Electric Runway Podcast

Jun 25 2024 155 ep. 24 mins 6

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Named among the top five fashion podcasts globally by Elle Magazine, the Electric Runway podcast looks at technological innovation through the lens of fashion. In each episode, fashion futurist and journalist Amanda Cosco interviews key stakeholders disrupting apparel, retail, and consumer experiences to find out how digital technology is transforming the $2.4 trillion industry.

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EP 151: The Beauty of Success with Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

Jun 25 2024 32 mins

In this episode, fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with record-breaking entrepreneur, founder, and CEO Kendra Bracken-Ferguson. Kendra is a thought leader, founder, venture capitalist and the CEO of BrainTrust Founders Studio. She is someone who has witnessed—and been a part of—the changing landscape of digital media over the past decade. Her recent book “The Be

EP 150: How Soy Shows up in Fashion, Beauty and Beyond

Mar 12 2024 16 mins

When we think of soy, we often think of candles or an alternative to milk, but what about the role the crop plays in the business of fashion and beauty? In the US, soy is second only to corn in crop size, and it's playing a significant role in transforming many industries. My guest today is Carla Schultz. She's a soy farmer from Michigan and a United Soybean Board Director, and she

EP 149: Biotechnology is the New Design Tool

Feb 22 2024 25 mins

Biotechnology is an exciting frontier in fashion and beauty because it presents a new way forward. Most products on the market today rely on extraction for their ingredients, whether that's from plants, animals, or petrochemicals. Each of these options has a footprint. With biotechnology, there's the opportunity to create new sustainable supply chains with new levels of performance

EP 148: This Startup is Spinning Seaweed into Fibre for the Fashion Industry

Dec 12 2023 26 mins

From leather grown from mushrooms to sequins made from plants, biomaterials is an exciting area of innovation that is projected to reach almost $50 billion by 2025. Briefly put, biomaterials combine science and technology to engineer new ways of producing materials. Biomaterials are rapidly gaining popularity with brands and consumers alike due to their ability to address the fashi

EP 147: Turning the Living Room into a Fitting room with Augmented Reality

Nov 09 2023 30 mins

In today's episode fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Heather Lipner, the Head of Product Design + Creative and Geenee AR. Geenee enables high-quality web AR virtual try-on for eCommerce and In-feed Ad experiences to increase sales conversions, reduce return rates and drive return on ad spend performance. Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/ Sign u

EP 146: AI on the Runway, Prada in Space & Beauty for All

Oct 17 2023 14 mins

Recently, black beauty influencers have taken to TikTok and other social media channels to call out brands that don't have inclusive shades. Today's podcast features a conversation with Balanda Atis, a L'Oréal chemist, and their Chief Scientific Communications Officer. We spoke with her in May in Toronto at the launch of L'Oréal's True Match Foundation to understand how she has b

EP 145: Snap's Snapback: From Puking Rainbows to Enterprise Evolution

May 15 2023 36 mins

Snap has come a long way from puking rainbows. The company has been steadily developing its artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies for years, and is now rolling out a B2B SaaS offering for retailers and merchants. ARES, or Augmented Reality Enterprise Services, enables clients to leverage Snap's 3D viewer, virtual try-on, and fit-finder solutions into their bran

EP 144: In a World of Greenwashing, Modern Meadow is the Real Deal

May 02 2023 28 mins

Advancements in science have opened up new possibilities for fashion manufacturing. One promising application of biotechnology in the textile industry is the development of lab-grown or "cultured" materials such as leather and silk. These materials are created by growing cells in a lab, without the need for animal agriculture or the use of harmful chemicals. By doing so, they offer

EP 143: Smart Solutions For Sun Protection: Innovating Fabrics for the Future

Apr 24 2023 19 mins

When we think of smart fabrics, we often think of fabrics with sensors inside them meant to monitor our body's activity or temperature, but not all innovations in fabrication are digital. In fact, most of the time they're chemical. Today's guest on the Electric Runway Podcast is Fi Paziana, a Milan-based ex-investment banker-turned fashion designer who is launching her debut collec

EP 142: Fashion Beyond the Boarders of Reality: In Conversation with The Fabricant's Amber Jae Slooten

Mar 29 2023 21 mins

By now, we're all a little weary of talking about digital fashion, and the trend has certainly seen its peak in the hype cycle of emerging technology. By digital fashion, we're talking about fashion that exists only digitally and not physically, and is meant to be worn on social media, on platforms like Zoom, and inside games. Our guest today is Amber Jae Slooten, the co-founder an