The Fashion Stack with Lisa Yamner

The Fashion Stack
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Lisa Yamner built the fashion vertical at Google, worked at Condé Nast, and built & sold The Yes to Pinterest in under 2 years. She knows everyone in the fashion industry, now she's sitting down with them to actually talk. This isn't glamour-and-highlight-reel fashion talk. It's the real conversation about how brands get built, at a moment when AI and a new generation of consumers are rewriting rules that the fashion world has held for decades.

Episodes

  1. Aug 19

    Ali O'Neill on Styling Jill Biden, Her Vogue Wedding, and Life Between NYC and the African Bush.

    Ali O'Neill wanted to celebrate her Sister's wedding in a dress that felt uniquely her: comfortable, feminine, and whimsical. Unable to find her vision, she made the dresses herself, and Markarian was born. Today Markarian is one of fashions most sought after brands, dressing Jill Biden for the inauguration, getting picked up by Moda Operandi in her first season, and selling out time and time again.

  2. Aug 19

    Ali O'Neill on Styling Jill Biden, Her Vogue Wedding, and Life Between NYC and the African Bush

    Ali O'Neill wanted to celebrate her Sister's wedding in a dress that felt uniquely her: comfortable, feminine, and whimsical. Unable to find her vision in stores, she made the dresses herself, and Markarian was born. Today Markarian is one of fashions most sought after brands, dressing Jill Biden for the inauguration, getting picked up by Moda Operandi in her first season, and selling out time and time again. 📱Follow The Fashion Stack: @thefashionstackpod🔔 Follow for new episodes every week

  3. Aug 11

    Laid Off in 2020, Now in 200 Boutiques Nationwide | Emily Shalant's Founders on The Fashion Stack

    Emily Shalant and Evelyn Anastos, co-founders of the evening wear brand Emily Shalant, were both laid off from their fashion jobs in 2020. Instead of stepping back, they built one of the fastest-growing names in occasion wear, now carried in nearly 200 boutiques nationwide, plus Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's. On this episode of The Fashion Stack, host Lisa Yamner talks with Emily and Evelyn about building an occasion wear brand on comfort and versatility, and navigating real setbacks — COVID, tariffs hit during their early stages, and losing loved ones amidst it all. Plus, an honest conversation about motherhood and the resilience it takes to be in the fashion industry.

  4. Aug 3

    Antler CEO Kirsty Glenne on Rebuilding an Iconic Brand, Using AI Wisely, and Why Luggage Is Emotional

    Kirsty Glenne had never worked in luggage. She'd never even led product design. But when British heritage brand Antler came out of administration, she took the leap — and turned it into a house of travel brands that now includes Antler, Paravel, and Neer. On this episode of The Fashion Stack, host Lisa Yamner talks with Kirsty about her path from Alexander McQueen to CEO, what it actually took to rebuild a bankrupt brand from four employees to nearly 40, how she thinks about AI without losing her team's voice, and why she believes luggage is one of the most emotional purchases people make. Plus: working motherhood, trusting gut instinct over advice, and a rapid-fire round on travel habits. 📱Follow The Fashion Stack: @thefashionstackpod 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week

  5. Jul 27

    Cult Mia's Nina Briance on Redefining Luxury, From Goldman Sachs to Luxury Fashion Founder

    Cult Mia is a luxury fashion marketplace surfacing independent designers from around the world in a curated, sustainable way. On this episode of The Fashion Stack, host Lisa Yamner sits down with Cult Mia founder Nina Briance to talk about how luxury fashion has changed from what it used to be, the realities of being a founder and a working mother at the same time, and how her experiences on Wall Street, at the UN, and as a global citizen shaped her into the founder she is today.📱Follow The Fashion Stack: @thefashionstackpod🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week

  6. Jul 20

    Away CEO Jessica Schinazi on AI, Travel, and Building a cult Suitcase Brand Away

    Jessica Schinazi, CEO of Away, joins The Fashion Stack to talk about her path through LVMH, Amazon, Richemont, and Dyson before landing at one of the most iconic travel brands in the world. She and host Lisa Yamner dig into how AI is reshaping travel planning and search, what it's really like leading as a working mom, Away's approach to staying culturally relevant, and how she uses a “Sudoku Dressing” method…?

  7. Jul 15

    Agee Leinberry & Caroline Gilroy Open Up: Fashion, Motherhood, AI & Living Life in the Public Eye

    Agee Leinberry and Caroline Gilroy, co-founders of the luxury fashion retail brand Couper, open up about what it really takes to build a company in the public eye. In this episode, they talk about running Couper as working moms, navigating fashion and tech as co-CEOs, how AI is starting to reshape the fashion industry, and the reality of facing online criticism as content creators and public-facing founders. A candid conversation about ambition, motherhood, and the pressure of being seen.

  8. Jul 9

    Cynthia Rowley on Building a Fashion Empire & Never Playing it Safe | The Fashion Stack

    Award-winning fashion designer Cynthia Rowley joins Lisa Yamner on The Fashion Stack for a brutally honest, equally hilarious conversation about her scrappy start in the industry. From U-Hauling herself from Chicago to New York with a sewing machine and no plan, to building a namesake brand that's hosted 101 runway shows and thrived through four decades of an industry in constant flux. They get into how AI is reshaping fashion, how "sporty pretty" became her brand's DNA, and how her daughters work harder than she does. 📱Follow The Fashion Stack: @thefashionstackpod ✨ New episodes every week

  9. Jul 2

    Introducing: The Fashion Stack with Lisa Yamner

    The Fashion Stack | Fashion Industry Insights, Brand Building & AI What does it actually take to build a fashion brand that lasts? Each week, Lisa Yamner sits down with the founders, designers, and brand leaders shaping the industry today, unpacking their creative instincts and hard operational calls that never make it into press releases.  This isn't glamour-and-highlight-reel fashion talk. It's the real conversation about how brands get built, at a moment when AI and a new generation of consumers are rewriting rules that the fashion world has held for decades. Lisa isn't an outside observer. She spent 12 years at Google leading digital transformation, founded The Yes (acquired by Pinterest within two years), worked inside Condé Nast, and now co-founds Daydream. She's been in the room for the decisions she asks her guests about, which is why founders trust her with the real story. Subscribe for unfiltered conversations with the people building the future of fashion.

  • 9 Episodes

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Lisa Yamner built the fashion vertical at Google, worked at Condé Nast, and built & sold The Yes to Pinterest in under 2 years. She knows everyone in the fashion industry, now she's sitting down with them to actually talk. This isn't glamour-and-highlight-reel fashion talk. It's the real conversation about how brands get built, at a moment when AI and a new generation of consumers are rewriting rules that the fashion world has held for decades.

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