The co-lab career stories

Cynthia is a circular-programs expert with 15 years of experience and the owner of Molte Volte. She previously managed EILEEN FISHER Renew for many years before working at tech-resale startup Recurate. She now works independently, helping brands and circular service providers to understand and navigate the fashion circular landscape, including building and scaling resale and reuse programs. She (l...

Priya is recognized globally in luxury brand strategy, product development and manufacturing. She has brought her creative vision and expertise to an extensive career at Tiffany & Co., working directly with the likes of world renowned architect Frank Gehry, famed designer Paloma Picasso, and the esteemed archives of Jean Schlumberger. More recently, she has built her own brand, Rania Designs,...

After a 16 year career building out digital commerce capability for companies in pillars such as CPG, Luxury, Beauty and Apparel, Katharine McKee founded Morphology Consulting, a digital commerce consultancy that creates long term profitable growth for their clients by helping them understand and adhere to algorithmic systems online. A Forbes Next 1000 honoree and veteran in digital commerce, Kath...

Melissa Burkheimer is the CEO of Melissa Burkheimer Studio, a virtual design agency that creates 360° brand campaigns for product launches. She killed my parents’ dream of becoming a popstar and took a different creative route, a life full of helping thought leaders, beauty brands, global nonprofits and production companies become the stars of their industries. Her signature sales page design proc...

Lane Tabb is focused on merging new technologies with localized artisan craftsmanship. Lane has worked as a creative director and head of product, with some of the most esteemed fashion leaders on the planet over the past 20 years including Donna Karan, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, Jill Stuart, Herve Leger, Max Azria and many others. In 2013 Lane was tapped to lead a fashion technology startup in...

Emily is a fashion consultant and stylist with over 15 years of experience across editorial, print, digital and brand. She has held full time roles at Glamour Magazine, Refinery29 and Madewell, leading styling strategy and editorial direction. Emily's passion lies in inclusive storytelling, working with brands to develop and execute strategies that elevate their identity, positioning, and visu...

Nicole is an industry recognized Creative Director with over 15 years of experience across creative marketing, brand development, and product design. With a portfolio spanning luxury fashion, direct-to-consumer start-ups, and multi-billion dollar brands, she has been a consultant and held in-house leadership roles for companies such as Mara Hoffman, Away, Argent, and Victoria’s Secret & Co. Sh...

Luke has 12+ years of global branding, marketing, and advertising experience in the fashion, beauty, lifestyle and culture space. A multi-disciplined strategic, creative, and business-oriented leader with a strong understanding of industry trends, cultural landscapes, and experience driving multi-channel teams.  Currently, Global VP of Marketing for Mackage, a luxury outerwear leader, with a focus...

With 25 years of experience in the apparel and accessories space, Kiera Ganann is a seasoned, passionate and highly engaged Merchandising & Sales Executive with a proven track record for conceiving and implementing clear brand vision, inspiring and re-energizing organizations, forging superior cross-functional relationships and demonstrating excellent fiscal responsibility. She is dedicated to...

Lauren Sherman has been covering the fashion industry since 2004. She is a special correspondent at Puck, where she writes about power players in fashion, retail, and luxury. The former chief correspondent for the Business of Fashion, she began her career as a reporter at Forbes and holds a BFA in writing, literature and publishing from Emerson College. She has contributed to the Wall Street Journ...

Travis Paul Martin is an experienced marketing and communications professional with more than 15 years of experience guiding communications strategies for brands in the fashion, lifestyle, and consumer packaged goods spaces. Travis currently runs the consulting firm TPM Consulting, working with brands in the fashion, lifestyle, CPG space with a focus on affiliate PR marketing. Travis discovered hi...

Yvonne has 20 years of merchandising and digital experience in the retail industry. Her career has spanned working at retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt Groupe and Walmart Ecommerce. On this episode, she speaks with Julie Kim about a series of career pivots that led from aspirations of a legal career to one in fashion all because a classmate asked her if she'd be interested in a job positi...

Julie is a merchandising and e-commerce leader with over 20 years of experience working for companies such as Saks, Gilt, Google and Intermix. She is highly skilled at optimizing product assortments and inventory to achieve top-line growth and profitability. She is a results-driven, creative and collaborative leader who excels at problem solving, implementing best practices and nurturing teams. An...

Katelyn is a seasoned marketing professional known for her expertise in both brand and agency environments, with a diverse background and firsthand knowledge of brand and product strategy, consumer segmentations, creative development, marketplace trends, and media planning. Throughout her career, Katelyn has held pivotal roles in global, matrix organizations, where she successfully led global and...

Adeline Gheorghita Callanan is an Executive Creative Recruiter with boutique executive search firm Landline. With a specialty in product + brand, she recruits for brands in the fashion, retail, lifestyle and consumer goods space and has worked for Banana Republic, Athleta, Old Navy, SKIMS, Native Shoes, Wilson Sporting Goods & BRADY Brand. During her time at Gap Inc. she ran their internship &...

Richard is a Creative Director who has spent the last 15+ years delivering best-in-class, performance-driving campaigns for global brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and Gap Inc. Through his passion for transformative storytelling within brand design, design systems, digital products and physical customer experiences, he focuses on the data of the customer journey within all channe...

David is a Creative Director, Designer, and frequent Copywriter focused on design for brand and marketing. Throughout his career, he's worked with in-house creative teams and agencies alike, designing for a wide range of brands in different categories from Fortune level to startups. On this episode, he speaks with Richard Irving about how his shared passions for arts and sports formed his care...

YURGA JUOZAPA — a true do-it-yourself native born in tiny Lithuania, has her jewelry worn by Courteney Cox and Julia Roberts. JUNETHINGS is a hard to define concept of stories driven jewelry, helping women to have more confidence through their wardrobes, and importance on seeing value in reclaimed, repaired, mended and just old in order to curb consumption in our everyday life. In this episode, Yu...

Based in Charleston, South Carolina, where she has a store-front, Laura began her career journey in Istanbul, Turkey. Today, she aims to expand her business and connect clothing designers with manufacturers in Turkey. On this episode, Laura talks with Yurga Juozapa about the post-graduation trip to Turkey that led to her meeting her future husband and business partner.

Matthew Doull is based in New York City. He began his career as a financial journalist at The Daily Telegraph in London where he covered TMT. From 1998-2000, Matthew served as Chairman of  http://Trip.com  , a pioneering online travel business which he sold to Galileo. Subsequently he was a Senior Analyst at SAC Capital where he was responsible for global TMT investing for the $12B hedge fund, and...

Molly Jong-Fast is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics Podcast. You can find her at twitter at mollyjongfast  On this episode, Molly speaks with Matthew Doull about the advantages and pitfalls of coming from a long line of writers and how she's navigated her own substance problems and the ever-changing media landscape.

Brooks Brown is a Learning & Development and Retail Director with a career spent in the beauty and fashion industry.  She has worked in wholesale, retail, branding and L&D for Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, Brioni, Donna Karan and Emmanuel Ungaro.  Additionally, she worked and lived in Hong Kong with responsibilities for the entire APAC region. She created and led initiatives in DE&I, lux...

Madeline Schwarz has been called a career therapist, lifesaver and secret weapon. She solves one problem that every business and employee has in common: to clearly and concisely articulate your vision, communicate what you do and why other people should care.  She’s coached individuals and teams on presentation skills, storytelling and team dynamics. Her clients have included Tommy Hilfiger, Maste...

Julian's research focuses on luxury fashion, consumption, and identity in America. As an extension of his academic work, Julian writes for Menswear Style and his site, julianrandall.com . Other interests include hip-hop, travel, and all things black truffle. On this episode, Julian talks with Andrea Pascual about what led him to move from Texas to the UK, and his journey into the intersection...

Andrea Pascual leads Cool Eye Creative, where she works with bold founders to design trusted brands. She is also owner and designer of ANDREA PASCUAL, her eponymous luxury fashion brand, where she designs exclusive items for a community of cultural disruptors. She was featured in Flare and FASHION magazines, and was a finalist in the Independent Handbag Designer Awards sponsored by InStyle. Andrea...