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Not Another CEO PodcastEmpowering Plus-Size Fashion - Nadia Boujarwah - Dia&Co - Episode #36How do you build a brand that resonates deeply with millions of customers? In this episode of Not Another CEO Podcast, David Politis sits down with Nadia Boujarwah, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Dia&Co, to discuss her journey in revolutionizing plus-size fashion. Nadia shares the challenges of building an inclusive brand, navigating venture funding, and leading a mission-driven company through rapid growth and industry shifts. She also reflects on the power of community, hiring the right team, and the lessons she learned stepping down as CEO after a decade at the helm.2025-03-2556 min
The Retail PilotGary Sheinbaum & Nadia Boujarwah: Innovation and inclusivity in plus-size women's apparelJoin Ken as he sits down with two retail extraordinaires, Gary Sheinbaum, CEO of Ashley Stewart, and Nadia Boujarwah, Co-Founder and CEO at Dia&Co. Discover how they're taking the plus-size industry by storm with their dynamic strategies and cutting-edge insights.From fashion to empowerment, learn how these industry leaders are changing the game and making a difference.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.2023-04-1743 min
Tech TransformationDia & Co’s Nadia Boujarwah On Reimagining Retail ReturnsOn this episode of Tech Transformation, we’re talking about getting the right fit, the right recommendation, and – most importantly – the right returns process. We’re talking with Nadia Boujarwah, Co-Founder and CEO of Dia & Co, an inclusive apparel retailer that considers itself just as much of a tech company as it does a retailer. We dig into AI, Gen Z, and virtual try-on tech, and we get details on Dia’s TikTok strategy.
Listen to learn:
•The future of sizing and try-on technology
•How Dia & Co has rethought returns to encourage the process
•Learnings f...2022-06-2924 min
The Glossy PodcastDia & Co's Nadia Boujarwah: 'We're at the beginning of the next renaissance of plus-size fashion'Eight years ago, Nadia Boujarwah launched fashion styling and e-commerce company Dia & Co to cater to women wearing sizes 10-32. This customer segment has long been neglected, but according to Boujarwah, brand interest in serving the demo is at its height.“The social calls for inclusivity have never been more pronounced,” she said on the latest Glossy Podcast. “Inclusivity has really moved into the limelight in the last two years."She added, "We're hopeful we're at the beginning of the next renaissance of plus-size fashion, where both the social imperative and the inventory availability finally meet”...2022-03-3043 min
The Modern Retail Podcast‘Bringing the market to its full potential’: Dia&Co’s Nadia Boujarwah on growing the $21B plus-size marketOnline apparel marketplace Dia&Co is trying to tap into the $21 billion inclusive sizing market.Within the last few years, more brands have begun introducing a wider range of sizes. But according to co-founder and CEO Nadia Boujarwah, most businesses are only scratching the surface. Boujarwah joined the Modern Retail Podcast this week and spoke about Dia&Co, as well as the current state of plus-size apparel.Dia&Co has been around for six years, and has witnessed big shifts in brands’ plus-size strategies. “If you look at what the supply side of the [plus-size] equa...2022-02-1737 min
Peach, Please! PLUS SIZE COMMUNITY I SELF LOVE I FAT POSITIVITY I SIZE ACCEPTANCEEp 69 "You deserve to have fun with fashion" with Nadia BoujarwahHey peaches! Welcome to another episode of the Peach, Please! Podcast! This week I have such a special treat for you! I am talking to Nadia Bourjarwah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Dia & Co, the leading clothing and lifestyle brand for style in sizes 10-32. Nadia Boujarwah is the Co-Founder & CEO of Dia & Co. Growing up, Nadia struggled to find stylish clothing in her size. She knew she wasn’t alone, so she teamed up with her Harvard Business School classmate Lydia Gilbert to transform the shopping experience for the 100 million plus-size women in America. Di...2021-09-081h 02
Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 77: Eyelashes and Bathing Suits with Nadia BoujarwahDia and Co. founder and CEO Nadia Boujarwah knows a little bit — okay, a lotta bit — about plus size clothing, bathing suits, and wedding dresses. Plus collagen in her coffee, GrandeLash on her eyelashes and much more.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Dia and Co bathing suits: https://fave.co/3oZRuSYVital Proteins Collagen...2021-05-281h 07
Nadia Boujarwah | Episode #270Nadia Boujarwah is the Co-Founder & CEO of Dia&Co. Growing up, Boujarwah struggled to find stylish clothing in her size. She knew she wasn’t alone, so she teamed up with her Harvard Business School classmate Lydia Gilbert to transform the shopping experience for the 100 million plus-size women in America.
Dia&Co stylists work with top brands — from industry staples to up-and-coming young designers — to provide each customer with curated looks to suit her unique style and shape. Dia has a dedicated and diverse customer base crossing all 50 states and more than 80 percent of ZIP codes.
Prior to founding Dia&Co, Bo...2020-09-2231 min
Cornell Tech At Bloomberg PodcastEpisode 9 - Panel on Female Entrepreneurship
Panel on Female Entrepreneurship with Nadia Boujarwah, co-founder/CEO of Dia&Co, Brit Morin, co-founder/CEO of Brit + Co and Katia Beauchamp, co-founder/CEO of Birchbox
In this panel discussion about how female entrepreneurs can empower themselves while also building and scaling their businesses, these CEOs offer insights rooted in their own ups and downs.2018-12-2847 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: How To Think About Founder-Category Fit, Why The Biggest Opportunities Are In Category Re-Architecture & What Can Be Done To Increase The Amount of Women In VC with Nadia Boujarwah, Founder & CEO @ Dia & CoNadia Boujarwah is the Founder & CEO @ Dia & Co, the startup that provides premier plus size clothing and styling for women. To date they have raised over $20m in funding from some of the best in the business including the likes of Alfred Lin @ Sequoia and the team @ NextView Ventures. Prior to Dia&Co Nadia was the CFO and COO @ Frieda and Nellie and also enjoyed time in the marketing and strategy team @ Diane von Furstenberg. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Nadia made her way from HBS grad to founding one of the hotte...2018-02-1625 min
Recode ReplayRachel Roy, founder, Rachel Roy, and Nadia Boujarwah, CEO, Dia&Co (Code Commerce 2017)Rachel Roy's eponymous founder and Dia&Co CEO Nadia Boujarwah talk with Recode's Edmund Lee and Racked's Tiffany Yannetta about designing and selling clothes for plus-sized women, an addressable market of 100 million. To reach modern consumers, they match their companies' clothes with social media tastemakers who have big followings and a unique point of view. Plus-size consumers were among the first to make the jump to the internet, Roy and Boujarwah say, because they weren't served well by most brick-and-mortar stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2017-09-1932 min
Loose Threads — Inside the new consumer economyReinventing Plus Size From The Ground Up — With Nadia Boujarwah of Dia&CoOn the 32nd episode of the Loose Threads Podcast, a show about the intersection of consumer, retail and commerce, I talk with Nadia Boujarwah, a co-founder of Dia&Co, a company built with an exacting focus on serving the plus size market, which remains one of the largest growth opportunities in apparel today. Nadia founded the company as plus-size shopper herself, as few players were taking the category seriously and delivering the experience that its shoppers wanted and deserved. Dia&Co has made significant progress in the last few years, rebuilding the shopping experience from the ground...2017-08-1000 min
The Glossy PodcastDia&Co CEO: 2017 will be a year of action for the plus-size marketDia&Co, the online styling service for plus-size women, was born out of a personal need of its co-founder Nadia Boujarwah. In just two years, the company — which began in 2014 — has secured four rounds of capital investment and has grown to employ more than 200 people. Boujarwah discussed the most challenging aspects, and why the most important element is improving the shopping experience for women.2016-12-1527 min
Traction: How Startups Start | NextView Ventures#24: What's the Problem? (Nadia Boujarwah, Dia&Co)Startups are exciting for any number of reasons, not least of which are all the fresh new ideas for products and various approaches to doing the work. But we forget that building successful startups is not actually about coming up with ideas. Instead, it's about finding problems, figuring out whether they truly matter (and to how many people), and working hard to solve them. So what happens when you're obsessed with solving a problem? What does that do to your work, your team, your product, your success? Nadia Boujarwah, co-founder of Dia&Co, shares her s...2016-06-0236 min