Well Made

Well Made episodes:

• 12.30.2021

  152 What comes next with Amit Sharma, CEO and founder of Narvar

  Narvar CEO and founder Amit Sharma tracks the past decade of rising consumer expectations, the importance of supply chain transparency, and Narvar's exciting new acquisition — Lumi ☺️.

  
• 07.15.2021

  151 Motivated by obligation with climate reporter, Kendra Pierre-Louis

  Climate reporter Kendra Pierre Louis's bylines follow the impacts of climate change in all forms — from caterpillar plagues to wildfire season. To solve climate change, she's shifting the lens from consumers to companies and regulators.

  
• 07.01.2021

  150 Following opportunity with Emmett Shine, Co-founder of Pattern Brands

  "I think Gin Lane's impact got a lot larger once we quit Gin Lane." After building the brand identity for dozens of iconic modern brands, Gin Lane founder Emmett Shine is scaling a new home brands collaborative — Pattern Brands.

  
• 06.10.2021

  149 Writing a more optimistic future with Amit Gupta, Co-founder of Sudowrite

  While building Sudowrite — AI for writers block — Amit Gupta is also writing sci-fi that bucks the trend of doomed gloom dystopias.

  
• 05.27.2021

  148 Making meaning with Reggie James, CEO and founder of Eternal

  Reggie James is questioning the role of our online identities and the platforms that contain them. As the CEO and founder of Eternal, he’s challenging product language with inspiration from game design, iconic futurists, and sci-fi.

  
• 05.13.2021

  147 Taking things apart with Tyler Mincey, Partner at Bolt

  Tyler Mincey is a Partner at Bolt where he's always thinking about the long view of new products. With a decade of product experience, he's envisioning a future of tech that's more integrated and ambient than ever before.

  
• 04.29.2021

  146 Shipping is changing with Laura Behrens Wu CEO of Shippo

  After a record year of ecommerce, Shippo CEO Laura Behrens Wu returns with an update on the current state of shipping. Customers want more choice and transparency at checkout, and mega shippers' shortcomings are making way for more fragmented, hyperlocal...

  
• 04.15.2021

  145 Becoming good ancestors with futurist Kevin Kelly

  As a futurist, purveyor of tech tools, and the founding executive editor of Wired, Kevin Kelly has spent a lot of time thinking about the future. But his latest project is a 50-year visual anthology that cherishes the past while bringing...

  
• 04.09.2021

  144 Sourcing more patiently with Jeremiah McElwee, Chief Merchandising Officer at Thrive Market

  As the natural food market has boomed, Thrive Market's Jeremiah McElwee has learned that scaling a healthy, sustainable supply chain takes patience and a constant pursuit of perfection.

  
• 04.01.2021

  143 Taking care of yourself with Trinity Mouzon Wofford, co-founder of Golde

  The price, time commitment, and vocabulary involved in self-care can leave consumers stranded and overwhelmed. With Golde, Trinity Mouzon Wofford is determined to make healthy changes — in business and body — more accessible.

  
• 03.18.2021

  142 Testing the edges with Jenna Lyons, founder and CEO of Loveseen

  "I'm still the person that just wanted to make beautiful things and that hasn't changed." Jenna Lyons is diving back into creative with full force: launching a new lash brand, hosting a TV show, and designing a new hotel.

  
• 03.04.2021

  141 Keeping clothing out of landfills with Kristy Caylor, CEO and founder of For Days

  On average, each person in the US sends 70 pounds of textiles to a landfill each year. For Days founder Kristy Caylor is building a textile recovery stream to close the loop and build a supply chain fueled by fashion...

  
• 02.25.2021

  140 Streaming the runway with Hilary Milnes, Americas Editor at Vogue Business

  In the summer of 2018, we talked to Hilary Milnes about how retail isn't dead but it's changing, the struggle of shuttering department stores, and innovative ways that online and offline shopping can intersect. Over two years later, it's a case...

  
• 02.18.2021

  139 Impressing the eco-nerds with Alden Wicker, founder and EIC of EcoCult

  Sustainability is not binary. Returning guest reporter Alden Wicker is breaking down what we talk about when we talk about sustainability and exposing common red herrings.

  
• 02.11.2021

  138 Getting comfortable with trade-offs with Ian Montgomery, Founder and Creative Director of Guacamole Airplane

  Ian Montgomery, founder and Creative Director of Guacamole Airplane is merging environmental science and design to push the limits of how we think about sustainable packaging.

  
• 01.28.2021

  137 Subscribing to a shoe with Caspar Coppetti, Co-founder of On

  What does it take to make a shoe recyclable and how do you get customers to recycle it? Caspar Copetti and his team at On are testing their hypotheses with a whole new supply chain for a subscription based shoe.

  
• 12.31.2020

  136 Building the future right now with Kristy Tillman, founder of Tomorrow Looks Bright

  Designer Kristy Tillman has no time to waste. Between her roles at Slack and Facebook, she took a sabbatical to launch a fellowship for underrepresented design talent.

  
• 11.18.2020

  135 Aspiring to ubiquity with Rumpl CEO and Founder, Wylie Robinson

  What does it take to be the first big blanket brand in the past couple centuries? Fresh off his Shark Tank pitch, Wylie Robinson is sharing his plan to make Rumpl a household name.

  
• 11.11.2020

  134 Starting from scratch with Boll & Branch founder and CEO, Scott Tannen

  By his own account, Boll & Branch founder, Scott Tannen knows that his bedding brand may not be the first that comes to mind when you think of "cool" DTCs. The branding is classic and the style feels universal, but...

  
• 11.05.2020

  133 Designing for longevity with Andy Fallshaw, Bellroy Co-founder and CEO

  Bellroy CEO and Co-founder Andy Fallshaw is debunking status quo for profit, purpose and product design, and evolving to meet the needs of our planet.

  
• 10.28.2020

  132 Creating future nostalgia with Sara Fritsch, President of Schoolhouse

  Schoolhouse is revitalizing American manufacturing to build the next generation of heirlooms.

  
• 09.30.2020

  131 Building direct relationships with Carl Rivera, General Manager of Shop

  When Shopify acquired Tictail, Carl Rivera took the lead on Shop — Shopify's end-to-end shopping app with the power to boost brand discovery and lower acquisition costs.

  
• 09.23.2020

  130 Giving your brand a soul with Emily Singer, creator of the Chips + Dips newsletter

  While writing her newsletter, Chips + Dips, Emily Singer has noticed cookie cutter similarities amidst digitally native consumer brands. From logomark to mission statement, Emily is going beyond the trends and offering some fresh perspective. When does it pay off...

  
• 09.09.2020

  129 Unlearning and reeducating with Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory

  Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, is bringing us up to speed. This episode is a lesson on unlearning the systems we know and getting familiar with discomfort of change.

  
• 09.02.2020

  128 Giving a Crap with Danny Alexander, co-founder and CPO of Who Gives a Crap

  At peak pandemic panic buying, Who Gives a Crap sold 28 rolls per second. Co-founder and CPO Danny Alexander shares how rapid scaling has led to their biggest donation ever — $4m.

  
• 08.26.2020

  127 Adopting new shopping behaviors with Dan Frommer, founder and Editor-in-Chief of The New Consumer

  The pandemic has drastically changed how we shop, at least for now. The New Consumer Editor-in Chief Dan Frommer shares his insights and predictions for the surge of ecommerce.

  
• 08.19.2020

  126 Decolonizing spices with Sana Javeri Kadri, founder of Diaspora Co.

  Food equity starts in the supply chain. Diaspora Co. founder Sana Javeri Kadri is disconnecting Indian spices from the influence of Western colonization.

  
• 08.12.2020

  125 Making it onto the grocery list with Chris Kirby, founder and President of Ithaca Hummus

  In the midst of a pandemic-induced ecommerce boom, Ithaca Hummus is doing just fine in grocery stores’ deli sections. Founder Chris Kirby talks about the experiential role of retail, staying smart and flexible, and separating trends from universal truths.

  
• 08.05.2020

  124 Protecting people and planet with Leah Thomas, founder of Intersectional Environmentalist

  What does it mean to be an "intersectional environmentalist" and how can companies follow suit? We're talking to Leah Thomas, the person who coined the term.

  
• 06.24.2020

  123 Looking to Nature with Hillary Peterson, Founder of True Botanicals

  “What we stand for can never change.” True Botanicals founder Hillary Peterson debunks the idea that natural products can’t outperform toxic ones, and dives into the implications of cost and customer education.

  
• 06.17.2020

  122 Scaling Environmental Accountability with Chelsea Mozen, Director of Sustainability at Etsy

  Etsy's Director of Sustainability shares how the maker marketplace is measuring and taking responsibility for their ecological impact.

  
• 06.12.2020

  121 Following Through with Stephan Ango

  A short meditation about the relationship between racism and climate change, and what we can do to better support Black businesses.

  
• 05.20.2020

  120 Trying New Things with Julie Nguyen, CEO and Co-founder of Methodology

  Chintextle. Purslane. Sir Prize avocados. Methodology founder Julie Nguyen is always trying to source exciting new foods for their menu. Delivered in jars, always healthy, and always filling, Methodology is innovating a new way forward for food delivery.

  
• 05.13.2020

  119 Knowing What it Means to Be a Good Business with Eric Edelson, CEO of Fireclay Tile

  In 2008, Fireclay Tile CEO Eric Edelson brought the tile business direct-to-consumer, and he hasn't looked back. He talks us through scaling past max capacity, becoming a B Corp, and staying recession proof.

  
• 05.06.2020

  118 Making Kombucha Mainstream with Vanessa Dew, Co-founder and CSO of Health-Ade Kombucha

  Most people don't know what kombucha is and fermented tea is a tough sell (especially after you've seen a SCOBY). Health-Ade Kombucha co-founder Vanessa Dew explains how they continue to educate consumers as they scale up at breakneck speed.

  
• 04.29.2020

  117 Preparing for the Unexpected with Simon Huck, CEO and Co-founder of Judy

  Launching a line of emergency kits in the midst of a pandemic is a big responsibility. Judy CEO and co-founder, Simon Huck, talks us through the first few months and the value of informative content.

  
• 04.23.2020

  116 Rethinking your Framework with Vanessa Barboni Hallik, CEO of Another Tomorrow

  Vanessa is taking us through the carefully considered, incremental decisions it took to build an ethical supply chain for Another Tomorrow.

  
• 04.21.2020

  115 Navigating Difficult Times with Davis Smith, Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi

  Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith has always faced tough decisions with a people-first approach. Davis is making a case for sustainable shifts to capitalism.

  
• 04.15.2020

  114 Finding Strength in Numbers with Nate Checketts, founder and CEO of Rhone

  In many ways, COVID-19 has made business stand still, so Nate Checketts found a way to keep things moving. Brands x Better is just one of the ways Rhone is adapting to a new world of business.

  
• 04.08.2020

  113 Trying to Do Right with Alden Wicker, sustainability journalist and founder of Eco Cult

  Decreased emissions don't paint the full picture of COVID-19's environmental impact. Journalist Alden Wicker takes us beyond the idea of conscious consumerism as the pandemic magnifies environmental and human crises in the apparel supply chain.

  
• 04.01.2020

  112 Branding a Feeling with Benjamin Witte, Founder and CEO of Recess

  Benjamin Witte isn't branding CBD; he's branding the clear calm it gives you. Hear the strategies for marketing, hiring, and growth that are expanding the world of this fruity, fizzy CBD drink.

  
• 03.25.2020

  111 Becoming a Forest with Henrik Werdelin, CEO and Co-Founder of Bark

  Upward scalability has its limits. Taking his queue from Apple and Amazon, Bark founder Henrik Werdelin is thinking beyond big trees and planting seeds for something even bigger.

  
• 02.26.2020

  110 Longing for Less with Author Kyle Chayka

  Minimalism goes deeper than aesthetics — way deeper. In his debut book, "The Longing for Less," writer Kyle Chayka goes back to the roots of minimalism to pivot our modern interpretations away from aesthetic and more toward sourcing.

  
• 02.12.2020

  109 Offsetting Carbon with Peter Dering, Co-Founder of Climate Neutral of CEO at Peak Design

  There's controversy around purchasing carbon offsets, but Peter Dering — Co-founder of Climate Neutral and CEO of Peak Design — has proven that it's not only doable, it's necessary. Hear how Carbon Neutral calculates emissions for businesses, and how offsets...

  
• 02.05.2020

  108 Culling Through the Clutter with Emily Schildt, founder of Pop-Up Grocer

  It's like a grocery store but everything is health and beautiful. Oh, and it's gone in 30 days. Founder Emily Schildt talks us through how Pop-up Grocer is a solution for how consumers actually want to shop for groceries.

  
• 01.22.2020

  107 Building Genuine Brands with Very Great Co-founders, Eric Prum and Josh Williams

  A great product does not equal a great brand. Co-founders Eric Prum and Josh Williams share the strategy behind the Very Great platform and how it has helped to build three consumer brands and counting — W&P Design, Wild One, and...

  
• 01.16.2020

  106 Predicting the Next Decade with Elizabeth Segran

  Fast Company Senior Staff Writer Elizabeth Segran reflects on the past decade of consumer trends and makes some insightful predictions about how gradual consumer shifts have lead to substantial changes in what consumers expect of brands.

  
• 01.08.2020

  105 Using Waste as Currency with Jeremy Lang, Founder of Pela

  Phone cases don’t need to last a lifetime, but in a landfill, they might. Pela founder Jeremy Lang shares how he developed the compostable flax-based phone case material and how Pela is making a place for itself in the responsibility...

  
• 01.01.2020

  104 Prioritizing the Long Term with Stuart Landesberg, CEO and Co-founder of Grove Collaborative

  Momentum is building around sustainable purchasing and Stuart Landesberg believes this is just the beginning. The CEO and Co-founder of Grove Collaborative shares a piece-by-piece sustainability strategy and the outlook that could make them a 100-year company.

  
• 12.18.2019

  103 Creating a Customer Journey with Mike Lackman, CEO of Trade Coffee

  Trade Coffee is delivering on discovery, but the subscription part is more complex than it seems. Hear how they've optimized for their roasters and their customers.