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Season 9, Ep. 125
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Dearest you.
I have over 1,000 voice mentoring memos on my phone that I've recorded over the last handful of years for co-creators inside Offline spaces like serve. This is one of them.
There's also some great insight into how to accept the season we're in, and how to let our manager know we need more support without coming across as incompetent.
I hope this 30-minute listen helps you on your way.
Alison xo
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127. Part 2: Bianca Gregg on building a brand that belongs everywhere.
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48:04||Season 10, Ep. 126Dearest you.Part one of my honest conversation with Del Rainbow co-founder, Bianca Gregg. Del Rainbow is the fashion sales agency supporting brands like St. Agni, Deiji Studios and Viktoria & Woods thoughtfully scale into new, global markets. In this episode — the first 45 minutes of our two-hour chat — we get into the experience 16 year-old Bianca had that taught her the true power of energy, connection and embodying our highest role: the conduit. In part two, we get into scaling strategy, her advice to Australian fashion founders who want to take their label global and the larger role wholesale plays within a fashion brand’s world building efforts. Alison xoP.S. You can watch here :)