Fashion Rewired Podcast With Brian Hill

Brian Harrington, the son of Shark Tanks’ Kevin Harrington, works as an active venture capitalist, specializing in product marketing and distribution with companies that include QVC, HSN, as well as international brick-and-mortar retailers. Find out how a single moment rewired his perspective to work smarter, not harder. Action Steps to REWIRE: Review what is currently on your plate and decide what is truly important and what is not. Re-evaluate the resources you already have in your eco-system and get to work. Network and travel to research the trends in different marketplaces and identify who you want to align yourself with in new industries. Check Out Brian’s website: www.BrianHarrington.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

Fashion personality Lisa Acquafredda is the owner and entrepreneur behind Stay Classy TV, a multi layered media company that includes styling, producing and public relations. Working as an Arizona based news reporter, Lisa grew to not love the “if it bleeds, it leads” TV news mentality and rewired her perspective and launched her own business to control her own content! Action Steps to REWIRE: Go to the people you trust most for advice…in this case, call mom and dad. Think about your real identity and what resonates with you that you can honestly say you love. Action. Wake up and show the world who you are. Check Out Lisa’s website: www.StayClassyTV.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

Starting out in the online publishing and marketing world, Cynthia Sassi always knew she wanted to own a small business. Find out how Sassi refused to take the advice of her friends to let her entrepreneurial dream die. Cynthia rewired her perspective and focus to create the on-line platform, FabulousArizona.com. Fabulous Arizona is an online lifestyle magazine showcasing the best AZ has to offer and is the go-to for Arizona Lifestyle Action Steps to REWIRE: Define who you are, then get out there and tell people who you are. Connect and network! Strategize about what you want to be known for and use that as your foundation to build content. Monetize your concept and run with it. Find a balance between serving your advertising clients and your followers/readers both. Check Out Cynthia’s website: www.FabulousArizona.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and

After experiencing early success in athletics, Southern California native Javier Soto credits a lot of his success being raised by 3 sisters and a single mom. But, with that early success, Javier found himself off the wrestling team his senior year and sitting in the stands while his peers graduated high school. How could this happen and how did Javier bounce back from these missteps? Action Steps to REWIRE: Take a good look at yourself and where you are. If you are disappointed with what you see, do something to change it. Hustle to get to where you want to be. Always be looking for a YES! Learn from your mistakes and then learn exactly what you need to do to grow past them. Check Out Javier’s website: www.AZFamily.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

Bako Rambini comes from a royal family that worked in the fashion industry for 3 generations. Even though Bako came from a successful fashion family, she was urged to pursue finance but ultimately rewired her career to pursue her natural passion for fashion. Bako is the author of The Fashion Business Plan, she helps fashion designers launch and grow their brand, and also teaches at the top ranked fashion school in Paris, France. Action Steps to REWIRE: Get educated in your craft, industry or market. Meet people in the industry and network as much as possible. Ask questions about your industry. Hire a life coach (Tony Robbins). Test yourself on the job, gain experience and get into the world/market/industry that you want to be in. Check Out Bako’s website: www.fashioncrossfunctional.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PH

Melissa McGraw is a 20-year veteran in the fashion industry that has worked with brands including Calvin Klein, Cynthia Rowley, Joe’s Jeans, Harajuku, Lamb and Rocawear. Melissa had her world flipped upside down during the recession of 2009. Find out how she rewired her life to get back on her feet and grow her own business with Amazon as brand and SEO specialist with over 100,000 product listings under her belt. Action Steps to REWIRE: Step out of your comfort zone and know things will be okay. It is okay to take a risk and then think of your next plan of attack. Don’t put your fate into someone else’s hands. Have no fear and just go for it! Control your own destiny. Build the buzz around you and your business. Communicate your value within your marketplace. Check Out Melissa’s website: www.TheCreativePotential.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Team Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like

From designer, to public speaker, to hypnotherapist find out how modern renaissance woman Bri Seely attributes her success to rewiring her brain and mentality to achieve what she once believed to be impossible. As a life coach, Bri Seeley wants to help transform people into the entrepreneurs they dream of becoming while growing their businesses to monumental heights. Action Steps to REWIRE: Make space in your life both emotionally and energetically. This new space will allow you to reflect and really put things into perspective. Hire a life coach! Do It! Let go of your current identity and don’t define yourself as just one label. Learn to truly value yourself. Check Out Bri Seeley’s website: www.BriSeeley.com This episode is powered by: Phoenix Fashion Week Top 40 Model of the Year Competition Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

In a time when the state of Arizona was not highly celebrated nationally, Mike Spangenberg and his (2) life-long friends at State Forty-Eight pushed the local movement scene to a new level and showed pride in their hometown state of Arizona. Find out how State Forty Eight rewired their brand to promote the 48th state in America. State Forty Eight was born out of a shared passion and appreciation for the great state of Arizona. It represents a lifestyle, a sense of community and is an expression of family pride before apparel-. Action Steps to REWIRE: Be smart and stagger your team skill sets. Invest in yourself and it will benefit the company exponentially. Collaborate and grow! Look at collaborations as marketing your brand with a profit! Invest in more resource and scale your team and it will set your brand up to handle your growth. Check Out Mike’s website: www.StateFortyEight.com This episode is powered by: Phoenix Fashion Week at Talking Stick Resort Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion indust

With only 5 years of sewing experience under his belt, Quinlan Wilhite’s passion of street culture, cars, and music turned into a career when he decided to monetize his hobby of sewing. To win the title of Phoenix Fashion Week Designer of the Year, Wilhite had to rewire his perspective to be able to take his brand to new heights. Qmulative designs vanguard wears for the urban individual. Action Steps to REWIRE: Get out into the marketplace. Shake hands or set up an interactive booth. Be seen by going to venues that inspire you and align with your brand. Collaborate and align with brands that make sense. Cold call or send a blind email asking to build a potential relationshipl. The worst you can get is a no. Always challenge yourself. Get out there and participate in the fashion scene in whatever capacity you can. Try getting in deeper water than you can swim in while always looking for a YES! Check Out Quinlan Wilhite’s website: www.Qmulative.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Fre

Chris Detert built an extensive career that spanning business, fashion, and public relations. Find out how he rewired his career multiple times that ultimately led start up his own agency, American Rebel PR, going from employee to entrepreneur. Which became the blueprint for his current brand Influential. Influential is the leading technology platform that connects brands with audiences via transparent data and machine learning software by IBM Watson. Action Steps to REWIRE: Identify and measure your true value in your marketplace or industry. Get in water too deep for you! Take action! Scale your business and curate your team. Build your business accordingly by balancing your revenue with efficient work output. Check out Influential’s website: www.Influenial.co This episode is powered by: Phoenix Fashion Week Top 40 Model of the Year Competition Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashio

Engineer turned fashion designer, Loren Aragon sought out to pursue his passion for both art and engineering while preserving his culture and traditions to inspire future generations. Find out how this designer rewired his career to become Phoenix Fashion Week 2018 Couture Designer of the Year and having a commissioned dress design for his childhood dream, Disney! Aconav is a Native American owned and operated couture fashion brand based in Phoenix, Arizona Action Steps to REWIRE: Question and identify what is missing in the marketplace. Learn how to do it. Get educated in your craft. Consider ALL self-teaching and available resources. Apply what you have learned and execute! Simply put, Do or Do Not Check out Aconav at: www.Aconav.com This episode is powered by: The Phoenix Fashion Week Emerging Designer Bootcamp Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

Having an extensive background in the fashion industry, former Zappos buyer and F.I.T. graduate, Alison Callaway came up with a unique idea that would align her with Phoenix Fashion Week. Find out how rewiring her perspective turned Alison from an employee to becoming an entrepreneur within a corporation. Action steps to REWIRE: See if there is a void in your marketplace or industry. Develop a concept, it can be an idea, inspiration or something you’re passionate about. Identify what about your idea makes it uniquely different? Plan, research, and pay attention to the details of your idea. Objectively look at the steps you need to execute. Take each individual concept and break it down to what it would ideally look like. Figure out timelines, costs involved, and look at what the competition is doing. How will your attention to detail make your brand different? Execute! Take the initial framework that you’ve developed and break it down into smaller action steps. Map out the project for the individual parts

At a young age, Roshena Chadha, owner of Shawl Dawls knew she wanted to be a designer and entrepreneur. Roshena explains how important proper education throughout high school and college set her up for success when needed. Find out how participating in the Phoenix Fashion Week Emerging designer bootcamp and losing a business partner rewired her brain and took the brand to new heights. Shawl Dawls is a unique line of versatile shawls and cover-ups designed for the everyday woman. Action Steps to REWIRE: Map out all the roles and responsibilities in your business. Establish, understand, and then prioritize those responsibilities. As the owner, determine what your priorities and top responsibilities are, then allocate the rest to your team (grab the book E-Myth for more on this concept). Build an efficient team around you and delegate their responsibilities. Have the proper people in positions for good support and growth. Each team member should bring different strengths to the table. Determine the new direc

After gaining huge success and wealth in morning radio as a popular DJ, Dave Pratt had his perspective changed due to big changes in technology. Dave humbled himself and rewired his brain to learn everything about new media and established Star Worldwide Networks. Today, Star Worldwide Networks provides podcasts, online talk shows, radio shows online, and more. It is now one of the fastest growing digital media producers, distributors and marketing agencies in the nation. Action Steps to REWIRE: Make the decision to rewire, take time to think about what is NEXT in your industry. This is more valuable than money. Strategize how to finance you venture responsibly and attack it as a business. Consider how you can monetize not only for yourself but for your followers and team as well. When your business is financially healthy, you can do things that others cannot in the market, and you can become a distributor. Build your team with SPECIALISTS, with no repetition between skill sets of staff members and try

Percy Knox’s extensive athletic career took priority over his grades at the University of Arizona. After being placed on academic probation risked losing what he loved, Knox REWIRED his daily process and formed sustainable habits that took him from college athlete to the top of the fashion world. Elevee Lifestyle is a luxury brand that has been creating custom hand tailored wardrobes for high profile executives, professional athletes, and celebrity elite for nearly 2 decades. Action Steps to REWIRE: 1. Do your homework and prepare 2. Plan your short, medium, and long-term goals 3. Execute your goals. Don’t just leave them on the paper Check out: www.Elevee.com This episode is powered by: -Phoenix Fashion Week Top 40 Model of the Year Competition, searching for top emerging fashion talent. -Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our Instagram @PHXFashionWeek

With a background in start-up and tech, Matt Gottesman lost the foundation of his business through failure that ultimately ignited his REWIRE moment. Find out how he changed his perspective to redesign his life for success! Action Steps to REWIRE: 1. Identify what your vision and goals are for how you want to live and who you want to be. Don’t base it only on material things like cars and houses. You don’t need to know how to get there. Simply imagine what a day in your ideal life would look like. 2. Surround yourself with those who are doing what you’d like to do, such as mentors and those you admire. Ask yourself, do I like who I’m around? 3. Execution – go to work, create platforms where you can express yourself and look internally to REWIRE. When it comes to information, focus on quality over quantity. Read a lot of books, absorb the content and implement it daily. Check out: MattGottesman.com Episode Powered by: -The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program: Book your next fashion professional t

When told she would not be successful in the market, Kym Gold made the leap by purchasing 5,000 pair of men’s jeans and REWIRED her perspective that launched premium denim to the world. Find out how this fashion innovator went from selling jeans out of the trunk of her car on the beach to building a billion-dollar brand, True Religion. Action Steps to REWIRE: 1. Believe in yourself. Gold built the business herself with a small team. She produced 5,000 pairs of men’s jeans before expanding into women’s. Making it a mission to sell and get by. Own one lane at a time. 2. Develop the adrenaline and passion for execution. Hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. Do what is necessary, use your own money! Blood, sweat and tears are all part of the process. 3. While working full time, Gold made it a priority to attend the industry trade shows that would push her brand forward. Strategize how and where your brand is going to fit. Once you know what your brand is about, focus on who you want to represent your brand. M