Katie Elks and JD Davis on how Brooklinen has become so admired. Brooklinen is the most popular sheet brand on the internet and has received over 80,000 five star consumer reviews for its products. Katie Elks, Director of Design & Product Development, and JD Davis Production, Procurement & Quality Manager of the multi-award-winning luxury bedding...

Dr. Andrew Dent on creating his dream position at Material Connexion. Dr. Andrew Dent is the executive vice president research at Material ConneXion, a world -class library known for its innovative problem solving and thought-leadership by influential brands across every industry. We discuss a range of topics from how Dr. Dent became interested in material...

Ruth Kelly on finding her path to SSACHS and making change in the active apparel industry. Ruth Kelly is the head of materials and materials editor of SSACHS, a design agency for performance and active lifestyle apparel, which also publishes a digital magazine under the same name. We had a fun conversation discussing her journey...

Wayne Fan on bringing textiles to life in a digital world Wayne shares how the Frontier Textile Collaboration Program and other digital tools help bring fabrics to life while also building community between suppliers and brands with respect to fabric samples, inventory, price quotes, and more. He also shares a few lessons he’s learned from...

The Best of 2019 – Highlights from our guests Happy New Year! While in production with our new 2020 line-up of episodes, we wanted to share some highlights taken from my conversations with last year’s smart and talented guests whom I was honored to have spent time with. We discovered that sustainability is still a...

James Morin on how a small Maine-based company turned into an international brand James Morin, COO and president of sales for Flowfold – a brand of minimalist gear made with some of the strongest and lightest of weight materials – gives us insight on how he’s helped build a small Maine-based company into an international...

Gihan Amarasiriwardena on inventing apparel that drives the industry forward Gihan Amarasiriwardena is the co-founder/president of Boston-based Ministry of Supply, a sleek and modern brand of performance professional apparel that launched in 2012. Gihan shares how he and his colleague, co-founder/CEO, Aman Advani, both MIT students at the time, shared a desire to create professional...

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Emily Walzer on her publishing career, views on latest trade shows and Textile Insights Those of you who follow performance textiles are most likely familiar with Emily Walzer, a savvy journalist who’s had direct access to leading active sports and lifestyle brands heads since the 80’s. Today, Emily is the editor and co-publisher of Textile...