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June 7, 2019

Dream Team Directors - The Art of Video & Social for Retail Brands

In today's special episode, we bring you our interview with and from Dream Team Directors, live at the Fashion Digital LA 2019. Listen as interviews Bayou and Daniel as they share their advice for retail brands learned by working with …

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June 5, 2019

Purlisse - How Entrepreneurs Overcome Adversity

In today's special episode, we bring you our interview with Jennifer Yen, Founder of Purlisse and Yensa brands, live at the Fashion Digital LA 2019. Listen as interviews , a former villain on the TV show turned entrepreneur, as she …

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May 30, 2019

The Hair Shop, Inc - Giving Yourself Extra Confidence

In today's special episode, we bring you our interview with , CMO of The Hair Shop Inc. live at the Fashion Digital LA 2019 event. Listen as interviews Saena as she shares with us the story of building a brand. …

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April 30, 2019

OSEA Malibu - #1 Beauty Secret: Sex, Sleep, & OSEA

In Part 2 of this two-part episode listen to Ramon Vela interview Melissa Palmer, CEO & Co-Founder of OSEA Malibu, as she shares with us the story of building a brand. Including everything from working with influencers, targeting micro-communities...

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April 25, 2019

OSEA Malibu - The Clean Beauty Brand Ahead of its Time

It seems like Melissa Palmer, CEO & Co-Founder of OSEA Malibu, was born to be in the Wellness and Skincare market. It all started in the early part of the last century with her Great grandmother. She was a fierce …

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April 18, 2019

Grace Eleyae - The Do it All Make it Look Effortless Woman

Living life as an entrepreneur has its challenges. As Grace Eleyae, CEO & Founder of Grace Eleyae likes to quote (from a popular author): "Fear and faith have something in common, they both require you to believe in something that …

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April 17, 2019

Grace Eleyae - Who You are is Beautiful

As a little girl, Grace Eleyae didn't see a lot of messages directed at her that said she was beautiful. With parents who came from Kenya and settled in California, this bothered her. Now as the CEO & Founder of …

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April 5, 2019

Burst Oral Care - Be Obsessed with Living Your Burst Life

In Part 2 of this two-part episode, we continue the story of Hamish Khayat, CEO & Co-Founder and Brittany Stewart, COO & Co-founder of Burst Oral Care as they share with us their obsession with Oral Care, their community, creating …

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April 3, 2019

Burst Oral Care - Brand Ambassadors: Secret to Building a Brand

If you're a growing brand, there's nothing like having a loyal, fanatical, and growing community. Having a community can help you build brand awareness, help you with product innovation, and help you find out what consumers really want. But...

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March 28, 2019

Lunya - Success is Building the Life that You Want

In this episode, Ashley Merrill, CEO & Founder of Lunya, gives us an intimate look inside her brand as well as a take on employees, entrepreneurship, life, children & family, and treating the customer like a real person and not …

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March 27, 2019

Lunya - Reinventing the Sleepwear Market

For Ashley Merrill, CEO & Founder of Lunya, the intention was never to start another fashion company. But there was a business idea that kept gnawing at her. She didn't know anything about how to make clothes or production but …

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March 22, 2019

Ties.com - Don't Need to Be First to Market, Need to Be Different

In Part 2 of our interview with Omar Sayyed, CEO of Ties.com, we continue our conversation on entrepreneurship and growing Ties.com. In this episode, we discuss Why team building is so important, why doing business face-to-face really matters,...

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March 21, 2019

Ties.com - 3 Pillars of Entrepreneurship

According to Omar Sayyed, CEO of Ties.com, there are 3 Pillars of Entrepreneurship: 1) be good at marketing, 2) have a differentiation, and 3) hire the right people and maybe one more, 4) love to build things. In today's episode,...

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March 20, 2019

Manduka - Breaking down Manduka's Asian Pacific Market

In this episode, June Pai, General Manager of Asia PAC for Manduka, one of the most well known, and some would say, the brand that started it all for Yoga and apparel products, breaks down Manduka's international e-commerce strategy and …

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March 19, 2019

Manduka - Inspiring People to Become their Most Empowered Selves

It all started with the belief that products could improve your yoga practice and that yoga, in turn, will help you become the best version of yourself. For June Pai, General Manager of Asia PAC for Manduka, yoga and that …

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March 13, 2019

Lola Getts - Plus Size Apparel that Works for Her Body

For Stacey Goldstein, CEO & Founder of Lola Getts, the opportunity in the Plus Size market is more than just having a brand with a product, it's a MOVEMENT. The team at Lola Getts truly believe that this consumer (they …

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March 12, 2019

Lola Getts - A Brand specifically for the Forgotten Majority

According to stats, near 67% of women in American are a size 14 or higher. However, even with this percentage of the population, this consumer is more or less "forgotten". The truth is that for many retailers "plus-size" isn't a …

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Feb. 13, 2019

Kid Dangerous - Retail is Not Dead: How to Expand Your Premium Tees B…

How do you evolve your brand? How do you expand into other markets? Steve Nanino, CEO of Kid Dangerous and team, gives us an MBA level discussion on growing a graphic premium tees business. He shares how they evolved the …

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Feb. 12, 2019

Kid Dangerous - How to Build a Premium Graphic Tees & Apparel Business

In 2006, Steve Nanino, CEO of Kid Dangerous and team, saw a need for a brand that was less about the logo and more about a message. That message was edgy, loud, and full of spirit. Perfect for individuals who …

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Feb. 7, 2019

PAIGE - Finding, Embracing Your Voice and Becoming an Entrepreneur

As a survivor of rape, Paige sought help and was finally able to "find and embrace" her voice which led her to what we know today as Paige. As she mentions on the show, the brand is an amalgamation of …

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Feb. 6, 2019

PAIGE - Fighter: Feeling Lost, Struggling with Life, Paige Sought Hel…

Paige runs a highly successful fashion brand. A brand that is very much a part of who she is as a person. A brand that helps people feel comfortable in their skin. Unafraid to be who they are. However, the …

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Feb. 5, 2019

The Bouqs - Why it's Easier to be an Entrepreneur in Your 20's

When John Tabis, CEO of The Bouqs Company, shared with his mentor that he wanted to start his own company, his mentor said he was crazy. John decided to bet on himself and started the company anyway and the rest …

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Feb. 4, 2019

The Bouqs - Bouqs Brings Sustainability, Fair Labor Practices to Buyi…

In today's world, we have grown accustomed to asking where our food comes from and is it sustainably sourced but why not with flowers? This is something that John Tabis, CEO of The Bouqs Company is trying to change. The …

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Jan. 31, 2019

HUM Nutrition - The Magic "Moment" in Entrepreneurship that Makes Eve…

Walter received a letter which relayed the story of a woman struggling with life. She had low energy, two kids, and a very demanding job. However, after finding HUM, she was able to turn things around. She started to gain …

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