Send us a text Coming up on today’s episode, we sit down with James Bartle , the Founder and CEO of Outland Denim , a sustainable denim company based in Australia and a registered B Corporation. Outland Denim has gained international recognition for its commitment to creating premium denim products while also making a positive social and environmental impact. James and his team have developed a business model that provides employment and training opportunities for women who have been rescued fro...
May 28, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Send us a text Coming up on today’s episode we have a very special guest with us, Chloe De Winter , the Co-Founder of Nala , a progressive and inclusive underwear brand based out of Australia. You’ve probably heard about Nala off the back of their recent protest after being censored across all social media platforms – in retaliation, they sent a giant inflatable breast down Melbourne’s Yarra River to challenge the "double standards" around the censorship of certain bodies on the internet. In thi...
May 14, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Send us a text Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we have a very special guest joining us today, Zoltan Csaki , the Co-Founder of Citizen Wolf , an Australia made-to-measure fashion brand with a bold purpose to "un-f*ck the fashion industry." Founded in 2015, Citizen Wolf is known for its innovative approach to clothing customisation, creating high-quality garments that are made to fit each customer's unique measurements, while also prioritising sustainability and ethical manufacturing ...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Send us a text Today we are joined by Neil O’Sullivan , the Co-Founder and CEO of Nimbus Co - Australia's first national infrared sauna studio and wellness centre, who specialise in preventative health and wellbeing. So far, Neil and his co-founder (and wife!) Su, have opened 4 studios across New South Vales and Victoria, with plans for further expansion in the works…and why wouldn’t you when the health and wellness market, which was already valued at more than 4.3 trillion U.S. dollars back in ...
Apr 16, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Send us a text Coming up on today’s show we’re joined by Zhoe Low , the Global General Manager of July – the insanely popular travel luggage and accessories company, which was founded in Melbourne in 2018. July was co-founded by Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li , with the intention of competing with the likes of Samsonite and Rimowa. Both had successful business history behind them, Athan having founded cult favourite Thieves Coffee , and Richard was the Co-Founder of online furniture company, BR...
Apr 02, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Send us a text Welcome to your bonus episode of the Retail Wrap-Up Podcast where we bring you the live audio recording from Retail’s 9th Annual BIG Breakfast . With 200+ retailers in the room and 100+ online, we heard presentations from: • Erica Berchtold, the CEO of THE ICONIC , who spoke about the future of pureplay retail + the trends and insights for 2023 and beyond; • Trent Rigby , the Co-Director of RetailOasis , who discussed the next evolution of in-store retail + resale or preowned as a...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Send us a text Today we are joined by Julie Mathers, the CEO at Snuggle Hunny , the Founder of Flora & Fauna and the Founder of Green + Kind …just to name a few of her roles! She is also a keen adviser to retailers and sits on retail aligned boards. Julie is clearly passionate about retail, having worked in the industry for 30+ years, but where she finds true purpose is in building better businesses and making good choices - not just for the businesses she’s a part of, but also for the plane...
Mar 12, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Send us a text Today we are joined by Kirsten Kore and Costa Koulis , the Co-Founders and Co-CEO’s of Designerex . What started as an exercise in trust on Facebook, has now turned into the world’s largest peer-to-peer Designer Dress Sharing Platform. The business began in 2015 and now boast over 80,000 designer dress listings, with more 7,000 active lenders, and over 1,000 fashion brands available. During our conversation with Kirsten and Costa, we discuss the creation of the business, its evolu...
Feb 26, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Mike Smith , the Founder of Zero Co . Zero Co, are, in essence the ‘milk man’ meets cleaning supplies. They exist to reduce single-use plastic by selling refillable “forever bottles” that customers order online. After being delivered to your door, customers simply empty the contents of the refillable pouches into the dispensers and send back the pouches, for free, to be re-used…putting an end to single use plastic once and for all! During our conversa...
Dec 15, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Abigail Forsyth , the Co-Founder and Managing Director of KeepCup. KeepCup are the pioneers of the international reusable coffee cup movement, who over their 13 years in their existence have become a household name and barrister approved in over 75 countries around the world. The business, started by siblings, Abigail and Jamie, was created with a simple idea in mind: keep the cup and use it again. Their idea solved the growing problem of single use p...
Dec 08, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Nicole Noye , the CEO at the Collective Wellness Group. The Collective Wellness Group are leaders in the health and fitness franchising world with such brands as Anytime Fitness and Xtend Barre under their wing. The group as a whole are passionate about health and aim to become the leaders in the health and wellness space by developing franchises which are disruptive in the Australia marketplace. During our conversation with Nicole she talks to us abo...
Nov 03, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Daniel Bracken, the CEO at Michael Hill. Michael Hill is, of course, an iconic jewellery brand to the New Zealand, Australian and Canadian markets. In 1979, Sir Michael Hill and his wife Christine opened their first jewellery store with a simple yet ground-breaking vision: to make fine jewellery accessible to everybody. 40 years later, Michael Hill has more than 300 stores in three countries with a vision to continue this growth both in-store and onli...
Oct 20, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Blaise Witnish , the Chief Growth & Innovation Officer at Funlab. Funlab are Australia’s preeminent leader in hospitality-driven entertainment, dedicated to the creation, operation, management, and development of entertainment concepts across Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The privately held company is the umbrella to Strike Bowling Bar, Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Holey Moley Golf Club, Archie Brothers, B Lucky & Sons, Juke’s Karaoke, R...
Oct 13, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Peter Krideras and Steve Kulmar, the Co-Founders of Releaseit . Releaseit is a centralised marketplace for all things rental, that connects people and businesses with all sorts of items for all kinds of occasions and jobs. The business exists off the back of the ever-present and ever-growing global shift in consumer behaviour and the heightened demand for recommerce in the circular economy. This new way of “consuming”, allows consumers to rent out ite...
Oct 06, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Rob Fisher and Dave McLaughlin , the Co-Founders of Bodd . Bodd is a rapidly growing scanning and data company homegrown in Australia. Founded in 2013, Bodd has been developing 3D body scanning technology with leading Australian academic institutions such as UTS, RMIT, Swinburne and Deakin. Bodd aims to empower retailers and merchants to change how they capture measurement, body, and sizing data through an integrated suite of technology that can be ta...
Sep 29, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Anna Carrabs, the CEO of well-known Australian lifestyle and furniture company, King Living. King has long been a household name, known for its strong modern design and customer service, but its humble beginning as a foam furniture company selling out of Paddy’s markets is truly a story to hear. King now have locations across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and China, with big plans to continue their global expansion in 2022. Durin...
Sep 15, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Domm Holland , the Co-Founder and CEO of Fast . The Aussie founded checkout start-up, Fast, allows e-commerce businesses to offer an Amazon-style one-click checkout to their customers. They have simplified the checkout process which allows customers to purchase from stores without repeatedly entering their personal details. By speeding up the checkout process, both the consumer and the business benefit. Since its creation in 2019, Domm has grown his t...
Aug 11, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Greg Schwartz , the COO and Co-Founder at StockX . StockX is proud to be a Detroit-based technology leader focused on the large and growing online resale market for sneakers, apparel, electronics, accessories, and collectibles. StockX's powerful platform connects buyers and sellers of high-demand consumer goods from around the world using dynamic pricing mechanics. This approach brings unparalleled access and transparency powered by real-time data tha...
Aug 04, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Robin Marchant , the Head of Marketing, APAC at Shopify . Founded in 2006 in Ottawa, Shopify was originally known for it its web development platform, but has now branched out to offer payment processing, lending, shipping, and other services for businesses. The company’s app store now includes more than 5,000 apps and its platforms boast over 1.7m business across 175 countries as of May 2021. In our conversation today we talk to Robin about the launc...
Jul 28, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to James Chin Moody . James is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sendle . Sendle builds shipping that is good for the world. They help small businesses to thrive by making package delivery simple, reliable, and affordable and are they are the only 100% Carbon Neutral Delivery Service in Australia and the United States. Sendle are a fast-growing, multi-award-winning start-up, who’s vision is for a world where the friction of physical delivery has been removed so ...
Jul 21, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Catie O’Neill and Olivia Burrows , the Co-Founders of My Glow 2 . My Glow 2 was created after a visit to Turkey, which led them to discover an ancient beauty secret at local Hamman where they were introduced to a silk mitt used by therapists to exfoliate the skin during the bathing ritual. Incredibly impressed with the results they were inspired to start their own brand, manufacturing and selling the exfoliating silk gloves. And within just 15 months ...
Jul 14, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Rachel Kelly, EVP of Sales ANZ & Global Instore at Afterpay , + Mark Teperson, Chief Strategy Officer at Afterpay . Both Rachel and Mark are, of course, great friends of ours, but also, they’re sitting within a business currently disrupting retail and sitting at the pinnacle of consumer data. Back in January of this year, we began our 2021 podcast season speaking with Mark and Rachel, hearing their predictions for Australian and International reta...
Jul 07, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Send us a text In In today’s episode we talk to Declan Wise and Jonathan Salfield , the Founders of Afends . Born in 2006 in the small but popular coastal town of Byron Bay, Australia, Afends was founded by Declan and Jono off the back of a small screen-printing business they originally created as 20-something year olds to print band merchandise for local punk and hardcore bands. Fast forward to today, they’ve proudly formed a global family of like-minded and creative individuals who strive to c...
Jun 30, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Hannon Comazzetto , the CEO and Founder of AirRobe . AirRobe is the new way to re-sell your fashion after you’ve worn and loved it. Their technology integrates directly into your favourite online stores so you can see what the estimated re-sell value is before you purchase. Then, with one click, you can list the item for re-sale when you’re ready. With the “Re-Economy” at the forefront of retail innovation, it’s no wonder this start-up secured investm...
Jun 23, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Nicole Liu , the Founder of Kin Fertility . Kin are Australia’s first subscription-based delivery service for the contraceptive pill . Essentially, they’ve taking what used to be a service where you had to take an hour or so out of your day for a two-minute consult with a doctor, all of that can now be done from the comfort of your couch. Their services don’t stop there – Kin also specialise in Fertility, Conception, Pregnancy and Postpartum…so really...
Jun 16, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Ryan Edelmuth , the General Manager at Stylerunner. Founded in 2012, Stylerunner was the first online retailer of its kind globally, and it helped pioneer the category of premium, luxe activewear that has become a worldwide sensation. Underpinned by a love of fashion and fitness, Stylerunner brings a curation of top tier sportswear from the world’s biggest brands, as well as the latest, most stylish emerging sportswear labels from around the globe. Wh...
Jun 09, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Roman Jewell , the CEO and Founder of Fix & Fogg . Fix & Fogg began around 7 years ago when Roman and his wife, Andrea, decided to swap the corporate lifestyle for a labour of love– creating and selling a product they had a real passion for – nut butter. They had the vision of creating something meaningful and sustainable, all while being seriously delicious! Fast forward to today where Fix & Fogg have 3 physical “retail windows” in Auckla...
Jun 02, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Adam Gam, the Chief Marketing Officer and VP at Perfect Corp. Perfect Corp. is a technology business that aims to transform the beauty industry by marrying the highest level of augmented reality (“AR”) and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology with the ultimate shopping experience, completely reinventing, and revolutionising the consumer beauty journey. Their cutting-edge makeup technology allows for virtual makeup trials, hair colour and accessor...
May 26, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Hannah Mellsop , the CEO at Real Rad Food (RRF) – a New Zealand made and operated health food company. As a passionate plant-based creative, Hannah began making healthy treats as a creative outlet, and after gaining popularity, she began sharing these treats to Instagram as a way to meet more like-minded people. The more Hannah shared, the more she realised she was becoming part of a greater movement, a movement towards real food and conscious consump...
May 19, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Send us a text In today’s episode we talk to Elliot Midalia and Shaun Greenblo, the joint Managing Directors of Boody. Boody is an Australian owned and run business who design and sell soft and functional everyday essentials made from organic bamboo. They offer affordable and luxuriously soft basics, designed to stand the test of time and be worn often while treading as lightly as possible on the planet and its resources. Through popularity and customer inspiration, the brand has continued to ex...
May 12, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 38
