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Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech

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,...


Nov 22, 2016

It's Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., I couldn't think of a better show to share with Spirit of 608 listeners than our long-in-progress team show. If there's anything I'm thankful for this week in Spirit of 608-land, it's how lucky I am to have found an international, virtual team of amazing women to help me produce...


Nov 15, 2016

On today's show, we speak with not one, but two female founders who left solid positions at major fashion retailers after more than a decade in the ranks to start a wearable tech accessories company turning the blah fitness tracker on your wrist into a where'd-you-get-that accessory. They're also both moms of...


Nov 8, 2016

Is your business legally pressed, dressed and buttoned up? If thinking about the legal side of the fashion business you're building makes you yawn, cringe or just plain kinda space out for a minute, today's episode brings a welcome alternative to ordinary legalese.

Meet this week's guest, Cara Jackson, founder of Cara...


Nov 1, 2016

In this episode, we talk serial Kickstarter campaign strategy and brand-building tactics with a globe-trotting entrepreneur who grew up in China, but has a professional life that spans Norway, Ireland, Columbia and Spain. Yeah, I know what you're wondering: how cool is that and how does that happen?

Meet this week's...