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Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech

Dec 27, 2016

On today's show, we're closing out the year with a guest who's not only inspiring, but entertaining to the extreme.

Meet this week's guest, Jen Perry, Founder of Jelt.

As you'll hear me say in the introduction to the show, her infectious spirit could easily be something that bubbled up in the aftermath of a frightening...


Dec 20, 2016

Today's show features a serial entrepreneur who left a job early on in her career that many would easily put in dream gig territory. Instead, she followed a path that was all her own. Since then, she's watched her first company - a jewelry business - end up in over 300 stores, observed the early days of eyewear startup...


Dec 8, 2016

Today's show features a female entrepreneur who is not only building a FEST business, but is also a longtime Spirit of 608 listener and supporter of the show. In true Spirit of 608 style, she is building a business with a mission to not only bring beautiful artisan-produced apparel and accessories to her customers, but...


Dec 6, 2016

What happens when two fashion outsiders with zero industry experience start a women's apparel company? Most would crash and burn. But for the two women on the show today, outsider status was actually a gift that helped them see new ways to produce clothing and an entirely different perspective on...


Nov 29, 2016

She started selling jewelry at Los Angeles flea markets. Today, she and her team of more than 100 are celebrating 25 years in business, a new flagship store, certified B Corp status and over 2,000 retail partners carrying the brand's ethically made-in-the-USA jewelry collections.

Meet this week's guest, Marcia Clarke,...