Every business creates waste but imagine turning that waste into a NEW business?That's what Jesi Whelan did with her kids clothing company, Phoenix Pre-Worn.  The clothing that's too torn or stained to be sold gets used in her second business she started with Samantha Hulst from June Bird.Together they teamed up to create a craft subscription box using textile waste from kids clothing called Canary Kids Club.Jesi talks about the misconception she had about Big E Entrepreneurism...it's not all Elon Musk and Stock Options!...and how her perception shift made the leap to opening her own business less scary.We talk about Ghost Energy on thrifted clothing...does it exist?!What is this place?!Let's go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

A guided meditation on the feelings Valentine's Day can bring up.  Great for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the amount of STUFF in their homes.  Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

Born during the darkest days of the pandemic, Clotheshorse The Podcast, took everyone behind the scenes of Fast Fashion...what REALLY goes on to make us soooo addicted we stop caring about the people who make the clothing.Amanda McCarty, the creator of Clotheshorse has worked retail her whole life. She's worked on the floor, she's worked in the head offices, she's been a consumer like me. Amanda paves a path, both for people to get more conscious about their clothing consumption consumption, but also to get more conscious about working in retail. Retail and wholesale is the largest employment sector in both Canada and the US employing more people than agriculture or manufacturing or healthcare! It's huge. But as you might know, retail is under a huge transformation...some even call it The Retail Apocalypse!  By 2030, a mere 7 years from now, there will likely be 1 MILLION fewer jobs in retail than there are now.  In fact, Retail may lose it's crown as the largest employment sector.So what to do?  How do we transition out of a retail culture into whatever is next (a warehouse culture?!)I asked Amanda and she has some sage advice for people trying to transition out of retail.So who is Amanda McCarty and what is Clotheshorse?Let's go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

I've been talking more and more about de-growth and I'm seeing more and more articles and media out there talking about de-growth.  It's becoming a bit of a buzzword but what does it really mean? I interviewed that new chat bot, the one that can create the written word from artificial intelligence.  It has creators and writers wondering if their jobs are about to be taken over by AI.  Did it write this podcast?  Who is CHAT GPT?!!?  Let's go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

This episode, What's This Place? goes behind the bricks and mortar of New Circles, a multi dimensional, not-for-profit agency here in Toronto.New Circles helps alleviate poverty through their free clothing bank GLOW (Gently Loved Outfits To Wear)...and if I am being honest, that's all I thought they did!But once I went behind the bricks and mortar, I discovered that GLOW is a jumping off program for so much more...They offer free employment skills training and newcomer settlement support  programs.They benefit the environment by diverting 300,000 lbs of clothing from landfill every year.I ask Cindy Blakely, the founder of New Circles, all my usual origin story questions...but the answers were not what I was expecting. Find out how one woman created a legacy that benefits tens of thousands of people every single year.How did it all start?  And how has it survived the Covid Era?Let's go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

This week I get interviewed by Jason Shepherd, the host of The Real Hero's of E-commerce, a podcast on shopping!Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

We're talking zero waste costumes, decorations and candy with a special mystery guest!We also talk about stats and how they aren't helping and may even be contributing to people not caring about making small changes!RIP stats!!Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

This week I go behind the scenes of my own business, Theodore 1922:  how I started, how I very nearly went bankrupt and how one man changed everything.  Pasquale started tailoring at 6 years old...yes, you read that right: 6 years old!So what is a Bespoke Tailor?  And who is Pasquale Buonjourno?Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

What's This Place? podcast turns one this week.  I launched my first episode with Sharon Smyl from Collected Joy a year ago this week and heck yeah, I'm going to celebrate!I'm giving away a chance to win one of 3 garments from Blondie Apparel, a 100% Made in Canada garment...from fabric to hang tags to thread.  HOW TO WIN?!Go to my Instagram or Twitter for rules and entry.  You can also send a screen shot of a review you write on your podcast app between now and  September 27th at 11:59pm to [email protected] week on the podcast we go behind the blood sweat and tears of Blondie Apparel.  Brodie and Michelle Brodie started out making hats and scarves but soon moved on to designing womenswear made here in Canada.  "Designed in Canada" is one thing but manufacturing that design here at home is a Level Up not many businesses have the guts to pull off.Blondie Apparel decided to put everything on the line and start manufacturing garments entirely in Canada...even the fabric!But could they do it? Would the infrastructure handle their business? Could they compete if they went all Canadian? Who are Brodie and Michelle and what is Blondie Apparel? Let's go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

Why Isn’t More Clothing Made In Canada? Well today we are going to talk to someone who actually wrote an article with that exact title…you can google "Why Isn’t More Clothing Made in Canada?" and the first result you should get is a Chatelaine story with that exact title by Isabel Slone who writes for The NY Times, The Globe and Mail, Macleans etc and today I’m going to pick her brain about Made in Canada.if we really want to "Shop Local" and "Buy Canadian" are there any clothing brands who can genuinely claim to be Made In Canada?Well today we’re gonna find out and Isabel Slone is going to help us do it.So, who is Isabel Slone and What actually is Made In Canada anymore?Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around.Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.