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The Social Impact Startup

Jul 21, 2019

Mary Bemis is the founder of Reprise Activewear, a sustainable and plant-based athleisure brand. Mary began her career in finance and slowly transitioned over to fashion, starting with reading the labels of her clothing, attending trade shows to eventually taking courses at FIT and launching her own company. After...


Jul 15, 2019

Maggie Winter is the cofounder and CEO of AYR: A digitally native fashion brand built for a new generation of women. AYR creates seasonless, timeless and ageless essentials as an alternative to fast fashion. In our conversation we talk about the realities of being a female entrepreneur, from financing an early stage...


Jul 7, 2019

Jessica Francis is a wellness entrepreneur and marketing expert. After working for 10 years in advertising she made the transition to wellness entrepreneur by first becoming a certified Pilates instructor and then eventually making the leap to being a studio owner. Her work in advertising helped her to conceptualize and...


Jul 1, 2019

Each week we talk with founders from various industries about how they’re making an impact through business while investing in their current and future selves.

The era of profit first business and a lifestyle that promotes burnout is over. In this new era, we’re investing in ourselves, our community and the future.