{"id":7462,"date":"2022-04-06T22:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/?p=7462"},"modified":"2022-04-06T22:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:37:38","slug":"63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/podcast\/63\/","title":{"rendered":"E63: From Fast Fashion to Slow Circular Brand Building with Monika The Label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"063: From Fast Fashion to Slow Circular Brand Building with Monika The Label\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=q44wi-11f02d6-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3267a3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Meet Monika Young, a London-based creative, ex-fast fashion buyer and a lover of all things California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">When her buying job in Berlin started giving her the blues, she knew she had to make a change. She saw first-hand how fast fashion brands were destroying the planet and she wasn\u2019t down for being part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Launching Monika The Label was born out of her love for fashion and desire to re-imagine how a fashion brand can be fun and do good at the same time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>Listen to this episode and discover:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How her dream job of being a buyer pushed Monika to walk away and start her own brand doing the opposite of everything she experienced and learned as a buyer;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How she balanced sourcing and manufacturing in the UK with offering a well priced mid-market product that is affordable for her customer base;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How she got copied multiple times and her approach to dealing with this creative &#8220;worst nightmare&#8221; type of challenge;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What her plans for growing her label are and what she is ding in order to become a fully circular fashion brand;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How she great a community before she launched her brand;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">much much more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Key Takeaways:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\">&#8220;Working as a buyer and seeing the cost prices at which we were buying products made me question the ethics and practices of the industry. How can buying a garment at $3 be possible and provide a living wage for those who make it?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEven if the garment can no longer be worn, there are many ways in which the fabric can be re-used and up-cycled\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMy priority is to focus on growing my brand and myself\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cLearn from your mistakes and when things seemingly go wrong, don\u2019t spend too much time feeling down about it because the solution is often so much better than before.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Monika via:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monikathelabel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.monikathelabel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monikathelabel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>: @monikathelabel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Podcast Host:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dessy is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35wo2y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a Fashion Insider book<\/a> and the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fashion Insiders &amp; Co<\/a> &#8211; an online platform supporting fashion and creative entrepreneurs who are in the process of launching and growing purpose-driven brands. (Buy the book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35wo2y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35wo2y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/35wo2y9 )<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** If you would like to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fashioninsiderstraining.com\/work-with-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>book a powerful Breakthrough Power Hour<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and work through a challenge or strategize how to launch or grow your fashion business, book an hour with Dessy\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fashioninsiderstraining.com\/work-with-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Method:<\/strong><br \/>\nFashion Insiders &amp; Co<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>: https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fashioninsidersco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>: @fashioninsidersco<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Discover more great content on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDx5HDhSfXvbQ_Vi16XLVqA?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">YouTube<\/span><\/a> channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 *star* rating and a review on iTunes &#8211; it helps us get this podcast discovered by more listeners just like yourself. Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To submit any questions or get in touch with topic suggestions, write to us at <a href=\"mailto:podcast@fashioninsiders.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insider(at)fashioninsiders(dot)co<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Monika Young, a London-based creative, ex-fast fashion buyer and a lover of all things California. When her buying job in Berlin started giving her the blues, she knew she had to make a change. 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