and strategy wi...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with fashion sustainability expert Jeanine Ballone. We spoke about the importance of new fashion entrepreneurs building sustainable fashion brands and how they can apply those principles in their business, right now. After all, the future of not only the fashion industry but our planet is in the hands of the up and coming fashion entrepreneurs with a burning desi...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with the CEO of Diane Von Fürstenberg, Sandra Campos. We spoke about the importance of building a brand’s heritage, and the importance putting your customer at the center of everything that you do. From things like decision making to brand strategy. We recommend you listen closely and avoid playing it at more than 1x speed, as this is an advanced and very informa...

In this weeks episode, we sat down with the Creative Director of BCBGMAXAZRIA Bernd Kroeber to discuss the creative processes responsible for continuously creating innovative designs, while still staying true to your brands DNA. We also talked about the ego, how it hinders most fashion entrepreneurs creativity and the importance of knowing who you are designing for.

In this episode of The Future Of Fashion Business we sat down with the Vice President of Product management at Crocs, Michael Pao. Michael has a fascinating story, as he went from being a professional football player to working for one of the biggest and most influential footwear brands in the world. We spoke about what makes a unique product unique, the most important features a footwear product...

In this weeks episode we sat down and spoke with the Co-Founder of Cala, an online platform that helps aspiring fashion entrepreneurs and designers build their first collections and product lines by taking care of all of the logistical and operational activities. We talked about the most common mistakes and challenges fashion entrepreneurs face when it comes to creating their first products and de...

In this episode of The Future Of Fashion Business, we sat down with Jodie Udzenija. Jodie is the Director of Apparel Product Development at 5.11 Tactical. This was a very special episode and one of our favorite ones to this day. We talked about the common mistakes fashion entrepreneurs make when making their first clothing samples, how to avoid these mistakes, what entrepreneurs should expect when...

In this episode we sat down with Emily Li Mandri, a digital marketing consultant for fashion and retail businesses. We talked about the importance of having a digital strategy, and Emily also gave us a lot of tips that anybody can start applying online to have an edge over their competition. Digital has increasingly become one of the most important places for your brand to be at, so as a fashion e...

Just after having one of the largest investment rounds for a female-founded fashion started, we sat down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Cuyana Mrs Karla Gallardo and talked about how a passion project turned into an extremely successful fashion brand that inspires intentional buying through pieces that are crafted with integrity.

In this episode, we spoke with the founder and managing director of aussieBum, Sean Ashby. The story of Sean Ashby and aussieBum is a fascinating and very unusual one, and it shows just how much is possible by believing in yourself and what you are doing. We hope you enjoy this wonderful episode and learn a lot from how Sean managed to start his company from nothing, against all odds, and still be...

On this episode, we are talking to a Mexican entrepreneur called Diego Lira that started an e-commerce sock brand called Noma Outfitters. We talked about the challenges that e-commerce is facing due to the lack of development in third world countries like Mexico, but also, about the amount of opportunities for entrepreneurs and designers in these countries. For any enquiries, make sure you get in...