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Publisher |: Shopify

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Interview,; Management & Marketing,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Careers

How unexplored communities and unexpected subcultures make money today.

People |: Anshuman Iddamsetty
Premiere Date |: 2019-01-18
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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20 Available Episodes (20 Total) / Average duration: 00:21:21

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20 Available Episodes (20 Total)Average duration: 00:21:21

Sep 11, 2019

00:18:39

Bear Witness is a co-founder of A Tribe Called Red, a Canadian DJ collective that blends hip hop and EDM with traditional pow wow drums and vocals. As a teen, Bear was part of the local rave scene. He began to wonder what raves would look like if they had a more focused goal. In response, he created A Tribe Called Red.

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A Tribe Called Red

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Additional Music A Tribe Called Red - "The OG featuring Black Bear"

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Natalie Plourde Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Sep 04, 2019

00:18:01

Estefania Rodriguez is the founder of Brewbles Studio, a bath and body shop that sells products based on nostalgia and Latinx culture. Estefania began making bath bombs as a form of self-care and a way to manage her mental illness. To make ends meet, she started selling them. And the business took off...fast. This is what happened next.

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Brewbles

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Instagram

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Emma Fedderson Rachel Rath Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason 'Metal' Donkersgoed Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Aug 28, 2019

00:16:48

Gloria Noto is the founder of NOTO Botanics, an all-natural, multi-use, gender-fluid cosmetic line committed to activism and giving back back. After almost 10 years as a makeup artist, Gloria decided to start a company focused on making the beauty and wellness space more inclusive.

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NOTO Botanics

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HostAnshuman Iddamsetty

ProducersPhoebe WangEmma FeddersonAnshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

EngineerSpencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Aug 21, 2019

00:21:59

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf is the publishing director of Cassava Republic Press and Ankara Press. After launching a publishing company to offer a platform for contemporary African writers, Bibi had another idea: why not start a romance novel-imprint that put black women at the center of the story? This is what happened next.

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Ankara Press

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Twitter

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Aug 14, 2019

00:19:33

Jacque Amadi is the head magical girl of Adorned By Chi, a lifestyle business based on anime-inspired fashion. Jacque is quick to admit she runs her business with emotion first, facts and figures second. An approach that wouldn’t scale. But after launching the Adorned By Chi manga, a comic about Nigerian university students with magical super powers, Jacque’s ready for her next act: Licensing deals inspired by the Adorned By Chi brand.

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Adorned By Chi

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Aug 07, 2019

00:17:57

George Giaouris is the owner of Northbound Leather. While working in his family's leather business, George saw an opportunity to support queer and kink-friendly customers who had a profound connection with leather, like he did. Over the last 30 years, George turned the business into the premier destination for bespoke leather fashion and fetish wear.

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Northbound Leather

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jul 31, 2019

00:19:25

Patrick Boateng II is the CEO and founder of Ceylon by Anim Labs. When Patrick was working overseas in Asia, he had it all: a stable job, opportunities for travel. But when he started having problems with his skin, Patrick realized that most skincare products weren’t made with black men in mind. Solving a problem for himself and in turn, others, he decided to leave his job and start a skin-care line for men of color.

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Ceylon by Anim Labs

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Natalie Plourde Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Spencer Sunshine

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jul 24, 2019

00:20:32

Tania Larsson is a maker of Gwich’in fine jewelry. When she was 15, Tania left France and moved to Northern Canada to learn more about her Gwich’in heritage. The learning curve was steep, but Tania began making and selling jewelry created through traditional Gwich’in techniques, and her work has been featured in one of the most influential fashion magazines in the world: Vogue

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Tania Larsson Studio

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To learn more about the residential school system in Canada:

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Emma Fedderson Jace Meyer Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Raheem Grant

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jul 17, 2019

00:22:33

Melanie Elturk is the CEO of Haute Hijab, a brand that makes high fashion hijabs. Melanie left a successful legal career to launch a global brand dedicated to the hijab. This is how she came to that decision.

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Haute Hijab

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Phoebe Wang Natalie Plourde Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jul 10, 2019

00:22:54

Vivian Kaye is the CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki, a brand that makes premium textured hair extensions for Black women. When Vivian saw an opportunity to start a business that celebrates black beauty, she went all in, and grew it into a million-dollar company. This is how it happened.

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KinkyCurlyYaki

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Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Tanya Hoshi Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jul 03, 2019

00:01:52

Vanguard by Shopify Studios explores the human stories of entrepreneurship from unexpected corners of our current moment. Here’s a sneak peek of our second season.

Mar 20, 2019

00:23:08

Noah Kloeze is one of three worker-owners of Gender Gear, a collective that sells gender confirming products for trans and gender variant people. After an uncomfortable encounter at their physical location, the collective had to radically rethink their business. This is what happened.

Store: Gender Gear, Come As You Are Recommended: Feist, Peaches

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Mar 13, 2019

00:24:21

Jerry Parrino is the owner of The Horror Dome. By the time he was 46, Jerry was burning out from a thankless day job. He decided to quit and bet everything on his dream of running a Halloween-based side business. How did he come to that decision?

Store: The Horror Dome Recommended: Big Foot Claim a Fake, Ex-Enthusiast Says

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Mar 06, 2019

00:27:25

Tamara Malas is the maker of a luxury plus womenswear collection offering clothes up to a size 32. Tamara was living the dream working in high-end fashion, but the body shaming and fatphobia of the industry was too much to bear. How did she recover from her trauma and launch a luxury clothing line for the truly plus?

Store: Tamara Malas Recommended: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Curvy Con

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Feb 27, 2019

00:26:06

Zainab Akhtar is the publisher of ShortBox, a mail order box for independent comic books. Zainab wanted to change the way independent comics were sold but as a visibly Muslim woman, her efforts were often dismissed. How did she enter a market designed to exclude her?

Store: ShortBox Recommended: Thought Bubble, Critical Chips, Toni Morrison’s quote on race

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Feb 20, 2019

00:27:56

Arianna Gil is the cofounder of Brujas, a Bronx-based skate crew and streetwear brand dedicated to radical political action. But the politics behind their clothes are often overlooked by mainstream gatekeepers and too radical for social media. How do they get their message out?

Store: Brujas Recommended: 1971, F2L, The Attica Prison Riot

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Feb 13, 2019

00:27:22

Vanity is the cofounder of Wigs by Vanity, the makers of luxury synthetic lace front wigs for drag queens. Vanity quickly cornered the drag market, but her business was always a side hustle. What made her decide to go full-time?

Store: by-vanity.myshopify.com/">Wigs by Vanity Recommended: RuPaul’s Drag Race, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Feb 06, 2019

00:33:08

Anne Ishii is the co-founder of MASSIVE GOODS, an agency and lifestyle brand featuring art from queer and feminist artists from Japan. In a single year, Anne suffered two tragic losses — any one of them would have destroyed her business. How did she survive the impossible?

Store: goods.com/">MASSIVE GOODS Recommended: Gengoroh Tagame, Opening Ceremony, New York Art Book Fair, Toronto Comic Art Festival

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jan 30, 2019

00:35:37

Courtney Alexander is the maker of Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot, a Tarot deck designed for a black audience. Dust II Onyx was an instant hit, but the emotional toll of success almost destroyed Courtney. Was it worth it?

Store: Dust II Onyx Recommended: University of South Florida, Wangechi Mutu, The Hoodwitch, Dust II Onyx: An Interview With Courtney Alexander

Host Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey

Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score Jim Guthrie

Jan 18, 2019

00:01:58

Vanguard by Shopify Studios explores the human stories of entrepreneurship from unexpected corners of our current moment.

Sep 11 | 00:18:39

How A Tribe Called Red Brought Activism to the Dance Floor

Sep 04 | 00:18:01

This Latinx Bath Brand Is Bubbling with Nostalgia

Aug 28 | 00:16:48

The Unique Voice Behind Gender-fluid Wellness Products

Aug 21 | 00:21:59

Meet the Nigerian Publisher Heating Up African Romance Novels

Aug 14 | 00:19:33

This Artist Conjured a Magical World of Black Anime Characters

Aug 07 | 00:17:57

How Northbound Leather Became a Thriving Fetish Wear Company

Jul 31 | 00:19:25

He Ditched A Government Job to Start a Skin-Care Line for Men of Color

Jul 24 | 00:20:32

The Lengths This Indigenous Jeweller Went to for Her Craft

Jul 17 | 00:22:33

She Traded a Career in Law For High Fashion Hijabs

Jul 10 | 00:22:54

How a Single Mom Grew a Million Dollar Business Selling Textured Hair Extensions

Jul 03 | 00:01:52

Introducing Vanguard Season 2

Mar 20 | 00:23:08

The Anti-Capitalists Selling Gender Confirming Products

Mar 13 | 00:24:21

Monsters Are His Friends

Mar 06 | 00:27:25

The Designer Making Truly Plus Luxury Clothing

Feb 27 | 00:26:06

The Critic Changing Comic Books

Feb 20 | 00:27:56

What Drives an All-Femme Skate Crew

Feb 13 | 00:27:22

Why These Wigs Are Made By Drag Queens

Feb 06 | 00:33:08

The Asian Gay Thing

Jan 30 | 00:35:37

The Beyoncé of Tarot

Jan 18 | 00:01:58

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