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Maria Soubbotina discusses the foundation for authentic influencer campaigns with Gabrielle Lamy. Maria and Gabrielle are both graduates of the Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Maria works in publicity at Random House in New York City.Gabrielle did her capstone research on influencer marketing models in the fashion industry and is an Associate Account Manager at Narrative PR in Toronto Canada. Learn more: Maria Soubbotina LinkedIn | Gabrielle Lamy LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Maggie Kanan gets tips on how to develop a new fashion brand in a saturated market with designer and professor Susanna Moyer. Maggie is a graduate student in the Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Susanna Moyer is a consultant with Fashion Consort and professor in the Fashion Management program at Parsons. . Learn more: Maggie Kanan LinkedIn | Susanna Moyer LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Naomi Kennedy discusses the tenets of experiential retailing with PhD candidate and retail specialist, Kelcie Slaton, and how the pandemic has accelerated its shift. Naomi is a graduate student in the Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design. Kelcie is completing her PhD from Iowa State University and is a part time professor at Parsons. Learn more: Naomi Kennedy LinkedIn | Kelcie Slaton LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer: Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Maggie Kanan discusses the intersection between body diversity and inclusivity in swimwear with Creative and Casting Director Gilleon Smith-Mercado. Maggie is a graduate student in the Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Gilleon is represented by CAA. Learn more: Maggie Kanan LinkedIn | Gilleon Smith-Mercado LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Maria Soubbotina discusses the lack of women in leadership positions in the fashion and retail industries with Natalie O'Neal. Both are graduate students in the Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Learn more: Maria Soubbotina LinkedIn | Natalie O’Neal LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Born in Alaska, Camilla Olson is an inventor and holds two U.S. patents with three more in process. She is a serial entrepreneur; was a venture capitalist. She founded two big data predictive modeling companies in the pharma industry: one had its IPO the other was acquired for $95M a year after founding. Camilla returned to graduate school to learn design and her first fashion collection was selected to be shown in Lincoln Center as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Her designs were seen on the red carpet of the Academy Awards, Met Gala and the White House. In 2011, she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from the University of Maryland and Honorable Mention as “Best Second Act Reinvention” on the website SecondAct.com. TEDx speaker January 2016. Camilla's specialties include lateral thinking, business development and strategy, inspiration driven visual research, textile manipulation and creative processes. Camilla is the CEO of Savitude, a company that focuses on helping fashion designers solve the fit, return and excess inventory problems by providing Enhanced Sketching using AI Design Intelligence. Savitude offers an integrated product design SaaS solution that enables brands/retailers to improve their margins by assuring designs cover the full spectrum of real bodies, optimizing line planning with enhanced sketching and predictive trends, iterative product design for JIT manufacturing, and reducing post-consumer excess & unfinished inventory. Learn more: LinkedIn | Savitude Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Tricia is a results-focused professional with over 20 years of experience in progressive merchandising and marketing roles within the fashion industry. She is experienced in supporting supply chain related functions, performing market research, developing collaborations, attending trade shows, and managing vendors. She is currently the Director of Global Business Development for the Lenzing Group. Learn more: LinkedIn | Carved in Blue Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Sass Brown is a writer, journalist, researcher, educator and activist in ethical fashion. She was the former acting dean of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City, and the Founding Dean at Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI), a collaboration between Parsons and MIT. Sass has authored two books, "Eco Fashion" and "ReFashioned," both published by Laurence King in multiple languages. Her now archived website, EcoFashionTalk, was one of the original forums for the fashion industry to share information and feature designers whose focus was different than the traditional fashion system. This led to her participation as a guest expert and speaker at venues worldwide. Sass received her bachelor's degree in fashion design from Ravensbourne University and her master's degree in Global Fashion Management from FIT. Recently, she completed her PhD thesis entitled, "Global Artisanship Models for the Craft Sector" at Manchester Metropolitan University. Learn more: LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

A dynamic and driven sustainability advocate and CEO. Samata is an early adopter of the sustainability conversation, and has been steering Red Carpet Green Dress since 2011, joining the company initially as Campaign Director, progressing to Vice President, before being named CEO in 2019. Samata's vision for Red Carpet Green Dress focuses on the longstanding exclusive partnership with The Academy, ongoing eco-collaborations creating accessible sustainable products for the global earth community with impact brands, sustainable retail, education with a focus on youth, the creation of educational and entertaining digital content, alongside the expansion of RCGD's global presence with a focus on emerging markets and manufacturing. Within and outside of her work with RCGD, Samata is passionate about creating accessible sustainable design tools for the everyday citizen, to connect the dots between personal impact and the cultural lens.  Learn more: LinkedIn | Red Carpet Green Dress Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Buxton Midyette is an accomplished marketing executive with expertise at identifying key product attributes then translating them into successful marketing campaigns and promotional activities that connect with consumers. His specialities include ingredient branding and licensing. Currently, Buxton is the VP of Marketing and Promotions for Supima. Learn more: LinkedIn | Supima Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Stephen Richards Jr. is an entrepreneur and bespoke clothier. He is the owner of Richards Bespoke a custom clothing company that specializes in custom made suits, sport coats, slacks, dress shirts, and accessories. Learn more: LinkedIn | Richards Bespoke Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast

Daniel Salcedo is content producer and serial entrepreneur focusing on creating technology products and video content. Over the past 15 years, he has managed and lead video productions for Fortune 500 brands such as Pepsi, Samsung, Toyota, and Delta; cable networks, OTT’S, and studios including HBO, Discovery, Turner, Netflix, and Youtube/Vevo. Daniel has produced Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) products that were featured in the Sundance Film Festival, Art Basel, and New York Fashion Week As an entrepreneur, Daniel co-founded Muuseme and Trenderscope, a music licensing platform developed for the advertising industry in the USA. He successfully sold that company three years after founding it. His latest venture, ShopYourFIt was born out of two of his biggest passions: video and technology. It is the first discovery platform for the fashion industry that matches users with clothing based on their body type and style. Learn more: LinkedIn | ShopYourFit Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer:Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast