Kate Dillon from She Lion: Crash Test Handbags | #244

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Kate Dillon, Founder and Creative Director of She Lion, a brand that creates statement-making, functional handbags for working women.  In this chat Kate shares how she stays creative and productive, her journey to support local with an epic product pivot and how the bag market has bounced back in a new direction since COVID.Links from the episode:Kate recommends The Australian Fashion Council directory of makers as a great resource to find local designers and manufacturersShopify Plus and Black Friday (sponsored)Packleo (sponsored)Questions answered:What’s different about She Lion bags?How do retailers go about starting to explore local manufacturing options? What’s been the hardest part of eCommerce for you to learn?This episode was brought to you by…  Shopify PlusPackleoAbout your host: Nathan Bush from eSuite Nathan Bush is a digital strategist, Co-founder of eCommerce talent agency, eSuite and host of the Add to Cart podcast. He has led eCommerce for businesses with revenue $100m+ and has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 50 People in eCommerce four years in a row. You can contact Nathan on LinkedIn, Twitter or via email.About your co-host: Kate Dillon from She LionKate is an out of the box thinker with a passion for people and strong ability to galvanize and implement creative and commercial concepts. A direct and open communicator with strong skills in strategy execution and project management developed through an ability to build rapport quickly by aligning culture, capability, business objectives and colleagues with commercial outcomes.You can contact Kate at LinkedInPlease contact us if you: Want to come on board as an Add To Cart sponsor Are interested in joining Add To Cart as a co-host Have any feedback or suggestions on how to make Add To Cart betterEmail [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you!Thanks to our sponsors, Shopify and Klaviyo, for bringing you the show.Sponsor Add To Cart: https://addtocart.com.au/sponsor/ Hosted onSubscribe to the Add To Cart newsletter  SMS us to Suggest a Guest Connect with Nathan Bush Join the Add To Cart Community