Fashion & Founders The Podcast
Fashion and Founders The Podcast: Circularity, Tech, & Innovation.
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.
Learn from incredible guests across the industry, from rental, resale, nonprofit, PR, policy, start ups, including people at Depop, By Rotation, Pickle, Locker, Fashion Revolution, Eco-Age, Colorifix, and more.
Episodes
48 episodes
44. Cherry Pick: Building The Entire Internet of Vintage Fashion with Founder Delaney Delponti
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders, the podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Delaney Delponti, founder of Cherry Pick. Cherry Pick is going to be your one stop shop for everything vintage, combining your...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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46:55
43. The Big Silly Trivia Game with Host Natalie Shine on Following Your Passions, Brand Building, & Global Girlhood Domination
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders the Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Natalie Shine, the host of the Big Silly Trivia Game. If you don't know what the Big Silly Trivia Game is, you are missing out. It i...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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43:29
42. EDGE NYFW: Fashion Tech Takeaways
In this episode you will hear behind the scenes from the panelists at EDGE NYFW. I hosted a pop up podcast studio for Fashion & Founders at EDGE and interviewed the panelists to recap the panels they were on and share some behind the scenes...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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52:37
41. Gab Waller: Revolutionizing Fashion with Sourced By, AI-Powered Fashion Sourcing Platform
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, this week I'm joined with Gab Waller, founder of Gab Waller Dot Com and Sourced By.Gab is a fashion sourcer, her team finds sold out pieces for clients and makes the impossible ...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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36:16
40. ZERO: The Revolve for Sustainable Fashion from Friends to Founders with Ellie and Brigitte
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders the podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Ellie and Brigitte, the founders of Zero. I think of Zero as the Revolve for sustainable fashion where you can disco...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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35:46
39. Is it Possible to Build a Fully Circular Fashion Brand? with Anne Warren Founder of Next Season
Hello and welcome back to Fashion & Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I was joined with Anne Warren, the founder of Next Season. Next Season turns old, damaged, unwanted sweaters into one-of-a-kind knitwear, redu...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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38:55
38. Redyoos: Sustainable Jewelry Education & Recycling Your Jewelry into Clean Energy with Founder Cleo Escarez
Hello and welcome back to Fashion & Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I’m joined with Cleo Escarez the founder of Redyoos.She has created a way for pre-loved jewelry to be recycled into clean energy solut...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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35:12
37. Future Reference: Digital Wardrobe, the Future of Resale, and Building a Fashion Tech Company from Google to Startup with Founder Claire Illmer
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Claire Illmer, the Co-Founder and CEO of Future Reference.Claire's experience before founding Future Reference includes w...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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38:52
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 bon...
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Season 3
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22:13
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, featurin...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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40:03
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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30:37
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 gateke...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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28:48
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...
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13:27
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 wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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22:44
32. Fashion Tech Masterclass with Mary Korlin-Downs: How to work in fashion tech, why it’s the next big boom, and advice for students
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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1:01:04
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. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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44:13
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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31:17
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!<...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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8:13
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. <...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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32:34
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 s...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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22:29
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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30:41
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 Fashi...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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38:47
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 th...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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35:30
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 m...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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36:27
23. MAES London: Transparency in Fashion Manufacturing with 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 he...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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39:47