Best Ecover Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 97: Academia’s relationship with industry 31:36

9d ago31:36

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The Textile Innovation Podcast speaks with Dr Yuly Fuentes-Medel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Fabric Innovation Hub about how academic collaboration is transforming practices within the fashion industry. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT)’s Fabric Innovations Hub seeks to answer how academia can benefit industry. Th…

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Ep. 96: Traceability across cotton’s supply chain 29:50

1M ago29:50

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Cotton accounts for roughly 65% of the fibres present in wardrobes worldwide. It is therefore a key discussion topic in the textile industry’s transition towards a sustainable future. In episode 96 WTiN’s Textile Innovation Podcast, we speak with Alia Malik, chief development officer at Better Cotton, about the company’s drive towards a traceable s…

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Ep. 95: Standard vs. Index, DPP's and How To Adapt (with Bluesign in Switzerland) 22:16

4M ago22:16

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This month, WTiN speaks with Daniel Rufenacht, chief executive officer at Bluesign. Based out of Switzerland, Bluesign partners with brands, manufacturers and chemical suppliers, from fibre to finished product, with the aim to make safer workplaces and textile products that are less impactful on the environment and people. Rufenacht talks about the…

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Ep. 94: Alpacas, Traceability and North Stars (with PAKA in Peru) 18:46

4M ago18:46

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This month, WTiN speaks with Kris Cody. Founder and chief executive officer at PAKA, a company paving its own path with natural fibres since 2015. The idea of PAKA and traceable alpaca wool came after Cody was in Peru as part of a backpacking trip. After returning home, he booked a one-way flight back over to Peru and lived among the alpaca farmers…

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Ep. 93: Better, Greener and Certified Cotton (with Fibre 52 in the US) 15:08

6M ago15:08

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This month, WTiN speaks with Graham Stewart. He is the man behind a holistic patent-pending process called Fibre 52. The Fibre 52 process is holistic from prep to dye, and mill tests around the globe show it’s consistently repeatable. It also is integrated with no added machinery or upfront investment. Stewart talks about certification, sustainabil…

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What feeds Chef Akshay Bhardwaj's passion? 39:53

9M ago39:53

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For Executive Chef Akshay Bhardwaj, becoming a chef was not always the plan. It took perseverance and a little bit of defiance for him to rise in the ranks and become the Executive Chef of Junoon, which at one time was the only Michelin Star restaurant in New York City serving Indian food. In this episode, you will hear about Akshay’s path to cooki…

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Ep. 92: How Will Standardisation Push E-Textiles Forward? (with Ishan Chathuranga in Canada) 15:12

10M ago15:12

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This month, WTiN speaks with Ishan Chathuranga – an e-textiles engineer based in Ontario, Canada. Chathuranga has more than eight years’ experience in electronic textile product development, failure analysis, and manufacturing. Chathuranga delves into the issues around scaling e-textiles, stages of development and the need for plug-and-play technol…

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Where does Cyndie Spiegel find Microjoys? 40:33

9M ago40:33

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For A Year of Positive Thinking author Cyndie Spiegel, writing her second book came after a year of personal struggle and loss in 2020. Yet, she still found moments of joy and documented them in her second book, Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay, a collection of personal essays designed to help us find joy wherever we can. …

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What led Arielle Assouline-Lichten to build Slash Objects? 39:35

10M ago39:35

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Arielle Assouline-Lichten’s dream was to create a furniture design studio that creates social change - that’s what led her to start Slash Objects, an award-winning, sustainable design studio. Arielle is a Best of NYC x Design winner, and she was a finalist contestant on the HBO Max show Ellen’s Next Great Designer. In this episode, you will hear Ar…

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Why did Rob Herting press play on QCODE? 40:07

11M ago40:07

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Rob Herting saw a void within the podcast space where nobody else did – cinematic quality audio fiction. After leaving his job at a talent agency, he became the CEO and founder of QCODE, an audio-based production studio, creating a new outlet for creatives to tell their stories. QCODE is behind multiple critically acclaimed fiction podcasts like Bl…

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How did Dr. Zach Thomas grow his channel on YouTube? 48:41

11M ago48:41

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For Zach Thomas, the idea of doing anything other than teaching tennis seemed out of reach while studying at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Now Zach is a podiatrist who runs the YouTube channel Foot Doctor Zach, where he reviews the latest performance shoe tech and breaks down the most advanced shoes for athletes. In this episode, you wi…

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What did Nathalie Walton expect with Expectful? 42:39

12M ago42:39

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Nathalie Walton found that there were not enough resources devoted to the mental health of expecting mothers. After a serious health scare during her pregnancy, Nathalie turned to the Expecftul app to find peace of mind. The app moved her so much that she became an advisor and eventually a late-stage co-founder and CEO. She helped transform Expectf…

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How did Neil Tanna find time for Howbout? 42:59

1y ago42:59

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For law school graduate Neil Tanna, the idea of losing touch with his university friends was heartbreaking. Motivated by the excitement of creating and keeping connections, Neil and his team made a UK-based social platform called Howbout. Howbout raises the question, “Why is it easier to schedule a meeting with your boss than it is to schedule a dr…

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How did Gavin McIntyre grow Ecovative from the ground up? 37:35

1y ago37:35

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For Gavin McIntyre, what started as a classroom project and a passion for helping the planet, is now an audacious goal of ending the world's dependency on plastics through the mycelium materials company, Ecovative. Gavin and his partner Eben Bayer have used mycelium — aka fungi — to create leather alternatives, a meat substitute product, and a full…

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What made The Sloomoo Institute stick? 41:15

1y ago41:15

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For co-founders and longtime friends, Karen Rabinovitz and Sara Schiller, the idea of creating a place for play was always at the tip of their fingers. Together, they found joy and healing during difficult times in an unexpected way – by playing with SLIME. They partnered with artists, architects, and advocates to bring the concept of a sensory pla…

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Ep. 91: Synthetic Biology, Technology and Ethics (with Natixis in France) 18:59

1y ago18:59

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Talk of the metaverse, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) has taken over the textile industry as of late. This month, WTiN speaks with Eric Benoist – a technology and data specialist at Natixis, a Corporate investment banking company headquartered in Paris, France. We talk about synthetic biology, how AI can help in terms of sustainability…

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What set the stage for Jessie Mueller? 40:00

1y ago40:00

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Jessie Mueller’s Broadway career started in 2011 with the revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, where she starred alongside Harry Connick Jr. She then went on to star in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Carole King and in Waitress as the lead Jenna. But before that, she was a theatre kid growing up outside Chicago and a student at Syr…

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Season 4 Trailer 2:45

1y ago2:45

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New episodes of Grey Matter: A Podcast About Ideas are launching soon and will release every other Tuesday. The Webby Award winning podcast is back with new guests, a new logo, and a new host! Follow to hear firsthand, how the best ideas were thought up from some of the most innovative creators, founder, and inventors.…

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Ep. 90: Making Circular Fibres From Kelp (with Keel Labs in the US) 16:33

1+ y ago16:33

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When looking for more circularity within the textile & apparel industry, most look to existing fibres and ways to elevate them. Keel Labs were on the hunt for something new and looked to the ocean. On this episode of Textile Innovation, WTiN talks to Tessa Callaghan, the chief executive officer and one of the co-founders behind Keel Labs. Based in …

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Ep. 89: Turning Mushrooms into Vegan Leather and Foam (with Ecovative in the US) 23:13

1+ y ago23:13

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The way most of us know fungi best is by mushrooms. Ecovative’s innovation, AirMycelium, is expanding the possibilities of working with mushrooms. This month, WTiN talks to Gavin McIntyre, co-founder of New York-based company, Ecovative. There is huge demand for sustainable and planet-friendly leather alternatives that feel, look and perform like t…

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Ep. 88: Carbon Capturing Aprons & A 40ft Supply Chain (with HKRITA in Hong Kong) 28:49

1+ y ago28:49

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This month, World Textile Information Network talks to Edwin Keh, the CEO at the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel or HKRITA ⁠— an applied research center for the textile, apparel and fashion industries. It says it’s goal is to engage in useful research, explore enhancements and create new values, applications and solutions for t…

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Ep. 87: Silver-Based Technology (with Noble Biomaterials in the US) 22:44

1+ y ago22:44

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This month, World Textile Information Network talks to Joel Furey, the founder and chief commercial officer at Noble Biomaterials. The intelligent materials company is based out of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the US and is the home of both Ionic+ and Circuitex – antimicrobial and conductivity solutions. Its silver-based wearable technologies are used…

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Ep. 86: Bast Fibre Technologies 39:53

2y ago39:53

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Jason Finnis, executive vice president and chief innovation officer, and Caleb Beyers, brand and design manager, at Bast Fibre Technologies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Victoria (British Colombia, Canada), Bast Fibre Tech produces 100% plant-based natural fibres for a wide variety of nonwoven…

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Ep. 85: Decentraland 35:12

2y ago35:12

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Dr Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro, head of Metaverse Fashion Week at Decentraland. Decentraland is a software development company that is creating a virtual world (aka a metaverse) that will grow beyond any centralised control. To accomplish this, the company is building tools and applications designed to…

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Ep. 84: NTX Cooltrans 40:10

2y ago40:10

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Jeffrey Hsu, chief innovation and marketing officer, and Peter Decorte, chief operations officer, at NTX. NTX is a textile innovation and solution company that has developed a hybrid textile colouration system called NTX Cooltrans. Indeed, the pair say it is a mix of digital printing, sublimation and …

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Ep. 83: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 36:42

2y ago36:42

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Yoel Fink, Professor of Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT is well-known for its research concerning textiles & apparel, and most recently Fink and his team have developed a ‘fabric that hears’. The fabric works like a microphone, converting sound into mechanical…

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Ep. 82: LifeLabs 38:08

2y ago38:08

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Scott Mellin, CEO of LifeLabs. LifeLabs is a materials science company founded by Professor Yi Cui, director of Stanford University’s advanced materials laboratory, and Meng Sui, a chemist and CEO of clean-energy foundry EEnotech. The company has developed textile technologies to reduce energy consump…

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Ep. 81: Portland Garment Factory 42:48

2y ago42:48

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In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, Jessica Owen interviews Britt Howard, founder of the Portland Garment Factory. Founded in 2008 and based in Oregon, US, the Portland Garment Factory is a full-service manufacturing company that can prototype, design, pattern grade, source fabrics and much more. In this episode, Howard discusses why she founded t…

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Ep. 80: North Carolina State University 23:14

2+ y ago23:14

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To kick off 2022, Victoria Nickerson interviews Milon Hossein, a graduate research assistant at North Carolina State University (NC State) in the US.By Milon Hossein

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Ep. 79: Genomatica 34:06

2+ y ago34:06

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The last guest on this year’s The WTiN Podcast is Lisa Kennedy, vice president of strategic partnerships at Genomatica. Founded in 2000 and based in San Diego (US), Genomatica develops commercial bio-based products and processes. Having started in the plastics and cosmetics industries, the company has since turned its attention to finding sustainab…

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Six Feet Over: Shared Perspectives From The Time We Went Away 29:41

2+ y ago29:41

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This week, we're sharing a special episode of Grey Matter, featuring an idea from within the walls of Grey, a project called Six Feet Over. Six Feet Over is a collection of almost 400 artifacts, images, objects and stories submitted by the folks of Grey NY. It was designed to introduce and reintroduce us to each other by spotlighting our individual…

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Ep. 78: W L Gore 32:40

2+ y ago32:40

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is David Dillon, smart apparel business lead at W L Gore. Founded more than 60 years ago by Bill and Vieve Gore, the company makes everything from consumer products to medical components to fibres and vents. Its most well-known product is arguably Gore-Tex – a waterproof and breathable membrane added to outdoor…

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Ep. 77: Bucha Bio 38:40

2+ y ago38:40

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Zimri Hinshaw, CEO of Bucha Bio. Based in New York City (US), Bucha Bio is a biotechnology company that creates materials using bacterial nanocellulose. The company was founded in 2019 and the team plans to use this material to replace animal and plastic leather. In this podcast, Hinshaw talks about how long…

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How did Christie Horvath unleash Wagmo? 32:20

2+ y ago32:20

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Wagmo is a pet insurance brand founded by serious dog-lover Christie Horvath. She learned just how important pet insurance could be after her dog was sadly diagnosed with a brain tumor. On this episode, we will discover how Christie went from business student to business owner with the support of her friends, family, and of course, her dogs! Grey I…

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Who inspires Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices? 45:28

2+ y ago45:28

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Alyse Nelson has spent her entire career empowering women worldwide. Her non-profit, The Vital Voices Global Partnership, has served more than 18,000 women leaders across 182 countries. On this episode, Alyse speaks with Grey New York Chief Creative Officer Justine Armour about how women lead and what they've learned from women leaders around the w…

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Ep. 76: NUtec Digital Ink 45:08

2+ y ago45:08

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This week’s guests on The WTiN Podcast are sales and marketing director Neil Green and technical director Paul Geldenhuys from NUtec Digital Ink. Based in South Africa, the company began its journey in 1995, when it was an early ink manufacturer for airbrush printers used for commercial printing. The company’s name and focus has since changed a cou…

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Where did Dennis Crowley pioneer FourSquare? 42:39

2+ y ago42:39

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Dennis Crowley created the first community that integrated social media with the real world when he invented Foursquare, the location-based technology company. On this episode of Grey Matter, we will pinpoint how this idea was crafted, track down its origins, and hear exactly where the mayor-badge was cooked up. Interviewer: Kenny Gold…

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Why is connection key for Susan McPherson? 32:42

2+ y ago32:42

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Susan McPherson was not expecting to spend a year in isolation when she sat down to write the book, The Lost Art of Connecting. Susan leads McPherson Strategies, is an angel investor and corporate responsibility expert, but is truly a connector at her core. On this episode, you'll hear about the foundations of Susan's book, how she learned to deepe…

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Ep. 75: Green Theme Technologies 44:10

2+ y ago44:10

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Martin Flora, VP, Business Development, Green Theme Technologies. Founded in 2013, Green Theme Technologies is an emerging textile innovation company based out of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, US. The business’ mission is to create products that out-perform existing technologies while eliminating water usage and p…

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How did Jim McKelvey capitalize with Square? 32:36

2+ y ago32:36

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When Jim McKelvey invented the Square card reader with Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey, he had no idea he was headed into a David vs. Goliath battle with Amazon that he would ultimately win! On this episode, you will hear what drove Jim to make payment simpler, how he and the team conquered competition, and what he's up to next. After listening to the …

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Ep. 74: Speedo 38:07

3y ago38:07

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Dr Jan Blenkinsopp, head of research and development at Aqualab (the innovation arm of Speedo). Based in Nottingham, UK, Speedo created its first swimsuit in 1928, and has since helped to pioneer Lycra swimsuits. It has also developed the controversial Fastskin Racing System and contributed to countless gold…

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How is Tiana Epps-Johnson modernizing U.S. elections? 35:32

3y ago35:32

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Tiana Epps-Johnson and her co-founders had an ambitious and critical goal; to simplify and modernize U.S. elections. To reach this goal, they established The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), whose data has been accessed over 250 million times by U.S. voters through partnerships with local election committees, Google, and Facebook. On this pod…

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Ep. 73: ZSK Research and Training Center 39:28

3y ago39:28

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Topher Anderson, manager, technical embroidery application at ZSK Research and Training Center. Founded just a few years ago, the ZSK Training and Research Center is a subsidiary company to ZSK Embroidery Machines. Based on the West Coast of the US, the Center has been set up to help anyone from students to …

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How did Sadie Kurzban kick start 305 Fitness? 31:20

3y ago31:20

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It's no wonder 305 Fitness founder and CEO Sadie Kurban has been called "the next fitness cult leader" by the New York Observer. With seven studios across New York, Washington D.C., and Boston; and 1,000 certified instructors teaching worldwide, 305 Fitness has been seen by over 100,000 people and counting. On this week's podcast, Sadie shares the …

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Ep. 72: Fashion For Good 34:43

3y ago34:43

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Georgia Parker, innovation manager at Fashion For Good. Founded in 2017, Fashion for Good is a global innovation platform that is on a mission ‘to make all fashion good’. By sparking and scaling innovation, by offering practical action in the form of support, funding and roadmaps, and by fostering sector-wid…

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How did April Walker refashion Walker Wear? 48:20

3y ago48:20

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April Walker became a legend in the hip-hop fashion scene, as the first woman to break into the industry when she opened her store, Fashion in Effect in the late 80’s. Over the decades, she dressed icons like Biggie, Tupac, Jay Z, and Mike Tyson in her Walker Wear brand. In the process, she herself became an icon. For our season 3 premiere we’ll he…

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Ep.71: Motif 38:22

3y ago38:22

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The WTiN Podcast is back for another series, and this time we kick off by talking to Jackie Corlett, founder and director of Motif and Motif Handmade. While founded decades apart, Motif (1990s) and Motif Handmade (2010s) share a vision to support traditional weaving practices in Bangladesh by making them part of today’s solutions. Motif focuses on …

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Grey Matter Season 3 Coming Soon! 0:53

3y ago0:53

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New episodes of Grey Matter: A Podcast About Ideas are launching on Tuesday June 15th and release every other Tuesday. Follow to hear firsthand, how the best ideas were thought up from some of the most innovative creators, founder, and inventors.By Grey Group

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Ep. 70: Nextiles 40:35

3y ago40:35

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Dr George Sun, CEO, Nextiles. Founded in 2019 and spun out of MIT and the National Science Foundation, Nextiles is a wearable smart textiles company that uses its patented sewing technology to apply circuitry directly into fabric. Through this, the team creates a cohesive hardware-software ecosystem where it…

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Ep. 69: Huue 34:12

3y ago34:12

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This week’s guest on The WTiN Podcast is Michelle Zhu, CEO and co-founder of Huue. Founded in 2019 by Zhu and Tammy Hsu (CSO), and based on UC Berkeley-invented bioengineering research, the company uses biotechnology to create the ‘world’s most sustainable dyes’, with its first mission being to create indigo blue for denim makers. In this episode, …

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