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Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech

Dec 26, 2017

What does a year talking to FEST founders, creating a media startup and heading in an entirely new direction from your previous professional day-to-day teach you? A lot. For the final Spirit of 608 podcast episode of the year, I'm sharing a solo episode with 10 takeaways I wrote down in recent weeks that sum up what...


Dec 19, 2017

Where do you go next after getting great press? Getting solid coverage in national media outlets - in the case of this week's guest, we're talking WWD and Fashionista - is difficult for a new, independent brand to do. It's all the more impressive if you nabbed that coverage during your crowdfunding phase, which is one...


Dec 12, 2017

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 two FEST-ive brands while spending her days forging ahead...


Dec 5, 2017

Can entrepreneurship and the business of fashion make headway in the complex web of injustice fueling the global engines of human trafficking and modern day slavery - a dark and dangerous industry thought to generate some $150 billion a year?

In a special episode of the Spirit of 608 podcast, we're approaching what is...