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The Haute GuideConversations With TrooRa Founder Trystanne Cunningham!Hey fashion friends! Welcome back to another episode of The Haute Guide! Today's podcast we're talking with my new friend, founder, & creative director of TrooRa Magazine - Trystanne Cunningham! Check out Trystanne's designer shoutouts below: Basil Racuk Designs by Basil Racuk Eight Royale Shoes by Carla Truit BOLD Swim by Tiffany Asamoah Madison / Savile by Diana Nguyen Clone Candle Collection by Freddy Lopez Be sure to follow Trystanne EVERYWHERE and support: TrooRa Website - https://troora.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/trooramagazine Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TrooRaMagazine TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com...2023-06-011h 26
Remote Start PodcastE41: Discover The Secrets to Starting a Thriving Business with Tiffany AsamoahJoin us on the latest episode of Remote Start as Jim Doyon sits down with Tiffany Asamoah, CEO of BOLDswim. Tiffany took a risk 5 years ago and left her secure job to chase her dream of starting a successful swimwear brand. Fast forward to today and her brand has been featured in numerous top fashion and lifestyle publications and is available in major retailers. Learn about Tiffany's journey and the strategies she used to turn her passion into a thriving business. Don't miss this inspiring episode, where you'll get the tips and motivation to start your own business.2023-02-0637 min
Remote Start PodcastE41: Discover The Secrets to Starting a Thriving Business with Tiffany AsamoahJoin us on the latest episode of Remote Start as Jim Doyon sits down with Tiffany Asamoah, CEO of BOLDswim. Tiffany took a risk 5 years ago and left her secure job to chase her dream of starting a successful swimwear brand. Fast forward to today and her brand has been featured in numerous top fashion and lifestyle publications and is available in major retailers. Learn about Tiffany's journey and the strategies she used to turn her passion into a thriving business. Don't miss this inspiring episode, where you'll get the tips and motivation to start your own business.2023-02-0637 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe Must Experience REVIMODE VintageWe are back after a much-needed break, and our last episode of the season. We had the pleasure of catching up with Danielle, founder of REVIMODE VINTAGE. I first came in contact with her on Instagram and as often as the business has me in NYC, I made plans to stop by. I am glad I did.
Now fast forward, you've seen her in our social content, styling our best-selling swimwear, and now in an even bigger showroom now in Manhattan. I am so excited and proud of her and her accomplishments.
Founded in 2019, REVIMODE i...2022-06-2925 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesUp-cycled Vintage -has a contender, bleachd by Megan HoltBOLD Swim's first-ever partner stylist, Megan Holt has been a part of the BOLD Swim story since our relocation to Los Angeles. Fellow Texas native she has career in fashion, content creation and personal styling Megan really does it all.
Fast Forward five years later, she left Los Angeles and is taking on a new city. In this bonus episode before our summer break comes her authentic vision for fashion, bleachd. Yes bleachd ( no e).
bleachd, is not just another new brand in the fight for sustainable clothing. bleachd has been in the works for ov...2022-06-0638 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesGoing Beyond Earth Day. It's Green LivingStrategically placing this episode a month after Earth Day. I sit down with Green Living Magazines, Publisher, and Superhuman Woman, Dorie Morales.
Not only did we have an IG Live session together to kick off Earth Day back in April, but I came to Tempe as a Sponsor of the Green Livings Earth Day Event.
Where I met Dorie, and her team, met other like-minded consumers, and businesses, and participated in the Fabric, Tempes Fashion Show. In this episode, Dorie and I discuss all the ways she lives and breathes sustainability, with a unique focus...2022-05-2730 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe Highlights and Value of Eco - TourismConor, Founder of Hidden Lemur is no stranger to diversity and sustainability. His team is located in beautiful places all over the world.
Hidden Lemur is a sustainable travel website that aims to give travelers better access to ethical travel experiences.
They believe that abundant opportunities exist for travelers to build a better future for the communities that they visit.
Unfortunately, many organizations that provide impactful sustainable travel experiences lack the resources to compete for online traffic — and ultimately, for business — with resort chains, all-inclusive tour companies, and other travel organizations that often fail...2022-05-2429 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesOut of Tragedy, comes Inspiration : A Founders Story, The Making of San Diego Swim WeekMove over to Miami Swim Week. Here comes a new Swim Show, San Diego Swim Week.
See how Former Model and Miss Grand South Sudan, Eyga is the founder and director of Miss Mojus Productions, former producer of pageant show for Miss Grand USA & Miss Supranational USA in both California and Nevada.
Strongly committed to advancing women’s issues, in 2017 she earned the award of Phenomenal Woman of Courage by US Senator Cory Booker and the Gloucester County NAACP, with whom she worked closely, fundraising scholarship money for first-year college students.
In 2020, Eyga beg...2022-05-2026 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesCan Digital Magazines Deliver Sustainability Offline and in Print?As a sustainability brand, I am impressed with how intentional TrooRAa Magazine is. Growing up my dad worked in a printing press so the fact that Trystanne has shown true mastery of making a sustainable print magazine (as well as digital) really is. From the Glossy front and back pages to the in-between pages, inks, production, and paper. She's really thought of it all.
TrooRa stemming from the words Truly Rare, encouraged Founder Trystanne Cunningham to retain her vision to create a space for the unheard and provide a platform for unique talent in all industries.
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BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe Rise of Sustainable Influencer MarketingCatching up with an old acquaintance is very rewarding. The same with peers that are committed to the same initiatives as you and have grown alongside you with their own brand. I am so excited to be catching up with Daniel Salcedo of Bolder.
You know of sustainable consumer goods, but what about the influencers to help bring awareness to those brands.
That's right Sustainable Influencers.
That is why he created Bolder: thanks to our proprietary technology, we can curate and match you with the right creators who share the same values as your...2022-05-1243 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe red Solo Cup has a new purpose. Call it the New Norm
Only having known Lauren Choi, founder engineer of The New Norm for a short while. It's easy to see why she is an instant hero of ours.
Lauren founded The New Norm when she realized that there had to be a drastic change in the way we recycle plastic. The reality is that the US does not recycle the majority of the plastic we use as a country. Her unique solution is recycling plastics into wearable fabric.
7.4+ billion Solo cups are used annually. Now they have a new afterlife, for good of our...2022-05-1034 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesIt's time for fashion to get back to Quality and FitProud to introduce you to another community member and BOLD Swim official partner, PS Collective. PS Collective was founded by Colette Johnson who has a background in television media, and high end retail, and understands the assignment to bring back quality to clothing with intentional purchasing and inclusive sizing.
In this episode, she shares how she is supporting sustainability beyond Earth Month, and bringing consumers into the conversation.
Founder
Colette Johnson
IG
https://www.instagram.com/pscollectivenyc/?hl=en
Register
https://pscollective.co/account/register
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BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesWhat it means to buy good feel good.Meet Rafik founder of Buy Good. Feel Good.
They work hard to find businesses that focus on the common good through fair labor standards, fair wages, innovative social missions, and environmental stewardship. When you shop at Buy Good. Feel Good. you get peace of mind knowing that your purchase left a positive impact.
We are so privileged to be a part of their community and have them as a part of ours. It really does take a village.
Rafik was born and raised in Egypt, and at the very young age of 12, he di...2022-05-0427 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesSustainability Beyond Earth Day, MonthWe are back! As the season gets started it has been extremely busy. But we are happy to bring you more episodes, with new guests. This season's guests are a part of our community of peers, brand partners, and affiliates who have a passion for sustainability in their business.
BOLD Swim loves supporting Founders who promote sustainability through their brand, beyond just Earth Day. Whether it’s finding greener alternatives in your supply chain, or running campaigns to reduce waste and carbon footprints, we see and appreciate you.
One question we’d like to ask you...2022-04-0701 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesDelivering Intelligent Style, It's Your Boutique BoxI am always energized by meeting new people. Meeting Catherine through another good friend, and previous guest Diana of Madison Savile.
What's different about Boutique Box than any other clothing rental is, "We are not a subscription that you need to remember to pause or cancel. You set the schedule and the number of pieces you want. We don't own inventory, so we're not beholden to inventory. We are a collaborative model, partnering with designers so that we’re wholly inclusive of styles, sizes, careers, lifestyles, etc."
Catherine is such a savvy intelligent CEO its no...2022-02-2734 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesBlaming is not the Answer, Community is.Katherine is no stranger to BOLD Swim, and its cause for maintaining a sustainable brand. Spending time working with other sustainable brands, marketplaces, including one of our brand partners, Katherine is taking her passion for sustainability, full time, and we are here for it.
In this episode Katherine, founder of the Green & Blue Journal tells us how she is relaunching her brand to help create a community, and professional network for sustainability.
Taking on the fashion industry, and its components and the complexities of sustainability, is quite the challenge.
Green & Blue is the go...2022-02-2328 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesIntentional Shopping Community, reFINDIt's been a wild ride, and things have come full circle. We first met Loriza prior to the pandemic, through the Female Founders, now called 10th House Slack Channel. From there she created content for one of our past collections, and from there let's just say, we are making history.
You might remember her from her first appearance on our Off The Rack IGTV series, while under lockdown. We continued our partnership and met up again at Miami The Edition Hotel for Miami Swim Week. We both were featured panel speakers for inclusion and diversity. Now brand p...2022-02-2127 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesArmoring You from OutsideWho could ask for anything better? Women truly inspire and empower each other through the design of a Blazer.
I met Diana, what feels like forever ago when she was already sowing the seeds of "Overnight Success".
Madison / Savile is more than just a fashion brand, it’s a lifestyle brand with a purpose to inspire, to help each woman realize her gifts, and to let her light shine. Besides wanting to create the perfect blazer for women, her passion and her purpose is to make an impact and inspire women to be their best sel...2022-02-1836 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesCharacters , costumes and telling new storiesFebruary is African American (Black ) History Month, ( as well as every day of the year) but the continuation of telling our stories is important including the fabric that represents the culture into which it comes. Allowing for appreciation celebration but not appropriation from others.
Costume Designer, Lynn Ollie has always been fascinated by the ways in which clothing communicates to others who we are.
Lynn has contributed to television shows such as Mad Men, Glee. Movies include Space Jam 2, Black Panther. Her recent work includes the Fox/FX anthology, American Horror Stories.
While...2022-02-1634 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe Future of Fashion starts with KidsThe principle of Six Degrees of Separation really is a thing. Fellow founder and CEO, Lauren Gregor. Is also a good friend that is a friend of a friend. Can you guess which one?
She started Rent-a-Romper because she saw this problem in her own home. Juggling work and two growing boys, she was frustrated with the amount of waste in her home - clothing being the biggest culprit.
Rent-a-Romper is more than a curated shared closet. It's a time and lifesaver.
"We were looking for ways to make parents' lives easier while easing...2022-02-1432 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesHigh Stakes Conversations and Coming Through the Other SideWhen I met with Verte Luxe, an Eco-Luxury Lifestyle Platform. I was instantly drawn to their five pillars of Beauty, Fashion, Home, Wedding, and Life.
They strive to bring you the best products, resources, and information for living your very best life. Find our eco-friendly, natural hair, skin, and makeup alternatives for an eco-sustainable lifestyle.
It was a no-brainer why I decided to partner with them. It was not a hard relationship but we did have some tough and timely conversations around representation in fashion. This was also during the height of the civil unrest...2022-02-1132 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesStyle in the Now, and Embrace your personal story.
BOLD Swim's Off The Rack, connects with Fashion Stylist, and Founder, of Style In The Now; Alexis Calcavecchia, and see how she transformed from what most would call, shyness, into a full community of Luxury Styling with a sustainable focus.
Style In The Now is INSTANT LUXURY FASHION, STYLE TIPS, OUTFIT IDEAS.
Style in the Now is designed to help you discover, and dive into your personal style by providing instant style tips, outfit inspiration, and advice. I also highlight individuals and brands in the fashion industry making a positive impact. I a...2022-02-0929 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesThe Power of Story Telling, led to becoming an ActivistWe have been telling stories since the birth of humanity. Everyone has a story. Owning one's story is powerful in itself. What about how others have an impact and challenge your values and shape what you believe in, or who you will become?
In this Bonus Episode, we go around the world to Brussels (Belgium) and meet Tena.
There is not one thing that sums up Tena. She's an ethical content writer, fashion activist, cat mom to, Mitten the Kitten, and anthropologist, of Thinking Threads.
Join us as we talk about how the stor...2022-02-0729 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesDoes Winter have your skin dried out?What goes better with sustainable swimwear?
That's right skincare. Don't forget the SPF. Put back in the moisture that the being in the sun takes out.
Take a peek at our high sell-out skincare line. Meant for both men and women.
Blend nature and science to create skincare products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable, without compromising luxury or efficacy.
Hydrating Facial Mist
Vitamin C Serum
Streak/Cast Free SPF 50
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BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesA Climate FIXX for your Fashion FIXXWe LOVE fashion. Having spent decades working in the industry, we excelled in our careers, constantly churning out trendy items, convincing customers that they needed to buy them, and generating profits for big corporations.
We were at the peak of mass consumerism, and no one talked about what we were really doing- training people to treat their clothing as garbage.
We encouraged customers to turn their disposable income into disposable wardrobes. And then one day, we woke up and learned how the fashion industry was impacting our environment.
We realized that our personal successes were really...2022-02-0236 min
BOLD Swim: Off The Rack SeriesWelcome to the BOLD Swim, Off The Rack Series PodcastHappy New Year Everyone, and welcome to To BOLD Swims Off the Rack PodCast Series.
If you are new here, then you are in for a treat. If you were a regular of our IG series then you know all about the fun we are about to have. So much fun we had to make it a regular thing.
I am your host Tiffany Asamoah, founder and designer of BOLD Swim. BOLD Swim is an inclusive and sustainable brand that focuses on fit comfort and versatility. Empowering those through a curated collection for a lifestyle...2022-01-1901 min
SOUND OF AFRICA COMPILATIONAZONTO TO THE WORLD MIXTAPE VOL1Ghanaian star Disc Jockey, DJ Mensah has announced that he will be releasing a 44-track mixtape on July 1; late into the much anticipated ‘Ghana Meets Naija’ concert where he faces off with Nigeria’s celebrated DJ Neptune at The Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre.
‘Azonto to the World’ Mixtape Volume 1 features a mix of some of the biggest tunes that have contributed in spreading the Azonto phenomenon worldwide in the past few months. It includes artists such as Sarkodie, EL, Wizkid, Keche, Castro, Donaeo and others. DJ Mensah is also expected to tour Canada with rapper, Sarkodie in July. Visi...2019-06-0452 min