Megan Oliver is a freelance designer, who was most recently a Senior Designer for DKNY Sport. A graduate of Purdue University, Megan has worked for impressive brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Elie Tahari and Cynthia Rowley, and is currently launching an ethically produced children's clothing line called League of Friends. Megan resides in Brooklyn with her family, and talks with fellow co-lab member and designer, Rachel Pearl, about her design experience.

Arden Frank is an entrepreneur and creative with a passion for sustainability. An apparel and textiles graduate of the University of Texas, Arden was working as an analyst for Good Vision Consulting in Tel Aviv, Israel when the pandemic hit in March 2020. She soon found herself back in Atlanta, using the downtime of the pandemic to start Let's Be Frank, a company that hand makes and hand dyes tie-dye masks from up-cycled materials. (The masks were even featured in GQ!) Arden continues to run and operate Let's Be Frank while taking on a new role as Social Media Marketing Strategist for Abbey Glass. Listen along as Tibi founder and creative director, Amy Smilovic, talks with Arden on what she's learned through starting a business and what she hopes to do in the future with sustainability. 

Céline Kaplan is the ne plus ultra tastemaker of all things French chic and, like all guardians of the French-girl mystique, will never give away her age. Founder of her eponymous boutique public relations agency Céline Kaplan PR, Céline’s client list (and closet) is enough to make other fashion PR doyennes green with envy. A consummate traveler (she most recently invaded the island of Culebra), she is always looking for the next diamond in the rough. “I know a good thing when I see it, and I’m not afraid to go after what I want,” she explains. Truer words have never been spoken by a true tastemaker. Listen along as she is interviewed by friend and fellow co-lab member, Kahlana Barfield Brown.

Kahlana Barfield Brown has carved a niche for herself in the hyper-competitive world of fashion and beauty publishing. She began her career as an intern at InStyle before eventually being hired full time. Throughout her career at the magazine, she took on several key positions, including Beauty Director, and fulfilled duties that ranged from writing in-depth features to reporting live from the red carpet. She's now a leading fashion and beauty expert who inspires a new generation of women to embrace beauty from within. She regularly appears on national television shows such as Today, Good Morning America, The View, Extra, Entertainment Tonight and The Drew Barrymore Show. Listen along as fellow co-lab member, friend, and PR maven, Céline Kaplan, chats with Kahlana about her inspiring career.

D'Arcy Jensen is a creative executive with expertise leading brand strategy & aesthetic, experiential & social media marketing, strategic collaboration partnerships, and product design & development within the fashion, beauty, and retail spaces. D'Arcy found herself amidst the pandemic reclaiming a 950 sq. foot community garden in Hudson Valley, NY. Combining her professional skills, personal passions with resources from the garden, she created Guilded Goods. Now a brand, marketplace and community Guilded Goods is a reflection of D’Arcy’s colorful style and entrepreneurial spirit. Listen along as this midwest native discusses her career journey which includes design roles at LeSportsac, Ralph Lauren, Old Navy and Estee Lauder.

Sara Sakanaka is a multidisciplinary creative, focusing on design, fashion, and consultancy projects for domestic and international clients. She holds a broad understanding of apparel design, product development, brand strategy, domestic and international markets, and is experienced in successfully launching new fashion and lifestyle brands including ready-to-wear, bridal, couture, and outerwear.

Born to Japanese immigrants, Sara grew up in Los Angeles and now resides in NYC. A graduate of FIT, Sara has held many impressive design roles, including several years as a designer in Japan and China. Last year she started Considered Objects LLC, a concept studio that creates one-of-a-kind and limited edition objects through an artistic and sentimental vision. 

Saúl started creating content in the fashion industry shooting fashion weeks in New York, Milan & Paris. His film projects have included collaborating with various companies and organizations across the world including Apple Music, Spotify, Jordan Brand, ESPN, Netflix, Under Armour, Nordstrom, Moncler, Louis Vuitton, The Getty Museum and more.

Saúl also won a 2020 MTV VMA & EMA in the "Video For Good" category as a drone cinematographer on H.E.R.'s music video, "I Can't Breathe.”

"What you wear is what you represent." UPRISERS was founded by Creative Director Michelle K. Hanabusa, a fourth-generation Japanese American. Michelle amassed an impressive resume in the fashion + design industry prior to UPRISERS. While working in corporate, she noticed a disconnect between the consumer and the company. Inspired by the origins of streetwear culture and its ability to connect people through creative mediums, she made her own. Always the trailblazer, Michelle is celebrated for her charismatic approach in leading collaborative projects with diverse, like-minded folks– ultimately inspiring valuable and intentional conversations.

Allie Egan is founder and CEO of Veracity Selfcare, a company that creates a personal skincare experience based on real data about hormones and other biofactors that impact skin and health through their at-home Skin + Health Test. A graduate of University of Virginia and Harvard Business School, Allie began her career in finance, pivoting to fashion and beauty a few years later. After spending two years at Estee Lauder in various marketing roles, Allie became CEO of Cynthia Rowley.

Listen along as fellow entrepreneur and Harvard Business School grad, Franci Girard, talks to Allie about the two births she experienced this year: her newborn son and new company.