Re-commerce. Recycle. Reuse, made ethically in the first place. The innovation that these two women are trailblazing is inspirational and shows how we can tackle the gigantic challenge of waste in the fashion industry.
Nikki Ciancio co-founded fashion label and store BLAEK with business partner in a bid to make ethical, sustainable clothing stylish. They now are central in the community of Manly, in the northern beaches of Sydney where they sell a number of other labels along with life essentials - and offer online and inshore recycling programs.
Shanya Suppasiritad is the founder of @Rntr. A software platform that integrates with premium fashion brands website allowing the rental and also repair of their clothes. Having worked as a personal stylist - and also a successful pastry chef - Shanya found the need for a change in the industry motivate to become an entrepreneur.
These two friends have fabulous stories that show you the many directions a business can take, and share their insights, advice and also warnings into being a female founder. One thing is for sure - a career that involves helping the planet is now needed more than ever, and their conversation helps show how we can get started.
Links
True Cost Movie
RNTR
BLAEK
Nikki's Blog
https://blaekstore.com/blogs/blog
Find Shanya here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanya-suppasiritad-5568a796
Find Nikki here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-ciancio-617b29158
Follow Fire and Forte here:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fire-and-forte
Follow host Hannah Maude here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-maudeau
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