Tariffs, Trade Policy & Legislation w/ Rick Helfenbein

Rick Helfenbein is the former President of the American Apparel & Footwear Association and is currently a retail and trade consultant in New York and a contributing writer for Forbes.com. Rick has spent more than 25 years in the apparel industry and has unique set of  perspectives due to his various roles including operating a mid-sized carrier, 15 years as the president of leading high-end global apparel manufacturing company, and his time battling on Capitol Hill. In this episode, Helfenbein gives a timeline of the Trump Administration's trade policies, gives his expectation for Biden Administration, and details the how difficult it will be for the apparel industry to migrate away from China.
 
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Rick Helfenbein is the former President of the American Apparel & Footwear Association and is currently a retail and trade consultant in New York and a contributing writer for Forbes.com. Rick has spent more than 25 years in the apparel industry and has unique set of  perspectives due to his various roles including operating a mid-sized carrier, 15 years as the president of leading high-end global apparel manufacturing company, and his time battling on Capitol Hill. In this episode, Helfenbein gives a timeline of the Trump Administration's trade policies, gives his expectation for Biden Administration, and details the how difficult it will be for the apparel industry to migrate away from China.

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