There’s incredible career potential in the fashion industry, and when you show that to a kid and you show them the variety of careers behind the scenes in the fashion industry, it can get those kids excited to learn.

So, today, we’re sitting down with three of the people who are devoted to engaging kids and teaching them about the opportunities in this industry, especially in Columbus: Joe Brim, a self-described engagement experience strategist and creative who focuses on design through the eyes of the end user; Yohannan “Yogi” Terrell, CEO/Partner at Warhol and WALL ST, plus the new lead director of the Columbus Fashion Initiative; and Rob Smith, a chemist who travels the world, transforming the fashion industry through science and innovation.

To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.org

Resources:

• Columbus Fashion Initiative: columbusfashion.org
• Check out PAST’s Techno Fashion Summer Program: www.pastfoundation.org/events/techno-fashion-2020
• KIPP Columbus: www.kippcolumbus.org
• https://cutthroughbeheard.com/
• Belowthebrim.com

Learning Unboxed is produced in part by Crate Media

Recorded by Eric French at WOSU Studios in Columbus, Ohio