Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech


Feb 2, 2016

Okay, think fast: when someone says the word "model," what's the first thing that pops into your head? Now be honest. It probably wasn't: super smart, business-savvy and not-to-be-trifled with. Whatever it was your brain dug up, prepare to think differently about models and also about the business of modeling for startups and emerging businesses. Today I'm sharing my chat with Olya Ishchukova, the founder and CEO of Models in Tech, a San Francisco company - and startup in its own right - whose point of differentiation is models with more than just good looks. Olya's company caters to businesses who need, yes, attractive people, but also for those attractive people to be intelligent, well-spoken and tech-savvy during trade shows and events, product shoots and on-camera gigs. A natural-born networker who thought she'd go into public relations after she moved to California from her native Russia, Olya has built a biz special niche combining fashion, style and technology. She's also a fashion blogger and head of U.S. events for the London-based organization FashTech. With our mutual fashtech obsession as the backdrop, we dive into how she got started and what you need to know when your business needs models to make its products and services pop.

But wait, there's more below!

Subscribe-in-itunes

stitcher-300x96

<3 <3 <3 Oh hey there! Please help the podcast out and leave us a rating and review on iTunes.

This stuff is key to the show's success, and I appreciate you helping me play the game. <3 <3 <3

HOW TO LISTEN:

Listen online: Just press play above or subscribe via RSS to receive all new episodes.

iOS, iPhone, iPad: Subscribe via iTunes or download the Apple Podcast app and subscribe by searching for Spirit of 608 in the app.

Android: Download the free Stitcher app and search for Spirit of 608 in the app.

Listen to Olya's story and get inspired by her serious hustle and positive approach to starting out post-college in a new country and building a cool, incredible life from there. As for take-aways, she's full of great advice about working with models and where to invest your funds when you're planning your next photo shoot.

Linkage:

Models in Tech: www.modelsintech.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modelsintech

Twitter: @ModelsInTech and @Olya_Rostov

Instagram: @modelsintech

Startup Socials

Dreamforce

Model Mayhem

SF Casting

Fashtech

Shyp

“Dead on Arrival”

Catherine the Great

Elon Musk Reading List

T-shirt motto: If you can dream it, you can do it.

Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of F.E.S.T. online at www.Spiritof608.com.