Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. On this week’s show, our friend Ryan Moor, founder and CEO of Ryonet. Ryan will be talking with us about his new project, Allmade Apparel, and how this venture will create living wage jobs in the U.S. and Haiti, and supporting orphan care and prevention.

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Creating Living Wage Jobs with Allmade Apparel

Our guest today is Ryan Moor, founder and CEO of Ryonet, in Vancouver, Washington

Tell us about the project you are working on to launch a new line of apparel.

Where did the idea come from?

Explanation of Global Orphan Project and GOTEX

Core goals of the social aspects of the project

How project is helping Haitians - Poverty Inc Documentary / Doing Good Better

Core goals of the environmental aspects of the project

stats about pollution created by garment manufacturing

How this project is lessening the carbon footprint - Let my people go surfing - Patagonia

Who has been involved with you in the initial organization?

10 founding partner screen printers

Ryonet staff / Other consultants or experts

How were the founding partner printers chosen, and how are they participating in the project?

What styles are being initially produced, and how were these chosen?

Expert consultants involved, expertise of GOTEX members, etc.

How many garments are being produced in the first production run?

How will they be available? And how can screen printers and garment decorators get involved?

Indiegogo, founders