Van Tucker backstage at 36|86

Former CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance Van Tucker joined us backstage at the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival last year to discuss how the emerging independent fashion industry has become a significant economic driver throughout the state of Tennessee. Tucker also shared her experiences using collaborative networks to maneuver the ecosystem and why it’s crucial for fashion companies to “cross-pollinate” with related businesses like agriculture, manufacturing and even music to find creative solutions to common industry problems.