THE ELECTRIC RUNWAY PODCAST
Named among the top five fashion podcasts globally by Elle Magazine, the Electric Runway podcast looks at innovation through the lens of fashion. In each episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco interviews the makers and shakers transforming apparel, retail, manufacturing, and consumer experiences to discover how digital technology is disrupting every aspect of the fashion industry around the world.
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Turning Pollution into Profit | In Conversation with Stephanie Benedetto of Queen of Raw
Today we’re continuing our coverage of WEAR Conference—that’s the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable—taking place October 7th-8th in Toronto. In this episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with Stephanie Benedetto, the CEO and Founder of Queen of Raw. Queen of Raw…
Sustainability’s Golden Age | In Conversation with Kelly Drennan of Fashion Takes Action
It’s September, which means it’s officially fashion season, but before the runway shows kick off in New York we’re bringing you a conversation about sustainability in the fashion industry: When it comes to sustainability, it seems as though the fashion…
Podcast Update | We’re Changing Things Up
An update regarding the Electric Runway podcast from your host Amanda Cosco
Start-up and Scale-up with Runway Kit
Runway Kit is an end-to-end digital platform that democratizes the design and manufacturing process for fashion startups and design entrepreneurs.
Poshmark Comes to Canada
In Episode 115 of the Electric Runway Podcast, FashionTech Journalist Amanda Cosco welcomes Poshmark back to the show. This time, we're speaking with Maria Morales, the Director of International Expansion. She's here to tell us about Poshmark’s venture into Canada.…
Collision Conference Toronto Round-Up
Last week, Toronto was overtaken with tech. More than 25 thousand participants from 125 countries ascended on the city for Collision Conference, North America’s fastest-growing technology conference. For its Toronto debut, the conference’s communication team celebrated a number of wins, including…
What Else can Your Clothing do for you?
Our guest today is Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, a designer, researcher, and professor, as well as the founder of Interwoven Design Group. Interwoven is a New York-based innovative design studio specialized in wearable technology and textiles. Pailes-Friedman shares her experience working with…
Not Your Father’s Hemp
Although hemp was one of the first plants to be spun into a useable fiber 10,000 years ago, it was made illegal to grow without a permit in the USA in 1970 under the Controlled Substances Act. Now with legalization…
Fashion-First Smart Glasses
Our guest today on the Electric Runway podcast is Alexander Ingram, the Head of Communications and PR for North. North is a Canadian startup that wants to sell you your first pair of smart glasses. Their fashion-first approach to facial…