Julie NIUBOI Ferguson is an actor, performance artist and activist in the LGBTQIA2S community. Julie shares what inclusivity looks like from her perspective as a customer as well as an employee. We discuss how the movement toward a genderless future is good business and good for profit margins.

Julie will be performing their one-person show SCORCH at the Passe Muraille Backspace in Toronto from November 16-December 3, 2018.

I give this show ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Julie creates an intimacy with the audience that will leave you feeling inspired to be a part of the movement toward a more compassionate and inclusive community.

Spoiler Alert!!!

We announce the launch of our Gender Inclusive Workshop. This Live Workshop will cover practical ways that your brand can connect with a currently underserved market increasing your profit while streamlining your production and being an industry leader!

JANIS GALLOWAY director of Publicity Room has extensive experience in the fashion industry as a stylist, freelance writer, blogger and bad a$$ publicist. Publicity Room works with brands in fashion, health and wellness, beauty and lifestyle brands. Janis continues to challenge the industry to engage in more sustainable, authentic business. In this episode, Janis speaks to the trends of the industry and her 3 top tips that every brand can implement today...even without hiring a publicist. We share our best advice for getting your brand recognized and how to create a lasting connection with your customers.

JESSIE ATKINS founder Berg & Betts a sustainable watch company that doesn't sacrifice style and sophistication. Jessie is a passionate, driven entrepreneur, wife and mother. In this episode, she shares the story of how the brand was conceptualized and the process of hiring on the first staff to help her grow and compete with larger brands. Jessie gets candid about the pro's and con's of having a business partner and we both dish on the "must's" before signing on the dotted line. Want to learn how to find balance and enjoy life to the max...us to! Join us inside this episode to get all the butterfly feels.

AMANDA SALMON is designer, pattern drafter and sample sewer. Amanda is incredibly talented, authentic and honest. In this episode, Amanda holds nothing back when it comes to best practices for building lasting relationships with contractors be it sewers, factories and pattern drafters etc. If you want to build stronger relationships with your team or lock in that elusive factory--join us inside this episode.

MARIELLE ELIZABETH is social media consultant, body positive blogger, slow living advocate and all around cheerleader for her community. In this episode, she shares with us how to create content with intention. By building a brand that focuses on inclusion vs exclusion. Marielle shares how developing authentic engagement can make a positive impact on your community and the fashion industry as a whole.

To learn more about Marielle visit:

http://www.marielleelizabeth.com/issue-one/

@marielle.elizabeth

JILLIAN SCHECHER is a brand photographer, graphic and brand designer, meditation teacher and joy coach. She shares with us how being your most authentic self can not only bring more joy into your life and work but will allow you to connect with your customers, the right customers, in the right way. Not sure what that "right" way is? This is where the KAPOW comes in. Learn how Jillian gets to the core of who YOU are and how to communicate and share your beautiful gifts with the world.

To learn more about Jillian visit:

www.jillianschecher.com

@jillianschecher

The fashion industry...elite, secretive and often cut throat...this is how it is perceived and how it can often feel when you are on the inside. In this podcast fashion industry experts from across the industry share their lessons, wins and hilarious (now, on the other side) fails.