When it comes to Italians, their reputation for quality, ingenuity, and innovation is par for the course, and today’s guest is no different. Home to the world’s first compostable stretch denim, Candiani, a fourth-generation family business is a mainstay in the fashion world, working with the likes of Levies, Stella McCartney, Hugo Boss, among many other labels. Its leader, Alberto, great-grandson to Candiani’s original founder, developed a deep interest in product development and fabric engineering. His obsession with progress, innovation and sustainability in textiles has led his namesake bus ..read more

Guest Bio My guest today is Luca Finotti, an Italian creative and film director who has directed fashion films for the likes Nike, Versace, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, to name a few. He’s also been dubbed by Forbes as “The Film Director Behind Fashion’s Viral Videos” In 2018, he won Best Director at Cinemoi Film Festival and his project entitled #WeBelieveInThePowerOfLove for Nike was screened and awarded in more than 25 Film Festival awards across the globe. This guy is not short on accolades, but surprisingly enough, one thing I quickly learned about Luca is that he isn’t short on h ..read more

When it comes to working with denim, there is nobody better than today’s guest, Ben Viapiana. Inspired by his father, who was a lifetime tailor himself, Ben spent his formative years learning about patterning, cutting and sewing by simply spending time at his dad’s shop, where he recounts doing many of his childhood chores. His exposure to the tailoring world, to machinery, to making, was something that carried through to early adulthood where he decided he wanted to continue on with his father’s legacy, but with his own twist and his own direction, which as you’ll learn later on, was a tad ou ..read more

One of the most common questions I hear from emerging designers, and entrepreneurs in general, is how do I scale my business from $0 to $1,000,000, and this week’s episode features the perfect person to walk us through how he built his multi-million dollar brand from scratch. Born in Slovakia, today’s guest had a difficult start to his life. He was a young immigrant to Canada, arriving with his mom at the age of 7 with very little money and nothing but a future full of hope. Like many immigrants, his childhood wasn’t easy, growing up in government housing for much of his life, where the circum ..read more

One of the most common questions I hear from emerging designers, and entrepreneurs in general, is how do I scale my business from $0 to $1,000,000, and this week’s episode features the perfect person to walk us through how he built his multi-million dollar brand from scratch. Born in Slovakia, today’s guest had a difficult start to his life. He was a young immigrant to Canada, arriving with his mom at the age of 7 with very little money and nothing but a future full of hope. Like many immigrants, his childhood wasn’t easy, growing up in government housing for much of his life, where the circum ..read more

If you guys are anything like me, shopping for jeans can be a real pain in the you know what. I experienced this recently when I ripped my favorite pair of selvedge denim right up and middle, and had to go on the hunt for a replacement pair. Finding the perfect pair of denim was no easy task, especially when you're a picky consumer like me who is very specific with regards to quality, manufacturing, and most importantly, fit. Thankfully, today’s guest set out with her co-founders to solve the problem of ill-fitting jeans at scale. Her start up, Unspun, automates the generation of custom-fit pa ..read more

Have you ever lost everything you owned to the point where you can carry it all around in a duffel bag? This week's guest did just that and actually ended up living out of a 24 hour Starbucks for a month. His story is truly inspiring and although not related to fashion in the slightest, his perseverance and rigour is the true essence of entrepreneurship, no matter what the industry. He started his career as a volunteer with NGOs, providing disaster relief in developing countries, and it was his work in that field led him to  job as a  consultant where he helped create innovative proj ..read more

Hi Everyone, ⁣ ⁣Andrew here and before we all jump into the holiday break, I wanted to take a second to thank you all for being a part of this incredible podcasting journey I set out on in 2020.⁣ Although this year has been super challenging for many of us, I am super grateful for the incredible relationships I have been able to make with both my guests and my fans, and its these interactions that inspire me to keep up with the episodes.⁣⁣ When I started podcasting, I had no idea what I was doing. I had no experience recording, editing or even publishing a podcast, but with your support and en ..read more

One of the greatest joys I get from hosting this podcast is meeting some incredibly inspiring people, with the goals and ambitions that can reshape our industry. Today’s guest is one of those people. A North London native, his first break in fashion occurred in Australia where was an accessories designer for Crumpler. Upon graduating with a BA Honours in furniture and product design, he relocated to Vancouver, Canada where he spent eight years as a technical bag developer for Mountain Equipment Co-op, and most recently as the accessories lead for one of Canada’s most accelerated start up fashi ..read more

Did you know that the fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world? While many brands are making efforts to be more sustainable, the fact still remains that the industry uses 93 billion cubic meters of water yearly and about 20% of the world’s waste water can be traced to fabric treatment. Around 90% of fibers used for clothing are incarcerated or put into landfills. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of carbon emissions. My guest today stopped by to chat about how we as brand owners, consumers and human beings can make small adjustments to our everyday lives to help f ..read more