Electric Runway Podcast

Amanda Cosco

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Technology

Named among the top five fashion podcasts globally by Elle Magazine, the Electric Runway podcast looks at technological innovation through the lens of fashion. In each episode, fashion futurist and journalist Amanda Cosco interviews key stakeholders disrupting apparel, retail, and consumer experiences to find out how digital technology is transforming the $2.4 trillion industry.

06/25/2024

EP 151: The Beauty of Success with Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

In this episode, fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with record-breaking entrepreneur, founder, and CEO Kendra Bracken-Ferguson. Kendra is a thought leader, founder, venture capitalist and the CEO of BrainTrust Founders Studio. She is someone who has witnessed—and been a part of—the changing landscape of digital media over the past decade. Her recent book “The Beauty of Success: Start, Grow, and Accelerate Your Brand” is a tell-all about how she built her business from scratch as well as a workbook for those who want to make things happen for themselves in the beauty industry and beyond. Kendra also has a podcast called The Business of the Beat Podcast. This episode is sponsored by U.S. Soy. To learn more about how soy is showing up in fashion, beauty, and beyond, visit ussoy.org. Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack) https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Amanda Cosco Social Links: Follow Amanda Cosco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amanda_cosco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: Kendra Bracken-Ferguson: https://kendrabracken-ferguson.com/ Kendra's Book, The Beauty of Success: https://kendrabracken-ferguson.com/beauty-of-success Sponsor Links: Visit U.S. Soy: https://ussoy.org/
03/12/2024

EP 150: How Soy Shows up in Fashion, Beauty and Beyond

When we think of soy, we often think of candles or an alternative to milk, but what about the role the crop plays in the business of fashion and beauty? In the US, soy is second only to corn in crop size, and it's playing a significant role in transforming many industries. My guest today is Carla Schultz. She's a soy farmer from Michigan and a United Soybean Board Director, and she's here to tell us all about the links between soy, fashion, beauty, and beyond. This episode is sponsored by US Soy. To learn more about how the organization is growing solutions for every life, every day, visit: https://ussoy.org/ Links: Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack) https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Amanda Cosco on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ Follow Amanda Cosco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: U.S. Soy: https://ussoy.org/ Connect with Carla Schultz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-schultz-a92754243/
02/22/2024

EP 149: Biotechnology is the New Design Tool

Biotechnology is an exciting frontier in fashion and beauty because it presents a new way forward. Most products on the market today rely on extraction for their ingredients, whether that's from plants, animals, or petrochemicals. Each of these options has a footprint. With biotechnology, there's the opportunity to create new sustainable supply chains with new levels of performance for consumers. Today on the show I'm speaking with a scientist and creative who is inspired by biology and biotechnology to create advanced, sustainable innovations for wellness and beauty. Alison Cutlan is the VP of Innovation at The Rootist, a new biology-based haircare brand that's changing the game when it comes to haircare by treating the hair like the living organism it is. Full disclosure: The Rootist did send me a free sample of their haircare kit as a basis for this conversation. This episode is not sponsored, but as you'll hear, I ended up really loving the products as well as the ethos behind the biology-based brand. Our conversation covers the products under the Rootist haircare system, what makes them different, and how biotechnology is the new design tool of the future. Electric Runway: Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack) https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Amanda Cosco Social Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: The Rootist: https://therootist.com/ Alison Cutlan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-cutlan-1aba368/
12/12/2023

EP 148: This Startup is Spinning Seaweed into Fibre for the Fashion Industry

From leather grown from mushrooms to sequins made from plants, biomaterials is an exciting area of innovation that is projected to reach almost $50 billion by 2025. Briefly put, biomaterials combine science and technology to engineer new ways of producing materials. Biomaterials are rapidly gaining popularity with brands and consumers alike due to their ability to address the fashion industry’s urgent environmental and ethical challenges. Our guest today is Laura Hayes. She’s the Senior Brand Partnerships Manager at Keep Labs, a company that describes itself as a platform for innovation. They believe the ocean has the potential to accelerate our planet’s development to a more sustainable future. The company’s flagship product, Kelsun fiber, has a significantly lower environmental footprint than conventional fibers. Links Electric Runway: Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack) https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Amanda Cosco Social Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: Keel Labs website: https://www.keellabs.com/ Keel Labs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramariahayes/?locale=fr_FR Keel Labs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keel.labs/
11/09/2023

EP 147: Turning the Living Room into a Fitting room with Augmented Reality

In today's episode fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Heather Lipner, the Head of Product Design + Creative and Geenee AR. Geenee enables high-quality web AR virtual try-on for eCommerce and In-feed Ad experiences to increase sales conversions, reduce return rates and drive return on ad spend performance. Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Sign up for the Electric Runway Report on Substack: https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Electric Runway on X: https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway Amanda Cosco Social Links: Follow Amanda Cosco on X: https://twitter.com/amanda_cosco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: Geenee AR: https://geenee.ar/ Heather Lipner: https://www.heatherlipner.com/
10/17/2023

EP 146: AI on the Runway, Prada in Space & Beauty for All

Recently, black beauty influencers have taken to TikTok and other social media channels to call out brands that don't have inclusive shades. Today's podcast features a conversation with Balanda Atis, a L'Oréal chemist, and their Chief Scientific Communications Officer. We spoke with her in May in Toronto at the launch of L'Oréal's True Match Foundation to understand how she has been advocating for shade inclusivity for years as a black woman in STEM. This episode contains audio from Imran Chaudhri's TED talk: https://youtu.be/gMsQO5u7-NQ?si=15ZJcdV-M9LrdT0j As well as from golloria on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@golloria?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc And @yoursisbillie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoursisbillie/ Subscribe to the Electric Runway Report on Substack: https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway Subscribe to the Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Subscribe to the Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=79038295cb954a57
05/16/2023

EP 145: Snap's Snapback: From Puking Rainbows to Enterprise Evolution

Snap has come a long way from puking rainbows. The company has been steadily developing its artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies for years, and is now rolling out a B2B SaaS offering for retailers and merchants. ARES, or Augmented Reality Enterprise Services, enables clients to leverage Snap's 3D viewer, virtual try-on, and fit-finder solutions into their brand-owned apps and platforms. This suite of services is already reducing return rates, decreasing cart abandonment, and increasing purchases. In this episode, Fashion Innovation Journalist Amanda Cosco takes audiences to Snap's Partner Summit in Santa Monica, California for intimate conversations with some of the key people at Snap working on apparel, retail, and digital identity. In this episode: Carolina Arguelles Navas - Head of Global AR Product Strategy & Product Marketing at Snap Rajni Jacques - Global Head of Fashion & Beauty at Snap David Rosenberg - Director of Strategy for Bitmoji Subscribe to the Electric Runway Report on Substack and receive new episodes directly to your inbox: https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Show Links Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ More podcast episodes: https://electricrunway.com/the-podcast/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Electric Runway on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway Amanda Cosco Social Links: Follow Amanda Cosco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amanda_cosco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/ ARES: https://ares.snap.com/
05/02/2023

EP 144: In a World of Greenwashing, Modern Meadow is the Real Deal

Advancements in science have opened up new possibilities for fashion manufacturing. One promising application of biotechnology in the textile industry is the development of lab-grown or "cultured" materials such as leather and silk. These materials are created by growing cells in a lab, without the need for animal agriculture or the use of harmful chemicals. By doing so, they offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional textile production methods, which often have significant environmental impacts. And, if you can grow proteins for making alternative leather, turns out there's other use cases too, including producing collagen for beauty products and supplements. Our guest today in this episode is Catherine Roggero-Lovisi, the CEO of Modern Meadow, a company that is revolutionizing the fashion industry by creating sustainable, biofabricated materials. With Modern Meadow’s drop-in green technology platforms, companies in the textiles, materials, and personal care industries no longer have to compromise between sustainability and performance. At a time when greenwashing is at its peak, Modern Meadow is making a difference, and they have the data to prove it. Electric Runway Links: Subscribe to The Electric Runway Report on Substack: https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/ Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ More podcast episodes: https://electricrunway.com/the-podcast/ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643ac Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329 Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Electric Runway on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway Amanda Cosco Links: Follow Amanda Cosco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amanda_cosco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacosco Guest Links: Modern Meadow: https://www.modernmeadow.com

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Named among the top five fashion podcasts globally by Elle Magazine, the Electric Runway podcast looks at technological innovation through the lens of fashion. In each episode, fashion futurist and journalist Amanda Cosco interviews key stakeholders disrupting apparel, retail, and consumer experiences to find out how digital technology is transforming the $2.4 trillion industry.

Creator

Amanda Cosco
Years Active

2015 - 2024
Episodes

155
Rating

Clean
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