Welcome to Chase your Dreams

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 ...

 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 ...

 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 ...

 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 ...

 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 ...

 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 ...

 In this episode, I will provide 3 tips when deciding to do a trade show or convention based on my experience of exhibiting at over 100 shows. This episode was recorded at Hanauma Bay in Hawaii. Just a heads up, there will be sounds of waves crashing, birds chirping ...

Do you want to learn how to target your best customers without coming across as salesy and pushy? Do you need clarity around what specific product best represents what you actually sell? Well, then you’ve come to the right place. In this episode you will learn: What is niching and why you’re ...

Do you love what you do? Do you want to build a successful clothing business that lasts? Today I share the lessons I learned from running my clothing design company for 10 years. Head on over to my Youtube channel for additional training and planning tools ...

As creative entrepreneurs, we love to do what we're good at, what we're passionate about, which is creating and designing products. The numbers to be honest kind of scare us. We don't want to face something that we're not comfortable with. What I'm saying as a business owner you need ...

 Hello everyone and welcome to Chase Your Dreams podcast. I'm so happy that you can join me here today. This episode is about knowing who your ideal client is. This is SO important and I cannot emphasize this enough, to anyone who is starting a business. Not just a ...