Better Business Founder
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPurpose-driven creative businesses can Do Well while Doing Good.
Better Business Founder is an exploration of the journeys of Founders that are developing their business to become the catalyst for the change they want to see in the world.
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Finding Who You Are By Serving Someone Who Needs You By Shawn Askinosie
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBON figuring out what to do next before starting a new career (4:42) ON this murder trial that made Shawn realize he couldn't do it anymore (6:48) ON visiting serving others, revisiting an old wound, soul searching and creating emotional space (11:34) ON silence, connection, transcendence, finding solace (18:46) ON vocation and the framework of the business of Askinosie Chocolate (24:20) ON the ugly truth behind the global cocoa trade (29:02) ON direct trade, community developmen...
Communication With Empathy for Better Connection and Conversation by Isa Alves
December 16, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBON the beauty of Lisbon in Portugal (2:35) ON Isa's vision for the ideal world for her children (3:53) ON Isa's realization of the emergence and emergency of her life calling (5:06) ON Isa leaving her job as a journalist in the health sector (9:38) ON definition of Communication with Empathy (12:42) ON work environment: the benefit of Communication with Empathy (18:51) ON why Empathy must be paired with Assertiveness (boundaries) (21:58) ON the power of saying NO (boundaries) (...
Leading Change With A Small Fashion Business by Seth Godin
November 18, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBON How A Small Fashion Business can effectively create change and even lead change. (3:28) ON How Can A Small Fashion Business Be Seen And Heard in a Noisy World and Why Seth Thinks it's Great News to be Copied (5:46) ON The Purpose of Words: To CONNECT (8:41) ON Idiosyncrasy (10:58) ON Empathy (12:14) ON The Smallest Viable Audience (12:47) ON Authenticity (13:37) ON Why Running A Business Is A Creative Endeavour (14:21) ON Tools For Modern Business Owners That Wan...
Handcrafting Slippers For The Love of Africa and Nature with Walk The Talk Africa
October 28, 2021 09:59 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBON Capetown and Daniela's father moving to South Africa (3:13) ON how Daniela "stumbled" upon slippers and how she perfected shoemaking skills during the pandemic (6:03) ON Daniela's childhood in the wilderness of South Africa and how it shaped her quest for a simple lifestyle and sustainable living (12:07) ON finding the name of the brand WALK THE TALK AFRICA (17:25) ON creativity in South Africa (20:14) ON getting the shoes made in South Africa (22:47) ON Daniela's previous career a...
Tapping Into The Potential Of The Skilled Disability Population for Businesses and Companies by Liz Johnson
August 25, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBON Liz' Vision for the World: where people feel comfortable enough to be who they are and still have the opportunity to succeed in areas that they want. (3:08) ON The the mission of Ability People (TAP): to create meaningful employment for people with disabilities, by removing as many unnecessary barriers as possible (5:03) ON Hiring people with disabilities and opportunities for businesses and companies (12:23) ON The employment challenge for people with disabilities (16:49) ON...
When Mission-driven Business Founders Discuss Success
May 19, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDefinition of success can change over time: (2:33) David Nebinski (4:02) Bai Zahmri Success is beyond Founders' personal goals, it's more about connection, about adding value to the lives of others, inspiring others to do things differently: (5:03) Shivani Patel (5:59) Nan & Carl (8:20) Pola Stępień (8:40) Bai Zahmri (9:10) Ihita Shandilya On privilege, freedom, and exploration of new possibility: (10:04) Mati Ventrillon (10:46) Pola Stępień (11:44) Josie Mackenzie On the sus...
Growing a Wholesale Business With Values by Jennifer Myers Chua
April 28, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB=========== CONNECT WITH JENNIFER MYERS CHUA At HIP MOMMIES: https://hipmommies.ca/ Buy products that are useful, well-made, thoughtfully designed that are responsibly from suppliers that are good people, supporting good causes, and that are doing business ethically Jennifer's podcast: COST OF GOODS SOLD =========== BRANDS MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION: EZPZ GATHRE WOBBEL =========== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Ukulele Fun by L...
Practicing Empathy and Gratitude with David Nebinski
April 08, 2021 21:43 - 37 minutes - 34 MB=========== CONNECT WITH David Nebinski Web: https://www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com/ =========== MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION: The Podcasting Workshop =========== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
Quiet Disruptors: Creating Change Without Shouting by Sue Heatherington
March 24, 2021 23:04 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MB=========== The Manifesto for Quiet Disruptors Have you noticed? We’re shifting from one era to the next. From the modern, industrial age where there were linear and predictable answers, to a complex, interconnected and volatile world. Where what we do affects who others become and impacts our whole environment, without us fully realising it. We need different voices. People with fresh things to say who don’t need to shout. Not just super-heroes with confident gestures. Nor the loud, al...
Creating Change with Arture and Using Cork As An Alternative To Leather by Shivani Patel
March 11, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB=========== CONNECT WITH Shivani Patel / ARTURE Web: https://myarture.com/ Instagram: @arturedesign =========== MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION: National Institute of Fashion Technology CHENNAI: city in South of India where ARTURE is located INDIEGOGO: crowdfunding platform =========== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
Providing Training and Employment to Mothers through Sustainable Jobs within the Textile Industry by Josie Mackenzie
February 25, 2021 20:18 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB=========== CONNECT WITH Josie Mackenzie / AMMA Sri Lanka Web: https://www.ammasrilanka.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amma_srilanka/ =========== MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION: Central St Martins KANDY: the second city of Sri Lanka Official languages in Sri Lanka: Tamil and Sinhala Nuwara Eliya, where AMMA is located in Sri Lanka Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka Good Market TRAID UK FIBERSHED =========== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusiness...
Creating a New Category in Fashion and Empowering Women with Baby Clothing by Bai Ahmad Zahmri
February 11, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBON Malaysia, its lush forests and Bai’s future vision for the world (2:43) ON the reason why Bai created Nazkids, a social business that provides jobs for women and particularly mothers in Jitra, Kedah (4:30) ON providing training as the hiring process of the makers (8:27) ON how Bai created a new category in baby clothing by developing Malay traditional outfits for babies’ Aqiqah and how it landed in the hands of celebrities and royal families (10:02) ON the power of the pictur...
Ihitashri Shandilya on Preserving the Heritage Art Form of Mithila Paintings (Madhubani Paintings)
January 28, 2021 14:40 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBON Madhubani Paintings also known as Mithila Paintings, an Ancient Art Form practiced by Women (2:59) ON Ihita’s late Grandmother using this form of Art as a tool to bring a change in this part of the world (4:24) ON learnings from spending childhood at Grandmother’s NGO (4:53) ON the realization of the challenges of being women and continuing the work of her Grandmother (5:55) ON looking for more sustainable sources of revenue (8:18) ON the idea of evolving from an NGO to a Social E...
Better Business Founder - Trailer
January 21, 2021 20:21 - 1 minute - 1.72 MB=========== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
Making Change Happen With Intention and Integrity by Scott Perry
December 03, 2020 12:51 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBON Scott’s Vision of the World (5:50) ON Why Scott transitioned from a music career to creating Creative on Purpose (6:13) ON Trusting ourselves when starting something new (8:37) ON Scott’s definition of Creativity (12:22) ON Integrity (15:03) ON Introduction to Stoic Philosophy (17:18) ON The Gift of Adversity (21:52) ON Coddiwomple [to head confidently to an unknown destination] (26:04) ON Values and Virtues (28:41) ON Taking Action (30:47) ON Being Part of a...
My Journey to Becoming a Mindful Business Founder (Host on mic)
November 01, 2020 19:43 - 17 minutes - 13.7 MBHost: Leekei Tang Contact: podcast (at) themindfulfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Seeker x Retriever, Building a Fashion Brand to Find Your Tribe with Nan and Carl
October 08, 2020 09:50 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBON Nan's (2:54) ON Carl's (3:24) ON who Seeker x Retriever is for (3:58) ON Seeker x Retriever brand philosophy (4:54) ON finding the weaving community in Chaeson Lampang Province (6:20) ON the first encounter with the weavers (8:27) ON the meaning of Seeker x Retriever (11:06) ON working with the tailor (12:46) ON working with the weavers (15:05) ON why they also offer made-to-order (17:01) ON human collaboration as a core value of Seeker x Retriever (18:56) ON...
Bridging the Past and the Future with a Fashion Brand by Pola Stępień
September 23, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBGrowing up in Poland (2:05) Pessimism on the current environmental outlooks (3:43) Why launching a fashion brand is Pola’s way of taking action and of spreading her message (4:54) The Narciso collection, made with vintage fabrics dated back from the 90s (7:22) Łódź and its textile industry history (10:00) The urban Nomad collection,made with Polish denim dated back from the 80s (11:44) Fashion Design as a branch of Product Design (13:48) How Pola launched her first collect...
Building a Successful Handbag Brand Fresh from College by Julia Skergeth
September 09, 2020 23:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBJulia’s cross-country education and experiences (1:59) How Julia’s brand is connected to her personal vision (2:43) How Julia Skargeth brand started in Asia (4:30) How launching a Kickstarter campaign led Julia to ... take over a factory in Indonesia (10:00) A crisis is a chance to grow and to get better (12:36) Why Julia relocated production in Europe and restarting the brand (13:28) On transparency as part of the brand storytelling (18:00) Julia’s creative process on the fri...
Tweaking your Mind and your Life with more Tankespjärn by Helena Roth
August 05, 2020 22:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Creative’s Workshop and tankespjärn (2:56) That pivotal moment when Helena discovered the concept of tankespjärn (10:40) Doing gentle with an edge (16:00) How does this serve me? (24:17) Who is tankespjärn for? ( 27:19) How Helena uses tankespjärn in her work? (29:27) Tankespjärn applied to the development of a business (34:23) The benefits of a tankespjärn review of the business as it is constantly evolving (37:50) To find out more about Helena and tankespjärn (43:14)...
Saving Fair Isle Knitting Tradition by Mati Ventrillon - Part 2
July 08, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThe MV collection stemmed from a dream of bringing machines to Fair Isle to trigger the development of other businesses in the island (3:43) The cost breakdown of a hand-knitted jumper (7:10) The MV collection was inspired by museum pieces and how the “Hooded Jumper” was born (9:33) The colorwork and innovation in the “Crew Neck Jumper” (12:40) The MV collection is a celebration of the very early Fair Isle knitting design, yet industrially manufactured (15:16) Challenges with the 20...
Saving Fair Isle Knitting Tradition by Mati Ventrillon
July 02, 2020 13:29 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBMati is the founder of Mati Ventrillon, a knitwear brand based in Fair Isle, in Scotland. Fair Isle the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom. You have probably seen many Fair Isle inspired sweaters every winter, but not many of them have actually been made in Fair Isle, because, it’s not only remote, but it’s also a tiny, tiny island with not so many inhabitants. Mati Ventrillon came under the spotlight in 2015 when her brand was exposed to massive exposure in the fashion and l...
Saving Fair Isle Knitting Tradition by Mati Ventrillon - Part 1
July 02, 2020 13:29 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBFair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in the UK (03:22) Today, a crofting community of 54 permanent inhabitants (07:27) Mati first encounter with Fair Isle and application process to move there (12:14) Discovery of Fair Isle knitting and of its role throughout history (17:50) Research and launch of the brand after the dissolution of the knitting cooperative (28:21) Bringing Fair Isle knitwear on-line and development of the bespoke service (34:33) The Walpole Group “Crafted...
Covid Crisis and Opportunities For Independent Fashion Business Owners (Host on Mic)
June 18, 2020 14:42 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWhy the COVID pandemic could be an opportunity for the fashion system? (00:23) Why small independent fashion business owners could play an effective role in the reshaping of the fashion system? (1:20) Why you need to reframe your situation? (3:07) How to manage your cashflow? (7:04) Why you need to keep LEARNING? (8:58) Why you need to learn from other industry sectors? (9:38) ============= Mentioned in this episode: Turning the Tables by Simon Ratcliffe Host: Leekei Tang Contact: h...
Empowering Women To Show Up Authentically In The World by Kathleen Audet - Part 2
May 28, 2020 12:28 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBKathleen’s entrepreneurial journey (1:55) On being an image consultant from a more holistic point of view (3:15) Why continuous learning is so important (5:05) Learning stories from doing the work, asking for help & sticking to your values (7:31) Learning to decline “opportunities” (8:54) What Kathleen loves about her work “people learning and growing and moving towards who they are, how they're created to be and, and that makes them happy and more productive and more useful in...
Empowering Women To Show Up Authentically In The World by Kathleen Audet - Part 1
May 21, 2020 16:51 - 28 minutes - 26 MBKathleen’s approach to image consulting is to help people connect who they are on the inside to the clothing on the outside (2:29) Women’s closets are usually overstuffed, too many clothes but no outfits (6:37) Decluttering closets (7:30) Image improvement tip #1: wear colors (8:09) Image improvement tip #2: get a seamstress or a tailor (10:00) Image improvement tip #3: be clear about where you are getting your image from (10:30) How Kathleen helped a successful executive with ...
Running a Farm to Get the Best Milk to Make the Best Cheese by Kate Field (part 2)
March 08, 2020 10:38 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBhttps://www.leapfarm.com.au/ Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Running a Farm to Get the Best Milk to Make the Best Cheese by Kate Field (part 1)
February 27, 2020 18:52 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBTo connect with Kate https://www.leapfarm.com.au/ Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Janice Trayes - Searching for the Perfect Blazer to Launching an Eco-Luxury Brand (part 2)
February 20, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MB02:00 Why Janice chose an on-demand production model: to optimize use of cash flow with lower inventory and less waste 08:00 Room for improvement for higher sustainability: sewing threads and packaging 09:30 Why it is right now the time for small sustainable brands to be ahead of the curve. 14:30 How to find the right suppliers 17:00 Achievements and humble brag 19:00 Launching an online business 20 years ago and today, what has changed? 23:00 What’s next? New product launch? CONNEC...
Janice Trayes - Searching for the Perfect Blazer to Launching an Eco-Luxury Brand (part 1)
February 13, 2020 14:50 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB02:00 Growing up in Connecticut, summer in New Hampshire and deep love for nature and water 05:30 Looking for an outfit for a wedding inspired Janice to launch Connecticut Country Clothing 09:30 Being a sustainable company is a no brainer 12:30 What set Connecticut Country Clothing’s blazers apart? The fabrics and… the fit 18:00 Sustainable from farm to dye, natural, biodegradable fabrics produced in a closed-loop system 21:00 Fairtrade practices and manufacturing hemp fabrics and moss ...
Janice Trayes - Searching for the Perfect Blazer to Launching an Eco-Luxury Brand
February 13, 2020 14:50 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB02:00 Growing up in Connecticut, summer in New Hampshire and deep love for nature and water 05:30 Looking for an outfit for a wedding inspired Janice to launch Connecticut Country Clothing 09:30 Being a sustainable company is a no brainer 12:30 What set Connecticut Country Clothing’s blazers apart? The fabrics and… the fit 18:00 Sustainable from farm to dye, natural, biodegradable fabrics produced in a closed-loop system 21:00 Fairtrade practices and manufacturing hemp fabrics ...
Starting a Brand for Children to Tackle the Waste Problem by Mary Marland (part 2)
January 30, 2020 14:55 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB02:00 How Mary transitioned from being an Investment Banker to become a Fashion Business Owner 06:00 Why Mary’s business plan did not work out and the difficulties of finding the right manufacturers 09:00 “technology is a lot of our future” [in the fashion manufacturing sector] 12:00 Things that Mary had to “unlearn” when she left her corporate to pursue her new career and new skills she has developed 19:00 Mary is launching of the Adjustable collection with a smart innovation to address...
Mindful Mondays - Pricing (3) - Wholesale Pricing, Distribution Network, Agents, Distributors and Margin
January 27, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBHost: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Starting a Brand for Children to Tackle the Waste Problem by Mary Marland (part 1)
January 23, 2020 12:06 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB02:00 Mary’s Vision of the world: Conscious living and more deliberate living 04:00 Mary launched Wild Doves to solve waste problem generated by the infant wear 08:00 The fashion items disposal problem and waste generated by the industry 13:00 Compost of 100% natural fashion fiber, repurpose and resale used fashion items 17:00 Discussions about recycling fibers used in fashion 19:30 The truth about bamboo fabrics 24:30 Her experience sourcing for fabrics with the minimum footprint 28:...
Mindful Mondays - Pricing (2): Retail Pricing and Retail Sales Channels
January 20, 2020 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBRetail pricing and retail sales channels. Let’s start with a question: what are your retail sales channels, today and in the future? In other words, where and how are you selling or you are planning to sell your products? Are you selling on the internet? If it’s on the internet, is it through your own website? Or on another site? If it’s on another site, is the other site a marketplace or a retailer? Are you selling in a physical store? Again is it your own store? Or in someone else’s s...
Making Great Products from Recycled Plastics by Tammy Ven Dange (part 2)
January 16, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB02:00 Cashflow and investments, differences between a product-based business and a service-based business. 07:00 When it comes to promoting the business, no one's going to promote it as well as the founder. 08:30 Why Tammy launched her podcast, Plastics Revolution 12:30 Challenges and opportunities for businesses to take part in the sustainability movement. Design with sustainability in mind 16:00 Advice to mission-driven entrepreneur: consider the whole life-cycle 20:30 Dreams for The ...
Mindful Mondays - Pricing (1): Changing Your Price Point
January 13, 2020 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBYou need to understand that the right price is very much linked to the psychology of your clients and how they feel about your products, your brand and how they perceived your price point. This episode is about the few things you need to consider when you want to change your price point. What is a price point? A price point is the average price range of your products. When you talk to BtoB buyers, your price point is usually one of their first questions. The price point helps the buyers and...
Making Great Products from Recycled Plastics by Tammy Ven Dange (part 1)
January 09, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB01:30 Why Tammy launched The Refoundry to help Mother Nature by making great products from recycled plastics 07:00 Leaving a job as the CEO of an animal welfare charity, paddling across 5 continents to witness plastic pollution everywhere and taking action to tackle the problem 09:30 From organizing rubbish collection near Canberra to the idea of manufacturing recycled plastic 11:30 A senior position in a small town and the challenge of recreating the public identity 14:30 High capital i...
Mindful Mondays - New Year's Vision
January 06, 2020 11:54 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBHi, this is Leekei, and today is a new episode of our Mindful Mondays series. Every Monday I share with you a specific foundation idea, a small dose of inspiration to help you jumpstart your week. Today’s episode is very special because, For many of us, today might be the first working day of the year and I would like to use our Mindful Mondays episode to explain why I don’t make any new year’s resolutions anymore and what I do instead to build my plan for the new year. I don’t ...
Story about Building a Meaningful Business, doing what you Love and doing your Best Work
December 13, 2019 19:41 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBOnce upon a time, there was a little girl. Like many other little girls, she loved to read and to draw flowers and dresses. One day she asked her grandpa if he could give her money so she could buy some candies. Any other little girls would have asked their grandpa to buy them candies instead of money to buy candies. But her Grandpa was not like any other Grandpas in the world. She would never have thought of asking grandpa to buy anything because he was always busy working. See, Grandpa wa...
Mindful Mondays - Sustainable Development Goals - Natural Resources
December 09, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBToday it is the objective 12.2: achieve sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. How can we, as a business owner integrate better practice in our business to achieve sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources? What is a natural resource? A natural resource is what we, people, can use which comes from the natural environment. Examples of natural resources are air, water, wind, wood, fossil fuels, natural gas, iron, coal... Some of these resources a...
Yoga Teacher for the Wise Woman, Nadine Kelly (part 2)
December 05, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB02:00 Nadine adapts her offering as she discovers what the Wise Woman’s needs are. 04:30 Teaching is a two-way street. To be creative and adapt is part of the joy of teaching. 07:00 Nadine is missed when she moved her yoga classes to another location as she is filling a void 10:00 Why Nadine doesn’t own a yoga studio. She goes where the Wise Women are instead of making them come to her 13:30 The business challenge of shifting from being a medical doctor in a hospital to becoming a freela...
Mindful Mondays - A Better Narrative
December 02, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBHi, this is Leekei, and today is the third episode of our Mindful Mondays series. Every Monday I share with you a specific foundation idea, a small dose of inspiration to help you quickstart your week. The idea behind that is simply because I’ve noticed that many fashion business owners are often struggling with the foundation and the Mindful Mondays series is here to help you get over that struggle. These episodes will sometimes be about a sustainability issue, about a business foundation c...
Yoga Teacher For the Wise Woman, Nadine Kelly (Part 1)
November 28, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB01:30 Why Nadine transitioned from being an MD, Pathologist to be a Yoga Instructor and Health Coach for the Wise Women, women of over 60. 04:30 What is specific about aging bodies and how Nadine decided to adapt regular yoga practice to cater to the Wise Women 11:00 Her Podcast, Yogi MD, to reach more women and in a broader way by offering a more holistic approach to health and well-being 12:55 The dimensions of health: physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual 18:00 Word-...
Mindful Mondays - Your Brand is What Others Say Who You Are
November 25, 2019 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBHi, this is Leekei, and today is the second episode of our Mindful Mondays series. Every Monday I share with you a specific foundation idea, a small dose of inspiration to help you quickstart your week. The idea behind that is simply because I’ve noticed that many fashion business owners are often struggling with the foundation and the Mindful Mondays series is here to help you get over that struggle. These episodes will sometimes be about a sustainability issue, about a particular mindset, ...
Slow Fashion, Wearable Art, and Timeless Fashion Collection by Lilia Surdu
November 21, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBSHOW NOTES: 02:00 An introduction to Moldova, a former Soviet country with its wineries and plentiful beautiful landscapes 03:30 Starting a business making hand-painted silk dresses. Each piece is unique. 05:00 Making pieces of garment you want to pass from generation to generation. The concept of wearable art. 06:00 Taking the leap. How attending a fashion show gave Lilia the confidence to follow her dreams and to leave her career at the United Nation to become a fashion designer and la...
Mindful Mondays - Sustainable Development Goals for your Fashion Business
November 18, 2019 18:50 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBHi, this is Leekei, and this is a new episode of the Mindful Monday series, a small dose of ideas and inspiration to help you quick start your week. In our constant quest for better understanding on how our business can deliver value to people and to the planet, I want to talk today about the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the SDGs, and how these can be implemented in your fashion business. Do you know what these goals are? You might have heard about them in 2015 when these...
Introduction to Mindful Business Founder Podcast
November 15, 2019 17:19 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MB======== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Building a business network for migrants with Erika von Kaschke
November 04, 2019 18:54 - 25 minutes - 23 MBLISTEN TO Erika's podcast The Cinnamon Stick ======== Host: Leekei Tang Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes
Mindful Business Founder-TRAILER
October 05, 2019 06:44 - 1 minute - 1.72 MBMindful Business Founder. It is the podcast for Fashion Business Founders seeking to build a meaningful and profitable business. My name is Leekei Tang, I run Fashion Business Acceleration Programs. I meet fashion founders and business owners who want to learn how they can better balance their business interests with environmental and social issues. Being a Fashion Business Founder myself, with a background in sustainable development and I can tell you that aligning business and environ...