This week’s episode dives into social media photography and the five things I learned that instantly beautified digital photos while working on the Image Pop studio in Charlottesville, VA. Learn how to instantly up your social media photography game by listening to this week’s solo…
When underdogs not only win, but become game changers in a space that’s long (long) overdue for a new normal, I not only rejoice — I bring conversations back to the Spirit of 608 podcast. In this week’s #s0608 recycle, we hear from a founder who’s…
Indigo may sound benign because, well, plants (?!) right? Not so fast. As it turns out, the vast majority of today’s denim gets its true blue hue from a synthetic process rich in harmful chemicals that create problems for water supplies and workers alike. On…
It’s Fashion Revolution week — and Earth Week — around the globe, and to celebrate we’re bringing back a conversation from the Spirit of 608 podcast archives with the international movement’s co-founder Orsola de Castro. Launched in reaction and response to the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse…
It’s not every day that you meet a startup founder who left a solid corporate job and managed to grow her startup from an idea to solid partnerships with retailers such as Nordstrom and an Instagram following of ~180K in just a few years, but…
So you’re new in town? Moving is daunting enough alone, but for entrepreneurs — and especially solo creatives — it also means making brand professional friends and connections, finding business allies and getting dialed into local networks, events and organizations. It’s a lot! It’s also…
It’s easy to hesitate when you’re fresh to an industry and just starting out. But this week’s guest is living proof that inexperience can bring new approaches to old problems. Building on the counterintuitive gems in this week’s episode of the Spirit of 608 podcast, the…
In an industry known for catering to insiders and the rarified realms of society, it’s always refreshing to learn from a total fashion outsider who’s created her own fashion success story through sheer belief, determination and, of course, deft skill. Listen to the show for…
Last week in the PressDope email I send out every Thursday featuring The Dope List, I talked about shedding a tear. This episode is all about why. Such a great story! Happy ending! After months of carefully, consistently building her media strategy, connecting in the…
It’s easy to spend your life reading, researching and listening to savvy advice for your future entrepreneurial greatness. But putting it into action? That’s where it’s easy to fall short. But not for this week’s guest, a FEST founder who’s quickly building a sought-after collection…
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