Fashion & Founders The Podcast

Hello and welcome back to Fashion & Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I’m joined with Cleo Escarez the founder of Redyoos.She has created a way for pre-loved jewelry to be recycled into clean energy solutions. You just order a free mail in kit, fill it up with your preloved jewelry, and Redyoos takes care of the rest. Jewelry that can be melted down can be recycled in solar panels and fashion jewelry that can’t be melted will be donated to their partner at Dress for Success. Think of Trashie or ThredUp but for your jewelry. Cleo shared some really interesting facts and data points about jewelry in this episode that I found super fascinating. As well as her journey to being an entrepreneur and how she started out as “entrepreneur curious.”Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersLocker Links: LockerFollow Redyoos:IG: @redyoosLinkedIn: RedyoosWebsite: https://www.redyoos.com/Follow Melez:IG: @melez.collectionWebsite: https://www.melez.co/Thank you for listening!

Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I'm joined with Claire Illmer, the Co-Founder and CEO of Future Reference.Claire's experience before founding Future Reference includes working at Google for five years, at YouTube in search and discovery, and at ThredUp in search and discovery as well. She is now building a fashion tech company revolutionizing how we sell our clothes. Future Reference is a digital wardrobe and a cross listing platform. Their software allows you to digitize your wardrobe by just connecting your email as they pull your online receipts. Not only that, but they make the resale listings for you. So you just click on the product in your closet that you decide to sell and they cross list it to their partners like Depop, eBay, Poshmark, etc. They are solving a problem I think so many people have faced when trying to sell their clothes.Also right now, while you're looking at your wardrobe on Future Reference, you can go check out your wardrobe wrapped. So basically Spotify wrapped, but for the items in your closet. They have so many data points on your wardrobe from resale value, amount spent per item, color palette, and so much more.I am loving using future reference. I think it's just at the beginning of all the potential that they have and it is so exciting. I can't wait to see all of their success. I'll let Claire share more. So let's get into the episode.Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersLocker Links: LockerFollow Future Reference:IG: @futurereference.xyzTikTok: @futurereferencej.xyzLinkedIn: Future ReferenceWebsite: https://www.futurereference.xyz/Follow Birdy Bandanas:IG: @birdybandanasWebsite: https://birdybandanas.com/Thank you for listening!

A big thank you to all the guests who came onto the podcast this year. I learned so much from each conversation and feel so grateful for the opportunity to connect so many amazing people and share their stories. I put together a bonus episode with snippets of advice that founders shared from their experience. This ranges from fundraising, building a team, finding a co-founder the struggles of entrepreneurship. Mental health as a founder. What not to do tips on getting started, books and resources, finding your motivation. How to stay motivated and so much more. This includes 13 different episodes. And even if you've listened to all of these, trust me, I think I have listened to each at least 20 times through and I found this still such a great and powerful reminder. I love these different snippets, so let's get into it and let's hear from them. In this episode:Trinity Hislop founder of ThirdClaire Stepanek founder of ErgoJade Begueling founder of 4AM SkinJen Keane founder of Modern SynthesisMary Korlin-Downs founder of Cropd.co Fashion TechKate Sanner founder of BeniKristine Locker founder of LockerNaama and Manya founders of Threads of TechJulia O'Mara founder of Pickle Genia Mineeva founder of BEEN LondonDiana Kakkar founder of  MAES London Georgie Hyatt founder of RotaroNatalia Ohanesian founder of BiptyFollow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersThank you for listening!

Welcome back to Fashion and founders the Podcast my name is Victoria Smith and this week I spoke with Trinity the founder of Third.  Third is an AI-powered search, compare and discover platform for preloved luxury handbags, featuring the largest range of rare and hard-to-find pieces available at present.This episode is not just for the luxury handbags and vintage lovers, this is one of the first episodes in which a founder really talked about the mental health component of being an entrepreneur. She discusses obstacles, how she still priorities her mental health, building confidence, and more.Trinity shares about her journey building a fashion tech business, her experience in London, and more so let’s get into the episodeFollow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersFollow Third:IG: @thirdfindTikTok: @jadebeguelinLinkedIn: Website: https://thirdfind.com/ Follow Valore:IG: @shop.valoreTikTok: @shopvaloreWebsite: https://www.shopvalore.com/shop Thank you for listening!