Authenticity, Fluidity & Dragons With Terrence Zhou

R13 Founder On How To Balance Business and Creativity: Join our free online fashion business school and networking community: https://www.beyondfashionbusiness.com/school On this week's episode, we sat down with R13 Founder Chris Leba. We spoke about everything he grew R13 into a multi-million dollar fashion brand by learning about himself, and by learning how to balance the creative with the business side of fashion. by Beyond Fashion Business

75 min listen

Ulla Johnson CEO Shares Most Important Advice For Small Brands: Join our free online fashion business school and networking community: https://www.beyondfashionbusiness.com/school On this week's episode, we sat down with Ulla Johnson's CEO, Donata Minelli. We spoke about the key things that small brands and upcoming fashion leaders must know. Including what's at the heart of fashion today, business foundations, and how to grow a fashion brand. by Beyond Fashion Business

56 min listen

GANNI Director Shares The Secret To GANNNI's Global Success: Join our free online fashion business school: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 GANNI is a brand that has captivated the global fashion scene with its distinctive blend of contemporary aesthetics and sustainable practices. In this episode, we sat down with GANNI's Director of Business Development Cristina Schaub. Cristina gave us an exclusive look into the company's journey towards international acclaim. Exploring GANNI's strategic approach to global expansion, our conversation sheds light on how the brand has successfully balanced its unique identity with the demands of diverse markets around the world. by Beyond Fashion Business

47 min listen

RTA Founder David Rimokh’s Guide To Starting Fashion Brands: Join our free online fashion business school: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 In this episode of Beyond Fashion Business, we spoke with the founder of RTA (Road To Awe) David Rimokh. In this conversation David shared his journey, lessons, and a practical blueprint for aspiring fashion entrepreneurs. Which includes David's path to success, including the challenges he faced and the determination that drove him forward. by Beyond Fashion Business

74 min listen

The Pursuit Of The Perfect Product & Starting A Headwear Brand with Varsity Headwear Founders: In this week's episode, we sit down with the founders of Varsity, a leading name in luxury headwear. We delve into what it takes to constantly chase the ideal of the perfect product, especially in the competitive world of fashion accessories. Our guests Alex and Seb share their experiences and challenges in starting and growing a headwear brand, offering a realistic look at the highs and lows of the journey. From business strategies to evolving as a leader, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone interested in fashion entrepreneurship. Apply to our free online fashion business school and networking community. Fill out your application here: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 by Beyond Fashion Business

63 min listen

Using Fashion As A Tool For World Change with Sky High Farm Founder Daphne Seybold: Apply to our free online fashion business school and networking community. Fill out your application here: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 Sky High Farm Universe: https://www.instagram.com/skyhighfarmuniverse/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

82 min listen

Sales Strategies for High-End Fashion Brands with Fashion Sales Director Lizzie Wheeler: Apply to our free online fashion business school and networking community. Fill out your application here: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 In this week's episode, we explore the importance of 'hero products', and discuss the importance of a wholesale-focused approach to local and international growth. by Beyond Fashion Business

71 min listen

Building The Perfect Fashion Brand: Key Principles for Success with Colorful Standard Founder Tue Deleuran: Apply to our free online fashion business school and networking community. Fill out your application here: https://form.jotform.com/233004436801041 In this week's episode, we discussed the key principles to building a perfect fashion brand: simplicity in merchandising and processes, staying focused on your brand's vision and operations, disciplined & patient decision-making, and reliable production infrastructure. Colorful Standard: https://www.instagram.com/colorfulstandard/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

86 min listen

Very Important Announcement Please Listen: To apply for our free online fashion business school and networking community, fill out your application here: https://www.jotform.com/tables/233004436801041?st=NW5pWVE1cnBwemkwQTc2WmYvdU9RSU5QNXdWNElrdHZldXQwek94UEdTSWZmMi9PdVFNckIxTUxYVlZvcTRKMWNqZ3QrSmFrS0MyMjd6L2lkVWEvR3Bxa2Z5aGhjU0R6SDhzSmY2dUlhM1lGQ0lHNG1KMk5iZUpxM1ZxV3p0Sko= by Beyond Fashion Business

3 min listen

The Fashion Startup Journey: Unveiling the Power of the Perfect Partnership | PAST TENSE Founders Adrien Forrey & Victor Lindh: In this week's episode, we sat down with experienced fashion executives turned entrepreneurs Adrien Forrey & Victor Lindh. We dive into the raw reality of the fashion startup journey, why experience alone isn't enough when starting a fashion brand, and how partnering with the right business partner can make or break your success. For clips and video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALRJUvCL5a15ZwW7dcpCyA PAST TENSE: https://www.past-tense-studio.com/ by Beyond Fashion Business

49 min listen

The Rebirth Of A 30 Year-Old Brand & The Importance Of Never Forgetting Who You Are | House of Dagmar Founders Karin Söderlind & Sofia Wallenstam: In this week's episode, we sat down with House of Dagmar founders and sisters Karin Söderlind, and Sofia Wallenstam. A conversation about the journey behind starting House of Dagmar, a legendary Swedish brand that after 20 years, had to rethink what it means to sell fashion. The brand has had many successes and failures, but remembering who are are and where you come from is the one thing you need to succeed, and for your brand to last for the ages. For clips and video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALRJUvCL5a15ZwW7dcpCyA by Beyond Fashion Business

56 min listen

The Evolution Of E-commerce Only Brands & Why Brands Need To Stop Selling Online with Flattered CEO Gustav Liden: "The fashion world is evolving before us, with winter on the horizon. Much like a farmer, a founder must discern the current season and adapt their brands accordingly. Just as a farmer relishes the bounty of spring while also bracing for winter, so too must we be ready for the shifts in our industry." Preview of my recent podcast conversation with Flattered Co-founder & CEO Gustav Lidén for The Future of Fashion Business. In this episode, we spoke about the evolution of the D2C fashion landscape and why brands need to adapt to different business seasons. For clips and video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALRJUvCL5a15ZwW7dcpCyA by Beyond Fashion Business

59 min listen

The Shark Tank Entrepreneur That Fired Herself From Her Own Company | Copenhagen Cartel Founder Katrine Lee Larsen: This this week's episode, we sat down with Copenhagen Cartel founder Katrine Lee Larsen. In this episode, we talked about: 1) How Katrine started s successful sustainable fashion brand with no fashion or sustainability experience. 2) How being on the TV show Shark Tank exploded her success. 3) The roadmap to her brand's success. 3) Why she decided to quit her role as CEO. 5) Dealing with depression and stress as a founder. For clips and video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALRJUvCL5a15ZwW7dcpCyA Copenhagen Cartel: https://www.instagram.com/cphcartel/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

62 min listen

Discovering Your Customer & Marketing Secrets For Brands with Noteworthy Co-founder Ashley Boyce: In this week's episode, we sat down with ex-Unilever marketing executive turned entrepreneur Ashley Boyce. Ashley Boyce is a marketing expert passionate about growing business through innovation and purposeful storytelling. She is a successful entrepreneur with extensive experience launching highly successful new brands and new categories on some of Unilever’s largest beauty and personal care brands, including AXE and Dove. In today's conversation, we spoke about how young brands can differentiate themselves in today's highly competitive landscape by discovering their customer and having an experiential approach to marketing. For clips and video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALRJUvCL5a15ZwW7dcpCyA Noteworthy: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthyscents/ by Beyond Fashion Business

52 min listen

3 Principles To Building Massive Fashion Organisations with Bandier CEO Kate Nadolny: In this episode, we talked with fashion executive and CEO of BANDIER, Kate Nadolny. our conversation revolved around the art of building global fashion brands through 3 main principles: Organizational engineering (hiring), an in-depth understanding of pricing, and learning how to create an adaptive strategy. Kate is a highly accomplished retail executive and startup advisor with a proven track record in operations, strategic management, and business development. She is responsible for the recent branding repositioning of BANDIER, a multi-million dollar American activewear brand founded by Jennifer Bandier in 2014 . BANDIER: https://www.instagram.com/bandier/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

70 min listen

Foundations Of Starting A 30 Year-Old Brand With EO Products Co-Founder Brad Black: In this episode, we sat down with EO Products Co-Founder Brad Black and discussed the business, personal, and spiritual foundations necessary to build a business powerhouse. EO Products is a family-owned, zero-waste, vegan, and cruelty-free beauty & personal care company that has thrived in a very competitive and difficult industry for over 30 years. EO Products: https://www.instagram.com/eoproducts/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

69 min listen

Manufacturing Masterclass With Sportiqe Founder Matt Altman: In this episode, we sat down with entrepreneur Matt Altman to share his deeply valuable experience on manufacturing and managing a production process. by Beyond Fashion Business

72 min listen

Attracting Investors For Your Brand with Fashion Investor Jenny Baxter: Start A Fashion Brand With A Low Budget & No Experience. Join The Modern Fashion School: https://go.thefutureoffashionbusiness.com/start-a-fashion-brand In this podcast episode, we had the pleasure of hearing from Jenny Baxter Moser, a seasoned investor and partner at TSG Consumer. With her expertise in investing in high-growth consumer companies, Jenny has played a pivotal role in TSG's investment in REVOLVE, where she served on the board from 2012 to July 2020. Additionally, she has spearheaded successful investments in numerous fashion and beauty brands. Throughout the episode, our conversation with Jenny revolved around the art of attracting investors for fashion brands. We delved into the intricacies of the current investment landscape, thoroughly analyzing the factors that shape the decisions of potential investors. With Jenny's insights, we explored valuable strategies and considerations that can help fa by Beyond Fashion Business

64 min listen

From Cancer Survivor To Starting A Multi-Million Dollar Beauty Brand | Odacité Founder Valerie Grandury: For video clips and video format of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutureoffashionbusiness An inspiring conversation around survival, spiritual fulfillment, and how those 2 variables fuelled the ambition and growth behind the multi-million dollar beauty brand Odacité. by Beyond Fashion Business

69 min listen

The True Nature Of Failure & Overcoming Challenges | Rebecca Minkoff: For video clips and video format of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutureoffashionbusiness Very few people have experienced failure and success better than Rebecca Minkoff. Founder of Rebecca Minkoff. In this episode, we explored the reality of failure, and how to overcome it to have a brand that can truly last decades. Rebecca Minkoff is an American fashion brand that was founded by brother and sister duo Rebecca Minkoff and Uri Minkoff in 2005 in New York City. The brand has retail stores in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Korea, and is distributed in over 900 stores worldwide. The Rebecca Minkoff brand carries a wide range of apparel including handbags, footwear, jewellery and accessories. For video clips and video format of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutureoffashionbusiness by Beyond Fashion Business

65 min listen

Finding Investors & The Current Challenges Faced By Brands | Ex L'Oreal CEO Odile Roujol: In this episode, we talked about: - What investors look for in fashion brands - Current challenges faced by brands and how to surpass them Odile ROUJOL is the Founder of FaB Fashion and BeautyTech community (19 chapters in Asia Europe and America, now 15,000 founders and VCs, 10K+ followers linked in and Instagram, and 3800 subscribers of the newsletter) and Fab co-creation studio Ventures (fund II ambition $20M, first closing last Oct), seed stage, backing consumer tech and new commerce (in the space of conscious Beauty/Wellness and sustainable Fashion) startups. She’s an advisor with The Hive Data building startups in AI and machine learning. And a Board member for Startups in Fintech, Social media analytics, augmented reality, tech companies. Odile was most recently the Chief Strategy and Data Officer at Orange (a leading $40 billion+ market cap French telco in 30 EMEA markets with 350 m by Beyond Fashion Business

57 min listen

Having A Scientific Approach To Starting A Brand | Ministry Of Supply Founder Aman Advani: Aman Advani is Co-founder and CEO of Ministry of Supply, a clothing brand inventing a new category: Performance Professional, of better known as performance dress clothes. The company was founded in 2012 with the mission to incorporate fundamental engineering and performance principles into dress clothing staples, to now a business that has sold over 1 million units. In this episode, we talked about: - The benefits of having a scientific approach to starting brands, and how to do it. - Biggest challenges when starting brands before vs now.| - How to start a brand from scratch and succeed by focusing on product. For video clips and full video version of this episode: //www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/videos by Beyond Fashion Business

48 min listen

Starting A Brand In Todays Difficult Landscape Using Discipline, Genuine Value, & Frugality: Matthew Parvis co-founded Fresh Clean Tees (now Fresh Clean Threads) in 2015. It went from being a fashion business that they were running out of their garage with no investors, to a business that makes around $20 million dollars per year. In this episode, we spoke with Matthew about how to start a brand in today's difficult landscape. What challenges await consumer business entrepreneurs? How can they become successful today? And what principles and strategies do they need in order to do so? For video clips and full video version of this episode: //www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/videos by Beyond Fashion Business

56 min listen

Starting The Honest Company And Building Brands Around Love, Truth, And Connection: Christopher Gavigan is an entrepreneur who co-founded The Honest Company alongside Jessica Alba and Brian Lee. In 2021, The Honest Company made $319 million in sales. He is also the founder and CEO of Functional Botanicals + CBD brand PRIMA. He is also the author of Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home. For video clips and full video version of this episode: //www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/videos In this episode, we spoke with Christopher about his multiple entrepreneurial lessons and the core principles behind his legendary business success. by Beyond Fashion Business

87 min listen

How To Grow Internationally Using Partners With Bala's June Pai: June (Pai) Van Heel is a sales and business executive that has been responsible for the growth and international expansion of multiple multi-million active-wear companies like Bala, and Manduka. In this episode, we talked about how brands can use international expansion to multiply their sales, and the details/steps of how to go about this. For the video version of this episode: //www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/videos by Beyond Fashion Business

71 min listen

Starting An Eco-Friendly Brand With Ettitude Founder Phoebe Yu: Born and raised in China, Phoebe Yu spent 15 years producing homewares for some of the largest US retailers. Now Phoebe is the founder of online eco-bedding retailer, Ettitude, and her decade and a half of experience proved fertile ground for Ettitude, a bedding business generating approximately 7 to 15 million dollars in revenue per year. For the video version of this episode: //www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/videos by Beyond Fashion Business

74 min listen

How To Find Your Brands Personality with Howler Brother's Chief Marketing Officer: Rick Wittenbraker is the CMO of Howler Brothers, an Austin-based lifestyle apparel valued at approximately 50 to 75 million dollars. He previously served as the VP of Marketing for YETI Coolers, helping to grow that company from a local start-up to a powerhouse brand. Rick joined the Howler family after successfully taking the reigns of several start-ups, as well as steering Austin-based YETI Coolers from a $5-million to a $68-million company in four years. For Clips & Highlights Of The Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured Howler Brothers: https://www.instagram.com/howlerbros/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

67 min listen

How 20 Year Old Siblings Grew Naked Wolfe To An 80 Million Footwear Business: Siblings Bronte, Cody, and Cooper Mance started the footwear brand Naked Wolfe. In the first year, Ariana Grande, Gigi, and Bella Hadid all rocked the brand. Just before Covid, they were selling $80 million of shoes globally. Inspiring story and success so listen closely to how everything started. For Clips & Highlights Of The Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured Naked Wolfe: https://www.instagram.com/nakedwolfe/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

76 min listen

Having An International Approach To Fashion With Bohan Qiu: Tastemaker and youth culture expert Qiu Bohan is a former fashion publicist and columnist, he founded the Chinese PR agency Boh Project, where he works for several of China’s most popular celebrities, and designer labels, as well as championing emerging local talents. For Clips & Highlights Of The Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured Bohan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qiu.bohan/?hl=en by Beyond Fashion Business

75 min listen

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