American Fashion Podcast — exploring innovation and sustainability across the industry
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsExploring fashion as an art and a business. American Fashion Podcast is the fashion show for fashion people, diving deep into the designing, making, and selling of garments and accessories through long-form interviews with people at all levels and in all corners of the business, with an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, since 2014. Hosted by Charles Beckwith and Cathy Schepis.
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211 – Indie Source’s Fashion Manufacturing Resources in Los Angeles
April 01, 2019 20:29 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBZack Hurley is Founder and CEO of Indie Source, a Los Angeles-based manufacturing and product development service provider that serves as an independent fashion hub for resources and education, and is helping many local independent designers build their businesses. Links: indiesource.com ABOUT AFP: If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you’re interested in partnering ...
210 – Why Portland? FashioNXT CEO Tito Chowdhury Explains
March 14, 2019 03:44 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBTito Chowdhury is the CEO of FashioNXT, a company fostering innovation in the fashion and technology industries out in Portland, Oregon. Why is this the home town of so many Project Runway winners? References: https://fashionxt.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tito-chowdhury/ http://garmentdistrict.nyc/ http://www.mikesnyctours.com/
209 – Can men dress sustainably and ethically and also dress well?
March 05, 2019 21:25 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBGarik Himebaugh is the founder of men’s ethical fashion blog and curated shopping platform eco-stylist.com (aka ecostylist.co). References: Adalante Shoe Company Remake Evrnu Study Hall
208 – Sarah Flint Brings Comfort To Luxury Women’s Footwear
February 23, 2019 17:04 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSarah Flint is the designer, founder, and CEO of her namesake footwear label, Sarah Flint. In this interview, she discusses women’s footwear, switching from wholesale to direct to consumer, and her adventures getting comfortable shoes made for women in Italy. Sarah Flint – https://www.sarahflint.com/
207 – Flagpole Dance-Inspired Swimwear Is Made In NYC
February 10, 2019 18:04 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBFlagpole swimwear brand founders Jaime Barker and Megan Balch talk about the path and growth of their dancewear-inspired Made In NYC swimwear brand. To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode Listpage. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you’re interested in partnering with us or sponsoring the series. Our email address is...
206 – Rothy’s Weaves Shoes From Recycled Plastic Water Bottles
February 10, 2019 15:35 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBKerry Cooper is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Rothy’s, a footwear brand making an impact on recycling with technology and comfort. To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode List page. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you’re interested in partnering with us or sponsoring the series. Our email address is i...
205 – The New York Fashion Week Pregame Show With Lauren Sherman and Gary Wassner
January 30, 2019 21:02 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBNew York Fashion Week will soon be upon us again, and it’s best to be prepared. We’ve assembled a team of the world’s top experts for The New York Fashion Week Pregame Show to help you navigate the confusion many often feel when Fashion Week is going on. Timecode for reference: 00:00 Intro and Design Flaw / 06:00 NYMD Designers / 16:26 Yeohlee / 22:23 Featured Guests This show was recorded with a live audience of American Fashion Podcast fans, friends, and fashion industry insiders at The ...
204 – A Competition, NRF, Texworld, and The Met
January 25, 2019 16:05 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWhat you’ll hear in this episode includes details of a big upcoming sustainable fashion competition, short interviews with executives from Toshiba, Wipro, and C2RO Technologies, whom Cathy Schepis and Charles Beckwith spoke with at the National Retail Federation’s “NRF Big Show” tradeshow last week, plus what and who Charles saw at the Texworld trade show earlier this week, and finally a bit about a fantastic exhibition opening at The Metropolitan Museum that Charles thinks a lot of designer...
203 – Finery.com Founders Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey
January 22, 2019 04:51 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBBrooklyn Decker (actress and model) and Whitney Casey (former ABC and CNN anchor) are the founders of Finery, a tech startup with a big edge on organizing your wardrobe. It’s an innovative solution, and this episode gives a window into the lives and perspectives of two very intelligent and dynamic female tech startup founders. The Finery.co founders provide a must-listen episode for anyone thinking about e-commerce. Finery – https://www.finery.com/
202 – Jewelry Designer Tracy Matthews Teaches The Business
January 19, 2019 23:57 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBTracy Matthews is the host of the Thrive by Design Podcast, the co-founder of Flourish & Thrive Academy. She has been an independent jewelry designer and entrepreneur for the past 25 years. Flourish & Thrive Academy – https://flourishthriveacademy.com/ Thrive by Design Podcast – https://www.flourishthriveacademy.com/podcast/ Tracy Matthews – https://tracymatthews.com/
201 – Donna Karan
January 11, 2019 20:40 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe icon, Donna Karan, interviewed in the event space at her Urban Zen store in Greenwich Village, NYC, December 2018. Urban Zen – https://urbanzen.com/ Urban Zen Foundation – https://urbanzen.org/ To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode List page. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you’re interested in partnering wi...
200 – Resonance Is Building Fashion Technology That Actually Matters
January 10, 2019 19:37 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBSpeed to market, dead inventory, fabric minimums, inflexible machines and processes, disconnection from customer needs and wants… all solved? All solved in an ethical sustainable manner?! That’s the assertion from Lawrence Lenihan and Joseph Ferrara, Co-Founders of Resonance Companies, and, yes, they have proof of concept. They’ve selected seven brands to test with so far, but what they’re doing is scalable, and it’s quite possibly going to change everything. We recorded this interview with...
199 – The Retail Apocalypse Will Continue Until Morale Improves
December 19, 2018 04:49 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBRobin Lewis (The Robin Report) and Jan Rogers Kniffen (veteran retail executive and a regular contributor to CNBC) are back to weigh in on the continuing rapid bloodbath and rebirth cycle that defines the current retail environment. Recorded with a live audience at a Retail Marketing Society lunch and learn networking event. The Retail Marketing Society – http://www.retailmarketingsociety.org/ The Robin Report – https://www.therobinreport.com/ J. Rogers Kniffen Worldwide Enterprises – htt...
198 – Susan Hull Walker, Pilgrim of Textiles
December 07, 2018 03:04 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBSusan Hull Walker is the Founder of Ibu. We interview her about her global artisan textile network and mission to save the skills of distant artisan communities that are threatened by the pressures of global development. Ibu: http://www.ibumovement.com/
197 – Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Ann Roth, with Giovanni Lipari
November 26, 2018 18:25 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBAnn Roth is the costume designer behind such celebrated films as The Hours, Cold Mountain, Mamma Mia!, The Birdcage, Postcards From The Edge, The Day of The Locust, and Midnight Cowboy. She received the Academy Award twice, for her work on The Talented Mr. Ripley and The English Patient. Ann has been a mentor to our other guest, Giovanni Lipari, who is currently the costume designer on the AMC Original Series Into The Badlands. This interview brings out the shared perspective of the veteran ...
196 – Big Lives Puts A Merchant Back In The Driver Seat
November 21, 2018 17:35 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBOur guest, Samantha Alston is the founder of Big Lives, a company creating exclusive curated retail experiences that feature fantastic emerging designer brands. Big Lives – https://biglives.co/ To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode List page. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you’re interested in partnering with us...
195 – Jordan Wiseley Is Strapped Manufacturing In L.A.
November 13, 2018 16:32 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBL.A.-based brand Strapped was founded by creative director and television personality Jordan Wiseley, who finds inspiration in the culture around motorcycles and vintage Americana. With a cult and celebrity following already built on the release of a single leather jacket, Jordan discusses his plans for Season One of his show, or brand, or business empire. Really, it’s all of those things, and you don’t want to miss this interview. Strapped – https://strappedmfg.com/
194 – Malia Mills – Making Swimwear In New York City For 25 Years
November 13, 2018 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBMalia Mills celebrates her company’s 25th anniversary this year. She is in the studio with her production director, Libby Mattern, talking about how she has run a small business, launched her own stores, operated her own factory, and made a post-9/11 strategic withdrawal from wholesale. Libby discusses her non-profit sewing school, Course of Trade. Malia Mills / https://www.maliamills.com/ Course of Trade / https://www.courseoftrade.com/
193 – Where Are We With Eco-Friendly and Fair?
November 06, 2018 02:33 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBA discussion of ideas from two new sustainable fashion books, Sustainable Fashion: Governance and New Management Approaches, a collection of essays edited by Sarah Margaretha Jastram and Anna-Maria Schneider, as well as Eco-Friendly and Fair: Fast Fashion and Consumer Behaviour, also a collection of essays, edited by Mark Heuer and Carolin Becker-Leifhold. In the studio, we have Mark A. Heuer, PhD, Associate Professor of Management, Susquehanna University; Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram, Hamburg S...
192 – Washington’s Sudden New 25 Percent Tariff On Handbags
October 24, 2018 13:08 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBAccessories Council President Karen Giberson discusses the devastating effects of Washington’s new trade policy, and what you need to know about it. https://accessoriescouncil.org/
191 – New Selling Dynamics for New Brands
October 14, 2018 01:44 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBA lingerie brand and an accessories brand, both relatively new companies, both selling some wholesale and some direct to consumer, both making a name for themselves in the marketplace. This is a conversation with Aaron Luo, CEO of Caraa (which is designed by Carmen Chen Wu), and Thistle and Spire founders Lily Chen and Maggie Bacon. Their approaches to the redefined marketplace and new selling dynamics, despite existing in relatively disparate product sectors, are remarkably aligned. Links...
190 – Corporate Social Responsibility Is Fun and Interesting
September 28, 2018 06:05 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBElizabeth Pulos is an expert in the field of CSR, or Corporate Social Responsibility, and has been an overseas factory inspector in many places around the world. In this interview, she speaks about her experiences in China, Bangladesh, and South America, and how compliance issues affect the fashion supply chain. We have a large number of technical references for this episode: Sustainable Accounting Standards Board – SASB – https://www.sasb.org/ Global Reporting Initiative – GRI – https:/...
189 – Merchandising Superstar Joseph Cicio On Macys, Business, Joan Rivers, and The Royals
September 09, 2018 14:29 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIn the mid-1970s the Macys flagship store’s main floor was decorated with bedsheet patterns and bargain bins of dinnerware. The man who changed it, and changed much of how merchandising and retail works is Joe Cicio. “When you’re distinctive through merchandising, you become an attraction.” Joseph Cicio – Friends Bearing Gifts (Amazon)
188 – Brazilian Shopping Mall Giant Iguatemi’s CEO, Carlos Jereissati
August 24, 2018 15:28 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIt’s South American Fashion Podcast this week, as we talk with Carlos Jereissati, CEO of Iguatemi, about how his company manages and promotes the most popular malls in Brazil. The conversation covers a bit of South American fashion and a lot of insight on Brazillian fashion culture. “The mall industry in Brazil is a very different industry from the U.S. First, because our cities are designed differently. They’re much more dense and vertical cities, comparable more to the Asian type of citi...
187 – Ethical For Days and Days, Kristy Caylor
August 07, 2018 21:25 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBKristy Caylor is one of the co-founders of the wildly influential luxury sustainable fashion brand Maiyet, as well as former President of Band of Outsiders. Kristy recently launched her latest business venture called ‘For Days,’ a new circular retail model that addresses the need for fresh basics without costing the environment. The premise is simple – endless access to new, 100% organic t-shirts, made in LA, starting at $4 each. Once you stain, rip, or wear-out a shirt, you just send it ba...
186 – Brand Building… and Rebuilding – Sara Rotman
July 30, 2018 17:18 - 32 minutes - 30 MBSara Rotman is the Chief Brand Officer at sustainability-focused clothing brand Les Lunes, and she is rebranding Les Lunes while it rolls down the highway. Such action would not typically be advisable without a full stop, but Sara is a professional, and in this interview, you’ll certainly hear why. “We are all about strong opinions and soft clothes.” Sara’s background is in art direction and marketing design, which began in the music industry, developing album covers and running photoshoo...
185 – About Charles James, with Michele Gerber Klein
July 19, 2018 15:57 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBMichele Gerber Klein is a philanthropist and the president of legacy clothing brand Joan Vass. She recently published an extensive new biography, Charles James: Portrait of An Unreasonable Man. It is the first full biographical work on Charles James, one of the most influential designers of the 20th Century. This interview with the biographer explores how the book came about and touches on several key periods of the designer’s life, as well as his major influences. purchase Portrait of An ...
184 – More Ethical Fashion
July 09, 2018 05:23 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBA conversation about sustainable fashion, featuring Luna Atamian Hahn-Petersen of sustainability and social impact consulting firm Salterbaxter, Nicole Heim of ethical and sustainable fashion brand Cienne, and Saloni Shrestha of the ethical fashion brand AGAATI. “Even just understanding sustainability, it’s so complicated. I think having experts in your corner is the only way to go. I don’t care if you’re big or small, just because it’s such a complex topic and people are so scared to talk...
183 – Trina Turk – Letting The Fabric Speak For Itself
June 29, 2018 17:11 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThe iconic California Style designer, Trina Turk, reflects on changes in her company’s approach to commerce and responding to customer needs. “At the heigh of the contemporary market, our customers wanted new deliveries every single month, and that’s how we ended up with eleven. We don’t deliver in December or January or something like that. But, because there is so much product out there, and because of the whole shift in the way people are shopping, we’re really starting to question whet...
182 – Does Retail Have A Future? Robin Lewis and Jan Rogers Kniffen Argue It Out
June 22, 2018 18:57 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBRobin Lewis and Jan Rogers Kniffen are two of the world’s most influential experts on the retail landscape… and they love to argue. Hand on to your shopping bag as we take a look at the massive change happening in the retail marketplace. Also, look out for Robin’s book Retail’s Seismic Shift (link below). Robin Lewis Chief Executive Officer The Robin Report http://www.therobinreport.com/ Jan Rogers Kniffen, CEO J Rogers Kniffen World Wide https://www.jrkwwe.com/ https://www.amazon.c...
181 – Fashion Journalism, Feminism, and Mickey Boardman
June 21, 2018 17:07 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBGuests Stephan Rabimov, Julie Zerbo, and Mickey Boardman discuss the current state of fashion journalism. Charles Beckwith asks if it can even exist at major publications. The conversation turns to movements like #meetoo and its impact on the fashion industry and culture. Julie Zerbo is the founder and editor of The Fashion Law. Mickey Boardman is the Editorial Director at Paper Magazine. Stephan Rabimov is the Director of Fashion Journalism and the Social Media Center at the Academy of Ar...
180 – Director of The Universal Studios Costume Department, Poppy Cannon-Reese
June 14, 2018 20:31 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBDiscussing the logistics of managing one of the world’s largest costume rental houses with the Director of the Universal Studios Costume Department, Poppy Cannon-Reese. Poppy is a former costume designer who stepped into the role a few years ago and brought new organization and technology solutions to the massive Universal Studios working archive. Poppy Cannon-Reese https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134287/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/poppy-cannon-reese-7126aa73/ http://universalstudioslot.c...
179 – Accessorized in L.A. – Pocket Square Clothing
June 12, 2018 02:55 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBLos Angeles Magazine called Pocket Square Clothing “the king of the Made In L.A. accessories scene.” The brand was started in 2011 by two UCLA graduates who set out to just make interesting things. Andrew Cheung and Rodolfo Ramirez are the founders, and they speak about clothing the “gentleman of today” in this interview from the Downtown Los Angeles Fashion District near their new flagship store. “I studied architecture formally, he studied business and film, and our mutual interest in fa...
178 – Sara Angelucci Makes Jewelry and Fashion For The Art
June 08, 2018 23:27 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBSara Angelucci is the woman behind Armature, a Los Angeles-based clothing and jewelry brand. She makes and sells zeitgeist-inspired pieces both ready to wear and unique in the Venice area near the beach. Despite having her work dangling from the ears and necks of some of the most beautiful people in Hollywood, the designer is surprisingly low key in this revealing interview about her approach to her sometimes strikingly original work. THe interview also covers Sara’s personal take on having...
177 – Fish Leather In Virtual Reality
May 29, 2018 03:40 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB“Los Angeles is basically one of the largest cities that all of America does garment production in, so we have a lot of vendors that have buttons, trims, whatever. So, technically if you have a wholesale license and you Google deep enough you can find it.” – Christine Ko This interview with Los Angeles-based Venia Collection designers Christine Ko and Keeter Ly involves a lot of tech talk. The sustainability-focused brand, which sells to fashion-forward knowledge workers around the world, ...
176 – Cucculelli Shaheen
May 17, 2018 15:49 - 28 minutes - 26 MBHusband and wife design team Anthony Cucculelli and Anna Rose Shaheen met while working for Diane von Furstenberg, and then moved to Italy together, where they worked for major houses such as Emilio Pucci and Roberto Cavalli. They now have their own custom demi-couture clothing line, Cucculelli Shaheen, which employs advanced fitting technologies. Guest co-host Gretchen Harnick (Parsons) joins for this interview which delves into the differences between working with large American and Ital...
175 – Fashion Manufacturers United In Los Angeles
May 17, 2018 04:21 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB“It’s a very exciting time in fashion right now. It’s exciting because anyone that has a passion to start a clothing line– ten years or so ago you would have to go overseas, you would have to get big production, you would have to get into all the big box retailers, if you couldn’t get into them you weren’t selling– now with the advent of the Internet and we can sell online, there are so many brands that are strictly online. So, you could literally draw a sketch of an idea you have, or as lo...
174 – Los Angeles Fashion, Fighting In Style
May 10, 2018 19:39 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBContinuing our Los Angeles fashion adventure, Charles speaks with two men who are changing how boxers and MMA fighters dress for work. Will Hoover is a veteran designer who knows downtown L.A. fashion like few others. He is the founder and designer at Paul Dunne, a co-founder with J.R. at I.G.M.O.B. Clothing, and teaches at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM). Hoover discusses what L.A. fashion is all about, the impact of runaway real estate development in the Los Angeles fa...
173 – Johnny Was Boho Chic
May 04, 2018 13:17 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThey’re riding high with the boho chic trend, but that look was in the Bob Marley song-inspired Johnny Was brand’s main playbook for a long time before it was popping up everywhere. As executive vice president, Catherine Nation says, “We’ve been doing this for 30 years, these signature embroideries, and it’s fantastic that we’re in-trend right now. That’s very helpful, but this is just what we do, what we’ve always done: signature prints and embroideries.” In this interview, Catherine Nati...
172 – Lykke Wullf Designer Jemma Swatek
May 03, 2018 18:37 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBContinuing our look at the Los Angeles fashion scene, in this interview Charles speaks with designer Jemma Swatek, whose popular Lykke Wullf brand is all about the Scandinavian cowgirl. “I moved here and I tried to get a design job, and I interviewed with some really big companies, and I would be like ‘So where’s your knitting department? Where are your machines? Where are your swatches?’ And they were all like, “Oh, we don’t do that. You just go in the swatch closet and you pick something...
171 – California Apparel News Executive Editor Alison Nieder
April 27, 2018 19:07 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBCalifornia Apparel News covers the global fashion industry from a West Coast perspective. In this interview, Apparel News Executive Editor Alison Nieder speaks with American Fashion Podcast host Charles Beckwith at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. The discussion covers the Downtown Los Angeles fashion scene, L.A. Fashion Week, denim abroad, West Coast textile manufacturing, and several other topics. https://www.apparelnews.net/
170 – Fashion Photographer Lisa Brezinski
April 26, 2018 21:51 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIf you’re on Instagram at all, Lisa Brezinski (@lkbphotography) is one of those photographers whose sexy sexy fashion photography work you’ve seen. Lisa provides insight on the Los Angeles fashion scene‘s constant need for edgy images, how video has become a more important part of fashion shoots, and the massive gap between the marketing budgets of large and small brands.
169 – The Smart Salesfloor of Tomorrow
April 13, 2018 02:39 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBJason Sweet from Salesfloor Salesfloor is helping bridge the gap between online and brick and mortar shopping. Their omnichannel clientelling mobile app gives unparalleled new agency and business intelligence to store associates on the traditional salesfloor. Jason Sweet is Vice President of Sales for North America, and in this interview speaks with Cathy and Charles at the Nation Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York. ABOUT THE HOSTS: Cathy Schepis advises luxury brands on strategy. ...
Preview – Dressed The History of Fashion
April 05, 2018 21:55 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBThis is a special preview of a new podcast from How Stuff Works called Dressed: The History of Fashion. Links: dressedpodcast.com Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher
168 – Smart Shelves Sell For You – Perch interactive
March 26, 2018 14:45 - 21 minutes - 20 MBTrevor Sumner, CEO of Perch Interactive, talks about how the use of their smart displays can result in a “30-80% sales lift while driving 5-10X customer engagement.” Perch uses sensors in their display units to provide customers with product information and an interactive experience. The company was part of an early class at the New York Fashion Tech Lab. Their in-store technology helps hybridize the brick and mortar and online customer experience, moving us closer to that seamless experien...
167 – Charlie Cole of Tumi Goes Deep on E-Commerce Strategy
March 23, 2018 06:05 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBCharlie Cole is the Chief Digital Officer at Tumi and recently became the Chief Global Officer at parent company Samsonite Holdings. So… this episode is about accessories, specifically luggage, and how these giant companies approach selling it. This is also a crossover episode with our sister show Fashion Is Your Business, so you’ll hear hosts from both series asking questions in this episode. “We’re a product company first. And now we have to create innovative ways to push that product i...
166 – Conversations At 71 Greene Street
March 14, 2018 19:22 - 55 minutes - 51 MBRecorded in front of a live audience in the O.N.S Clothing menswear store in Soho (71 Greene Street), a conversation first with Geo Hagan, content director at O.N.S Clothing, followed by O.N.S Creative Lab partner designers Abdul Abasi and Greg Rosborough of the Abasi Rosborough brand. Also joining the conversation, Sharifa Murdoch, co-founder of the Liberty Fairs trade show. photos by Andy Jackson
165 – What Exactly Does WGSN Do?
March 13, 2018 03:47 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBSidney Morgan-Petro is the Retail Editor at WGSN, a think tank with deep connections to the fashion and lifestyle businesses. Big on the horizon, purple for sure, but what is a scandi cowboy?
164 – Retaining Customers To Increase Profitability
March 01, 2018 14:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBRichard R. Shapiro is the Founder and President of The Center For Client Retention. Richard has spent decades studying how to keep customers coming back to stores. This is rather important, considering how much it costs to get them in the door in the first place. “I’m a believer in technology, as long as it enhances the customer relationship.” – Richard R. Shapiro Richard is the author of two books on the subject, The Welcomer Edge: Unlocking The Secrets To Repeat Business and The Endange...
163 – Fashion’s Voice In Washington, DC
February 27, 2018 18:55 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBRick Helfenbein is the President and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, which is a trade association lobbying for the interests of roughly 350 companies and 1,000 brands in our nation’s capital. This episode features a discussion about national trade policy as it relates to the fashion industry. photo by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0