EP14 LYDIA BREARLEY : Sustainable Fashion Consultant : Be part of the solution and not the pollution - transforming fashion to a circular economy

Episode 14, My next guest is Lydia Brearley , with over 20 years experience as a fashion buyer working for global brands and travelling the globe across Asia and Europe , Lydia relocated to Scandinavia with her family and the beginning of an adventure and reinvention into entrepreneurship and begun her journey as a Sustainable Fashion Consultant and with this a business in Brand and Sustainability Consulting , Coaching and starting the Sustainability Fashion School which offers to educate with dedicated modules the industry and individuals on Sustainability and the Circular Economy . Lydia , with her global and sourcing experience as a buyer , completed a sustainability business leadership training at Cambridge university which now has equipped her to specialise in guiding brands , businesses and individuals on a journey to " transform fashion to a circular economy She has featured in publications such as The Times , Retail Week and Drapers , most recently has become a partner with the ethical commerce alliance Lydia is an inspiration and embodies everything women should be today - being curious , taking a risk and creating opportunities to develop , grow and give back to the community and the world. Please listen to this podcast where we have a candid conversation on what makes Lydia an trailblazer as an entrepreneur and a change -maker , she shares her career journey , challenges and successes and her new season in her professional life as a Sustainability Consultant , Public Speaker and building a Sustainable Fashion School wearing many different hats along the way 00:15 Introduction to Lydia 01:48 My career as a fashion buyer 07:46 Making the transition to a sustainable consultant 09:29 Reset , moving to Sweden , the birth of Enkel 11:43 My mission 13:14 3 layers of my business 15:01 Sustainable Consultancy & Fashion School 16:40 Creating a platform with trusted resource of information 18:22 What is the circular economy ? 21:14 Resell - one part of the solution ? 24:57 Embracing the challenges 26:55 Nurture connections and resilience 28:51 My achievements , staying true to myself 32:57 My core values 35:10 The vision board for life 38:00 Self-care 41:26 Building your community 43:21 Exciting projects underway 45:35 Advice for entering the Sustainability Sector 47:51 My positive email folder 49:19 Embrace your achievements 50:00 Trailblazer takeaway tips Mentions : ethicalalliance.co Please stay tuned and listen to this inspiring conversation with this trailblazer ! watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/LIrj25FVZl8 Listen everywhere on all streaming platform's Lydia Bearley : LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-brearley-0a127737/ Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/thisisenkel @thisisenkel https://www.thisisenkel.com https://www.thisisenkel.com/services https://www.sustainablefashionschool.com Send us Comments & Feedback Listen : to the audio version Apple Spotify .Amazon Music Google Podcasts Watch and subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Thetrailblazersexperience Follow Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thetrailblazersexperience/