Building a sustainable footwear brand | Founder Chat with Fuchsia Shoes CEO, Afshan Abbas | EP22

We have a chat with Afshan Abbas, Co-founder and CEO of Fuchsia Shoes. Fuchsia Shoes is a Seattle-based sustainable footwear brand offering hand-crafted artisanal shoes from South Asia to a global audience. Through Fuchsia, Afshan aims to disrupt the $30 billion non-athletic womens footwear industry in the United States, while creating economic opportunities for socially marginalized artisans in Pakistan. We learn about the recent successes in the sustainable footwear industry who have achieved unicorn status. Afshan also shares her fascinating founding story and where she aims to bring her sustainable footwear brand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.