Start & Grow Your Fashion Brand For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about Get Your Brand/Designs Reviewed For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about In this week's episode, we sat down with Kate Spade Co founder, and Francis Valentine Founder, Elyce Arons. Kate Spade is a multi billion dollar fashion brand that revolutionized the affordable luxury market in the early 2000s. After selling Kate Spade, Elyce started yet another highly successful fashion brand called Frances Valentine. In this episode, Elyce shared the key principles and secrets behind her success in building incredible fashion brands. I hope that these insights are invaluable in your understanding and approach to starting, and growing fashion brands.

Start & Grow Your Fashion Brand For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about Get Your Brand/Designs Reviewed For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about This episode is a masterclass on the foundations that you need to understand in order to start an ethical fashion brand, or implement a more ethically conscious approach to your products. Due to the deep nature of this topic, this conversation will be divided into 2 parts. In this first part of our conversation revolved around building your first product, building your production infrastructure, your most important roles and first team hires, expanding into other categories, and an introduction on building the foundations necessary for growth and scale.

Join our free fashion business school: https://www.beyondfashionbusiness.com/school 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

In this episode of The Future Of Fashion Business we sat down with the Vice President of Product management at Crocs, Michael Pao. Michael has a fascinating story, as he went from being a professional football player to working for one of the biggest and most influential footwear brands in the world. We spoke about what makes a unique product unique, the most important features a footwear product must have, and the main things you have to consider if you want to start a footwear line. Hope you enjoy this one and dont forget to follow our podcast for future episodes.

In this weeks episode we sat down and spoke with the Co-Founder of Cala, an online platform that helps aspiring fashion entrepreneurs and designers build their first collections and product lines by taking care of all of the logistical and operational activities. We talked about the most common mistakes and challenges fashion entrepreneurs face when it comes to creating their first products and delivering them to their customer, and how they can leverage technology platforms to help them with the early challenges of starting a fashion brand.

In this episode of The Future Of Fashion Business, we sat down with Jodie Udzenija. Jodie is the Director of Apparel Product Development at 5.11 Tactical. This was a very special episode and one of our favorite ones to this day. We talked about the common mistakes fashion entrepreneurs make when making their first clothing samples, how to avoid these mistakes, what entrepreneurs should expect when making their first products, and about the different stages of development a product has to go through so that it is ready to sell. There was so much valuable information in this episode, so make sure you have a pen and paper nearby!

In this episode we sat down with Emily Li Mandri, a digital marketing consultant for fashion and retail businesses. We talked about the importance of having a digital strategy, and Emily also gave us a lot of tips that anybody can start applying online to have an edge over their competition. Digital has increasingly become one of the most important places for your brand to be at, so as a fashion entrepreneur, we hope you can start applying these concepts into your fashion business.

Just after having one of the largest investment rounds for a female-founded fashion started, we sat down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Cuyana Mrs Karla Gallardo and talked about how a passion project turned into an extremely successful fashion brand that inspires intentional buying through pieces that are crafted with integrity.

In this episode, we spoke with the founder and managing director of aussieBum, Sean Ashby. The story of Sean Ashby and aussieBum is a fascinating and very unusual one, and it shows just how much is possible by believing in yourself and what you are doing. We hope you enjoy this wonderful episode and learn a lot from how Sean managed to start his company from nothing, against all odds, and still became a global success story.

On this episode, we are talking to a Mexican entrepreneur called Diego Lira that started an e-commerce sock brand called Noma Outfitters. We talked about the challenges that e-commerce is facing due to the lack of development in third world countries like Mexico, but also, about the amount of opportunities for entrepreneurs and designers in these countries.

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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/

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

"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

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

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/

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

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

In this episode, we sat down with entrepreneur Matt Altman to share his deeply valuable experience on manufacturing and managing a production process.

Start & Grow Your Fashion Brand For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about Get Your Brand/Designs Reviewed For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about In this week's episode, we sat down with Julius Juul, co-founder of fashion brand Heliot Emil. In my opinion, Heliot Emil is definitely in the conversation for one of the most successful new-generation fashion brands. Julius and his brother, were both making waves in fashion media before they were 30 years old, and now they have become an international success story in fashion that is hard to miss. They went from 2 brothers making clothes in a small studio to now being in over one hundred stores worldwide. And they have done this, with zero investors. But how did they do this? And what have they learned in the process? This conversation is a masterclass on how every entrepreneur should approach this industry. It will leave you with a clear idea of how Julius and his brother achieved their success, an understanding of how brands evolve and grow, and the things that are required from you as a fashion leader.

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 fashion entrepreneurs secure the financial backing they need to flourish.

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. Start A Fashion Brand With A Low Budget & No Experience. Join The Modern Fashion School: https://go.thefutureoffashionbusiness.com/start-a-fashion-brand

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

In this episode, we talked about: - What investors look for in fashion brands - Current challenges faced by brands and how to surpass them For video clips and video format of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutureoffashionbusiness 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 million customers), where she reported to the CEO. She previously served as SVP of Brand and Communications and SVP of Marketing for the company. Before entering the technology and telecommunications field, Odile spent a large part of her career with major brands in the field of beauty and luxury as an executive with L’Oréal, Yves Saint Laurent and Bourjois (groupe Chanel). While with L'Oréal, she managed the Lancôme brand in France and the United States and became Managing Director / President of Lancôme International in 2006 (#1 worldwide cosmetic brand in luxury retail, now $3 billion revenues, 135 markets). She has been a Board Member of Groupama SA, a key European insurance company based in Paris. She's a Business Angel at @50Partners, a French accelerator funded by 50 entrepreneurs dedicated to supporting selected startups. Odile is a graduate of the HEC School of Management in Paris - MBA. She is now based in Los Angeles, and has lived 6 years in San Francisco.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Start & Grow Your Fashion Brand For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about Get Your Brand/Designs Reviewed For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about 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.

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

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

This episode is not about fashion, but it is a branding and marketing masterclass taught by an incredible entrepreneur. A must-watch if you are in any branding and design-related business. Ghia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkghia/?hl=en

Futura Dos Mil & Running A Street Culture Driven Business with Sky Gellatly Sky's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skygellatly/?hl=en ICNCLST Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icnclst/?hl=en

In this episode, we sat down with marketing executive ace rice and discussed how to think about marketing.

In this week's episode, we sat down with cultural tastemaker, entrepreneur, and manager Sky Gellatly. He is also the co-founder of ICNCLST. Sky was one of the figures responsible for what people know as "hype beast" culture today. Sky's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skygellatly/?hl=en ICNCLST Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icnclst/?hl=en

In this episode, we sat down with sustainability executive Christine Gouley and discussed sustainability, the lies, the reality, and how it can all be solved through collaboration.

Fashion stylist & content creator Kyron Warrick talks about his story, his youtube career, his take on why generating content successfully in the fashion space has changed, and how to adapt. Start A Fashion Brand With A Low Budget & No Experience. Join The Modern Fashion School: https://go.thefutureoffashionbusiness.com/start-a-fashion-brand

Founder of Into Archive & Into Ike Kate Mao talks about her story, and how at 21 years of age, she started one of the first and most relevant luxury vintage e-boutiques. Into Archive's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intoarchive/?hl=es Kate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateemao/?hl=es Video Format Of This Episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/about

In this week's episode, we sat down with fashion editor for Women's Wear Daily, Natalie Theodosi. We talked about: - How she got started as an editor - How to get editors attention - The current state of fashion editorials (problems and challenges), and how will that will lead into the future - Where the industry is likely to go next Podcast Video Format: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured

Start & Grow Your Fashion Brand For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about Get Your Brand/Designs Reviewed For Free Here: https://www.skool.com/fashionanticourse/about 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.

In this weeks episode, we sat down with fashion designer & entrepreneur Terrence Zhou & talked about: - His story/talent vs experience - How coming from china influenced his personal & design philosophy - Having an engineering & mathematical background as a designer (pros & cons) Terrence Zhou IG: https://www.instagram.com/bad_binch_tongtong/?hl=es Podcast Video Format: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured

Join my Fashion Startup Consulting Group: https://cargoir3.clickfunnels.com/orderform In this weeks episode, we sat down with fine erotic jewelry designer Betony Vernon & talked about: - Her story/talent vs experience - Creative & business challenges in her career - Sexuality is a way to build incredible products & community - Sexuality & Social Media Betony Vernon IG: https://www.instagram.com/betonyvernon/?hl=es Podcast Video Format: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured

Free Video Guide On How To Start A Fashion Brand In 6 Months WIth A Low Budget, No Social Connections, & No Design Or Business Skills Guide: https://cargoir3.clickfunnels.com/start-your-fashion-brand Massimiliano is the founder of M+A Group. MA+ Group curates world-leading talent to create inspiring brand engagements and is one of the leading talent & creative agencies in new york. Entrepreneurship and creativity are highly connected, it's just not something you can see in plain sight. In this conversation we talked about: - Massimiliano story as an artist with a focus on business - How he started the M+A group and how he was continued to succeed for over 2 decades - Why rationality is essential if you want to develop yourself as an artist, or an entrepreneur

In this week's episode, we sat down with Founders of Cafe Forgot, Vita Haas, and Lucy Weisner. We talked about: - How Café Forgot started - First stage challenges of starting a retail business - Being a retailer through the pandemic & how they adapted Want to start your own fashion brand or creative business? Learn what they don't teach you at art & design school by joining our Creative Business Consulting group: https://www.patreon.com/thefutureoffashionbusiness?fan_landing=true For more free content on how to start a creative business: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured

In this week's episode we sat down with ex Gucci communications executive & founder of Bastide, Shirin Von Wulffen. We talked about: - Working alongside Tom Ford at Gucci - How life and work fall into place if you learn how to "feel" Want to start your own fashion brand or creative business? Learn what they don't teach you at art & design school by joining our Creative Business Consulting group: https://www.patreon.com/thefutureoffashionbusiness?fan_landing=true For more free content on how to start a creative business: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstebanJulian/featured

In this episode, we sat down with the founder of the legendary global strategic consulting and communications agency, BPCM. Vanessa and I had a conversation around: - Her entrepreneurial story/how she founded and built one of the most renowned luxury and fashion communication agencies in the world. - How adaptability and culture have. been the pillars of her success - The current state of. fashion communication and where everything is heading Want to start your own fashion brand or creative business? Learn what they don't teach you at art & design school by joining our Creative Business Consulting group: https://www.patreon.com/thefutureoffashionbusiness?fan_landing=true For my day to day check out my Instagram stories: https://www.instagram.com/truesteban/

In this episode we talked about: - Addiction and its effects on your personal and professional development - Why authenticity is the only true differentiator If you want to learn how to start a profitable fashion brand in 6 to 12 months with less than $1,000, then join our Patreon's Fashion Startup Consulting group and support the podcast. Here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/thefutureoffashionbusiness

In this episode, we talked about: - Insecurity, and finding your career path through personal development - Working at vogue and booking celebrity vogue overs - How celebrity changed and what being a celebrity means today Hope you enjoy this episode. If you want to support the podcast and learn how to start a profitable fashion brand with less than $1,000, then join our Patreon's Fashion Startup Consulting group and support the podcast. Here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/thefutureoffashionbusiness