Rothy's Kerry Cooper: 'Our customers feel like they own the brand'
Kerry Cooper knows how to build a brand. From managing global e-commerce at Walmart to scaling the marketing and operations at ModCloth, Coo...
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The Glossy Podcast
The Glossy Podcast is a weekly show discussing the impact of technology on the fashion and luxury industries with the people making change happen.
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Hill City's Noah Palmer: 'We're building a really strong community'
In September, Gap Inc. launched Hill City, a menswear brand meant to provide a perfect balance of performance and comfort, plus a sleek, min...
Jetblack's Jenny Fleiss: 'We're democratizing luxury'
Jenny Fleiss has spent most of her recent career building companies that challenge the traditional consumer experience, and remove hurdles s...
Banana Republic CMO Mary Alderete: 'You have to be fast to be culturally relevant'
For Banana Republic CMO Mary Alderete, it's an exciting time to be in brand marketing. Alderete, who first worked at the company as a senior...
Moda Operandi's Ganesh Srivats: 'We're connecting high tech with high touch'
After a decade of working in the fashion industry, Ganesh Srivats decided he needed something more. The fashion industry wasn't evolving at...
[TREND WATCH] Designer Jeff Staple: 'Streetwear is a parasite that is infecting all aspects of society'
Before founding Staple Design, Jeff Staple was studying communication design at Parsons School of Design, sneaking into the silkscreen lab a...
Stadium Goods' John McPheters: International expansion is easier for startups
When Stadium Goods was co-founded in 2015 by John McPheters and Jed Stiller, sneakers and streetwear were still part of an underground cultu...
[TREND WATCH] Fila's Louis Colon: 'Too many brands are playing in spaces where they don't fit'
For heritage companies like Fila or Champion -- which have product ranges covering everything from hype sneakers to activewear -- success re...
Nearly Newlywed's Jackie Courtney: The biggest problem in bridal is that it hasn't evolved with the customer
While the rest of the retail industry races to modernize and adapt to the modern consumer, the bridal industry is taking its sweet time. For...
[TREND WATCH] Stock X's Josh Luber: Safe sneaker resellers grow the whole market
Before social media and the global trend of hype sneakers and streetwear, sneakerheads would spend hours digging through eBay or combing thr...
Revolve's Raissa Gerona: We're in the early years of influencer marketing
Influencer marketing is far from a new concept. Online fashion and beauty retailer Revolve has spent nearly a decade building a massive infl...
[TREND WATCH] SNS's Wil Whitney: The hype bubble is going to burst
As any sneakerhead or streetwear fanatic will tell you, the drop model is part of the fabric of the streetwear retail industry. The drop mod...
Lively's Michelle Cordeiro Grant: Women deserve more lingerie options
When Michelle Cordeiro Grant founded Lively in 2015, she wanted to create a lingerie brand that fit into the lifestyle of the modern woman....
[TREND WATCH] Greats' Ryan Babenzien: 'Streetwear doesn't exist anymore'
Ryan Babenzien, the founder and CEO of Greats, has a long history with sneakers and streetwear. When he was growing up, streetwear was a typ...
Anine Bing's Annika Meller: Paid promotion is a slippery slope
When Anine Bing decided to turn her successful fashion blog and social media presence into a brand, Annika Meller was there. In the early da...
Untuckit's Aaron Sanandres: 'A modern retail strategy includes physical retail'
For most digitally-native brands, a retail concept is nothing more than a pop-up shop in a major city, but for Untuckit's co-founder and CEO...
Knix's Joanna Griffiths: Selling through retailers is doing customers a disservice
When Joanna Griffiths launched her brand in 2013, she wanted to reinvent intimates. Knix, Griffiths' brand of functional intimates, was buil...
Vrai and Oro's Vanessa Stofenmacher: 'Modern luxury is much more inclusive'
Disrupting an industry as long-standing as fine jewelry is a tall order for any company. Vrai & Oro, a 5-year-old, DTC company promising fin...
ThredUp's Anthony Marino: 'We're trying to create a business that makes money and does good'
As Marie Kondo has everyone rooting through their closets for the items that spark joy and consumers are becoming more conscious of sustaina...
Cuyana's Karla Gallardo: 'The north star for us has always been to build a true, profitable brand'
When Karla Gallardo co-founded Cuyana back in 2011, she was driven by 2 things: a true love for fashion and a desire to impact the bottom li...