Fashion Business Mindset

Elizabeth Formosa•fashionequipped.com.au

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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Business Mindset is your FROW seat to 'real' stories from Designers, Brands, Entrepreneurs, Makers & Mentors. Our mission? To increase the success rate in the Fashion Industry by creating a dynamic fashion business eco-system. Fashion Business Mindset provides industry insights and insider access to The Future of Fashion. Hosted & created by Elizabeth Formosa, the Founder of Fashion Equipped.

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Episodes

Get to know your Host - "Why I made the Fashion Business MY Business"

LISTEN TO PART 2 OF THIS PODCAST OVER AT @fashionavenuepodcast 18th June 2020SEASON 5 - BOOK YOUR MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL TICKETS NOWThis is a so you can join us LIVE from any location.VIRTUAL event via Zoom12th March - 2pm - 4pm AEDTTickets are $25All proceeds donated to www.ijm.org BOOK MY TICKETS Get to Know Your Host! I thought it would be great timing to kick off the year with an episode that gives you the opportunity to ‘get to know me, your host’ a little better. Last year I had the pl...

Jan 20, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 30

An end of year message from your Host Elizabeth Formosa - "Congratulations to our Industry on rising up during a year that has challenged all of us"

Well, this is a WRAP for 2020. Thank you all for taking a Front Row Seat and tuning in during our debut year of Fashion.Business.Mindset. By coming together we are creating an inclusive, multi-faceted fashion forum and eco-system, providing industry access and support every step of the way. Your support means the world to us and without you, well we simply won’t have a chance to grow this podcast. Thank you to our amazing guests who have been real, raw and oh so inspiring. Your openness and will...

Dec 21, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 29

Jo Demmler - Co-Founder, Red Dust Active - "Activewear Accessories Made in Australia and Sold on Amazon"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Jo Demmler, the Co-Founder of Red Dust Active. Red Dust Active is a family-run business, with products proudly designed and made in Adelaide, South Australia. Inspired by her own journey of embracing an active lifestyle and stepping out of her comfort zone, Jo’s mission was to create a range of functional, fashionable activewear accessories.The Red Dust Active range has been purposefully designed to ensure you stay in the moment, no matter what your activity...

Dec 15, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 28

Joey Pringle - Founder, Veshin Factory - "How and Why Joey became the owner of a Vegan Leather Factory in China"

In this episode, Elizabeth is super excited as her mission for this podcast is to showcase the dynamics of the fashion industry and this is her first episode with MAKER. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Joey Pringle, the Founder of Veshin Factory. What Elizabeth loved about this chat was that Joey who is originally from the UK and has lived in Canada and Australia, has taken on task of becoming a factory owner in China. Veshin is an original equipment & design manufacturer specialising i...

Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 27

Kerry & Angelo Pietrobon, Founders of Harlow - "Premium, Purpose Led Australian Made Fashion Exclusively for Sizes 12-26"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Kerry & Angelo Pietrobon, the Founders of Harlow.Kerry and Angelo have been proudly making beautiful fashionable clothing for women sized 12-26 since 2013.Harlow started as a solution to Kerry’s problems, when she couldn’t find clothes that she loved - only clothes that fit.Because of this, shopping was always a challenge, trawling the stores to come home broken hearted every single time.It wasn’t too long before Kerry realised, she needed to take her fa...

Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 26

Lisa Sjöblom - Founder of sustainable children's swim brand TYOUB - "How to leverage off one good idea and grow from there"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Lisa Sjoblom, the founder of the sustainable children’s swimwear brand Tyoub, established in 2019.As a fashion graduate, Lisa has held roles from junior knitwear designer to digital pattern maker, garment technician and production co-ordinator, mostly in the children’s wear space over the past 20 years, from South Africa, the UK, Sweden and Australia.Driven by a passion for finding sustainable solutions to children’s wear, Tyoub launched with a reusable swim...

Nov 25, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 25

Estelle Michaelides - Fashion Designer, Illustrator, Stylist, Creator - Micky In The Van - "A label defined by storytelling, inspired by heart"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Estelle Michaelides. Estelle is a Designer, stylist, illustrator and ultimately a creator.Estelle’s label is an evocative expression of her inner musings, her journey and her story. Micky in the Van Estelle’s limited-edition collections combine a mix of dramatic couture with a street edge and regularly feature custom created fabrics incorporating her very own illustrations. MITV Made to order pieces have captured the hearts of an increasing number of devotee...

Nov 19, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 24

Amy Fosdike - Director of Launch Fashion Management - "Agency representation, the bridge between the Designer and the Retailer"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Amy Fosdike, the Director of Launch Fashion Management. After a strong background in in-house sales roles + Agency work, Amy founded LFM in 2005.Amy saw a gap in the market to do agency a little differently with a focus to ‘sell-out” rather than sell in + a view that relationships + honestly were the ingredients for longevity in the market.LFM under this strategy grew organically year on year with the expansion into Melbourne in 2017 + Adelaide in 2019.Launc...

Nov 11, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23

Jess & Stef Dadon - Founders of TWOOBS & How Two Live - "How to put purpose over profit and build a sustainable business"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Jess and Stef Dadon, designers, creative directors, and entrepreneurs.The Dadon sisters regularly work with some of the biggest brands in fashion and beyond, and also love to support and promote emerging designers.They first launched as a daily diary in 2012, and it has since grown into a global platform with a tribe of loyal fans.How Two LiveIn 2016 the duo created TWOOBS; a line of comfortable, fashion-forward, and animal-friendly sandals that are known to...

Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 22

Lisa Messenger- The vibrant game-changing founder and CEO of Collective Hub - "Diversify your revenue streams and future proof your business"

In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Lisa Messenger.Lisa Messengeris the vibrant, game-changing founder and CEO of Collective Hub, an international speaker, best-selling author, and an authority on disruption. She launched Collective Hub as a print magazine in 2013, with no experience in an industry that people said was either dead or dying. Within 18 months that print mag was in 37 countries. Collective Hub has since grown into an international multimedia business and lifestyle platform with m...

Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 21

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