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Stella Carakasi has been a fashion disruptor since 1993 when she launched the first, highly controversial hemp clothing collection in the United States. Her work continued to raise the eco-fashion bar and helped moving the emerging green revolution forward. In this episode, Stella takes us through her journey of building ...

My guest today is Vancouver-based celebrity fashion designer Ryan Amore. He specializes in women’s evening wear, occasion wear, athletic wear and high fashion. He’s worked with high end clients such as Christian Dior & Zac Posen. In this episode, Ryan talks about how he got his start in the fashion ...

This is Part 2 to 'How to use SEO for your clothing brand.' If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Part 1, I recommend you do that first. Today I’m going over the top 10 SEO ranking factors. You can use this handy checklist of essential ranking factors ...

This episode I talk to accomplished apparel professional, Glencora Twigg. Glencora talks about what it takes to make it in the fashion industry. She gives her advice to young designers starting out and why it’s important to do the ‘grunt work’. As an OG of the Vancouver fashion scene, she ...

Is your website feeling a bit neglected? Are you hearing the term SEO being thrown around but not sure what that is, or where to begin? With most people working and staying at home, now’s the BEST time to increase your website’s visibility.⁣ ⁣If you’ve been putting it off, or ...

Stephanie Ostler is a prominent Vancouver entrepreneur, influencer and instructor at SFU. As a life long resident of the rainy city she launched her clothing company, Devil May Wear, straight out of high school immediately attracting international attention and sales. By the time she was 30 she had 3 successful ...

Today’s episode I’m interviewing the founder of Vancouver- based activewear brand Daub + Design. Lexi Soukoreff talks about how covid-19 has affected her daily life and business. Despite the fact that the pandemic happened right before the start of a 6-week run of shows, she shares her story of how ...

I have a super awesome treat for you today. I’m interviewing my friend and fellow fashion entrepreneur Adila Cokar who’s an expert in offshore manufacturing.⁣ ⁣Adila is a media- acclaimed, award-winning serial entrepreneur and author of the recently released book “Source My Garment- The Insiders Guide to responsible offshore manufacturing ...

The following is a recording from my presentation at Apparel Camp conference in Vancouver. I will go over common challenges that most small businesses face. I will use actual examples of challenges I’ve faced running my business and how I dealt with them and give you some creative and practical ...

Jenna Herbut is a serial entrepreneur, speaker and writer. She’s the founder of The Make It Show, one of Canada’s largest craft shows which she’s been running for over a decade. In this episode, she shares her story and how she got started on her entrepreneur journey. She offers insight ...

In this episode I am presenting the information from the State of Fashion report put together by Business Of Fashion and McKinsey. The coronavirus has turned the fashion world upside down, leaving brands and executives scrambling to find answers to handle this crisis. Though the duration and ultimate severity of ...

Are you a fashion designer who has an amazing idea for a clothing line but not sure how to begin to get it made? New designers often struggle to connect with the right factories to launch their businesses. They usually don’t have connections in the industry and lack practical experience ...