Unboxing with Harry McInley

#23 | Harriet Noy | Hazaar | Building an Alternative to Fast Fashion


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Harriet is the founder of Hazaar, a zero-waste, sustainable student marketplace in which students buy and sell second hand items such as clothing and fancy dress. Harriet has started and grown the business to 37 different universities in the UK with 13,000 users, all whilst being a student herself and is now in the process of launching the Hazaar app.

Round 1: (01:47) Life as a student during the pandemic. Why Harriet used to want to be an investment banker. Whether her uni degree helps or hinders her ambitions as an entrepreneur.

Round 2: (15:50) The story of Hazaar and how it started. Why sustainability is cool for the younger generation. How she raised £20,000 whilst at uni. The vision for Hazaar.

Round 3: (25:45) Why the younger generation are conscious of sustainability but still buy fast fashion from the likes of Amazon, Primark and Boohoo.

Round 4: (31:30) Harriet’s role models and why being a young woman in tech and business doesn’t phase her.

Final round: (34:26) Something Harriet believes that most people don’t. How Harriet would like the world to be different in 5 years’ time. Harriet’s Unboxing ringwalk track.

Follow Hazaar on Instagram: www.instagram.com/justhazaar

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