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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 109 - there's riches in the niches with sharmadean reid mbe

In this episode we discuss :

  • Sharmadean’s impressive career in beauty, wellness & technology

  • Building The Stack World through the pandemic

  • Finding your place within a competitive industry

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 108 - how i got myself out of £27,000 of debt with Nicole @ The Fruit Moth

In this episode we discuss :

  • The shame & grief associated with the word debt

  • How a shopping addiction can be taken seriously & turned around into a positive habit of saving

  • Nicole’s dopamine dresses which are all handmade under her own label The Fruit Moth

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 107 - going viral with dhillan @ ratchet clothing company

In this episode we discuss :

  • Dhillan’s whirlwind journey to growing a business from the age of 16

  • The celebrity endorsements he received after going viral on twitter

  • Important charity work the brand does which remains at the core of his business

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 106 - everything you need to know about the fashion brand clinic!

For anyone that missed the live I did a while back, here’s everything you need to know about my new monthly membership - the fashion brand clinic!

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 105 - the story of how i left my job to go self employed

For anyone that missed the live I did a while back, here’s the story of how it took me around 6-9 months to work out a plan to hand in my notice!

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 104 - moving from fast fashion to slow fashion with freya simonne

"The future of fashion is coming and it's from the past."

Using only materials that are already in existence Freya Simonne reworks and upcycles preloved textiles into beautiful forever pieces of upcycled clothing. The mission is to show an alternative way of doing fashion that actively gives back to both people and planet.

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 103 - lessons learned from launching with helen perry

This week’s guest is Helen Perry who I’ve colloarated with before on a couple of IGTV videos & I’ve also been on her brilliant podcast called Just Bloody Post It! (if you like this, you’ll love that too!)

Helen shows creative businesses how to do marketing on the internet. Wherever you are showing up online (and you will need to show up) - on Insta, emails, TikTok, podcasts - you’ll need to learn the skills that allow you to communicate what’s great and valuable about what you do. Then people will buy it. This is what Helen teaches in her courses and workshops.

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 102 - how to bounce back from a sales slump

For anyone that missed the live I did with Rebecca @womenwillcreate, we were talking all about how to bounce back from a sales slump!

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 101 - 5 ways to transform your sales for 2022

Every major trend report for 2022 has stated just how crucial live streaming, shopping and selling on video are going to be… so why are we still shying away from it?

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the fashion brand clinic podcast - episode 100 - an exclusive interview with the team @lifeofabaa

If you have worked in fashion buying then I’d be very surprised if you haven’t heard of the meme account @lifeofabaa! Some of you may know about it and some of you may not but it’s a super niche instagram profile that started off talking about the day to day life of a buying office! It very quickly grew in popularity and actually escalated into something more serious when it exposed sexual allegations at different companies such as cough cough ASOS.

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the fashion feed - episode 99 - building a career as a content creator with rubi @ poseandrepeat

Rubi is a content creator who has built an audience of fashion loving followers across Instagram, YouTube & TikTok! She recently moved to the UK & in this episode shares some great advice about what it looks like to become an influencer

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the fashion feed - episode 98 - setting plans & goals for 2022

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the podcast after an unplanned Xmas / Covid break but it feels good to be recording again & sharing these episodes with you!

I really struggled to come up with some goals over the xmas period but as soon as January came round (& I was feeling a million times better!) my inspiration struck & I started writing so many things down that I want to do for 2022 — ooh that rhymes!

So if you’re also feeling uninspired about what you want this year to bring then give this episode a listen!

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the fashion feed - episode 97 - find an ethical supplier with chathura @ chanodil

I came across Chanodil when they reached out to interview me for their platform so here we are returning the gesture! :) Chanodil is an award-winning service which helps fashion brands to easily connect with clothing manufacturers and manage the order process through one seamless platform.

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the fashion feed - episode 96 - juggles, struggles & joy with alice @ creative babes club

Creative Babes Club is a creative community (online and irl) for creatives, small business owners, independents and those who love to shop & support small"!

Alice began the community back in September 2019 as she wanted to bring creatives together and feel less alone in the less glossy, more crappy parts of being a creative, being your own boss and running your own business!

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the fashion feed - episode 95 - leather vs vegan leather with michelle @ mw makes

I feel actually feel bit nervous about introducing this episode as it’s a topic Michelle and I have wanted to speak about for a while but I also know it can be a complicated one with lots of opinions!

So first of all let me tell you a little bit about Michelle & her brand! MW Makes is a leather goods brand set up by Michelle Wong in 2017. Developed through a passion for design and craftsmanship, MW Makes creates handcrafted leather goods for the everyday. Influenced by a background in architecture, each item is carefully designed with an emphasis on simple geometries, clean lines and functionality.

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the fashion feed - episode 94 - embracing your culture in design with seyi @ kamso kids

I’m so excited to introduce another childrenswear brand to the podcast as it’s been a while! This week I’m speaking to Seyi, the British African Founder of Kamso

After having her first child during her last year of university, Seyi also decided to start a business of her own which represented the natural beauty & craftmanship within her African heritage in a neutral colour palette.

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the fashion feed - episode 93 - building a long term business with lauren aston designs

Lauren was one of the OG small businesses of the insta world & one of the first people I followed as inspiration!

Lauren was taught to knit at the age of 11 by her grandmother, and she has a degree in Knitwear - pretty good credentials for running a knitting business! She hand-knits super chunky goodies in beautiful merino wool and has created an incredible community of crafters online!

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the fashion feed - episode 92 - using spirituality to help decision making with sophie biggerstaff

Sophie is my guest this week & reached out to me recently to discuss how spirituality had an impact on the big decisions she’s made within her career! Obviously being a woo woo loving businesswoman myself I was all over it & couldn’t wait to record this episode!

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the fashion feed - episode 91 - the john lewis trend report for 2021/22

Welcome to another episode of The Fashion Feed! I did have a guest planned for this week but we had to rearrange so it’s another solo episode today!

I recently shared some snippets of the John Lewis trend report on my Instagram Stories & you all loved it so I thought I’d share the full article here for you!

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the fashion feed - episode 90 - how to get yourself out of a slump

Welcome to another episode of The Fashion Feed with meeeeeeee, Elizabeth Stiles!

I can feel a collective slump in energy this week with the darker mornings so I’m sharing some journalling prompts to help pull you out of a creative funk!

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