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Offense vs Defense: How GREATS is doubling down on high-touch digital

Offense vs Defense: How Minibar helped power online alcohol sales during COVID

Offense vs Defense: How The Sill doubled down on its strengths to survive COVID

Offense vs Defense: How Jenni Kayne rebuilt momentum in a time of crisis

Offense vs Defense: How Outlier has leaned into transparency during COVID-19

Offense vs Defense: How Blueland is taking the coronavirus crisis in stride

Will Loop’s complex and costly recycling model replace single-use packaging?

Why is Elite Model Management launching its own fashion brand?

Will KIND's new product launches expand or confuse its customer base?

Will Atari's hotels bring the gaming company into the modern era?

Is Simon and Brookfield’s $81 million acquisition of Forever 21 worth it?

Will Shake Shack’s four-day workweek impact its employee retention?

Are used cosmetics holding the second hand beauty market back?

Will Goop's expansion into Sephora help or hurt the brand’s long-term success?

Espresso: Will Walmart’s influence boost SmileDirectClub’s revenue and reach?

Espresso: Inside Drybar's wacky $255 million sale to Helen of Troy.

How Jenni Kayne went back to basics to fuel its growth

Espresso: Macy’s and Nordstrom’s flawed holiday partnerships with hotels; Airbnb’s new Cooking Experiences are making food-related hospitality more accessible.

Inside Richer Poorer’s journey to buy back its brand

Espresso: Birchbox’s 500 Walgreens pop ups and the implications for subscription boxes; Ferrari’s pull back from licensing and leap into luxury goods.

How STATE Bags is balancing growth and giving back

Espresso: Rebag’s new appraisal tool and fractional ownership; Brooklinen’s twisted take on wholesale.

How Clare is reinventing the painting experience from top to bottom

How Health-Ade kombucha grew from one farmers' market to 25,000 doors

How Cha Cha Matcha is expanding outside of retail

How Michel et Augustin is importing French dessert staples to the U.S.

Inside Recess’ approach to standing out in the CBD category

Zeus is reimagining semi-permanent housing and hospitality

02 wants to speed up your post-workout recovery

New Stand wants to enhance your daily routine

Made In wants to simplify your kitchen toolkit

Derris defined direct-to-consumer communication strategy

Rhone is creating the performance lifestyle toolkit for men

Pressed Juice: How Glossy found its lens on fashion and business

Dame seeks to close the pleasure gap for women

How west~bourne puts neighborhood hospitality at the center of everything

Rally Road is building the stock market for cars and other luxury goods

How DRY Soda preempted the alcohol-free beverage boom

How Huckberry has evolved from a third-party retailer to a brand builder

Dada Daily is elevating snacks for the couch and dinner table

Pressed Juice: Inside the world of media training with Dan Broden

Retail is Alive: How Pressed Juicery scaled to 100+ stores

Full Exposure — with Holly Thaggard of Supergoop

Drop the Base — with Andreas Palm and Christian Larson of CDLP

The Megaphone Podcast: How Reddit and Instagram Live are driving Outlier’s growth

Sizing Up — with Michelle Grant of Lively

Retail is Alive: Matthew Scanlan of Naadam

Baggage (Re)claim — with Charles Gorra of Rebag

Natural Selection — with Hillary Peterson of True Botanicals

The Megaphone Podcast: Luke Droulez of Parachute

Side Step — with Cheryl Kaplan of M.Gemi

Building Blocks — with Galyn Bernard and Christina Carbonell of Primary

Role Reversal — with Mia Duchnowski of Oars + Alps

Triple Cleanse — with Dave and Charlotte Cho of Soko Glam

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A Handmade Tale — with Frederick Bouchardy of Joya Studio

Face ID — with Ming Zhao of Proven Beauty

Universole — with Billy Price of Billy Footwear

Support System — with Chat Razdan of Care+Wear

Drips and Drops — with Zak Normandin of Dirty Lemon

Artistic License — with Tze Chun of Uprise Art

Global Roots — with Carmen Tal of Moroccanoil

Bootstrapped — with Paul Hedrick of Tecovas

Gut Feel — with Tom Patterson of Tommy John

Short Stories — with Sam Alston of Big Lives

Counter Culture — with Eunice Byun of Material

Breathing Room — with Ellie Burrows of MNDFL

Smile, You're on Camera — with Rachel Silver of Love Stories TV

Money Grows on Trees — with Eliza Blank of The Sill

Roasted — with Kara Cohen of Dripkit

Raising the Bar — with Rachel Winard of Soapwalla

Ringleader — with Bouchra Ezzahraoui of AUrate

Small Footprint, Big Steps — with Barry Beck of Bluemercury

Kiddie Cup — with Miki Berardelli of Kidbox

Grab Bag — with Melissa Mash of Dagne Dover

Singin' in the Rain — with Jackie De Jesu of SHHHOWERCAP

Circle of Life — with Ariane Goldman of Hatch

Organic Growth — with Holly McWhorter of PLANT Apothecary

Soft and Soulful — with Michelle Toney and Stephanie Cleary of Morrow Soft Goods

Pillow Talk — with Ashley Merrill of Lunya

Full Circle — with Jeff Denby of The Renewal Workshop

Trick or Treat — with Gabby Slome of Ollie

Joy Bomb — with Natalie Mackey of Winky Lux

Power Suits — with Eleanor Turner of Argent

Agency — with Tony King of King and Partners

All-Inclusive — with Fran Dunaway of TomboyX

Kidproof — with Rachel Blumenthal of Rockets of Awesome

Thread Journeys — with Carolyn Yim of Ply-Knits

Globetrotting — with Sarah Nakintu of Kintu

Social(ism) — with Brian Schechter of SelfMade

Squad Goals — with Brian Watkins of Rep the Squad

Passing the Baton — with Micky Onvural of Bonobos

Blazers of Glory — with Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers

Trending and Timeless — with Alex Fogelson of Taste Beauty

Manufacturing the Moment — with Ben Kaufman of BuzzFeed

FaceTime — with Michael Pollak of Heyday

Creation over Commodities — with Joe Ferrara of Resonance

Tactical & Timeless — with Luc Lesénécal of Saint James

Trend Trailblazers — with Mariah Chase of Eloquii

Hyper-Value — with Ryan Babenzien of GREATS

The Gold Standard — with Karen Young of Oui Shave

Clothing Currents - with Eliza Brooke of Racked

Denim Dynasty — with Alejandro Chahin of Mott And Bow

Not So Small — with Jeff Hansen of Peter Manning

Antiscale — with Charlie Ambler of Strike Gently Co

Episode 50: Inception — with Charlie Giannetti of Giannetti Factory

Shoes and SKUs — with Jodie Fox of Shoes of Prey

From Down Under — with Jonathan Shokrian of MeUndies

From the Earth to the Sun — with Vanessa Stofenmacher of Vrai & Oro

Sleepless Nights — with Ariel Kaye of Parachute Home

Specs and Specialization — with David Barton of David Kind

Spiders and Sustainability — with Dan Widmaier of Bolt Threads

Decent Debt — with Max Levchin of Affirm

Short Shorts and Long Attention Spans — with Kyle Hency of Chubbies

Waking Up the Home — with Andres Modak of Snowe

Democratizing the Swimsuit — with Moshe Laniado of Swimsuits For All

Angularity and Optionality — with Jeff Johnson of The Arrivals

For Your Eyes Only — with Eric Varady of Topology Eyewear

The Evolution of Influence — with Melissa Duren Conner of JBC

Feet First — with Alexa Buckley of Margaux

Back to Basics — with Brian Berger of Mack Weldon

Modernizing the Hidden World of Ecommerce Imaging — with James Ingram of Splashlight

Pivoting the Pro Shop — with Nik Bando of Bogeybox

Reinventing Plus Size From The Ground Up — With Nadia Boujarwah of Dia&Co

Leather, Data and Grit — with Evan Fript of Paul Evans

Renting Out Your Underutilized Clothing — with Lona Alia of Style Lend

Making Dumb Clothing Smart — with Janett Martinez of Loomia

An Umbrella Obsession — with Dave Kahng of Davek

Challenging Unrealistic Standards of Beauty — with Carrie Hammer

Rethinking the Purpose of a Store — with Alana Branston of Bulletin

Performance & Perspective — with Yehua Yang of Pivotte

When the Social Mission Comes First — with Olivia Wright of Rallier

The Cross Country Opportunity — with Kevin Lavelle of Mizzen + Main

Dusting off the Luggage Industry — with Josh Udashkin of Raden

An Unexpected Journey to the Source — With Matt Scanlan of Naadam Cashmere

Pushing Wood to the Absolute Limit — with Giancarlo Paternoster of Giancarlo Studio Furniture

The Amorphous Evolution of Retail — with Rachel Shechtman of Story

Monopolies & Opportunities — with Andrew Lipovsky of Eponym

Leveling the Playing Field for Independent Designers — with Amanda Curtis of Nineteenth Amendment

Keys To The Closet — with Alexandra Wilkis Wilson of Fitz

Saying a Lot with a Little — with Matt Orley of Orley

Data and Details — with Seph Skerritt of Proper Cloth

The (Invisible) Long Tail of Packaging — with Stephan Ango of Lumi

Getting Better, Not Just Bigger — with Steven Alan

Focusing on the Rules of Business, Not the Glamour — with Vishaal Melwani of Combatant Gentlemen

Pioneering Wholesale in a Direct to Consumer World — with Garrett Leight

The Fashion Industry Is Not Exactly Broken — with Marc Bain of Quartz

By Hand, Not by Machine — with Tull Price of FEIT

Building the Future of Clothing and Unlocking Social Mobility — With Abe Burmeister Of Outlier

Creating a Shopping Street on the Internet — with Chris Morton of Lyst

Building the Knitwear Platform of the Future — with Ben Alun-Jones of UNMADE

Navigating the Legal Complexities of the Fashion Industry — with Doug Hand of HBA, LLP

3D Printing a Personalized Future with Jon Schwartz of Voodoo Manufacturing

The CFDA Report, Zara's innovations, and Kanye's fluidity with Adam Wray of fashionREDEF

Pins, Patches and the Post Office with Charlie Ambler of Strikegently.co