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sourcing

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Kristy Caylor, For Days: Keeping clothing out of landfills – Well Made E141

On average, each person in the US sends 70 pounds of textiles to a landfill each year. For Days founder Kristy Caylor is building a textile recovery stream to close the loop and build a supply chain fueled by fashion waste.

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Ian Montgomery, Guacamole Airplane: Getting comfortable with trade-offs – Well Made E138

Ian Montgomery, founder and Creative Director of Guacamole Airplane is merging environmental science and design to push the limits of how we think about sustainable packaging.

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Andy Fallshaw, Bellroy: Designing for longevity – Well Made E133

Bellroy CEO and Co-founder Andy Fallshaw is debunking status quo for profit, purpose and product design, and evolving to meet the needs of our planet.

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Best Match and Factory Highlights help you choose packaging quotes with confidence

New features that give you more insight into each factory, so you can make informed decisions when you source packaging on Lumi.

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Eric Edelson, Fireclay Tile: Knowing What it Means to Be a Good Business – Well Made E119

In 2008, Fireclay Tile CEO Eric Edelson brought the tile business direct-to-consumer, and he hasn't looked back. He talks us through scaling past max capacity, becoming a B Corp, and staying recession proof.

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Vanessa Barboni Hallik, Another Tomorrow: Rethinking Your Framework – Well Made E116

Vanessa is taking us through the carefully considered, incremental decisions it took to build an ethical supply chain for Another Tomorrow.

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Ask Lumi: Looking Back on 100 Episodes – Well Made E100

Jesse and Stephan are answering your questions about the podcast, packaging, ecommerce, and Lumi.

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Sarah Paiji Yoo, Blueland: Changing Consumer Behavior – Well Made E97

Blueland is taking the refill model and dehydrating it. Founder and CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo takes us behind the scenes of Blueland's busy first year, the struggles to find a manufacturer for their cleaning tablets, and pitching on Shark Tank.

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Aishwarya Iyer, Brightland: Chasing the Sun – Well Made E86

Aishwarya Iyer talks about founding Brightland to bring fresh, traceable olive oils to the table.

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Adam Simone, Leaf Shave: Engineering Lifelong Razors – Well Made E83

Hear how founder Adam Simone took his experience creating medical-grade tools to develop a refillable, plastic-free Leaf razor.

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Alex Matisse, East Fork: Kilning It – Well Made E82

Alex Matisse of East Fork talks about walking the line between small scale craft and large scale commercialism.

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Ara Katz, Seed: Seeding – Well Made E80

Breaking down the science of the microbiome with Seed.

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Cynthia Power, Eileen Fisher: Closing the Clothing Loop – Well Made E78

A discussion on designing for longevity with the Director of EILEEN FISHER Renew.

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JT Marino, Tuft & Needle: Merging the Disruptor and Disrupted – Well Made E77

A talk with Tuft & Needle co-founder, JT Marino on waking up a sleepy industry and merging with their competitors to fundamentally transform consumer product brands.

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Emily Sugihara, Baggu: Getting Weirder – Well Made E71

A year after our first talk, Baggu founder Emily Sugihara shares how they're preserving the heart of the bag brand.

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Charlie Carlisle, Love Your Melon: Scaling Up to Give Back – Well Made E64

Chief Operations Officer, Charlie Carlisle shares how social-good headwear company, Love Your Melon, is supporting pediatric cancer initiatives through selling knitwear at scale.