D Golden Hour

In this episode of “D Golden Hour” Podcast Dessie welcomes finance and partner in pretty much everything Christian Fleck to talk about the particularities of this season (literally) of spring, and also this current season of life. They dive deep into the one practice that’s dramatically influenced Dessie’s life over the last 25 years since she’s started practicing it - namely journaling. It’s a pr...

In this solo episode of "D Golden Hour" podcast, Dessie shares about her magical week in Bulgaria, highlighting the transformative power of women coming together in safe spaces, and the ripple effect of our individual actions, whether we realise it in the moment or not, on people around us. Follow @iamdessiegeorgieva on Instagram for inspiration in regards to living in alignment with nature. Follo...

In this very intimate episode of "D Golden Hour" podcast Dessie chats with her fiance Christian about the process of manifesting their dream home together. This is not about teaching manifesting techniques or attaching to a certain result. It's an intimate reflection on all the things Dessie and Chris did separately and as a couple - the conversations, the the leaps of faith, the fights, the comin...

In this solo episode of D Golden Hour podcast Dessie shares about her time in Bulgaria together with Christian and healing a part of herself though reconnecting to her homeland though the eyes and experience of her fiancé. Furthermore, she explored the humanness of feeling all kinds of different emotions all at once throughout her move from Bulgaria to Austria. Listen to the full episode for Dessi...

What is your golden hour? That thing that makes YOU feel truly alive?  Welcome to D Golden Hour podcast with your host Dessie Georgieva.  If you’ve been around for a while, you know that my podcast D Sustainability Issue’s been around for a while.  What certainly stays the same in this new space, is the mission for empowering women to live their best lives. Yet rather than focusing solely on susta...

In the beginning of 2023 I spent 2 moths in India deepening my yoga practice and diving into the Indian culture. I spent most of my time in Gokulam, Mysore, where the yoga school I attended was located. Mysore is a little yoga paradise in the south of India, where yoga as we know it today originated. This is where I also met Theja - together with her husband Basava they run Old Green House Cafe -...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Milica Spiric.  Milica hails from Serbia but she’s moved to Milan, Italy, for her business studies at Bocconi 10 years ago. Afterwards she moved to Vienna for her masters, where she met Dessie and has been a dear friend since. She’s built an impressive career in talent acquisition, she is passionate for diversity and inclusion, and a prou...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Sabrina Satzinger.  Sabrina is the founder and maker behind Saborka - a Vegan Bag brand based in Vienna, Austria. Saborka makes timeless, unique, and high quality accessories for all walks of life, fairly produced in-house by the founder, Sabrina, herself.  Craftsmanship, local production, responsible use of resources and materials are at...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Selina Ho. Selina is the Founder & CEO of Recloseted, the first one-stop consultancy for sustainable fashion. Recloseted launches + scales sustainable fashion brands and helps existing brands become more conscious through their programs and consulting services. Selina leverages her experience working at startups and Fortune 500s, and...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Jessie Peterson. Jessie is a nomadic humanitarian, yoga enthusiast, spiritually curious, and ultimately committed to making the world a better place. After growing up in a small town in Nebraska US, she set her sights on manifesting a life she loved to live through exploration of the world, herself, and the cosmos. Jessie talks about her...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Podcast Dessie welcomes Kayane Mahrejian. Kayane   is a construction engineer for 27 years turned fashion designer, who followed her dream to establish her own fashion brand - Kaiane Designs.  The brand is a platform of artistic expression and a sharing of her own life experiences about love, travel, passion and conscious living. Armenian by origin, Kaya...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Mauricio Alpizar. Mauricio hails from Costa Rica and is now based in Bali, where he currently designs and produces his ethical and sustainable clothing brand.  His prints are inspired by nature, and created using eco-friendly inc and printed on 100% sustainably sourced woodline fabric.  For his latest collection Mauricio collaborates with...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie shares exciting snippets of her meeting with Sadhguru at the SaveSoil Event in Vienna in March 2022.  You will hear about:    What does a Guru have to do with the fashion industry? The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, and more than 60% of the fibres used in it are synthetic. For our health and for the health o...

In this episode of "D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Orsola De Castro.  Orsola is a pioneer in sustainable fashion and co-founder and creative director of Fashion Revolution - a global movement for transparency and accountability in the fashion industry which started in response to the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013. Fashion Revolution impacts millions of people worldwide each year, wi...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Julie Allen. Julie is an author, a sustainability awareness activist, the CEO of Mary Rose NW Boutique, and founder of the Mary Rose Foundation. Julie started Mary Rose NW Boutique because she recognized the need for a clothing shop that focused on body acceptance, self-love, and helping all bodies feel beautiful and confident in their cl...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes João Botelho. João has been working on sustainability projects with Farfetch, a Luxury Fashion online marketplace. He studied Business at WU Vienna, and has been passionate for sustainability and circular economy for a long time, having started his own initiatives such as Recycle Geeks. We talk about Positively Farfetch - Farfetch’s dedic...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Farah liz Pallaro. Farah is a mentor, an educator, and an author. She started her career as a fashion designer 20 years ago, and in 2009 she launched her own consultancy for trend research, brand management, and teaching. Recently she also launched her own online community platform for self-discovery, alignment, and growth.  She’s collabo...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes founder and street style and vintage enthusiast Liisa Jokinen.  As Coco Chanel said, “Fashion comes and goes but style lasts forever.” Liisa Jokinen’s life philosophy is a full embodiment of that quote. As she says of herself, she is not into fashion at all, but into style. Style tells a story and says more about a person than any fashion...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Jasmin Huber, founder of the fashion rental platform WeDress Collective.  Jasmin is an expert in sustainability, circular economy, and mindful consumption. She has more than 10 years of business experience - from finance to fashion tech. Jasmin wrote her bachelor thesis about sustainability in the European fashion industry and did a maste...

In this episode Dessie is on a quest to find out what "Made in Europe" and "Made in EU" tags actually mean, especially since her home country Bulgaria is a large garment producer for some of the world's most luxurious brands. The fast fashion industry relies on cheap labour countries to keep production costs for its 52 seasons of clothes a year low. This is why most of our clothes are nowadays bei...

In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Podcast, Dessie welcomes Alina Bassi - a Chemical Engineer turned entrepreneur with a big passion for sustainability. With seven years experience designing and building factories that turn waste into energy and biofuels, she decided to start her own venture, Kleiderly, to tackle the issue of textile waste. She has developed an award winning, patent pendi...

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the majority are less-than-friendly to the environment and the people involved in the mining and production process. In this episode of “D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes the founders of Aether ( https://aetherdiamonds.com/ ) - the world’s first positive-impact and truly sustainable diamonds: alchemized from air and hand-set in responsibly-sourced me...

Iris Skrami was born and raised in Milan, Italy. She started out her career in digital and innovation at various multinational companies including Luxottica, NIKE, and PVH, because of which she relocated to the Netherlands. In February 2020, Iris co-founded Renoon (https://renoon.com/), the smartest tool for finding sustainable clothing from multiple websites at once. Since its launch, Renoon has...

In this episode Dessie welcomes Janice Sommer - a model, podcast host, sustainability activist and sustainable business growth strategist. She is half German, half Singaporean, and has a MA in International Relations and Economics from the University of St Andrews. After a few years of corporate finance life, she completely switched careers to start working creatively as a model, podcaster and in...

In this episode Dessie welcomes Joanna Dai, founder and CEO of innovative womenswear brand DAI. Dai delivers comfort-empowered performance for the modern woman, designing at the intersection of eco-certified technical fabrics, minimal aesthetics, timeless silhouettes, and purposeful versatility. The brand is committed to empowering women and making positive environmental and social impact. Since l...