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Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech


Oct 4, 2016

What does it mean to be an ethical business? Who better to talk to about that than the duo behind the Ethical Business Podcast.

Enter this week's guests Mel & Ross Townson, founders of Fair Marketeers and hosts of the Ethical Business Podcast.

As the kick-off episode in the Spirit of 608's October Media FEST-ival mini-series, this episode is a chance to hear exactly what successful podcasters look for from their guests and how to be a great interviewee. It's also a great chance to get acquainted with another podcast to fill your player with ethical business goodness. With deep track records in human rights work, business law and sustainability issues, Ross and Mel have interviewed founders of startups and emerging brands from around the world to talk about the ethical and sustainable practices they've built into the foundations of their companies. What's more, this pair of Aussie podcasters has also launched - and folded - a fashion startup of their own. They've not only been there and done that, but have gone on to bring their experience to conversations raising awareness around the reality of building an ethical biz in today's world. In this cross-over episode, we talk about what it takes to build an ethical brand today and what FEST brands can do to increase their chances of being discovered in the media.

This episode brought to you with support from the FEST-ive folks at Betabrand. Save 20% off when you shop and use code SPIRIT20. But wait, there's more below!

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Listen to today's conversation for a different kind of episode - the Spirit of 608's first cross-platform episode ever! Also, not that anyone's counting, but Ross is also the first guy to come on the show. Having Ross & Mel brings a new perspective to our usual line-up of female founders' stories and kicks off our October Media FEST-ival series.

Linkage:

Fair Marketeers: fairmarketeers.com

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

Twitter: @fairmarketeers

Instagram: @fairmarketeers

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Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of FEST online at www.Spiritof608.com.