Fashion & Founders The Podcast

Welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith, and this week I’m joined with Jade Beguelin the co-founder of 4AM SKIN. You may have seen Jade from one of her TikToks about what hot girls in New York City are gatekeeping or wearing her viral under eye masks for her brand 4AM SKIN. She is how I found out about Pickle and the big silly trivia game, and she shares her best tips for growing on TikTok and some rumblings of what the hot girls are currently doing. 4am is not your regular skincare brand. Their launch party was at a club, they’ve partnered with 818, and their inspiration comes from the downtown girls that are up all night but still look great in the morning. Focusing on minimalism, they’ve created skincare that’s easy enough to do at 4AM and actually works. You can find them on REVOLVE and urban outfitters and they just became part of Sephora’s 2025 accelerate class. Jade and her cofounder Sabrina were also named Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2025.Jade and her co-founder met at Georgetown and as a fellow alum it was very fun to connect with someone else in the beauty fashion space. She shares some really great knowledge on starting a business in your 20s and more so let’s get into it. Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersFollow Jade:IG: @jadebeguelinTikTok: @jadebeguelinLinkedIn: Jade BeguelinFollow 4AM:IG: @4amskinWebsite: https://4amskin.com/ LinkedIn: 4AM SKINFollow Philippa Made:IG: philippa__madeWebsiteThank you for listening!

Fashion Tech Talk: short, bite-sized information answering your most asked questions about fashion tech! This series is with Naama and Manya the founders of Threads of Tech a community for fashion creatives and technologists. Topics this week How to pitch your skill set to fashion companies or fashion tech startups?What can current students do to get involved in fashion-tech?Current job openings and summer internships for students?They also share they have an upcoming Fashion Tech event for NYFW in February so follow them to stay updated!Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersFollow Threads of Tech:Instagram: @threadsoftechJob BoardLinkedIn: Threads of Tech Substack: Threads of TechFollow Naama:Instagram: @mieuxnaamaLinkedIn: Naama PaulemontFollow Manya:Instagram: @manyaownbusinessLinkedIn: Manya JainThanks for listening!

Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast. This week I spoke with Jen Keane the Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Synthesis. Modern synthesis is a London-based biotech company bringing life to new materials by working with bacteria to produce an entirely new class of nanocellulose based materials for fashion without using any plastic or animal inputs. Jen’s background leading up to founding her own company is so impressive and she has accumulated so many experiences in textiles and circularity. She did her undergraduate degree at Cornell University with a major in fiber, science and apparel design. She then worked at Adidas for five years getting so much experience in this large company. And then did a masters in material futures at Central Saint Martins of University of Arts London.If you are interested in the bio technology and material innovation side of fashion Tech, this episode is for you.They’ve worked on some really cool projects like “growing a shoe.” A collaboration with Ganni on their iconic Bou Bag, and theres so much more to come so let’s get into the episode.Follow Fashion & Founders:InstagramWebsiteYoutubeTikTokSubstackFollow Modern Synthesis:InstagramNewsletterThey’re hiring!WebsiteFollow Baggy:InstagramWebsiteThank you for listening!

Hello and welcome back to Fashion and Founders The Podcast, my name is Victoria Smith and this week I spoke with Mary Korlin Downs. She has become a fashion tech thought leader through her Tiktok, Instagram, and Substack where she posts weekly job boards, fashion tech news, and more. Mary used to work at Bipty, a fashion rental company and I actually have an episode with the founder Natalia. She then went to Recurate a company powering brand owned resale. She then started her own agency Cropd working with fashion tech clients. Mary talks about how she got started in fashion tech by working on a startup while at a full time job in medical device sales. So if you have questions on how to transition into fashion tech listen to this episode. She shares great advice on how to build your portfolio, get started as a student, and her transition into being a founder and starting an agency working with fashion tech clients. This is the fashion tech episode to listen to, it’s a bit longer than other episodes because I went through all the comments and DMs I had gotten on fashion tech so I could get Mary’s take to share with you all so lets get into the episode. Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersFollow Mary Korlin Downs:IG: @marykorlindownsTikTok: @maykorlindownsSubstack: All Things Fashion TechLinkedIn: Mary Korlin-DownsFollow Pink Antique:IG: @pinkantique_IG: @emilyanndeutschThank you for listening!