Designer director with 2 decades of experience leading international brands across genders and categories. Experience building businesses in established brands and launching new product lines from scratch. Masters graduate focusing on project management methods and their application to successful design development.

On this episode, Andrew talks with Jay Anderson about keeping up hope and resilience as he seeks out the next role in his career.

Michelle is originally from Los Angeles and has been living in France since 2021. After 5 years of professional experience in office management she came to Paris to earn her Masters in Communications with a concentration on sustainable development. Michelle is currently working on creating content around her areas of research into cultural sustainability and material impact while simultaneously navigating building a career within sustainability in fashion.

On this episode, Michelle talks with Cynthia Power about how deciding on her career path took her from San Francisco to India to Paris.

Cynthia is a circular-programs expert with 15 years of experience and the owner of Molte Volte. She previously managed EILEEN FISHER Renew for many years before working at tech-resale startup Recurate. She now works independently, helping brands and circular service providers to understand and navigate the fashion circular landscape, including building and scaling resale and reuse programs. She (like most of us) is passionate about the high quality, durable goods that already exist and how we can prolong their useful lives.

In this episode, Cynthia speaks with Michelle Doyle about how a project she did to raise money for a college club she was in served as the launching pad for her career.

Priya is recognized globally in luxury brand strategy, product development and manufacturing. She has brought her creative vision and expertise to an extensive career at Tiffany & Co., working directly with the likes of world renowned architect Frank Gehry, famed designer Paloma Picasso, and the esteemed archives of Jean Schlumberger. More recently, she has built her own brand, Rania Designs, developing custom pieces for private clients and as a luxury retail consultant. Priya’s rich heritage and life experiences give her a unique perspective and path to success no matter the journey.

In this episode, Priya speaks with Katharine McKee about how she took the career path that led her to do the one thing she thought she'd never want to do.

After a 16 year career building out digital commerce capability for companies in pillars such as CPG, Luxury, Beauty and Apparel, Katharine McKee founded Morphology Consulting, a digital commerce consultancy that creates long term profitable growth for their clients by helping them understand and adhere to algorithmic systems online.

A Forbes Next 1000 honoree and veteran in digital commerce, Katharine is a leader in ecommerce and an expert on systems, who focuses on building profitable growth models for brands and retailers. To date, Katharine has overhauled the digital go-to-market for more than 50 brands, including Fortune 500's such as Coty, Luxottica and IPG Media Brands and has sustainably increased client’s revenue up to 600% YoY.

On this episode, Katharine speaks with Priya Jain about how she got her start in e-commerce and what her career path might have looked like had she not lost her athletic scholarship due to injury.

Melissa Burkheimer is the CEO of Melissa Burkheimer Studio, a virtual design agency that creates 360° brand campaigns for product launches.

She killed my parents’ dream of becoming a popstar and took a different creative route, a life full of helping thought leaders, beauty brands, global nonprofits and production companies become the stars of their industries.

Her signature sales page design process helped her achieve her dream of getting paid to be creative while staying home with her boys. She’s consulted on dozens of launches that have collectively generated multiple 7 figures in revenue.

Her company’s focus on conversion design ensures seamless customer experiences that inspire action from ideal customers, keeping them coming back for more. Her agency’s specialty is making sure your copy, product positioning, brand strategy and visuals align with your big-picture vision.

She’s worked with thought leaders Lewis Howes, Amy Porterfield, Jereshia Hawk, Rachel Luna and global brands like Massage Heights and Dress for Success Worldwide.

When she’s not using my conversion design brain or daydreaming about a new mascara line, she’s probably lounging in my pool, or making a plan for her plans.

On this episode, Melissa speaks with Lane Tabb about how she started her business and has built it over the past decade.

Lane Tabb is focused on merging new technologies with localized artisan craftsmanship.

Lane has worked as a creative director and head of product, with some of the most esteemed fashion leaders on the planet over the past 20 years including Donna Karan, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, Jill Stuart, Herve Leger, Max Azria and many others.

In 2013 Lane was tapped to lead a fashion technology startup in San Francisco. For 5 years Lane focused on the intersection of fashion and technology, which introduced her to thinking outside of the traditional fashion industry box.

In 2019 Tabb returned to her roots in the fashion industry launching the LLABB ALM startup focused on Sustainable advanced luxury manufacturing.

LLABB ALM was selected to participate in the XRC labs Accelerator in 2019, and in 2020 Tabb was selected to participate in the UBS Project Entrepreneur Accelerator.

In September, Lane and Team won a CFDA production grant for innovation in sustainable manufacturing. In 2024 Tabb will continue her consulting for luxury brands and will be launching a sustainable fashion incubator, and a sustainable lifestyle brand NOVAE RES.

Lane is based in NYC, sharing her West Village home with her husband George, and their two dogs Lucky and Rocket.

On this episode, Lane speaks with Melissa Burkheimer about how her time in Silicon Valley led her to re-evaluate her relationship to fashion sustainability and launch a startup doing on-demand manufacturing of artisan-made pieces.

Emily is a fashion consultant and stylist with over 15 years of experience across editorial, print, digital and brand. She has held full time roles at Glamour Magazine, Refinery29 and Madewell, leading styling strategy and editorial direction. Emily's passion lies in inclusive storytelling, working with brands to develop and execute strategies that elevate their identity, positioning, and visual aesthetics driving sales and captivating target audiences.

On this episode, Emily speaks with Nicole Heim about how her parents recognized the path her career might take before she ever did.

Nicole is an industry recognized Creative Director with over 15 years of experience across creative marketing, brand development, and product design. With a portfolio spanning luxury fashion, direct-to-consumer start-ups, and multi-billion dollar brands, she has been a consultant and held in-house leadership roles for companies such as Mara Hoffman, Away, Argent, and Victoria’s Secret & Co. She is a CFDA Award Winner and a sustainable fashion expert, recognized for her co-founding of Cienne, an award-winning womenswear brand that pioneered ethical and environmental practices. Nicole's work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Vogue Italia, W Magazine, Elle, Fast Company, Forbes, and more.

In this episode, Nicole speaks with Emily Holland about how a volunteer trip to Ethiopia altered her perspective on the fashion industry and changed the course of her career.

Luke has 12+ years of global branding, marketing, and advertising experience in the fashion, beauty, lifestyle and culture space. A multi-disciplined strategic, creative, and business-oriented leader with a strong understanding of industry trends, cultural landscapes, and experience driving multi-channel teams.  Currently, Global VP of Marketing for Mackage, a luxury outerwear leader, with a focus on driving global awareness, influence and affinity. Previously holding leadership roles at ALDO and agency-side, working on brands like: Nordstrom, Living Proof, DVF, P&G beauty, Uber, Pepsi, etc.

On this episode, Luke speaks with Kiera Ganann about how a childhood of constantly moving helped him build a skillset to use in marketing at a global company.