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Rethink With RefashRethink with Refash | Satatki: A New System for Slow, Independent Indian BrandsWhat does a sustainable ecosystem for slow, independent brands from India look like?In this episode, we speak with Shruti Jaipuria, founder of Satatki, a platform that stands as a spirit of sustainability.Coming from a textile manufacturing legacy, Shruti brings market insights and a sustainable lens to empower independent designers and close the loop in fashion.Satatki connects Indian craft and commerce globally through fair pricing and shared credit for designers and makers.This is a candid conversation...2025-07-1646 minRethink With RefashRethink with Refash | Inside Youth-Led Climate Intiatives ft. Abhiir BhallaMeet Abhiir Bhalla, a youth environmentalist and on-ground changemaker who began his climate journey at just 11.What does the weight of being young and leading school campaigns to international forums feel like? This conversation shows why ignoring the climate crisis is costing the planet every single minute. We lay out why you must care and why you don’t have to wait for governments or someone else to take action. It can start at the individual level.If you're tired of the silence around you, listen to someone who's sp...2025-06-1833 minRethink With RefashRethink with Refash | Bhaavya Goenka: Repairing What Colonialism Broke in Indian CraftThis episode features Bhaavya Goenka, founder of IRO IRO, who brings her deep love for heritage textiles and cultural identity to life through design.Imagine wearing handloom-woven artisan clothing instead of fast fashion!Reviving ancestral crafts and techniques, IRO IRO is designed for communities with artisans in mind.Bhaavya's connection to craft textiles in finding cultural identity also brings us into colonial erasure of textile knowledge, craft legacies, the hierarchy in designer-artisan collaborations, and what it means to truly co-create.For anyone wanting to understand human connection through cultural textiles, this episode is essential.2025-05-2159 minRethink With RefashShruti Singh, Country Head - Fashion Revolution IndiaToday we sit with Shruti Singh, Country Head of Fashion Revolution India, as she shares her journey into a movement that refuses to stay silent.Born from the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, this revolution shook fashion with one question - #WhoMadeMyClothes? Demanding dignity for the hands behind the garment.How does anyone survive on less than 3 dollars? That’s the real math behind a ₹300 shirt - someone else paid the difference.From systemic greenwashing to accountability checks, watch this episode that reveals the invisible side of fashion that brands don’t want you to see.2025-05-0853 minRethink With RefashCrafted to Last: The Lafaani Way with Drishti & RashmickToday, we are in conversation with two people who turned a pandemic into purpose - the co-founders of Lafaani, Drishti Modi and Rashmick Bose.Born in a global crisis, Lafaani grew from a quiet rebellion and a love for Indian crafts and circular apparel. How did Kantha, a centuries-old Indian stitching technique, become the language of their brand? Why is every piece made slowly, intentionally, and to last a lifetime? What shifts when artisans are seen, heard, and valued as co-creators?Lafaani is worn and it’s lived. Episode 5 reveals it all.They call it ode to cultural sustainability. We...2025-05-0648 minRethink With RefashAshita Singhal: Building Paiwand from Broken PiecesA new episode, a new story that leaves an impact! Today, we bring you Paiwand, the journey of founder Ashita Singhal.This is a story of picking up broken pieces and creating meaning, finding discarded waste and turning it into poetic expression. A realisation from the towering Ghazipur landfill – a man-made mountain of waste – Ashita pieces together fragments of fabric, making waste desirable to create something extraordinary. And more, true design lies in meaning, not money.Her driving force? To revive Delhi’s rich heritage of weavers, now with 50 artisans. Don't miss the heartwarming story of Kishan Uncle, a Delhi...2025-03-2657 minRethink With RefashSmall Changes, Big Impact: Jia Singh on Ethical ConsumerismWelcome to the second episode of Rethink with Refash, where we engage in this meaningful discussion with Jia Singh, a brand strategist, a strong advocate for ethical choices and a conscious traveler with many sustainable tales to tell. Jia shares her evolving journey: from navigating anxieties about climate change to supporting small ethical brands, swapping and thrifting her wardrobe, and rethinking the way she travels. Bringing you sustainable travel tips that help you connect more deeply with people and the planet, creating a purposeful experience with a lighter footprint. Be part of a conversation about progress, taking one step...2025-03-2640 minRethink With RefashMeet the Brain behind it all- Akanksha Kaila AkashiWe are back with Season 2 of our podcast, this time, we're calling it "Rethink with Refash" bringing you more conscious and meaningful conversations that will make you rethink consumption. In our premiere of the second season, we bring you a heartfelt, intimate chat with Akanksha Kaila Akashi, founder of Refash. Tune in to hear Akanksha's journey of finding purpose through repurposing waste, how her connection to upcycling developed, the emotional ties we can cultivate with our garments, and the stark reality of clothing waste. And most importantly, how a workshop spiralled into a larger mission, leading to the inception...2025-03-2640 minRethink With RefashGautam Malik on Building Jaggery: Stories of Change & ImpactIn this episode, we sit down with Gautam Malik, co-founder of Jaggery, a brand that reimagines overlooked waste into purpose, creating upcycled bags from decommissioned materials while driving social change. Jaggery is more than just a brand; it's on a journey to becoming a movement. Gautam’s experience abroad and vision for sustainability have shaped Jaggery’s unique hybrid model, from repurposing army waste to redefining the value chain in the sustainable realm with transparency. We unpack the concept of ‘Bag’tivism — what it means and why it’s at the core of Jaggery’s mission. Learn how they turned discard...2025-03-2137 min
Do More - Take Charge of Your LifeCarousell’s Gaurav Bhasin: Building ASEAN’s Amazon#ecommerce #secondhand #retail
Carousell’s Gaurav Bhasin: Building ASEAN’s Amazon
Having headed Mudah as CEO, Gaurav Bhasin is now at Singapore-founded ecommerce unicorn Carousell Group as Chief Strategy Officer, helping to map out its growth trajectory in its eight markets in the region.
Founded in 2012, Carousell’s raison d’etre is to make ‘second hand the first choice’, via its own brands like Carousell, Cho Tot, Laku6, Mudah.my, OneKyat, Ox Street and Refash, backed by investors that include Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, STIC Investments and Sequoia Capital India.
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The Logistics of LogisticsThe Worldwide Supply Chain Federation with Lisa Morales HelleboLisa Morales-Hellebo and Joe Lynch discuss The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. Lisa is the Co-Founder and GP at REFASHIOND Ventures, an emerging venture capital fund manager that invests in early stage supply chain technology. About Lisa Morales-Hellebo Lisa Morales-Hellebo is a VC, seasoned entrepreneur, product strategist, and community builder. She has honed her skills for spotting and coaching winning teams over her 27+ years working with startups to F500s on strategy and execution across branding, product development, and innovation. She is passionate about helping fashion tech and supply chain startups achieve industry adoption, growth, and scale. Lisa...2022-07-0635 min