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Fashion entrepreneur Jutta Kurtz, creative director Paul Ritter and machine learning expert Rob Meadows decided to launch CXN, a virtual showroom, after brainstorming on a dearth of technology in the fashion industry during Fashion Week 2018. Hear how they connect buyers and designers with CXN’s interactive service and how AI offers a more “human” experience to fashion buyers.

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf.

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This week, Ryan speaks with Jessica Goldfond, founder of Shiny Squirrel, a Williamsburg-based PR and brand management firm for emerging designers. Jessica has worked with several Quebec companies including G Sherman Jewels, which she subsequently placed in the award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  She discusses the importance of setting goals and developing your own voice and how the digital age has created opportunities for brands to bypass industry gatekeepers and break themselves in.

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf.

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Learn about the latest shopping trends and the differences between American and Chinese consumers in this episode of Ryan’s Rants & Raves podcast series.  Ryan talks to Lynn Rosetti, VP at ShopShops, a livestream, interactive global shopping marketplace that connects brick and mortar retailers with consumers on their mobile devices. Find out how ShopShops’s new application for the U.S. market might change the way you shop. 

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché 

For more information about Shop Shops, contact Lynn Rosetti at [email protected]. 

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Take a listen to a spirited conversation between Ryan and beauty entrepreneur Jennifer Brodeur, founder of JB Skin Guru. In 2003, Brodeur created the Max+, a LED light therapy device, which received rave reviews from Oprah Winfrey. When the mega-influencer later recommended Brodeur’s product line in her famous list of “Favorite Things” and introduced her to Michelle Obama, the Montrealer’s life, and business plan, changed forever. Listen to Brodeur’s take on aging and always believing in yourself. 

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf.

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Montreal-born, London-based Jean-Loup Leblanc Roy is the founder and creative director of St-Henri, a men’s fashion line inspired by the bohemian scene of his native city.  Having taken part in London Fashion Week Men’s for the second time, he muses over the future of fashion shows in a post-pandemic world and how art and fashion reflect and spearhead social change.

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf.  

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Founded in Montreal in 1919, Peerless Clothing is now the largest privately-owned manufacturer of men's tailored clothing in North America. Today Ryan talks to VP & Creative Director Eric Jennings about Quebec’s National Day, masks as essential fashion statements and, in these challenging times, of the importance for brands to stay focused on serving communities.   The company recently partnered with two non-profits to donate $1 million worth of new tailored clothing to help men and youth in need prepare to get back to work. Eric also looks at the future of tailored clothing in a post-pandemic world, including innovations such as anti-viral clothing.

Ryan’s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf. 

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Take a listen to Ryan’s Rants & Raves, a new podcast series on fashion, design and all things Québec produced by the Québec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attaché Ryan McInturf. 

In this premiere episode, Ryan talks to Karen Alberg Grossman, editor in chief at MR Magazine, about the state of the menswear industry since the Covid-19 pandemic and how retailers need to reinvent themselves for a new normal.

To read MR Magazine click here

Article on Century Survivors click here 

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http://www.jackvictor.com/

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