Fashion & Founders The Podcast

Victoria Smith

Fashion & Founders is a media platform exploring how fashion is actually built. Hosted by Victoria Smith, the show sits at the intersection of fashion, technology, and capital spotlighting the founders, investors, and operators shaping the industry’s next era.

Through long-form conversations, we go beyond trends to unpack fundraising, manufacturing, resale, AI, sustainability, career, and the evolving business of fashion. This is where fashion’s builders speak, share, and connect.

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Dec 31, 2024 · 22 min
2024 Fashion Founders Advice
A big thank you to all the guests who came onto the podcast this year. I learned so much from each conversation and feel so grateful for the opportunity to connect so many amazing people and share their stories. I put together a bonus episode with snippets of advice that founders shared from their experience. This ranges from fundraising, building a team, finding a co-founder the struggles of entrepreneurship. Mental health as a founder. What not to do tips on getting started, books and resources, finding your motivation. How to stay motivated and so much more. This includes 13 different episodes. And even if you've listened to all of these, trust me, I think I have listened to each at least 20 times through and I found this still such a great and powerful reminder. I love these different snippets, so let's get into it and let's hear from them. In this episode: Trinity Hislop founder of Third Claire Stepanek founder of Ergo Jade Begueling founder of 4AM Skin Jen Keane founder of Modern Synthesis Mary Korlin-Downs founder of Cropd.co Fashion Tech Kate Sanner founder of Beni Kristine Locker founder of Locker Naama and Manya founders of Threads of Tech Julia O'Mara founder of Pickle Genia Mineeva founder of BEEN London Diana Kakkar founder of MAES London Georgie Hyatt founder of Rotaro Natalia Ohanesian founder of Bipty Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Thank you for listening!
Dec 29, 2024 · 40 min
36. Third: Everything Luxury Handbags, Mental Health & Finding Confidence as a Founder, and Building a Fashion Tech Company with founder Trinity Hislop
Welcome back to Fashion and founders the Podcast my name is Victoria Smith and this week I spoke with Trinity the founder of Third. Third is an AI-powered search, compare and discover platform for preloved luxury handbags, featuring the largest range of rare and hard-to-find pieces available at present. This episode is not just for the luxury handbags and vintage lovers, this is one of the first episodes in which a founder really talked about the mental health component of being an entrepreneur. She discusses obstacles, how she still priorities her mental health, building confidence, and more. Trinity shares about her journey building a fashion tech business, her experience in London, and more so let’s get into the episode Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Third: IG: @thirdfind TikTok: @jadebeguelin LinkedIn: Website: https://thirdfind.com/ Follow Valore: IG: @shop.valore TikTok: @shopvalore Website: https://www.shopvalore.com/shop Thank you for listening!
Dec 22, 2024 · 30 min
35. Ergo: Pricing Analytics, Fashion Tech and AI, and Naming Your Price with Founder Claire Stepanek
Welcome back to Fashion and Founders the Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I am joined by Claire Stepanek, the founder and CEO of Ergo. Have you ever wondered how brands decide on the price of an item. Or why it seems like brands always have a 10% off sale? Maybe you would buy something if it was $25 instead of $28? Claire is building Ergo, a shopify tool that allows potential customers to make an offer of their best price when shopping. Providing brands with real time pricing analytics and empowering customers to have a voice in the shopping transaction. If youre used to sending an offer on second hand platforms like ebay or depop Ergo is bringing a version of this to everyday online shopping by allowing customers to tell brands their desired price. Claire went to MIT and worked at Goldman Sachs, Apple, and Doordash before starting Ergo in 2023. She has so much knowledge to share on fashion tech, fundraising, and more. Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Locker Links: VictoriaS Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Follow Ergo: IG: @ergo.offers LinkedIn: Ergo Website Wishlist Giveaway Follow Larson: IG: @larsonthebrand IG: @camrynlarsonn Website Thank you for listening!
Dec 15, 2024 · 28 min
34. 4AM SKIN: Launch Party at the Club, TikTok Tips, Selling at Revolve with Founder Jade Beguelin
Welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I’m joined with Jade Beguelin the co-founder of 4AM SKIN. You may have seen Jade from one of her TikToks about what hot girls in New York City are gatekeeping or wearing her viral under eye masks for her brand 4AM SKIN. She is how I found out about Pickle and the big silly trivia game, and she shares her best tips for growing on TikTok and some rumblings of what the hot girls are currently doing. 4am is not your regular skincare brand. Their launch party was at a club, they’ve partnered with 818, and their inspiration comes from the downtown girls that are up all night but still look great in the morning. Focusing on minimalism, they’ve created skincare that’s easy enough to do at 4AM and actually works. You can find them on REVOLVE and urban outfitters and they just became part of Sephora’s 2025 accelerate class. Jade and her cofounder Sabrina were also named Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2025. Jade and her co-founder met at Georgetown and as a fellow alum it was very fun to connect with someone else in the beauty fashion space. She shares some really great knowledge on starting a business in your 20s and more so let’s get into it. Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Jade: IG: @jadebeguelin TikTok: @jadebeguelin LinkedIn: Jade Beguelin Follow 4AM: IG: @4amskin Website: https://4amskin.com/ LinkedIn: 4AM SKIN Follow Philippa Made: IG: philippa__made Website Thank you for listening!
Dec 10, 2024 · 13 min
Fashion Tech Talk: How to work in fashion tech, tips for students, current job openings and summer internships with Threads of Tech
Fashion Tech Talk: short, bite-sized information answering your most asked questions about fashion tech! This series is with Naama and Manya the founders of Threads of Tech a community for fashion creatives and technologists. Topics this week How to pitch your skill set to fashion companies or fashion tech startups? What can current students do to get involved in fashion-tech? Current job openings and summer internships for students? They also share they have an upcoming Fashion Tech event for NYFW in February so follow them to stay updated! Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Threads of Tech: Instagram: @threadsoftech Job Board LinkedIn: Threads of Tech Substack: Threads of Tech Follow Naama: Instagram: @mieuxnaama LinkedIn: Naama Paulemont Follow Manya: Instagram: @manyaownbusiness LinkedIn: Manya Jain Thanks for listening!
Dec 8, 2024 · 22 min
33. Modern Synthesis: Reinventing Materials, Future Fabrics, and a Collaboration with Ganni with Founder Jen Keane
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. This week I spoke with Jen Keane the Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Synthesis. Modern synthesis is a London-based biotech company bringing life to new materials by working with bacteria to produce an entirely new class of nanocellulose based materials for fashion without using any plastic or animal inputs. Jen’s background leading up to founding her own company is so impressive and she has accumulated so many experiences in textiles and circularity. She did her undergraduate degree at Cornell University with a major in fiber, science and apparel design. She then worked at Adidas for five years getting so much experience in this large company. And then did a masters in material futures at Central Saint Martins of University of Arts London. If you are interested in the bio technology and material innovation side of fashion Tech, this episode is for you. They’ve worked on some really cool projects like “growing a shoe.” A collaboration with Ganni on their iconic Bou Bag, and theres so much more to come so let’s get into the episode. Follow Fashion & Founders: Instagram Website Youtube TikTok Substack Follow Modern Synthesis: Instagram Newsletter They’re hiring! Website Follow Baggy: Instagram Website Thank you for listening!
Dec 2, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
All Things Fashion Tech with Mary Korlin-Downs
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I spoke with Mary Korlin Downs. She has become a fashion tech thought leader through her Tiktok, Instagram, and Substack where she posts weekly job boards, fashion tech news, and more. Mary used to work at Bipty, a fashion rental company and I actually have an episode with the founder Natalia. She then went to Recurate a company powering brand owned resale. She then started her own agency Cropd working with fashion tech clients. Mary talks about how she got started in fashion tech by working on a startup while at a full time job in medical device sales. So if you have questions on how to transition into fashion tech listen to this episode. She shares great advice on how to build your portfolio, get started as a student, and her transition into being a founder and starting an agency working with fashion tech clients. This is the fashion tech episode to listen to, it’s a bit longer than other episodes because I went through all the comments and DMs I had gotten on fashion tech so I could get Mary’s take to share with you all so lets get into the episode. Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Mary Korlin Downs: IG: @marykorlindowns TikTok: @maykorlindowns Substack: All Things Fashion Tech LinkedIn: Mary Korlin-Downs Follow Pink Antique: IG: @pinkantique_ IG: @emilyanndeutsch Thank you for listening!
Nov 24, 2024 · 44 min
31. Beni: Fashion Tech Making Resale Shopping Easier, the Future of search, and AI with Founder Kate Sanner
Welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I spoke with Kate Sanne the Co-Founder of Beni. Beni is a google Chrome extension that shops alongside you, helping you find secondhand pieces. Kate shares some great insight into what the future of the fashion tech industry holds. She recently moderated a panel at Harvard Business School’s Retail and Luxury Goods Club and shares learnings including AI in fashion, consumer discovery, and the future of search. If you haven’t already downloaded Beni, it is a hack that once you use it, you wonder how you lived without it, and Beni just launched their resale registry for the holiday season so that you can make a wish list of some vintage secondhand things you want and then it’s super easy because then you can just text it to someone. Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Beni: IG: @join_beni TikTok: @join_beni Website: joinbeni.com Follow Grandpa’s Shirts IG: @grandpasshirts LinkedIn: Grandpas Shirts Thank you for listening!
Nov 10, 2024 · 31 min
30. Locker: Kristine Locker on Founding a Fashion Tech Business, Fundraising and Angel Investor Maggie Sellers, Building Community, and the Future of Online Shopping
Welcome to the first episode of season three of fashion and founders the podcast. This week I am joined by Kristine Locker founder of Locker, the Pinterest for online shopping. In this episode, Kristine talks about the founding of Locker the amazing community that she has built, all about fundraising, working with Maggie Sellers as an angel investor, and so much insight into her founder journey. Kristine has some really exciting things lined up for Locker and they’re really innovating how we online shop. If you haven’t already definitely sign up for the Locker shopping club, they send out monthly challenges that you can participate if you choose to and the winner will get a $500 gift card to a certain brand of the month. You can also join the waitlist for the Shopping Payback feature locker is offering. We were able to film this in person in New York and I got to meet Hanna, the Locker social media manager. I’ve recently been getting a lot of questions and interest in fashion tech and Kristine has described Locker as shopping tech before which I think definitely falls into this category of fashion tech so this is definitely a great episode to listen to if you’re interested in learning more about companies in this space and hearing how people got it directly from the founders themselves. Follow Fashion & Founders: Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and Founders Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Podcast Substack: Fashion and Founders Follow Locker: IG: @wantlocker TikTok: @wantlocker Website: wantlocker.com Follow Kristine: IG: @kristinelocker TikTok: @kristinelocker Thank you for listening!
Nov 4, 2024 · 8 min
Intro: Fashion & Founders The Podcast, Fashion Tech, Circularity, and More!
Hello and welcome to the first episode of Season 3 of Fashion & Founders The Podcast, Conversations in Fashion Circularity, Tech, and Innovation! Formerly Interwoven Stories, but all those episodes will still be available! Intro in what's coming and some changes, I have lots of amazing episodes lined up! Conversations with founders and innovators working in different sectors of the fashion industry, offering an opportunity to get involved in this growing space. Hear directly from the people building the future of fashion about entrepreneurship, job opportunities, fashion tech, circularity, biomaterials, and more. Follow Fashion & Founders Podcast IG: @fashionandfounders Podcast Website: fashionandfounders.com Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias
Oct 23, 2024 · 32 min
29. Threads of Tech: The Booming Fashion Tech Industry, Creating Your Niche, & Job Opportunities with Co-Founders Naama and Manya
This week I spoke with Manya and Naama founders of Threads of Tech. Together they are creating a community in the fashion tech community from putting on events during NYFW to their job board and connecting people to their dream jobs. Naama has a background as a software engineer and knitwear designer and Manya as a Data Analyst and Fashion Designer. What started out as a roommate search ended up with them putting on two major events in 5 weeks and becoming co-founders. Manya and Naama are often behind the scenes making sure their events run smoothly, so I am excited to share their story here and help others learn more about the really exciting work they are doing. Maybe you follow data but make it fashion on instagram or have seen a cool new fashion tech startup, if you’ve ever wanted to learn more about fashion tech whether you’re a student or someone looking to use their tech background at a fashion brand this episode is for you because they share a lot of insight. Follow Interwoven Interwoven IG: @interwovenstories.pod Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Interwoven LinkedIn: Interwoven Stories Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Interwoven Substack: @interwovenstories Follow Threads of Tech: Instagram: @threadsoftech Job Board LinkedIn: Threads of Tech Substack: Threads of Tech Follow Naama: Instagram: @mieuxnaama LinkedIn: Naama Paulemont Follow Manya: Instagram: @manyaownbusiness LinkedIn: Manya Jain Listener Story: Instagram: @too.many.jackets Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Oct 9, 2024 · 22 min
28. Cascale: Measuring and Reporting on Fashion’s Impact, the Higg Index, and NYFW with Editorial Director Kaley Roshitsh
This week I am joined by Kaley, editorial director at Cascale, formerly known as Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). You may have heard of the Higg Index, a collection of tools that measure the environmental and social impact of products and supply chains in the apparel, footwear, and textile industries In 2009, Walmart and Patagonia founded the SAC to convene apparel industry stakeholders on a pre-competitive basis and develop a common approach to measuring sustainability and in 2010 they launched the Higg Index. Each year, over 24,000 users rely on the Higg Index to measure their footprint, improve and take action. Kaley played a founding role as Sustainability Editor at WWD, covering business, spearheading digital properties like the “Sustainability Scene,” and moderating live events. After 5 years at WWD, Kaley now oversees editorial and currently guides Cascale’s distinctive voice across content and live media operations, all key to the organization’s rebrand’s success. An avid community gardener and activist, she’s contributed to U.N. Women USA NY during the chapter’s reign, and recently served as an advisory committee member for the 2023 U.N. Conscious Fashion Campaign & Lifestyle Network. Listen for some shoutouts for vintage and repair stores in New York too. With such a strong record in sustainable fashion journalism, Kaley is a thought leader in this space and offers great insight in this episode, I’m very excited to share it. Follow Interwoven: Interwoven IG: @interwovenstories.pod Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Interwoven LinkedIn: Interwoven Stories Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Interwoven Substack: @interwovenstories Follow Cascale: Instagram: @cascale_org LinkedIn: Cascale Website: cascale.org Follow Kaley: Instagram: @kaleyroshitsh LinkedIn: Kaley Roshitsh Website: kaleyroshitsh.com Listener Story: Instagram: @sofia_bergstrom Business: @stchsbys Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Oct 2, 2024 · 30 min
27. Remake: Fashion Advocacy and Remake’s Preloved Fashion Show at NYFW with Vice President of Advocacy Emily Stochl
This week I spoke with Emily Stochl, Vice President of Advocacy and Community Engagement at Remake. Emily has been in the sustainable fashion space for many years now and began at Remake as an ambassador. She also hosts her own podcast, the Pre-Loved Podcast, so check that out as well. Remake is working on systems change in the fashion industry and creating a more ethical fashion industry. In todays epiosde we cover a lot as Remake is involved in so many branches of the sustainable fashion industry, from legislation with the Fabric Act, the Brandy Hellville Documentary, the no new clothes challenge, and of course there preloved fashion show during New York fashion week. If you’re looking for a way to get involved and find a community in the sustainable fashion space, remake’s ambassador program is a great way to get started and you can learn more about all the opportunities they offer throughout the episode. Follow Interwoven Interwoven IG: @interwovenstories.pod Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Interwoven LinkedIn: Interwoven Stories Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Interwoven Substack: @interwovenstories Follow Remake: Instagram: @remakeourworld LinkedIn: remake.world Website: remake.world Ambassador Application: apply here! Follow Emily: Instagram: @emilymstochl Website: emilystochl.com Listener Story: Multiple listener stories in this episode! From Remake’s Preloved Fashion Show at NYFW from Remake Ambassadors, the Circ x Mara Hoffman dress, and many more! Find the full stories on the Interwoven Instagram and Substack Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Sep 18, 2024 · 38 min
26. Pickle: Hyper Local and Scalable Peer to Peer Fashion Rental with Founder Julia O’Mara
Welcome back to Interwoven Stories, this week I had interviewed Julia O’Mara, Co-Founder and COO of Pickle. Pickle is a peer to peer fashion rental platform headquartered in New York City and we were able to meet in person amidst New York Fashion Week. In this episode Julia shares some fun stories about the early days of Pickle, advice for entrepreneurs, and really fun renter stories from engagements to revenge dresses. Julia has not always worked in fashion and before joining Forbes 30 Under 30 and the Female Founders List, she studied Materials Science Engineering and Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania and before founding Pickle, served as Senior Product Manager at The Blackstone Group, where she met her co-founder Brian. I can’t recommend Pickle enough, not only because they have the best dresses or that I had so much fun recording this with Julia, but I can honestly say I’ve made hundreds of dollars in just a couple of weeks. You can visit them in person at their store in the West Village or download the app and get $20 off your first rental. If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, fashion tech, or just love the Pickle app, keep listening. Follow Interwoven Interwoven IG: @interwovenstories.pod Victoria TikTok: @vfsmith11 Interwoven LinkedIn: Interwoven Stories Victoria Pickle Closet: @victorias Follow Julia: Julia IG: @julia_omara Julia TikTok: @julia_omara Julia LinkedIn: Julia O'Mara Follow Pickle: Pickle IG: @shoponpickle Pickle X: @shoponpickle Pickle TikTok: @shoponpickle Pickle LinkedIn: Pickle Listener Story: Dani IG: @daniskov Dani TikTok: @danigskov Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Sep 4, 2024 · 35 min
25. World Collective: Unlocking Potential through Fashion Tech with Founder Jeanine Ballone
This week I am joined with Jeanine Co-Founder and CEO of World Collective, the first digital transformation hub for the fashion industry. She has an incredible background in fashion with two decades of experience from the Otto Group to being the VP of Supply Chain at Calvin Klein to the Global VP at the Innovation Lab of PVH Corp to founding a nonprofit to support women and children working in the fashion industry to the executive Director of Fashion for Development. Jeanine‘s vision for the future of fashion is so incredibly inspiring. You can feel how much she believes in the work she is doing and the possibilities it can create. everyone to create a more ethical, innovative fashion industry through the business model the world collective supports and has created, whether you’re a student interested in designing your first collection, a small business, or a large corporation or creating your own material collective has something and someone for you to connect with and learn from. World Collective Links! Insta: @worldcollective.official Website Follow Interwoven! Instagram: @interwovenstories.pod Listener Story! Insta: @dizzylizzyshopp Depop! Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Aug 21, 2024 · 36 min
24. BEEN London: Creating Beautiful Bags from Waste with Founder Genia
This week I was joined with Genia the founder of Been London. Started in 2018, BEEN London is an award-winning accessories brand that was named 'one of the most innovative fashion companies in the world' by British VOGUE. Genia is on a mission to make beautiful things out of waste and help us all reimagine what objects can be. She has a really cool approach to design and sustainability and I found this conversation inspiring and informative on what it’s like to be a founder of sustainable fashion brand revolutionizing a product. BEEN London Links! Insta: @been.london Website Follow Interwoven! Instagram: @interwovenstories.pod Listener! Insta: @destinyjoelivia By Rotation Jacket Code DESTINY15 for 15% a rental! Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Get featured and submit your own story here! Thank you for listening!
Aug 7, 2024 · 39 min
23. MAES London: Transparency in Fashion Manufacturing with British Fashion Council Mentor Founder Diana Kakkar
This week on Interwoven Stories, I spoke with Diana Kakkar the founder and chief executive of MAES London, a luxury garment manufacturing studio located in North London specialising in designer womenswear. I got the opportunity to tour her factory and it was incredible to see firsthand what she has built. Diana is deeply integrated in the UK fashion scene as she is also a mentor at the British Fashion Council, a visiting lecturer at the University of art London, and an ambassador for the uk fashion and textile association. We discuss her entrepreneurial journey and she shares some great tips as well as her advice for aspiring founders. She is at the forefront of fashion innovation and is on a mission to reconnect designers with the people who make their clothes. Diana shares her knowledge from creating her own business to mentoring and teaching upcoming designers making this episode not one to miss for anyone looking to get involved in fashion from students to designers to founders. Follow MAES London! @maeslondon @dianakakkar Follow Interwoven! @interwovenstories.pod Listener Story! @sugarsequinvintage @katerina.styles Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Thank you for listening!
Jul 24, 2024 · 33 min
22. Fashion Takes Action: Empowering Youth Through Education with Founder Kelly Drennan
This week I spoke with Kelly Drennan, the founder and executive director of Fashion Takes Action (FTA). FTA is Canada's only non-profit organization devoted to advancing sustainability in the entire fashion system through education, awareness, research and collaboration. Kelly shares how she started Fashion Takes Action in 2007 and discovered a real need to education and collaboration in sustainable fashion and how in wake of the Rana Plaza Factory Tragedy she found a way to educate and empower young people. Kelly has become a true leader in the industry and served as Fashion Revolution’s country coordinator for Canada for the first three years. FTA does a lot of work around education so if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by media around climate change, Kelly offerers her insight with years of expertise on how to effectively approach and communicate these difficult topics. Her work around education in for young people to adults, using fashion as a channel to empower people to take action has created a ripple effect of change. Follow Fashion Takes Action! FTA Instagram: @fashiontakesaction MCMW Instagram: @myclothesmyworld Sign up for the newsletter here! Listener Story! Danielle Perryman Studio Follow Interwoven! Instagram: @interwovenstories.pod Tiktok: @interwovenstories Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Thank you for listening!
Jul 10, 2024 · 31 min
21. Building Bipty: Fashion Rental, Side Hustles, and Creating Community with Founder Natalia
This week I spoke with Natalia, the founder of Bipty a fashion rental platform. She shares how she got started running around her college campus delivering clothes and how she built her business where it is today as they launch an app July 11th as well! Natalia has great advice for people who want to start their own business and get started renting out their clothes and have a great side hustle. She has built such an incredible community and I can’t wait to see what she continues to create. For those interested in entrepreneurship, side hustles, fashion, and more you’ll learn a lot from this episode! Follow Bipty! Ig: @bipty.fashionrental Follow Interwoven! Instagram: @interwovenstories.pod Tiktok: @interwovenstories Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Thank you for listening!
Jul 2, 2024 · 31 min
20. Entrepreneurship, Fashion Tech, and Consumer Forecasting with Georgie Hyatt Founder of Rotaro
This week I interviewed Georgie Hyatt a London based entrepreneur. She was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Drapers 30 under 30 in 2022, for her fashion rental business Rotaro. Who What Wear featured her as one of “The Best Wardrobes in Britain." Georgie’s fashion journey began at WGSN, a trend forecasting and analytics company. She then founded Rotaro, a UK based fashion rental company that offered rental as a service for brands. After consolidating Rotaro with another fashion rental company, Georgie moved into consulting and the VC space scouting for climate tech companies. She expressed her passion for building a great produce and business and will be starting her own company soon again and I can’t wait to see what she does. Georgie has such an interesting background and if you are interested in fashion forecasting, consumer insights, entrepreneurship, fashion tech, and vc investing, Georgie has the experience and knowledge to learn from. she shares a a very fully circle story of how Ganni’s legal team sent them a letter at the beginning of their business so keep listing to find out how that ended. Follow Georgie! Ig: @georgiehyatt Out of Retirement Vintage Follow Interwoven! Instagram: @interwovenstories.pod Tiktok: @interwovenstories Share your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have! Thank you for listening!

Fashion & Founders The Podcast

2024 Fashion Founders Advice

36. Third: Everything Luxury Handbags, Mental Health & Finding Confidence as a Founder, and Building a Fashion Tech Company with founder Trinity Hislop

35. Ergo: Pricing Analytics, Fashion Tech and AI, and Naming Your Price with Founder Claire Stepanek

34. 4AM SKIN: Launch Party at the Club, TikTok Tips, Selling at Revolve with Founder Jade Beguelin

Fashion Tech Talk: How to work in fashion tech, tips for students, current job openings and summer internships with Threads of Tech

33. Modern Synthesis: Reinventing Materials, Future Fabrics, and a Collaboration with Ganni with Founder Jen Keane

All Things Fashion Tech with Mary Korlin-Downs

31. Beni: Fashion Tech Making Resale Shopping Easier, the Future of search, and AI with Founder Kate Sanner

30. Locker: Kristine Locker on Founding a Fashion Tech Business, Fundraising and Angel Investor Maggie Sellers, Building Community, and the Future of Online Shopping

Intro: Fashion & Founders The Podcast, Fashion Tech, Circularity, and More!

29. Threads of Tech: The Booming Fashion Tech Industry, Creating Your Niche, & Job Opportunities with Co-Founders Naama and Manya

28. Cascale: Measuring and Reporting on Fashion’s Impact, the Higg Index, and NYFW with Editorial Director Kaley Roshitsh

27. Remake: Fashion Advocacy and Remake’s Preloved Fashion Show at NYFW with Vice President of Advocacy Emily Stochl

26. Pickle: Hyper Local and Scalable Peer to Peer Fashion Rental with Founder Julia O’Mara

25. World Collective: Unlocking Potential through Fashion Tech with Founder Jeanine Ballone

24. BEEN London: Creating Beautiful Bags from Waste with Founder Genia

23. MAES London: Transparency in Fashion Manufacturing with British Fashion Council Mentor Founder Diana Kakkar

22. Fashion Takes Action: Empowering Youth Through Education with Founder Kelly Drennan

21. Building Bipty: Fashion Rental, Side Hustles, and Creating Community with Founder Natalia

20. Entrepreneurship, Fashion Tech, and Consumer Forecasting with Georgie Hyatt Founder of Rotaro