All Episodes

Turning Leather Waste into Luxury Handbags Emily Blumenthal & Cassandra Kane

Why Gen Z Buys Luxury Differently: Insights from Hitha Herzog | Emily Blumenthal & Hitha Herzog

From Financial Advisor to Handbag Inventor | Emily Blumenthal & Penny Crook

From Sail to Tote: How Beth Greenlaw Built Seabags Maine | Emily Blumenthal & Beth Greenlaw

From Retail Collapse to Amazon Growth: How Shy Iland Rebuilt Through Handbags | Emily Blumenthal & Shy Iland

From Designer Dream to Financial Reality: Alexandra Satine on Building, Scaling, and Starting Over | Emily Blumenthal & Alexandra Satine

Beyond Hype: Syl Tang on Sustainability, Strategy, and the Future of Accessories | Emily Blumenthal & Syl Tang

Raffia, Color, And The New Bag Rules with: Ilia-Sybil Sdralli | Emily Blumenthal & Ilia-Sybil Sdralli

Trust, Tech, and Truth: How Vidyuth Srinivasan Built Entrupy | Emily Blumenthal & Vidyuth Srinivasan

Luxury Without Compromise: Nancy Gale on Building a Brand That Stands for Something | Emily Blumenthal & Nancy Gale

When Handmade Stops Scaling: Andrea Pascual on Pivoting a Handbag Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Andrea Pascual

The Hermès Game, Decoded: Chloe Chen on Getting the Bag You Actually Want | Emily Blumenthal & Chloe Chen

The Leather Trail: Tanner Leatherstein’s Global Journey to Fame | Emily Blumenthal & Tanner Leatherstein

Real or Replica? Dani Smith on What Actually Makes a Bag Authentic | Emily Blumenthal & Dani Smith

Designing Bags That Actually Sell: Holly Lauren Beedle on the Real Math Behind Handbags | Emily Blumenthal & Holly Lauren Beedle

Luxury Without Gatekeeping With Bags For Breakfast | Emily Blumenthal & Shay Prasad

From Idea to Sample in 47 Days: Lauren Reed on going from burnout to bags | Emily Blumenthal & Lauren Reed

Perception Is Profit: Matthew Lafargue on Making Bags Feel Important | Emily Blumenthal & Matthew Lafargue

Sell the Story, Not Just the Bag with WIlliam Brobston | Emily Blumenthal & William Brobston

She Learned the Rules. Then Built the Bag Brand, A by Anyah, That Breaks Them: | Emily Blumenthal & Anyah Sealey

Craft That Earns the Hand: Grant Anderson on Meaningful Building Bags | Emily Blumenthal & Grant Anderson

Ana Laverde on Turning Colombian Craft into a Scalable Handbag Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Ana Laverde

The Bag Man’s Blueprint: How Coach Built Democratized Luxury with Lew Frankfort | Emily Blumenthal & Lew Frankfort

The Birkin Playbook: Inside Handbags as an Asset Class | Emily Blumenthal & Dana Auslander

From Clutches to Community: Boutiques are Back | Emily Blumenthal & Nancy Forman

Why Consistency Beats Virality in Today’s Creator Economy | Emily Blumenthal & Brittany Hennessy

Story Over Specs: Wale Sanni on Founder-Led Luxury and Hero Bags | Emily Blumenthal & Wale Sanni

Purpose in Every Stitch: Mercado Global’s Ethical Accessories | Emily Blumenthal & Fabiola Bercasa Beckman and Ruth Álvarez-DeGolia

How Salt Athletic Became the Cleat Bag Athletes Want (and Parents Trust) | Emily Blumenthal & Rafael de la Vega

What It Really Takes to Launch a Handbag Brand 💼👜| Emily Blumenthal & Nancy Forman

Scaling Smarter with Nicole Levy from Baikal Handbag Manufacturing | Emily Blumenthal & Nicole Levy

Dr. Jessica Quillin & The Power of Cohesive Luxury Brand Storytelling | Emily Blumenthal & Dr. Jessica Quillin

🎙️ Carrying Craft and Clarity: How Adriana Castro Built a Lasting Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Adriana Castro

🎙️ From Soho to Sustainability: How Steven Alan Built—and Rebuilt—a Lasting Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Steven Alan

Quitting Marc Jacobs to Create an Iconic Brand: The Story of Joy Gryson | Emily Blumenthal & Joy Gryson

Clare V and The Art of Intentional Growth: Part 2 | Emily Blumenthal & Clare Vivier

Inside NY Now: Why Wholesale Still Matters for Independent Designers 👜🛍️| Emily Blumenthal & Matthew Mathiasen

Inside the Handbag Machine: How Cathy Schwartz-Shino Defines Real Brand Power | Emily Blumenthal & Cathy Schwartz-Shino

From Boutique Dreams to QVC Star: Dawn Del Russo’s Reinvention Story | Emily Blumenthal & Dawn Del Russo

Building Handbag Joy: How Peter Gryson Turned Vision Into a Global Label | Emily Blumenthal & Peter Gryson

From Macy’s to QVC: Karen Giberson’s Accessories’ Journey | Emily Blumenthal & Karen Giberson

Julie Deane CBE: The Post-It on the Factory Wall to the Sale of The Cambridge Satchel Company Part 2 | Emily Blumenthal & Julie Deane

Julie Deane’s Tale from Kitchen Table to British Handbag Empire: The Creation of The Cambridge Satchel Company Part 1 | Emily Blumenthal & Julie Deane

From Courtroom to Catwalk: Jimena Suarez’s Vegan Handbag Revolution | Emily Blumenthal & Jimena Suarez

How Sujin Osatarayakul Builds Bags Like Buildings | Emily Blumenthal & Kazumi Takahashi & Sujin Osatarayakul

How Odoba Turned Heritage Into a Handbag Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Odoba Nnani

Motherhood Meets Handbags: The Story of Misenver | Emily Blumenthal & Shinyoung Park

Healing Through Handbags: Chelli Look’s Journey of Creativity and Loss | Emily Blumenthal & Chelli Look

From Walmart Fabric to a Multi-Million Dollar Brand: Jessy Dover’s Bold Blueprint | Emily Blumenthal & Jessy Dover

What Really Makes an It Bag in 2026? Beth Goldstein Breaks It Down 🎒📊| Emily Blumenthal & Beth Goldstein

From One Bag to a Global Brand: Rebecca Minkoff on Building Fashion That Lasts 👜🌍| Emily Blumenthal & Rebecca Minkoff

What It Really Takes to Launch a Handbag Brand in 2024 💼👜| Emily Blumenthal & Nancy Forman

How Kerri Quigley Built a Fashion Empire—One Kid at a Time 🧵✨| Emily Blumenthal & Kerri Quigley

Inside Clare V.: How a DIY Laptop Case Sparked a Handbag Empire 🧵👜 | Emily Blumenthal & Clare Vivier

How Monica Botkier Turned a Side Hustle into a Handbag Legend 🔥👜| Emily Blumenthal & Monica Botkier

Inside NY Now: Why Wholesale Still Matters for Independent Designers 👜🛍️| Emily Blumenthal & Matthew Mathiasen

From Street Interviews to Red Carpets: How @TheeFashionMix Became Fashion's Digital Insider 🎤👠| Emily Blumenthal & Michaela “Ms. Mix” Cacho-Negrete

From Ghost Designer to Brand Builder: How Karen Cardoso Created Bolsa Nova 👜🇮🇹 | Emily Blumenthal & Karen Cardoso

Luxury with a Past Life: How Evey Amery Built a Global Pre-Loved Handbag Empire ♻️👜 | Emily Blumenthal and Evey Amery

Reimagining Leather: How Gen Phoenix is Transforming Waste into the Future of Luxury 🧪♻️| Emily Blumenthal and Elyse Winer

Making Luxury Bags in America with GiGi New York’s Tom Glazer and Alexia Nelson 👜✨| Emily Blumenthal & Tom Glazer and Alexia Nelson

Elyce Arons from Crafting Kate Spade to Launching Frances Valentine | Emily Blumenthal & Elyce Arons

From Ziplocs to Luxury: The Hudson Bleeker Journey | Emily Blumenthal & Eram Siddiqui

From Saks to Startups: Marketing That Sells with Ernest Moore🎯🛍️ | Emily Blumenthal & Ernest Moore

Evolve or Perish: Retail Insights with Bernadette Giacomazzo 👜✨| Emily Blumenthal & Bernadette Giacomazzo

Mastering Venture Capital with Rachel Johnson 💼✨| Emily Blumenthal & Rachel Johnson

Branding, Storytelling & Handbag Success with Idalia Salsamendi 👜✨ | Emily Blumenthal & Idalia Salsamendi

40+ Years of Handbag Mastery with Frank LaMendola 👜✨| Emily Blumenthal & Frank LaMendola

Navigating Global Fashion: Oleg Chebotarev’s Creative Journey from Russia to China | Oleg Chebotarev & Emily Blumenthal

From Hollywood to Entrepreneurship: Reinventing Your Brand with Dana Bowling | Emily Blumenthal & Dana Bowling

Navigating Creative Burnout and Embracing New Beginnings with Ginna Christensen | Emily Blumenthal & Ginna Christensen

Jessica Minor and the Rise of Handbag Dupe Culture | Emily Blumenthal & Jessica Minor

From Waitress to Handbag Innovator with Bogg Bag Founder, Kim Vaccarella | Emily Blumenthal & Kim Vaccarella

Revolutionizing Sustainable Fashion: How Fish Skin Leather is Redefining Ethical Luxury with Stanley Major: | Emily Blumenthal & Stanley Major

Redefining Sustainable Fashion: Nancy Rhodes’ Journey to Innovation and Impact | Emily Blumenthal & Nancy Rhodes

What You Don’t Know About Marketing with Petia Abdur-Razzaaq of the Stylista Group | Emily Blumenthal & Petia Abdur-Razzaaq

The Crochet Hobby Turned Handbag Brand with Treniece Green of Covered by T | Emily Blumenthal & Treniece Green

The Legacy of Famed Dutch Handbag Brand, Hester van Eeghen with Roberta Oriani

How to Make and Manufacture a Handbag with Nicole Levy of Baikal Handbags

Mastering American Manufacturing with Kim Thomas

Ukrainian Passion and Persistence with Olena Wills

From Data to Design, How PR Shapes Handbag Brand Success with Danika Daly

E-Commerce strategies, insights, and content creation with Amber Katz

Navigating Handbag AI Tech Authentication with Entrupy’s Vidyuth Srinivasan

Ori Lehavi on Creating a Legacy Handbag Brand

Revolutionizing Fashion Technology with Launchmetrics’ Alison Bringé

The Making of Anima Iris Handbags from Grief to Glamour

From Puerto Rico to NYC, Victoria Sanchez-Lincoln’s Fashion Editorial Success

Become the “It Bag” creator of Nigeria with Zashadu’s Zainab Ashadu

Fashion, Trend, and Media Insights with Lauren Parker of Fairchild Studios

3D Printing Handbag Innovation and Affordability with Jonathan Romero of Romero New York

Turning Friendship into Fashion: The FTL Bags Success Story of Ryan Lane and Xander Chase

Manufacturing in Colorful Handbags in Morocco with Karima Bidar of Isli Studio

Strawberry Bags Made in El Salvador to Berlin, Marta Torres Journey With Martania Bags

Building a Socially Responsible Handbag Brand, Soli and Sun with Clare Hynes

Leaving Venezuela to a Fresh Start in Miami: Maria Gabriela Duque Albornoz’s Handbag Designer Journey

The Art of Thrifting and High-End Handbag Authentication with Shelby Wilder

Lili Radu’s Hustling Journey to Create a Global Handbag Empire With Vee Collective

Transforming The Sustainable Luxury Handbag Market with 1 Atelier and Stephanie Sarka

From Nursing Babies to Working Moms: Sarah Well’s Handbag Revolution

Creating Digital Fashion Week with Clare Tattersall

From Chanel to Dior: The Art of Authentication with Dani Smith

Tamara Rappa’s Story of Making It Rain

The Secret Sauce of Resale and Handbags with Koyaana Redstar

Building Dagne Dover: The Story of Jessy Dover, Small-Town Dreamer to NY Designer

Understanding the Accessory Market Where Fashion Meets Function to Sale with Amanda Cross

Sustainability and Fashion: Everything You Need to Know with Mary Gehlhar

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Powerful Personal Brand with Social Media Guru, Stephanie Cartin

How to Create a Fashion Empire with Nicole Giordano of STARTUp Fashion

What it Takes to Create a Successful Handbag Brand with Handbag Legend, Bobby Williams

Decrypting The Handbag Business With Glossy’s Jill Manoff

Betty & Paulina’s Beamina Brand Story of Courage and Craftsmanship

Mergers, Mindsets, and the Magic of Brand Mastery with Richard Kestenbaum

Expanding Your Handbag Empire with Government of Quebec

The Tale of the Arizona Handbag Hometown Hero with Sage Aubrey

From Wall Street Wizard to Handbag Heroine and the Pop-Up Retail Revolution

Tola Adeagbo’s Florian London Journey from Lagos to London

The Accidental Legacy of Pre-Owned Luxury Bags with Charlotte Staerck of The Handbag Clinic

The Historical Saga of Handbags, Artifacts, and Royalty with Dr. Katrina Marchant

Navigating the Glamour and Grit of Handbag Sales with Handbag Industry Veteran, Jaime Levy

Abe Chehebar: A life story told in a legacy of handbags

Handbags at the Half-Time Show Featuring Famed Comedian Sarah Colonna

Balancing Act of a Fashion Mogul and Motherhood with Rebecca Minkoff

The Making of a Modern Classic with Elyce Arons from the Kate Spade Empire to the Legacy of Frances Valentine

Hirra Babar: An Unconventional Handbag Fairytale in Pakistan of WARP

Behind The Glamour: Darshan Gress’ Styling Secrets for Fashion

Inside Scoop of Handbag Trends and Sustainability: Beth Goldstein’s Insights into the Ever-Evolving Handbag Industry

Edalou Paris NFT, Web3, and Puerto Rico: Eda Lourdes’ Journey from Handbags to Virtual Fashion

Julie Deane CBE: The Post-It on the Factory Wall to the Sale of The Cambridge Satchel Company Part 2

From Venezuela to the U.S. to Italy: Genesis Warner’s Handbag Journey of Leisara

Quality, Cost, and Craft: Alexandra Klimek’s Fashion Journey in Handbag Design

Building a Successful Handbag Business: Christina Langbort’s Approach

From the Phillipines to Nine West: Rafe’s Inspiring Journey Through Handbag Design

A Handbag Industry Deep Dive of Innovation and Price Sensitivity with Arthur Zaczkiewicz of WWD

Risk and Resilience: Coral Chung’s Inspiring Entrepreneurial Journey with SENREVE

From Shanghai to Madrid to CARAA: Aaron Luo’s Life-Changing Journey into Handbags

Julie Deane’s Tale from Kitchen Table to British Handbag Empire: The Creation of The Cambridge Satchel Company Part 1

Sherrill Mosee’s MinkeeBlue: Transforming a Layoff into a Handbag Entrepreneurship Triumph

From Pockets to Handbags: Catherine Buckland takes us on a journey of the History of Handbags and Trends

Adrian Furstenburg: Creating a Luxury Handbag Brand from South Africa to Singapore

Stitching Sustainability: The FabScrap Story with Camille Tagle

Turning Dreams into Design: The ASHYA Story with Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece

Doris Izquierdo of DOIZPE: From Mexico to Australia in Pursuit of Making the Perfect Bag

Unzipping the Art of Handbag Design and Branding with Industry Leader, Nancy Forman

TikTok and Handbags: Jada "Afropuff" Holmes Life-Changing Inspirational Journey

The Unconventional Route to Handbag Success with Antoine Manning of Homage Year | Emily Blumenthal & Antoine Manning

The Leather Trail: Tanner Leatherstein’s Global Journey to Fame | Emily Blumenthal & Tanner Leatherstein

A Handbag History: Monica Botkier’s Tale of Transition and Triumph | Emily Blumenthal & Monica Botkier