With Faith Legendre, Afire Consulting In the fashion industry, what is old is new again. But this time, it can also be sustainable. Fashion has always been cyclical, reusing older trends and updating them ever so slightly. But technology is pushing cyclical fashion to become circular, meaning that the useful life of garments extends indefinitely. […]
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Redefining What It Means to Work in Tech
With Corey Kohn, Co-Founder & CEO of Dojo4 The booming field of computer science and technology is full of promise and opportunity. Tech jobs with top companies are highly coveted but what is it really like to work in the tech industry? A career in tech can mean great perks, hard work, and continuous evolution […]
How to Reduce (& Repurpose) Global Textile Waste
With Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder of Queen of Raw The world is becoming more aware of the negative impact of fashion, and social entrepreneurs are making major moves to turn fast fashion into a sustainable, circular industry. We’ve talked about the human cost of apparel production and the Rana Plaza disaster, how individuals can avoid fast […]
Corporate Board Diversity: How to Make Boardrooms of America Look Like America
With Jerusha Stewart & John Replogle, Take Your Seat When I think of a corporate boardroom, the image that comes to mind is a long, narrow table, big windows, views of a city skyline, middle-aged or older white men, and maybe a couple white women. And I’m not alone. This depiction of corporate boardrooms is […]
The New Fashion Entrepreneur: What Leadership in Fashion Must Look Like for the Next Generation
With Caroline Priebe, Founder of the Center for the Advancement of Garment Making More than simply a response to the altruistic call of social responsibility, the participation of entrepreneurs in the burgeoning sustainable fashion industry is also, at the bottom line, a smart business decision. Climate change and social strife are existential dangers, and because of […]
How to Get from a Linear to a Circular Fashion Economy
With Asheen Phansey and Monica Park, Eleven Radius Fashion as we know it is linear. With its current processes for material extraction, textile production, design, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and end of life, the fashion industry is designed to maximize clothing sales. But what if this business model could shift? Changemakers are reimagining the business of […]
