BLUE CAST - 207 - SOLUTIONIST - Hilary Jochmans

SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp  207  - Hilary Jochmans Hilary Françoise Jochmans is the Founder of PoliticallyInFashion, a community for all those in fashion – designers, manufacturers, artisans, retailers, models, lawyers, reporters, consumers – to learn about legislative and regulatory issues of key importance to the industry.  The mission of PoliticallyInFashion is:   EDUCATE.  EMPOWER.  ENGAGE.  PoliticallyInFashion seeks to EDUCATE individuals on public policy issues and the legislative process; and EMPOWER them with this knowledge; to then ENGAGE with elected representatives on how these issues impact companies and consumers. Hilary is also the President of Jochmans Consulting LLC, a boutique government affairs practice based in Washington DC.  Hilary worked in government and politics in both DC and New York.  She served as the Director of the New York State Governor’s Office in Washington and was the Governor’s chief liaison with Congressional leadership and the Administration.  Previously, Hilary spent a dozen years on Capitol Hill as senior legislative staff in both the House and Senate.   Hilary holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. She is admitted to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York and the US Supreme Court.  Additionally, she is co-chair the New York City Bar Fashion Law Committee; a Member Advisor of the American Influencer Council; an Advisory Board Member of the Model Alliance; and a frequent speaker on panels concerning fashion and politics. Hilary treasures time with her family and eagerly looks forward to a return to travel domestically and abroad.https://politicallyinfashion.com- - - - -This Women’s History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world’s well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women’s History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing’s Tricia Carey.  “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing’s TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch [email protected]://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com