In this episode we have a very much needed Covid-19 conversation with Ivan Hong, expert in private equity, fundraising and business development.  We discuss why man saw the writing on the wall for the fashion industry before the pandemic came to shake the industry to its core.   What will happen to the surviving brands? Why some brands will continue to go bankrupt? What's the key for a value chain to survive the economic crisis?   You can also watch this episode in Youtube.  

Links to companies mentioned in this episode:  

Love Bonito 

Charles & Keith 

Zara 

Dorothy Perkins 

Monpurse 

Printful 

Society6 

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica  

Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party  

Recorded on 19 Aug 2020

This episode we look at the supply chain from the point of view of Venture Capital. Is fast fashion really fast? Is supply chain transparency something VCs care about?

Joseph Thia takes us into his own experience to find balance and purpose and how to be motivated to learn with the abundance of information we have today.

You can also watch this episode in Youtube.

Links to companies and books mentioned in this episode:

https://josephthia.substack.com/

https://zilingo.com/en/

https://www.vinted.co.uk/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3276301-systems-one

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systems

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248196-the-art-of-thinking-clearly

Bonus book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42411184-rebel-talent

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica

Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party

Recorded on 6 Aug 2020

In this episode we have a chat with Mr Q, founder of up and coming brand The Prefecture. We discuss how transparency is affecting the mysticism of traditional brands and what it represents for smaller companies that are coming up. 

We touch on how a highly-valued brand can suffer from growing too fast too soon, supply chain for a small brands and what companies are doing it right and we should keep an eye on. 

Aurelien 

Zalora 

Frank and Oak 

Baudoin & Lange 

Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore 

Business of Fashion  

You can also watch this episode in Youtube.   

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica  

Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party 

Recorded on 28 July 2020

This episode of Supply Unchained Podcast is a conversation with Alex Deitermann, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tailorlux GmbH. We talk about certifications, how we are cheated with organic cotton, and his dreams of a fair trade for cotton.

You can also watch this episode in Youtube. 

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica 

Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party

Welcome to Supply unChained Podcast! Join us on the journey exploring fashion supply chain of tomorrow. In the new interview series launched September 2020, we will chat with individuals from different parts of fashion and lifestyle value chain. Our industry tends to work in silos, and we want to facilitate conversations from different viewpoints, perspectives, and geographical angles. Do you want to hear about fashion investments from Venture Capital or Private Equity’s perspective? Curious about fellow brand owners’ sourcing journey? Interested in latest supply chain innovations? Do you believe it’s possible to achieve 100% transparency across fashion supply chain?

We are on the mission to bring together fashion and lifestyle supply chain leaders who are challenging our industry, breaking taboos while sharing their own unconventional journeys. If you are one of them and looking to participate in today’s fashion supply chain discussion or just learn from others- join our conversations and follow us here.