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EP14 LYDIA BREARLEY : Sustainable Fashion Consultant : Be part of the solution and not the pollution - transforming fashion to a circular economy
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Episode 14, My next guest is Lydia Brearley , with over 20 years experience as a fashion buyer working for global brands and travelling the globe across Asia and Europe , Lydia relocated to Scandinavia with her family and the beginning of an adventure and reinvention into entrepreneurship and begun her journey as a Sustainable Fashion Consultant and with this a business in Brand and Sustainability Consulting , Coaching and starting the Sustainability Fashion School which offers to educate with dedicated modules the industry and individuals on Sustainability and the Circular Economy .
Lydia , with her global and sourcing experience as a buyer , completed a sustainability business leadership training at Cambridge university which now has equipped her to specialise in guiding brands , businesses and individuals on a journey to " transform fashion to a circular economy
She has featured in publications such as The Times , Retail Week and Drapers , most recently has become a partner with the ethical commerce alliance
Lydia is an inspiration and embodies everything women should be today - being curious , taking a risk and creating opportunities to develop , grow and give back to the community and the world.
Please listen to this podcast where we have a candid conversation on what makes Lydia an trailblazer as an entrepreneur and a change -maker , she shares her career journey , challenges and successes and her new season in her professional life as a Sustainability Consultant , Public Speaker and building a Sustainable Fashion School wearing many different hats along the way
00:15 Introduction to Lydia
01:48 My career as a fashion buyer
07:46 Making the transition to a sustainable consultant
09:29 Reset , moving to Sweden , the birth of Enkel
11:43 My mission
13:14 3 layers of my business
15:01 Sustainable Consultancy & Fashion School
16:40 Creating a platform with trusted resource of information
18:22 What is the circular economy ?
21:14 Resell - one part of the solution ?
24:57 Embracing the challenges
26:55 Nurture connections and resilience
28:51 My achievements , staying true to myself
32:57 My core values
35:10 The vision board for life
38:00 Self-care
41:26 Building your community
43:21 Exciting projects underway
45:35 Advice for entering the Sustainability Sector
47:51 My positive email folder
49:19 Embrace your achievements
50:00 Trailblazer takeaway tips
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Lydia Bearley :
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-brearley-0a127737/
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https://www.thisisenkel.com
https://www.thisisenkel.com/services
https://www.sustainablefashionschool.com
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