Ever wondered what a job in Trend Forecasting looks like? Abbey Cook is a lifestyle trend forecaster and creative consultant with over 15 years experience in developing cultural trends, storytelling and design forecasts for major brands and retailers. A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Abbey's lifelong love of fashion led her to her career path. Listen along as she talks with fellow co-lab member, Amanda Vlavianos, about her career journey and her recent venture to consulting.

Danielle Kayembe is a female futurist and serial entrepreneur who works on projects at the intersection of women, tech and social impact. Through her company GreyFire, she advises female founders in the US and emerging markets in Africa on scaling their businesses and raising capital. Danielle is an advisor to social impact startups and a mentor to Columbia University’s business accelerator, she has lectured at Yale School of Management and Barnard College's Athena Program and Princeton University. Danielle is an Ariane de Rothschild Fellow, awarded to 20 Global Social Impact Entrepreneurs each year. She has been featured on CNBC and in Forbes, and is a frequent speaker at the United Nations, TEDx, Google, General Assembly and other events. Danielle is the author of "The Silent Rise of the Female-Driven Economy" a position paper on women and the future of business and innovation.

Listen along as fellow entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of The Upside, Erin Halper, interviews Danielle.

Erin Halper is the founder and CEO of The Upside, an award-winning community and accelerator for consultants who support and advance one another in business and beyond. Since launching The Upside in 2017, Erin has helped thousands of professionals build a respected consultancy practice that generates consistent clients and affords them the freedom and flexibility that come with being your own boss.

Prior to launching The Upside, Erin built a 7-year independent consulting career providing marketing expertise to her private equity, real estate investor and hedge fund clients, collectively resulting in more than $3 billion in outside funding and deal sourcing.

Erin is a mentor at Columbia University's Almaworks startup accelerator and a judge at NYU's TrepCamp entrepreneur simulator. Erin is a frequent speaker on panels, workshops and podcasts including Harvard University's International Women in Business Conference, Brown University's Women's Entrepreneurship Conference, Heymama and Ladies Get Paid.

Listen along as fellow entrepreneur and founder/CEO of GreyFire Impact, Danielle Kayembe, chats with Erin.

Lori Adelman is a Human Resources Executive with 20+ years of HR experience in the fashion industry. Lori started her career as a Human Resources Manager at Calvin Klein, and has held senior roles at numerous impressive brands like Cole Haan, DIOR, Condé Nast, Coach and currently, Tory Burch. Her extensive expertise spans Talent Acquisition across all departments from Creative, Strategy, C-Suite and HR Business Partner roles. Listen along for insider Human Resources advice as fellow co-lab member, Caroline Priebe, talks with Lori about her background.

Caroline Priebe is the Founder and Director of Sustainability at The Center for the Advancement of Garment Making, offering brands sustainable/circular business strategies, creative consulting and learning opportunities. An early adapter to sustainable design (1999), Caroline began her career strategically working for sustainable fashion pioneers including Zero + Maria Cornejo, Rogan, Loomstate, and her own brand, ULURU. Caroline has previously taught sustainability classes at Parsons and currently teaches via The Sustainable Leader Masterclass. Listen along as fellow co-lab member, Lori Adelman, chats with Caroline on her diverse experience.

Gabrielle Korn is a journalist and digital media expert. She worked in digital media for ten years, during which time she served as the editor-in-chief of Nylon and the director of fashion and culture at Refinery29. She is currently the editorial and publishing lead of Most, Netflix’s home for LGBTQ storytelling on social media. Her nonfiction debut, Everybody (Else) Is Perfect, was published by Atria, a Simon & Schuster imprint, in 2021.

Listen along as Editor-in-chief of Fashionista, Tyler McCall, chats with Gabrielle about her impressive career.

Tyler McCall is the Editor-in-Chief of Fashionista.com, where she used to religiously leave comments while an undergrad at the University of Florida. She spends a lot of time wondering if the boys of One Direction are happy on hiatus and trying to find the perfect reaction GIFs of Blair Waldorf. She's also logged hours at Teen Vogue, Vogue Runway and WWD. 

Tune in as Netflix's Editorial and Publishing Manager of The Most, Gabrielle Korn, interviews Tyler about her diverse career experience.

Kimberly Dillon is the founder of Frigg, a beauty brand that tackles the impact of stress on the hair and skin. Frigg leverages cannabis, mushrooms, and adaptogens in all of their vegan formulas, with a mission to work with BIPOC farmers and vendors. Kimberly got her start in Cannabis as the CMO of Papa & Barkley, a Cannabis startup that she helped grow to a 30 Million dollar business in 2.5 years. 

Fellow entrepreneur and founder of Pholk Beauty, Niambi Cacchioli, talks with Kimberly about her previous work at several Blue Chip companies like Procter & Gamble and Clorox. Kimberly also has two undergraduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the University of Michigan. 

Niambi Cacchioli is the founder and lead formulator at Pholk Beauty. As an academic turned beauty activist, Niambi infuses Pholk with her love and knowledge of the African Diaspora's healing and herbalist traditions. Her calling is to welcome women of color into the natural skincare space by thinking about both lifestyle and skin needs and crafting a brand narrative that celebrates women of color as innovators of culture. Listen along as fellow entrepreneur and founder of Frigg, Kimberly Dillon, talks with Niambi about her journey.

Rachel Pearl is an experienced designer with a history of working in the footwear and fashion industry. Skilled in brand strategy, trend analysis, illustration, technical drawings, a variety of footwear products, and fit. Rachel is a graduate of Ars Sutoria as well as Parsons School of Design, and has worked for impressive brands like DKNY and Dansko.

Listen along as fellow designer and co-lab member, Megan Oliver, chats with Rachel about sustainability, her best career advice, and what she hopes to do next.