Clare Vivier of Clare V is a remarkable designer and entrepreneur who shares her journey from making bags out of her home to running stores across the country. She still runs her business out of Los Angeles, now with a team of 140 people.

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On this episode, Laura learns how Georgia Dant took her experience with iconic brands like Burberry and Rag & Bone and poured it into creating Marfa Stance, a revolutionary outerwear collection.  

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Nili Lotan is an Israeli born, New York based designer. She climbed the ranks at Liz Claiborne, Ralph Lauren, and Nautica over 23 years before she began again, creating her namesake collection.

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Josh Patner has touched every part of the fashion industry. He has been a fashion journalist, a store owner, a designer, buyer, and even a professor. Josh’s story includes creating one of the most coveted brands of the 2000s, Tuleh.

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Stephanie Danan is a film producer turned fashion designer. With a little bit of money and no experience, she designed her collection, Co, that was quickly embraced by her clients and the fashion industry. 

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Peter Cohen is a fashion industry enigma - he is an independent designer who has been successfully creating beautiful clothes from his atelier in Los Angeles for over 30 years. 

Heather Rosenfield and Jenny Belushi are the co-creators of Poppy Store, an enchanting children’s boutique in California. This episode offers an inspiring look at their serendipitous partnership and why being a children’s retailer is truly joyous.

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Why is Jennifer Meyer so inspiring? She pursued her passion for jewelry with no experience and was met with great success. Learn how she continues to move through life and business with little fear.

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Lee Mathews is an Australian designer who started her career as an illustrator and later began her fashion journey with simple tea parties in her home. She is now celebrating 25 years in business and continues to stay true to her own design aesthetic and what her clients want to wear.

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Becky Malinsky was the deputy fashion director of the Wall Street Journal and contributed to numerous other publications including Glamour, Lucky and GQ throughout her publishing career. As people began returning to the office post-pandemic, Becky had a "light bulb moment" realizing no one knew how to get dressed and she was just the person to help them - after all, she had spent her whole career translating fashion to real people.

Becky now has a flourishing styling business and a cult following for her Substack newsletter: 5 Things You Should Wear.

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Derek Lam is a prolific designer starting his latest chapter at Callas Milano from his new home in Paris. This legendary American fashion designer shares his journey from the early days of his career at Michael Kors to launching and selling his namesake brand. You will enjoy the insights he shares about on creating what he loves and his choice to fall in love with his career as a designer again.

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