Fashion Is Your Business - a retail technology podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Tim Ringel, CEO Meet The People & Former CEO Spring Studios
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Career advertising entrepreneur Tim Ringel discusses how he thinks about connecting to audiences via advertising strategy for his clients. Platforms, ...
Beckley Mason, Athletic Greens
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded Jan 2022. How Athletic Greens has bootstrapped to $100M in revenue, and now plans their approach after recently raising $115M on $1.2B valuat...
FIYB Reunion Show, and a Goodbye...
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As someone says goodbye to "Fashion Is Your Business", the original hosts Marc, Pavan, and Rob reflect on six-and-a-half years of FIYB, including: how...
The BØRNS Supremacy (a.k.a. The Fashionable Astronaut) - Recording Artist BØRNS
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Indie recording artist and fashion darling Garret Borns reveals the genesis of his creative life from Michigan roots and artistic upbringing, how he c...
Commerce Community - Manish Chandra and Tracy Sun of Poshmark
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Poshmark’s recent announcement that they are collaborating with Snap to bring social shopping to Snapchat, we revisit a 2017 episode record...
Seeing the Future - Brian Mech and Yvonne Felix of eSight
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Mech, CEO (bio) of eSight Corporation (a company producing electronic glasses which can restore vision) and Yvonne Felix (bio), Access and Commu...
Online Retail Personalization and Engagement - Dr. Tope Mitchell of Reflekt Me
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To create a world where diversity and inclusion are celebrated and validated during the online shopping experience. Dr. Tope Mitchell, Co-Founder/CEO ...
Joyful Live Stream Shopping - Sophie Frères Spethmann of LiSA
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a mission to bring the most joyful and seamless live shopping experiences to online shops across the globe, LiSA Co-Founder/CEO Sophie Frère...
Automated Systems to Scale - Richard Schnitzel of Bow Tie Bots
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Schnitzel is founder, head chef and chief bottle washer at his company, Bow Tie Bots, a certified Zapier expert which will leverage the p...
Sustainable Fashion and Integrating New Technology into the Shopper Experience - Kim Castellano of Tiare Rose
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and Founder of Tiare Rose, Kim Castellano, offers a behind-the-scenes view of the new multi-channel sustainable retailer with a single technologic...
Creating Chain Transparency and Accelerating a Fashion Circular Economy with atma.io - Max Winograd of Avery Dennison
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on use cases, such as the work with adidas, Max Winograd (Vice President, Connected Products, Avery Dennison) shares insights into digital tri...
Digital-Only Fashion and NFT’s - James Gaubert of republiqe
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digital-only fashion house republiqe will drop a limited edition, matching pair of bespoke digital outfits, a puffer jacket and a dress, whi...
What Do 200 Brands Say About 2021 Retail Trends? - Stephan Schambach of NewStore
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some time ago while we on location at Shoptalk, we invited NewStore CEO Stephan Schambach onto the show. NewStore is a mobile platform that enab...
Reilly Stephens of Retail Prophet - From There to Here
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a finger on the pulse of all things culture, Retail Prophet’s Director of Insights Reilly Stephens leverages her understanding and network ...
Revolutionizing Re-commerce and Retail - Sarah Davis of Fashionphile
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paving the path to revolutionize not just re-commerce, but the entire retail industry, Fashionphile announced an investment and minority stake from gl...
Design and Production Accessibility and Zero-Waste, Nimble Supply Chains - Andrew Wyatt of CALA
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CALA is the world's first fashion house technology that makes it easy for creative influencers to design, produce, and deliver their own fully-custom ...
Advancing African Designer Fashion - Amira Rasool of The Folklore
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Online multi-brand concept store and wholesale e-commerce platform The Folklore distributes luxury designer fashion and lifestyle products from Africa...
The Shift to Digital-First Shopping - Karl Haller of IBM Global Business Services
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a shift in consumer interest to a digital-first shopping format and retailers have been rapidly reinventing their business operating models to...
Strategizing Amazon - Chris Palmer of SupplyKick
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Providing marketing and inventory management services for manufacturers selling on Amazon, SupplyKick executes advertising, marketing, logistics, and ...
Creating a Commerce Holiday - Nancy Berger of the Young Women's Group at Hearst Media
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the largest young women’s media brand in the world, Cosmopolitan really knows their audience, which is why Nancy Berger (SVP and Publishing D...
Building a Luxury Performance Wear Sneaker Brand - Michael Petry and Laurie Spiro of Courser
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Courser is the first supercharged, Hyper-luxe performance sneaker. Launched in December 2020, Courser is a radical departure from how most sneakers ar...
Regaining Control of the Customer Journey - Tobias Buxhoidt of parcelLab
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The post-sales consumer experience is an area of the customer journey that's overlooked by many retailers. Tobias Buxhoidt, CEO and co-found...
Leigh Sevin of Endear - Empowering Sales Via Highly Personalized Messaging
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Endear is on a mission to change the way the retail industry thinks about driving and tracking sales. Co-founder Leigh Sevin tells how Endear is on a ...
Noah Gellman and Sonal Gandhi of The Lead - The Foremost 50 List 2020
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Lead’s Foremost 50 is the annual power list recognizing high-growth D2C brands that are reinventing and redefining the future of the fashion...
Sarah Kunst of Cleo Capital - Driving Innovation and Change
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Managing director of Cleo Capital and contributing editor at Marie Claire Magazine Sarah Kunst has served as a senior advisor at Bumble where she focu...
Alice Hartley of Gap Inc. and Dr. Gary Adams of U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol - Bettering Supply Chain Sourcing
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion sustainability initiative U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has welcomed new member global retailer Gap Inc (brands include Old Navy, Gap, Bana...
Nancy Taylor and Hannah Franco of epoque evolution - Well-Edited, Sustainable, Functional
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founders and former Athleta designers, Nancy Taylor and Hannah Franco, who are committed to reducing the collective carbon footpri...
Ben Rodier of Salesfloor - Redefining the Role of Store AssociatesRedefining the Role of Store Associates
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, e-commerce will not just be a channel for transactions – people can now actually browse and shop online, just like they did ...
A Holiday Message from FIYB
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
C-Level Retail Expert Ken Pilot - Setting the Course for What's Next
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO, Board Member, Investor, Operating Partner & Retail Consultant Ken Pilot weighs in on how retail goes forward beyond the pandemic, the ne...
ECOlifestyle Visionary Marci Zaroff - ECORENAISSANCE
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion" in 1995 and is an internationally recognized ECOlifestyle expert, educator, innovator, autho...
Scott Emmons of Powerfront - Mirroring In-Store Customer Experience
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing his visionary outlook on the future of retail and wealth of knowledge and research in omni channel software and his expertise in innovation t...
Melissa Gonzalez of The Lion’esque Group and MG2 Design - Blueprinting an Acqusition
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go-to retail expert Melissa Gonzalez, founder of The Lion’esque Group, an award winning firm of experiential retail strategists and pop-up ...
Albert Saniger of nate - The First Universal Accelerator for Mobile Checkout
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founder Albert Saniger offers a look inside nate, a digital assistant which transacts online on behalf of consumers, making it the first universal acc...
Lauren Garvey of The TackHack - Building a Business for Discounted Equestrian Brands
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The TackHack in Williamsburg MI is on a mission to fuel people's passion for horses by offering their favorite equestrian brands at discounted prices....
Fashion Digitalization Expert Karinna Nobbs - Why You'll Be Wearing Digital Fashion in 2021
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karinna Nobbs joins from Berlin and covers the current state and the future of digital fashion, where and how to find those renegades, the current sta...
Di Di Chan of FutureProof Retail - Scan and Go
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Technology that brings the personalization and convenience of eCommerce shopping to physical stores is exactly in exactly the right moment, and Presid...
Timothy Cochran of Daftboy - Unapologetically Bold Yasss with Sass
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daftboy is an unapologetically bold, provocative fan company inspired by the LGBTQ community and featuring apparel including an array of light-up face...
Henri Mura of Change of Paradigm - Garment 3D Simulation
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine an end to end platform solution enabling the fashion industry to harvest the full potential of 3D across channels, including a complete range ...
Tristan Hoy of Style Arcade - Visualize, Automate, Collaborate on Product Range
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder and CRO Tristan Hoy shares how Australian-based Style Arcade helps fashion companies perfect their product offering through analytics and r...
Dan O'Connell of BrandLab Fashion - Next-Level Virtual Showrooms
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BrandLab Fashion is the complete global solution designed to streamline the wholesale buying experience, with access to 360 Virtual Showrooms and inte...
Simeon Siegel - Analyzing Opportunity
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simeon Siegel, Managing Director and award-winning Senior Analyst at BMO Capital Markets specializing in Retail and E-commerce, offers master class-le...
Scott Lux of Theory and Helmut Lang - In the Moment and Ever-Changing
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Lux, Vice President Ecommerce & Digital, Theory and Helmut Lang & Adjunct Professor of DTC and Ecommerce, Columbia University & FIT,...
Michael Colarossi of Avery Dennison Apparel Solutions - ID Ideas
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Colarossi, Vice President, Innovation, Product Line Management and Sustainability for Avery Dennison Apparel Solutions, discusses how in the c...
Nyha Shree of Jumper.ai - Conversation Commerce
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder and CMO of conversational commerce platform Jumper.ai, Nyha Shree, offers a look into how Jumper bridges the gap between ecommerce and bric...
Abhishek Vohra of Okkular.io - Automate and Personalize
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine creating an enhanced product catalogue and effortless product discovery using Ai help fashion business boost sales by creating an enhanced pro...
Amanda Patterson of The Call List - Shoppable Video Calls
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a plugin that powers video calls from influencers to all their followers at once. Shopify-powered brands can share products to be shopped in r...
Navigating The Supply Chain With Mary Cally - American Fashion Podcast
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Cally is an industry veteran who has worked on supply chain and manufacturing logistics issues for many large brands. American Fashion Podcast sp...
Drones on Demand - Yariv Bash of Flytrex
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drones. There has been a lot of talk about drones and how they can impact retail. It seems inevitable that you will be able to get a package delivered...
Cally Russell of Lost Stock - Buy a Box, Support a Worker
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to Coronavirus, leading brands have cancelled orders for over $2 billion worth of clothes that have already been produced, leaving milli...
Brian Laney of Alert Tech and Fred Maxik of Healthe Lighting - Making Fitting Rooms Safe Again
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep a fitting room safe in a pandemic? As apparel retailers move to re-open physical retail locations in a world ravaged by a pandemic, on...
Richard Carriere of Cyberlink - Mask Detection Technology for Retail Stores
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As physical retail locations reopen, how do you protect customers and employees alike? Not everyone will comply with mask wearing requirements or expe...
Guido Campello of Cosabella and Journelle - Lingerie and Longevity
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does a family owned retail apparel business survive challenge after challenge after challenge, from 9/11 to a hurricane to a pandemic? Guido Campe...
Nicholas De Monchaux – The Fashion Tech of Apollo Spacesuits
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spacesuits as a beacon of fashion technology, with the author of “Fashioning Apollo”. Nicholas De Monchaux , author of “Fashioning A...
Kimberly Barasch of Altress - Customized Fashion to Empower Women
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Customizable dresses made just for women, to empower women, and ethically and sustainably produced in NYC. Founder Kimberly Barasch shares the three c...
Leslie Voorhees of Anomalie - Engineering the Custom Wedding Dress
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anomalie is pioneering a new model in retail supply chains uniquely fit for expansive customization at mass scale. Leslie Vorhees brings an extensive ...
Garment Designer and Actor (Uncut Gems) Wayne Diamond - Dressing Up
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve seen the Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems on Netflix, you'll remember the unforgettable high-roller who invites Julia Fox up to his casino...
Christiane Lemieux of The Inside - In Search of Frictionless Commerce
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the leading design entrepreneurs and experts in the US for home décor and furnishings, and author, Christiane Lemieux (Founder of THE IN...
Revisiting Matt Kaden of MMG Advisors - You Must Try
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As businesses in the fashion industry and beyond strategize their next move, how they will navigate the new business climate, and possibilities for gr...
Sandra Makarem of The Collective Child - Disrupting Luxury Shopping
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the visions of disrupting the luxury shopping space, beginning with childrenswear, Venezuela-born CEO/Founder of The Collective Child Sandra Maka...
Dr. Paul Zak - Why People Make Decisions and Creating Impactful and Engaging Content
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we look ahead to growing, or perhaps rebuilding businesses in this new business climate, one thing is clear: we cannot simply go back to what we di...
Stephanie Benedetto of Queen of Raw - Enabling Resilient Supply Chains in the Face of Disruption
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the new business climate, brands must seek new opportunities to save money, intelligently relocate waste, and be able to access real-time supply ch...
Mark Kohlenberg of WDM Footwear and Accessories - Vertically Integrated Supply Chain
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Kohlenberg, CEO and Founder of WDM Footwear and Accessories, which is a premium leather footwear and accessories company offe...
Amanda Curtis of Nineteenth Amendment - On-Demand PPE Production for COVID-19
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Special report on how Nineteenth Amendment is playing a leadership role in arming healthcare workers and first responders, and well as the general pub...
Shelly Socol of 1R ( One Rockwell) - Creativity Powered Commerce
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Socol, Co-founder of 1R, co-founded a leading ecommerce agency experienced in creative design and technical solutions for lifestyle, fash...
The Adventures of Stitch O'Malley - Fashion Detective - Ep 3
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of "The Adventures of Stitch O'Malley: Fashion Detective" -- a fun example of creative marketing content we are publishi...
The Adventures of Stitch O'Malley - Fashion Detective - Ep 2
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you love listening to the three episodes of "The Adventures of Stitch O'Malley: Fashion Detective" as much as we loved making them. Here is ep...
The Adventures of Stitch O'Malley: Fashion Detective - Ep. 1
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago MouthMedia co-founder Rob Sanchez had been building a new kind of concept for an apparel business named Ralph and Remington, offering ...
Ryan Mario Yasin of Petit Pli - Clothing That Grows With Your Children
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mario Yasin, Founder of Petit Pli, joins Pavan Bahl in London to share how he has made use of his aeronautical engineering experience to develop ...
Brand Marketing and Media in a World with COVID-19
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Schulweis, SVP and Head of Brand Partnerships and Integrated Marketing for Morning Brew, offers crucial insights about current trends with...
Social Distancing and Business in a World with COVID-19
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aside from the physical health risks stoked by COVID-19, there's another byproduct of the pandemic that's potentially terrifying: the social impact of...
Gig and On-Demand Businesses and Workers in a World with COVID-19
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you protect on-demand or gig workers, their fleets, and their customers, during the COVID-19 crisis? How can companies like Postmates, which re...
Human Resources Challenges in a World with COVID-19
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If trying to keep the doors to a business open isn’t challenging enough, especially when you don’t know how long you have to do it for, di...
Retail Realities and Strategy in a World with COVID-19
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SPECIAL REPORT: Wendy Liebmann, Founder, CEO, and Chief Shopper of WSL Strategic Retail, shares critical considerations for brands and retailers to ma...
Powering Fashion's Future: Technology Tools Impacting Today's Fashion Industry
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
American Fashion Podcast shares a panel discussion recorded as part of the Fashion Innovate program at the TexWorld USA 2020 trade show in New York Ci...
Michele Dupre' of Verizon - Unlocking Retail's CX Future with Technology
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At NRF Big Show, Michele Dupre' (VP for Retail at Verizon) offered insights on customer experience in retail and other retail trends.See omnystudio.co...
Mike Zolot of Brother - In-Store Pick Up Trends
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brother’s Director of Sales (Retail / Hospitality - Brother Machine Group) Mike Zolot, offers insights into Brother’s retail prioriti...
Raffaella Camera of Accenture Interactive - Extended Reality
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At CES, VR and AR are on full display. But what about full implications of XR (extended reality - all real-and-virtual combined environments and human...
Caroline Finnell of CES - The Way of the Future
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CES is the epicenter of tech innovation. And every industry, including fashion, has its eye on the innovations that can propel that industry into the ...
Peter Weedfald of SHARP - Innovating and Growing with Emotional Capital
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the true centers to find innovation for content and retail product is CES in Las Vegas. And one of the biggest exhibitors at CES is Sharp, the ...
Chris Briglin of Samsung and Tracy Hansen of ProGlove - A Wearable Scanner Fits Like a Glove
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Briglin, Director, Enterprise Mobile Product Marketing at Samsung, and Tracy Hansen, President, North America and Global CMO of ProGlove, Inc, j...
Julie Lyle of Zytara - Brand-Building and Loyalty Marketing with Blockchain
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It seems in retail that commerce channels are coming back to together, and making sure reaching customers where they want when they want is key. Julie...
Paul Greenberg and Dominique Lamb - Retail in Australia
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recently MouthMedia was on location at NRF Big Show in New York. Marc Raco and Rob Sanchez caught up with Paul Greenberg about his new role as Vice Ch...