In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Clothing The Gaps co-founders Laura Thompson and Sarah Sheridan. Started as a COVID hustle when Laura and Sarah were in health promotion, Clothing The Gaps is now Australia’s leading Indigenous fashion brand, and arguably, Australia’s foremost brand when it comes to leading real social change. From their Free The Flag campaign (which ended up freeing the flag) to this year’s Voice referendum, Clothing The Gaps are an inspirational team who won’t stop or apologise for standing up for issues that matter to Indigenous Australians.. From the amazing engagement metrics that they generate (we’re talking almost 50% customer return rate) to their battle with the American clothing giant Gap and to the complexities around the voice for their mob. We cover a lot of ground today. While we always aim for a diverse range of guests on Add To Cart, over the next four weeks we’ve put the spotlight on Indigenous leaders and change makers. We’ve got an important referendum coming up on the 14th October and we wanted to make sure that Indigenous voices within the ecommerce community are heard.

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About your co-hosts: 

Laura Thompson from Clothing The Gaps

Laura is CEO & Co-Founder at Clothing The Gaps and an experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in Community health care and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Communication, Health Promotion and Teamwork.

You can contact Laura at LinkedIn

Sarah Sheridan from Clothing The Gaps

Sarah is Co-Founder of Clothing The Gaps.  She is passionate about energising spaces, from boardrooms to prisons, to create engaging and lasting impact for social change, especially within reconciliation and health and well-being. Using creativity to facilitate opportunities and spaces for people to come together to connect brings her joy. Working predominantly alongside the Aboriginal Community in Melbourne, Sarah is an experienced Health Promotion and Community Engagement Practitioner with a demonstrated history of solutions focused, strength based program development and communication. These skills have translated to a unique approach to operations and sustainable business development.

Always keen to hear from people in leadership, governance, health, social enterprise, community development and social change fields.

You can contact Sarah at LinkedIn

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