Karla Mora What does it take to launch a venture capital fund focused on sustainable innovation and positive change in the fashion and apparel industries - one now backed by none other than Eileen Fisher? Turns out, the lessons you'll learn from Alante Capital founder Karla...
What is the future of sustainable fashion? Ask this week's guest, and she's likely to tell you it's about a lot more than consciously-made clothes. In fact, as the founder of a new venture fund backed by none other than Eileen Fisher herself, the FEST-ive...
So you want to side hustle, but you're struggling to balance a budding fashion business with your main gig? Whether that's a full-time job, family commitments or both, this week's guest is here to talk about how she conceived, built and launched not one but...
Is direct-to-consumer the best way to build an ethical fashion brand today? This week's Spirit of 608 podcast guest is betting yes - and while many founders building conscious companies today bypass wholesale and go directly for the leaner, ecommerce-driven model just based on watching...
Have you been thinking about your media strategy in the busy weeks leading up to the holiday season? On this week's episode of the Spirit of 608 podcast, we hear from a FEST founder whose burgeoning brand is about to launch product after a successful...
Tell me I can wear something in more ways than one, and I'm hooked. Then casually let it slip that it's something that transitions from season to season depending on how you style it, and I'm in full-on stalker mode. Maybe that's why I've spent...
In today's episode, you'll hear another live media strategy session with a FEST founder and PressDope member who needs help building a path to press coverage for her new Austin-based sustainable apparel collection in the midst of her very first crowdfunding campaign. Like many ethical...
Has conflicting information about made in the USA apparel left your head spinning? There are so many varied opinions and arguments for and against the true feasibility of domestic apparel production and what it means for emerging brands that I knew it was time to bring on...
When a story calling conscious consumerism "a lie" appeared on Quartz earlier this spring, it soon went viral - and not just because of its deep research into the movement's impact. The other reason it turned heads: the myth-busting article was written by none other than one of ethical fashion's...
This week, we introduce the first Spirit of 608 Live Media Strategy Session episode, part of a new regular series we're excited to bring to the show and share with listeners who are equal parts curious about real, day-to-day FEST Founder experiences growing brands devoted...
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