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The co-lab career stories

Welcome to the co-lab career stories podcast, a collective of professionals dedicated to sharing their experiences working in the fashion, beauty, wellness, retail and consumer luxury industries. Hear from CEOs, early career professionals and everything in between as the co-lab members interview each other, sharing their career stories, big pivots, worst jobs, best career advice, and remind us no two career paths are the same. Visit jointhecolab.com to learn more, become a member, tell your story,

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00:12:57

Cassandra Hoblitz - Client Strategy Lead at Front Row

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/04/15

Cassandra Hoblitz is a Client Strategy Lead at Front Row group in New York City. Cassandra is passionate about beauty, design and sustainability. She’s led creative and branding projects for brands like WYN Beauty by Serena Williams, Josie Maran, Beautyblender and K18.This episode was recorded in April and references the launch of Wyn Beauty by Serena Williams, which is now available at Ulta. On this episode, Cassandra tells Danielle Nielsen about her winding path to building her wings in the New

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00:22:00

Jon Bunten, CEO of RecorGroup

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/04/08

Jonathan Bunten, a seasoned entrepreneur, and CEO of RecorGroup, brings over two decades of leadership across finance, trade marketing, and sales in the beauty and consumer goods sectors, along with a profound commitment to personal and professional growth. Having navigated substantial challenges and transformative experiences, he now focuses on empowering high-achieving professionals and teams towards self-discovery and actualization. Jonathan's journey, underscored by his roles in corporate

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00:24:04

Syama Bunten - CEO of Scaling Retail

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/04/01

Syama Bunten CEO of Scaling Retail and Host of Getting Rich Together, an expander podcast for women on money and wealth. For over a decade at she's been working with first time founders as a Co-CEO to launch scalable businesses. Prior to, Syama worked at Barneys New York, and Gucci building intrapreneurial divisions. Syama's won a number of awards including 2023 Positive Leadership Award from the Leadership Institute, 2022 Thought Leadership Award for Evangelizing Female Entrepreneurs and

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00:16:08

Ann Tham - Retail Growth Consultant

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/03/25

Ann Tham is a retail strategist obsessed with building smart, scalable and profitable brands. As a teenager, you would find Ann at the mall every week checking out the latest fashions and design inspirations from her favorite brands. Ann parlayed this obsession into a 20 year career at some of the most notable American brands – Ralph Lauren, Levi’s Strauss, Old Navy, Maidenform, and even taking the leap to build her own wellness brand called Before Noon. In today's episode, we'll learn

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00:17:37

Samira Zebian, Multi-Hyphenate Marketer

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/03/18

For more than 20 years, Sam Zebian has stewarded iconic brands as a marketer inside world-class organizations and agencies including Nike, Disney and CAA. From her earliest days as a talent agent to her work as an executive and consultant, she’s brought a strategic approach and a curiosity to each challenge. She’s especially skilled at reinventing heritage brands and driving them deeper into culture.In this episode, Sam speaks with Ann Tham about the power of building a career portfolio and making

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00:19:18

Andrew Pieris - Visual Marketing Executive

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/03/11

Andrew Minosh Pieris's story starts in the lush landscapes of Sri Lanka, where the vibrant culture and architecture sparked his creative passion. Moving to London as a teen, he interned with Alexander McQueen, and other names such as Jonathan Saunders, John Rocha, KTZ. He immersed himself in the fashion world from the age of fifteen. His journey led him to visual merchandising and design, where he blends fashion insights with London's energy in his distinctive styling and displays. With over

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00:16:13

Thomas Mitchell - Visual Consultant and Sales...

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/03/05

Originally from Albuquerque, NM, Thomas is an accomplished Visual Merchandising professional with over 2 decades experience across diverse retail channels from small boutiques to world-renowned luxury department stores. As the son of two talented jewelry designers, he learned the value and beauty of craftsmanship at an early age and explored photography and architecture in college. After moving to the east coast in 1993 he landed at Urban Outfitters then Brooks Brothers, starting as a District

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00:24:36

Lisa Di Napoli - leads Pixie Creative

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/02/27

Lisa Di Napoli sees the world in vivid color, has never met a color swatch that did not inspire, and loves curating visual stories. All this has served her well as a design leader and children’s industry expert. Her vision has brought to life children’s collections for over two decades, starting with H.M. Woggle Bug, a luxury line Di Napoli founded and ran, then parlaying those skills into multi-million-dollar revenue for prestigious companies such as Best & Co., Baby Gap, and Tommy Hilfiger.Her

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00:20:53

Celeste Lilore - EcoPreneur

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/02/20

Céleste is an insatiably curious lifelong learner passionate about community, partnership,provenance, ethics, sustainability, and timeless style. Through stories, she delights in making the complex simple. Her first job (not including babysitting and waitressing) was as the receptionist at Chanel HQ in Paris. It ignited Céleste’s love affair with product and fashion while elevating her commitment to service.Since then, she has worked as Corporate Engagement and Membership Experience Director at

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00:13:35

Crystal Slattery - President of Tanya Taylor

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/02/13

Crystal Slattery serves as the President of Tanya Taylor and plays a pivotal role in driving the brand’s success. With a strong background in business strategy from her years as President of Elizabeth and James and Cinq a Sept, Crystal is responsible for leading business operations and strategy for the Tanya Taylor brand.On this episode, she talks with Tanya Taylor about the role she sees technology playing in the fashion industry, both currently and in the future.

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00:14:18

Tanya Taylor - CEO and Creative Director, Tanya Taylor

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/02/06

Tanya serves as CEO and Creative Director of her namesake brand. Playing with color and texture, Tanya uses her artistic background to create clothing for women to move creatively and confidently through their day. Tanya Taylor’s collections are available at major retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Shopbop and Neiman Marcus, as well as on http://TanyaTaylor.com and at her Upper East Side boutique in Manhattan. On this episode, Tanya speaks with Crystal Slattery about what motivated her to

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00:18:49

Jen White - Creative Director, Drawing From Memory

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/01/30

Jen White is a branding expert that guides companies beyond surface-level branding to build mindshare and capture market share.She combines her background in fine art, expertise in consumer branding, and 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience to shepherd brands to their most powerful market potential. She has worked with both public and private organizations across CPG and beauty including: Seed Beauty, Johnson and Johnson, Markwins Beauty Brands, Sovos Brands and international giants including

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00:18:32

Sam Baker - CEO, Sam Baker Consulting

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/01/23

Sam Baker transforms underperforming ecommerce sites into powerful selling tools that help her clients generate double-digit incremental revenue each year. Sam’s ecommerce background includes web optimization at Abercrombie & Fitch, digital marketing at Vera Bradley and consulting clients such as Under Armour and Intercontinental Hotel Group. Her consultancy specializes in A/B Testing, UX improvements, and Retention and Acquisition strategies. On this episode, Sam speaks with Jen White about how

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00:24:39

Lydia Fenet - Founder and CEO of Lydia Fenet Agency

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/01/16

Lydia Fenet is the founder and CEO of the Lydia Fenet Agency, a boutique agency representing best in class charity auctioneers. Over her two-decade long career, Lydia served as the Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships for Christie’s and reshaped the fundraising landscape as the world’s leading charity auctioneer, single handedly raising over one billion dollars for more than 800 organizations and breaking down countless barriers for women in the auction industry. Widely recognized for

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00:22:01

Katelyn Delaney - Executive Product Marketer and...

The co-lab career stories ·

2024/01/09

Katelyn Delaney is an empowering executive product marketer and global beauty brand builder with successful experience leading product innovation and strategy, collaborating on effective go-to-market campaigns, and developing impactful 360 multi-channel marketing programs to accelerate growth across color and fragrance categories. On this episode, Katelyn speaks with Lydia Fenet about how important the first job is, and the role of the mentors she found early in her career.

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00:21:40

Katia Sarti - Digital Marketing and E-Commerce...

The co-lab career stories ·

2023/12/19

Kátia Sarti is a highly experienced digital marketing and e-commerce professional with over 15 years of experience successfully growing retail brands through innovative and integrated digital marketing strategies. She has led performance marketing for the likes of 1-800-flowers.com and Clinique and is currently the Head of Consumer Marketing for Priority Pass in the Americas. Her professional arsenal is marked by a high level of adaptability and flexibility, consistently paired with leadership

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00:20:53

Loree Lash-Valencia - Chief Revenue Officer

The co-lab career stories ·

2023/12/12

Loree Lash-Valencia is a distinguished executive with over 20 years of experience in global sales leadership and strategic partnerships, known for her expertise in business development, revenue generation, and marketing. She has a proven track record of generating over $100 million in new revenue and has been instrumental in various roles with major brands like Fila, BCBG, WGSN, and JOOR. Loree excels in identifying market trends and forming strategic alliances, consistently driving remarkable

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00:23:13

Jay Anderson - Fashion Industry Project Manager

The co-lab career stories ·

2023/12/05

From being the face of a brand to creating a brand, there's not much that Jay hasn't done or can't do in the world of fashion. On this episode, Jay speaks with Andrew Staunton about the meaning of the words resilience and agility in making a career in fashion.

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00:18:31

Andrew Staunton - Design Director

The co-lab career stories ·

2023/11/28

Designer director with 2 decades of experience leading international brands across genders and categories. Experience building businesses in established brands and launching new product lines from scratch. Masters graduate focusing on project management methods and their application to successful design development. On this episode, Andrew talks with Jay Anderson about keeping up hope and resilience as he seeks out the next role in his career.

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00:22:44

Michelle Doyle - Communications for Sustainability

The co-lab career stories ·

2023/11/21

Michelle is originally from Los Angeles and has been living in France since 2021. After 5 years of professional experience in office management she came to Paris to earn her Masters in Communications with a concentration on sustainable development. Michelle is currently working on creating content around her areas of research into cultural sustainability and material impact while simultaneously navigating building a career within sustainability in fashion. On this episode, Michelle talks with

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