Business of Vintage Podcast

Katie Porter, founder of Porter Vintage, joins the podcast to share how she built one of San Francisco's most beloved vintage businesses by trusting her instincts, embracing community, and never waiting for the "perfect" moment to start. What began as a driveway pop-up outside Katie's apartment has grown into a thriving vintage brand with a permanent weekly presence in the Mission, a shop inside 7...

Liisa Jokinen, co-founder of Gem, joins the podcast to share her journey from pioneering street style photography in the early 2000s to building one of the most influential technology platforms in the vintage and secondhand fashion space. Long before Instagram existed, Liisa was documenting personal style on the streets of Helsinki and New York, capturing the creativity, individuality, and stories...

Lindsay Brown, founder of A Day in June and newly opened sister store St. Taylor Studio, joins the podcast to share the real story behind building a vintage business from the ground up. What started with coffee shifts, warehouse spaces, weekend markets, and years of bootstrapping eventually became two beloved community-centered concept stores in Baltimore. In this episode, Lindsay opens up about t...

Vintage Store Day is one month away: May 16th, 2026. The new retail holiday is in it's 2nd year, and it celebrates how small vintage businesses are so often pillars of their communities. It also has the potential to be your best day of sales yet - if you know how to build up the buzz for it.    The team behind Vintage Store Day (Kyla Embrey & Sarah Azzouzi of Lost Girls Vintage, Emma Louis of...

What if the biggest opportunity for vintage sellers isn’t sourcing better inventory, but understanding technology better? In this episode, I’m joined by Charis Marquez, a retail and resale leader with 20+ years of experience shaping some of the biggest names in fashion. She’s led Global Fashion at eBay, scaled Levi’s and Dockers’ e-commerce businesses, and now advises brands at the intersection of...

What makes a customer choose your shop over The RealReal? Nik Pollina, who recently shared on social media that her vintage designer handbag brand reached $1M in 2025, is the perfect person to ask. In this episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, host Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with Nik Pollina, founder of Seven Moods, to talk about how she grew an online following of over 300k, leveraged...

Personal stylists and vintage sellers have so much in common, and so much to gain by partnering with one another. In this episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, host Sloane Middleton Mann chats with Jamie Lewis, personal stylist & founder of JBL Styles, about how vintage sellers should approach working with personal stylists and interior designers (AKA dream clients!) Jamie shares how ope...

"If you can't dance in it, why wear it?" This is the mantra that built Kiko's Kloset into the beloved brand it is today. In this episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, host Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with Kayla Dickie, the creative force behind the brand bringing dance-worthy vintage to the spotlight: Kiko’s Kloset. Kayla talks about how a core belief and a background in art direction he...

Headlines read that resale is booming. Meanwhile, many vintage sellers are reporting record lows. In this episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with resale journalist and Pre-Loved Podcast host Emily Stochl to unpack the biggest contradictions shaping the secondhand industry today. Emily Stochl is known for digesting world news through the lens of the resale e...

She's your favorite vintage dealer's favorite vintage dealer for a reason. In this episode of Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with Karyn Dethrow of Dethrose Vintage, a Chicago-based shop known for its timeless aesthetic and commitment to preserving vintage fashion through meticulous care. From sourcing a grandmother’s entire 1930s–40s wardrobe by chance, to selling pie...

What began as a single antique booth has grown into a seven-figure brand. In this episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with Melanie Alexander of Lost & Found Decor: vintage seller, content creator, and genius behind the Think Like a Business Owner course. Melanie shares how she transformed a side hustle into a scalable, profitable business. She opens up a...

What was once a mobile boutique operating out of a retro RV is now a Chicago institution. In this episode of Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann chats with Kyla Embrey, co-founder of the iconic Chicago brand Lost Girls Vintage.  From a 1976 van, to two beloved brick-and-mortar shops, to Vintage Chicago Bus Tours, Lost Girls Vintage deserves it's own Eras Tour. Kyla dives into growin...

You know when you *try* to sink into a vintage sofa, but it just isn't as comfortable as a new one? HiLo Brooklyn is on a mission to change that. In this episode of Business of Vintage, Sloane chats with Laura Deutch of HiLo Brooklyn, the design genius turning forgotten vintage sofas into custom (& comfortable) statement pieces. She can turn your Milo Baughman into a sectional that fits your e...

We’re in Barcelona, so we naturally had to stop into the stunning new RetroPickers Barcelona storefront. Maria Santos, co-founder of RetroPickers, shares why restoration is central to everything they do. This now-iconic shop started during the pandemic, fueled by social media growth. From salvaged lamps to Spanish design icons, this episode explores what it takes to build a vintage brand that trul...

Few dealers could pull of running their vintage shop inside a tattoo parlor, but it's a perfect fit for Brook-Lynne Vezer of Old Moon Vintage. Vezer joins Business of Vintage to chat about her 15-year journey from teenage seamstress to vintage icon. She spills on seeing her pieces on TV, being a part of iconic markets like A Current Affair & Pickwick, and redefining her brand through motherhoo...

In this inaugural episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with vintage trailblazer Marvin Benjamin of Benjamin Vintage & Design. The two just happen to be longtime confidants as well. One of the eclectic personalities at Chicago vintage collective Design at 329, Marvin shares how his roots, grit, and eye for the spectacular shape his thriving business. They...