The Successful Fashion Designer

It's not often we literally go this far behind the scenes of the fashion industry on the podcast. But when the Outdoor Retailer trade show landed in my backyard (Denver), I knew I had to show up with my recorder to capture impromptu podcast interviews. Now, if I'm honest, doing this made me pretty anxious... You see, schmoozing in real life makes me uncomfortable. In fact, it's one of those things I often dread for weeks beforehand. I've gotten so used to working from home and doing conference calls that my "in person networking muscle" is atrophied. And walking up to complete strangers on their turf (their trade show booth) gives my nerves a good shake. But you know what happened? It was a blast and I'm thrilled I did it. People were excited to tell their story, share their fashion industry insights, and talk about how the OR trade show was going. In this Successful Fashion Designer podcast episode, I compiled these trade show floor interviews into one "mixed tape" episode. You'll meet some amazing people w