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 Gab Waller, Pickle, Locker, Erika Veurink, Fashion Revolution, Eco-Age, Colorifix, and more.
Episodes
74 episodes
How to Scale a Business without Chasing Hype with Eshita Kabra Founder of By Rotation
In this episode, Victoria sits down with Eshita Kabra, founder and CEO of By Rotation, the world’s largest peer-to-peer fashion rental platform. Eshita shares what it really takes to build a profitable, sustainable, community-driven fashion tec...
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49:37
The Parts of Entrepreneurship No One Talks About with Abby Price Founder of Abbode
In this episode of Fashion and Founders, Abby Price the founder of Abbode shares her founding story. From starting a business right after graduating from Parsons to scaling into a seven figure business. Abby shares the honest reality of being a...
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Season 6
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Episode 68
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41:19
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Styled Sara: How to Break into the Fashion Industry
On this episode of Fashion and Founders, Victoria is joined by Sara Walker who you’ve probably seen on Instagram as @styledsara. Sara talks about how she broke into the fashion industry, the first steps she took, and landing a job at Revolve. S...
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Season 6
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Episode 67
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42:30
Fashion Tech Weeks: Takeaways from NYC, SF, LA
This week on Fashion and Founders the Podcast, Victoria shares a solo episode with takeaways from major fashion and fashion tech events from the past month. From New York Fashion Week, Climate Week, San Francisco Tech Week, and LA Tech Week. Sh...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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17:57
How to Start and Scale a Fashion Brand with ALIGNE CEO Ginny Seymour
In this episode of Fashion & Founders Victoria Smith sits down with Ginny Seymour, CEO and re-founder of Aligne. Founded in East London and freshly expanded to New York, Ginny rebuilt ALIGNE as a design-led, DTC-first womenswear brand. Just...
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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37:16
Daydreaming Fashion’s Future: Why Fashion Needs Tech with Founder Lisa Green
This week on Fashion and Founders the Podcast, host Victoria Smith is joined with Lisa Green, co-founder Chief Brands Officer of Daydream. Daydream is the AI-powered fashion tech platform fixing broken search and personalization in shopping. We...
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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43:12
The RealReal: Innovation, Fashion, and Career Insights from Rachel Glicksberg
In this episode of Fashion and Founders, Victoria Smith sits down with Rachel Glicksberg, Women’s Fashion & New Initiatives Lead at The RealReal. Rachel shares The RealReal’s designer collaborations and upcycling initiatives, the ris...
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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42:59
Pia Mance Founder of Heaven Mayhem on Building a $10 Million Dollar Brand
Season 5 of Fashion Founders the Podcast, opens with Pia Mance, founder of Heaven Mayhem. Pia started with $900 dollars hand making jewelry on her bedroom floor and in just three years built a $10 million dollar business, recently featured on V...
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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37:25
Influencer Marketing Masterclass: Partnerships, Events, & Strategy with Nicole Reisman of Dolce Vita
On this episode of Fashion Founders, Victoria Smith interviews Nicole Reisman, Director of Influencer Marketing & Events at Dolce Vita, for a deep dive into the world of influencer marketing and brand partnerships. Nicole shares pr...
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Season 4
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Episode 61
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56:17
The Clueless Closet App with 10 Million Users: Whering with Founder Bianca Rangecroft
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Bianca Rangecroft the founder of Whering. Whering is a UK based but globally used digital wardrobe app that is making it easier than...
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Season 4
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Episode 60
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40:18
How to Build Partnerships in Fashion Tech: Optimizing your Digital Wardrobe with Tote and Future Reference Founders
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Kathleen Sheppard, the founder of Tote, and Claire Ilmer, the founder of Future Reference. In this episode, we explore their recent...
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Season 4
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Episode 59
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31:37
How to Leverage Social Media to Build your Business with Nik Pollina
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined by Nik Pollina. Nik used to work at Google and transitioned from tech into fashion after getting laid off. She talks about her journe...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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32:34
What do the EU, UK, and USA prioritize in Sustainable Fashion? Takeaways from the Global Fashion Agenda Summit
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm doing a recap episode from the Global Fashion Agenda Summit that I attended in Copenhagen. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to atte...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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21:16
Viral Videos that Convert: London’s Fastest Growing Preloved Luxury Store with Sellier Founder Hanushka Toni
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Hanushka Toni, the founder and CEO of Sellier. I am coming to you live from London and am excited share this episode with Hanush...
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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25:26
How DMing Alex Cooper Began Her Styling Career from Celebrity Stylist Zoe Gofman
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with celebrity stylist Zoe Gofman. Zoe does not have your typical story of entering into the industry, and a little sneak peek she cold D...
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Season 4
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Episode 55
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37:20
Breaking Into Fashion Tech: Reinventing Resale and the New Era of Beni with Mary Korlin-Downs and Kate Sanner
Talking fashion tech with Mary Korlin-Downs founder of All Things Fashion Tech and Kate Sanner CEO and Co-Founder of Beni. From Beni’s relaunch that’s redefining how and why we shop and Mary joining the team, Kate shares leading industry insigh...
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Season 4
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Episode 54
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1:00:05
Is the Vintage Market at its Cap? and Creating a Future Vintage Brand with Lexi of Shop Nou
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Lexi, The founder of Shop Nou and now Nou Shoes. She is a vintage sourcer and seller, and now a shoe designer with her very first s...
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Season 4
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Episode 53
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32:30
Manifesting Money, Finances for Founders, and Getting Dumb Rich with Ariel LaFond
Hello and welcome back to Fashion Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I'm joined with Ariel LaFond. She is an CPA, a fractional CFO for small businesses, and the writer of Dumb Rich on Substack. She is the coole...
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Season 4
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Episode 52
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45:51
$1500 a Year to Six Figures a Quarter: How You Can Make Freelancing into A Career with Erika Veurink
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Erica Veurink, she writes Long Live on Substack and is the founder of We Met at EV Salon. Erika was one of the perfect people to...
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Season 4
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Episode 51
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39:38
Fashion Tech Talk: Trends, Press & Product Launches, and Who’s Hiring
Themes I’ve been seeing in fashion tech recently, new companies to try, and who’s hiring! From Search, personalization, and curation. Job Board: Fashion and Founders<...
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14:15
The Alix Earle Effect Hits Fashion Tech and What It’s Really Like to Go Viral with Founder of Second Sense Chris Lucas
Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders of the podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Chris Lucas, the founder of Second Sense. After Alix Earle visited Harvard Business School last week and posted a TikTok abou...
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30:15
The Future of AI in Fashion
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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47:25
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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Season 3
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Episode 48
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57:43
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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Season 3
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Episode 47
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49:03
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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Season 3
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Episode 46
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49:23
