From product design to manufacturing, Sabai Design founder Phantila Phataprasit built her furniture brand to be eco-friendly in many aspects.
Jul 16
How Marlyn Schiff Built a 2,000-Store Jewelry Brand By Selling Passion, Not Pressure
At 24, Marlyn Schiff was making beaded jewelry at her kitchen table with no business plan and nothing to lose. Today, Marlyn Schiff Jewelry is a seven-figure wholesale brand with staff who have stayed 18 years, a price point under $150 that cracked Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus, an ... Show More
32m 42s
Jul 14
How a $5,000 Grant Snowballed Into a Dr. Dre Partnership
Carmen Dianne and Kara Still launched Prosperity Market during the pandemic to bring fresh food and economic power to Black communities in Los Angeles—with no background in farming, no trailer, and no blueprint. Scrappy pop-ups in church parking lots grew into an 80-vendor operat ... Show More
50m 47s
Jul 9
How Dagne Dover Turned Word of Mouth Into Its Biggest Marketing Channel
Melissa Mash built Dagne Dover from a business school focus group and $40,000 in pre-sales into a brand now carried in more than 250 retail locations—without ever taking venture capital. By ditching Meta and Google in favor of events, sponsorships, and high-touch retail relations ... Show More
35m 22s
Sep 2023
#12-From a Bamboo Toothbrush to an Eco-Friendly Products Venture
We are introducing our special podcast series “Stories of UAEs Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurs” in collaboration with Advanced Media Trading.In this special episode of Impact Talk, we’re joined by Namrata Budhraja, co-founder of Shift Eco, a comprehensive platform for eco-friendly p ... Show More
23m 21s
Mar 2023
How Shopify store Green&Blue put sustainability at the heart of their growth strategy
<p>Faye Treffry is Head of Growth and a director at the multi-award winning Green and Blue, a company of designers, creators and innovators who create products to help wildlife. Selling to consumers and trade via their Shopify site, they launched in 2005 and in 2022 they helped t ... Show More
30m 5s
Jul 2024
Handcrafted with love for love with Shehreen Ahmed of 71bay
<p>In this episode, Fiona chats with Shehreen, founder of 71 Bay, a homewares business that partners with female artisans in Bangladesh. Shehreen talks about the challenges of balancing multiple roles and her commitment to sustainability and fair trade. Tune in!</p><p><strong>You ... Show More
47m 50s
Jan 2025
#157 - Is sustainability a business model or a storyline? - Gergana K. Abdulrahman, Wild Fabrik
In this episode of Commerce Talks, Gergana K. Abdulrahman discusses her journey with Wild Fabrik, a sustainable marketplace based in Dubai. She shares insights on the company's origins during the COVID-19 pandemic, its unique business model, and the importance of sustainability i ... Show More
26m 39s
Jul 2024
#147 - Bringing a B2C marketplace into B2B - Kailash Tulsi Gajra, Megastores
Kailash Tulsi Gajara, founder of Megastore, shares the journey of creating a B2C marketplace for handmade products, focusing on artisans and their unique creations. The platform offers a wide range of categories, sustainable and eco-friendly products, and a social and video comme ... Show More
39m 35s