The Future Of Fashion Business

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 informative episode, Even our host was having issues catching up! 

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 must have, and the main things you have to consider if you want to start a footwear line. Hope you enjoy this one and dont forget to follow our podcast for future episodes.

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 delivering them to their customer, and how they can leverage technology platforms to help them with the early challenges of starting a fashion brand. 

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 making their first products, and about the different stages of development a product has to go through so that it is ready to sell. There was so much valuable information in this episode, so make sure you have a pen and paper nearby!

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 entrepreneur, we hope you can start applying these concepts into your fashion business.

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 became a global success story.

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. 

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