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Tim Brown on Allbirds' Sustainable Footwear Revolution

Drive from The Business of Fashion

Release Date: 10/11/2019

Introducing ‘The Debrief,’ a New Podcast hosted by Lauren Sherman show art Introducing ‘The Debrief,’ a New Podcast hosted by Lauren Sherman

Drive from The Business of Fashion

In this weekly series,  BoF’s chief correspondent will go behind the scenes of the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry.  Fashion has the ability to move markets, shake up cultural norms and even transform society. But who — and what — are the forces driving major change? We’re answering that question on The Debrief, a new weekly podcast series from The Business of Fashion, where we go beyond the industry’s glossy veneer to understand how the fashion business is evolving, from the inside out. Hosted by BoF’s chief correspondent Lauren Sherman, The Debrief will be your...

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Michael Preysman shares his experience of building Everlane from the ground up and putting sustainability and something he calls 'radical transparency' at the centre of his business model and operations.

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In episode 1 of the new season of Drive, delivered by DHL, the Allbirds co-founder and co-CEO discusses how his high-risk strategy has created a sustainable brand that is disrupting the established footwear market.

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In a new season of our entrepreneurship podcast series, we hear from six of fashion’s most dynamic sustainable entrepreneurs — Allbirds’ Tim Brown, Eileen Fisher, Everlane’s Michael Preysman, Reformation's Yael Aflalo, Ganni’s founder and Noah's founder — to hear what it takes to make successful businesses sustainable.

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