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
53 episodes
49. The Future of AI in Fashion: Personalization, Emerging Designers, and Fashion Tech with Arête Co-Founder Kotryna Jukneviciute
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Kotryna, the co-founder of Arete. Arete is an AI powered marketplace for emerging designers built to create connection between ...
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48. StylewithSoco: From Bloomingdales to Full Time Content Creator and Tips on Working in Fashion in NYC
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I’m joined with Sophie Cohen aka Style with Soco! If you don’t already know, Sophie, you might recognize some of her iconic pink or vintage look...
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Episode 48
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47. PR Masterclass: How to Be Your Own PR Agent and Write a Standout Pitch with Emily Blair Media
Learn how to win the PR game from Emily Blair Marcus the founder of Emily Blair Media. Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders, the podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Emily Blair Marcus, the founder of Emily Bl...
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46. Investor to Co-Founder: The New Era of Brand Loyalty with CAKE Founder Estelle Palandjian
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders the Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Estelle, the co-founder of Cake. Estelle went from being an investor at a VC investing in Cake to joining as a co-founder.<...
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45. Starting a Business with Your Best Friend in Your Twenties with Co-Founders of No Standing NYC Sari & Helena
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders the Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I am joined with Helena and Sari, the co-founders of No Standing NYC. No Standing is a luxury vintage and secondhand store with curated pieces at an...
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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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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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Episode 43
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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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Episode 42
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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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Episode 41
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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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Episode 40
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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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Episode 39
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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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Episode 38
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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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Episode 37
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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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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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Episode 36
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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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Episode 35
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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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Episode 34
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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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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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Episode 33
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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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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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Episode 31
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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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Episode 30
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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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Episode 30
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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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Episode 29
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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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Episode 28
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