Founders of Fashion: Recent Episodes

Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

This show introduces you to the individuals, brands and topics that are impacting the global fashion industry now. Get an inside look at how entrepreneurs are leveraging their unique resources and capabilities to design companies for a new era of fashion. This is the only show that weaves together threads of personal empowerment through entrepreneurship; business development and growth within the global fashion industry; and impactful, socially conscious, and enduring design principles.


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This week Jennifer is sitting down with the executive team from Rank & Style. Founded in 2013, Rank & Style is the premiere upscale shopping platform that uses technology to provide trusted recommendations on fashion, beauty and lifestyle products to make shopping simple again. While todays guests didn't found the company they are using a brand redesign to take Rank & Style to the next level.

Learn more about Rank & Style : https://www.rankandstyle.com

Learn more about Jennifer and her work: https://www.aesthetic.ventures/

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guests: Beth Zerdecki, Dalton Young, and Jamie Chandlee

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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This week Jennifer is sitting down with Maggie Louise Callahan. Maggie is building a true lifestyle brand in Austin, TX with her company, Maggie Louise Confections. Maggie's company says, "Our chocolate is more than a candy, it's a gifting experience." Callahan started her career as a corporate finance lawyer in New York City after attending Harvard Law School. Although she had success in her career, she yearned for something that allowed her to express her creative side. After moving to Austin, Texas, she attended Le Courdon Bleu and discovered a world of creative opportunities within the realm of chocolate. Maggie soon opened her storefront on Austin's E. 6th street and is now her beautiful chocolates can be purchased around the country from speciality gift boutiques to department stores like Nordstroms and Neiman Marcus.

Learn more about Maggie Louise Confections : https://www.maggielouiseconfections.com

Learn more about Jennifer and her work: https://www.aesthetic.ventures/

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Maggie Callahan

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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This week Jennifer is sitting down with Lisa Sikora and Liz Sikora Seither of Amberleaf. Amberleaf is a mother-daughter company that designs and produces Classic Clothing for the Modern Woman. Amberleaf believes that every woman is beautiful and that every woman deserves classic clothing that can be styled in a way to reflect her personal aesthetic. Non-generational, foundational, hand-made, beautiful clothing that will outlast trends and they believe will always be in style.

Learn more about Amberleaf: https://amberleaf.myshopify.com

Learn more about Jennifer and her work: https://www.aesthetic.ventures/

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Lisa Sikora and Liz Sikora Seither

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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This week Jennifer is sitting down with Musa Ato of League of Rebels. League of Rebels is an Austin-based menswear brand established in 2009 from a strong passion for fine tailoring. For a decade League of Rebels has stood for style with both purpose and functionality, tailoring for ladies and gentlemen alike, for whom true style is not only about the confidence to be themselves, but also the integrity of the cloth from which their garment is produced. 

Learn more about League of Rebels: https://www.leagueofrebels.com

Learn more about Jennifer and her work: https://www.aesthetic.ventures/

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Musa Ato

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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Founders of Fashion this week is guest hosted by Ross Bennett, Ryan Francis, and Dan Dillard. The three of them are sitting down with founder of HELM Boots, Joshua Bingaman. They talk about his origin story, what inspires the brand, and how making connections along the way is the key to success.

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Joshua Bingaman

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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Jennifer is sitting down this week with designer and founder of SUAVS, Monxi Garza. Monxi was working in Spain when she realized that her shoes were not cutting it when it came to her walking commute. She saw that most of her problems stemmed from the outdated construction of footwear. This led her to design a better shoe with a modern approach. SUAVS launched in Austin, TX with the goal of creating the most comfortable and versatile shoes for busy people on the go. 

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Monxi Garza

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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Jennifer is sitting down this week with founder and CEO of Penny Luck shoes, Brian Munoz. Penny Luck is an Austin, TX based men's shoe line that all started when Brian was a bit down on his luck. With a robust online presence and two retails locations in Austin and Houston, Brian has his eye set on smart expansion.

Host: Jennifer E.S. Millspaugh, PhD

Guest: Brian Munoz

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace

Music by Nordgroove

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