Since debuting Kingpins 2004 as a small gallery-like show, Olah Inc. founder Andrew Olah has played host to the global denim supply chain at Kingpins events in New York, Amsterdam and across China.

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Denim Dudes founder Amy Leverton on the denim brands and trends to watch in 2019.

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Apparel brands are looking for ways to shorten development and production timelines, and nearshoring, aided by automation, could be the answer, according to McKinsey & Company. Karl-Hendrik Magnus, partner at McKinsey and Company discusses the opportunities with Reebok VP of product operations; Erika Swan, Under Armour chief supply chain officer; Colin Browne and Ramesh Fernando, CEO of MAS USA.

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Alberto Candiani, the global manager of Candiani Denim, the famed 80-year-old Italian denim mill, shares how he's pushing his family's business into a new era of sustainability, innovation and transparency.

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Joining us are Don Howard, executive director of Alvanon, which uses technology and body shape data to advise apparel firms on fit and sizing, and William Adler, CEO of True Fit, a data-driven company that aims to help retailers personalize the shopping experience by enabling shoppers find the right products for them.

These companies represent the variety of ways apparel is working to solve the fit issue from the design side as well as from a consumer-facing perspective.

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This podcast episode focuses on apparel retail, which has had many challenges lately but is also experiencing a nice tailwind currently thanks to the healthy economy. John Kernan, managing director for retail and consumer brands for Cowen and Company, provides insights into the direction the sector is headed as both brands and retailers are attempting to shake off old processes and technologies in favor of new practices and innovations.

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For this episode, we're joined by Avani Patel of the Ember Company, formerly Trendseeder, the platform she founded in 2012 to pair fashion expertise with business acumen. The program provides startup business with the educational, advisory and networking opportunities they need in order to create sustainable brands.

Avani shares what it takes to launch a new brand in the current consumer climate, how to identify white space in the market and what new companies bring to the retail landscape that many established players can learn from.

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Creating a fully visible supply chain for agricultural products, like cotton, has created problems for textile producers. Businesses continue to invest in sustainable and ethical sources of cotton of a high quality, only to see markets flooded with products that have been "greenwashed" with false labels or  mixed with lower quality fibers. Ultimately, cotton producers have been left wondering if sustainability can be profitable in this confusing climate.

Coming up with an answer to this problem is the next horizon in raw material sourcing and, in today's episode, we speak with two business leaders who have been able to crack the code. Using DNA tagging they've found a way to ensure consumers actually get what they pay for.

We spoke with David Greenstein of Himatsingka, one the largest cotton wholesalers in the United States, as well as chairman of the California Cotton Growers Association, Cannon Michael. Michael is also the head of Bowles Farming Company, a large producer of Pima Cotton. Greenstein and Michael are partners in the production of Pimacott, Himatsingka's patented Pima Cotton varietal that can be traced, genetically, from the cotton gin to the shelves of your local retailer.

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Garment manufacturing in the United States has seen better days. But, as automation technology matures, some American businesses have begun investing in local apparel manufacturing once again.

In this week’s episode, we highlight a clothing producer who has always been proudly made in the U.S.A. Dov Charney, who is best known for his first venture, American Apparel, is now building a new brand under Los Angeles Apparel. Here, he gives us a look into how his business can be competitive while manufacturing in the US.

Charney is joined by Ram Sareen, founder and CEO of Tukatech, a provider of fashion technology solutions. Sareen partnered with Charney to modernize American Apparel and has remained a powerful ally through the debut of the new business in 2016. Tukatech innovations have allowed Los Angeles Apparel to launch as a fully vertical company that specializes in speed-to-market and flexibility.

Both agree there is a future in American garment manufacturing but that it will require producers and manufacturers here to adopt the latest design and production innovations.

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This episode highlights what makes a disruptor a disruptor in a sea of new upstart brands from the perspective of Pano Anthos, founder and managing director of XRC Labs, an innovation accelerator for the next generation of disruptors in the retail and consumer goods sectors.

Pano addresses how retailers can better match services to customer expectations, what's considered white space today how direct to consumer brands are taking market share from established players and what company and founder characteristics get investors excited.

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