There are 75 million workers in the apparel industry, but according to the International Labor Organization, between 60-88% of those workers are at risk of losing their jobs because of automation in the next 10 years. In today’s episode, Linda Rigano interviews Sarah Krasley. Sarah is a fearless entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Shimmy, a women-owned and operated early-stage fashion tech company, intent on preparing the apparel industry for the future of work by developing design, data management, and workforce development applications. In this episode, Sarah shares what Shimmy is doing about apparel workers being displaced by automation through The Apparel Automation Pulse project, and she talks about Shimmy’s business model to gamify the re-skilling and up-skilling process, creating video game-based training to shorten the time needed for training and create higher engagement. Shimmy is focused on providing workers with the digital literacy they need to operate automated equipment in the future, and aims to build transferrable skills to create more job security for women in manufacturing. Tune in today!

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