Behind the scenes of the fashion industry sharing inspirational stories, career advice, and best practices to guide your personal and professional journey
Empowering Women Through Sustainable Fashion Design and Entrepreneurship
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH CARAGH BENNET CO-FOUNDER OF THE ZENA BRAND "Our bottom line is to see the women establish their own bottom lines.” These are the words of Caragh Bennet, our guest today, who has made it their life's purpose and brand to rewrite stories and empower women through sustainable fashion design and entrepreneurship. The Zena Brand puts its community first with the notion that it isn't always about generating profit, but rather, about living out your purpose and finding fulfi...
17 May 2022
A Pathway to Freedom for Women: From Victims to Empowered Entrepreneurs
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH RACHEL KINLEY FOUNDER OF MERIDIAN LEE Rachel Kinley said “I had a friend who just ask me to... if I would do a volunteer project development job for nonprofit,” got her into the concept of bringing joy in the day-to-day and deep satisfaction in the livelihoods of people who aren't granted enough privilege, freedom, and pride of providing for their families themselves. Rachel has worked tirelessly since then to help those in need. In this episode, we'...
6 Jan 2022
Why It's Okay to Do Things in a Non-traditional Way
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SHIVAM PUNJYA FOUNDER OF BEHNO What if there was a more innovative way to improve your people's quality of life? It's not uncommon for young brands to be taught to operate in their own traditional way. However, in our current environment when everything changes, we have to figure out how to do things differently. Shivam Punjya, founder of Behno, came from a non- conventional background, yet continues to impact the Fashion Design Industry by transforming workers' lives...
6 Jan 2022
Passion for Fashion to Impact
“Whatever we do carries on to the next generation". The sustainability mindset for Aysegul began with this conviction and she treats it as if it is her life's purpose. As we change and adapt, our behavior is passed on to future generations. After first navigating the challenge of finding clothing for herself, Aysegul decided to start her contemporary plus-size brand, Shegul. Shegul designs knock down stereotypes and empower women, making them feel confident and look beautiful. She...
9 Dec 2021
Defining Sustainability from Different Perspectives with Simone Cipriani
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SIMONE CIPRIANI FOUNDER OF ETHICAL FASHION INITIATIVE Through this pandemic, we are able to examine the essentials - the foundations of life including our common life, our mutual interaction, and the future. We see sustainable fashion in that trend. The idea of sustainability includes considering not only today's but tomorrow's world, and it is our responsibility to preserve the social and environmental capital of our global community. So what can we do to make ...
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