The Entrepret Podcast

Building a sustainable and ethical fashion brand (Benarasi textiles) and sustaining it in 2020

Today with have with us Anahita Mehra, the creative director of Roliana, a Benarasi textile brand that strives to recreate ‘the dying romance between women and weave’. At Roliana, they work on reviving the dying art of weaving Benarasi textiles on handloom since powerloom has taken over. All their manufacturing is done in Benaras and they have a strong community of weavers there. Roliana also promotes sustainable fashion and preserves the rich Indian heritage with its contemporary hue and charm. Join us in understanding how the family run business has built it's foundation on ethical and sustainable practices and have been successful in creating a demand for Benarasi textiles in 2020. By innovating their business model, aesthetic and product, Roliana has managed to build something that is synonymous with slow fashion. Tune in to understand the struggles, journey and "why" behind creating evergreen products without creating a hole in the environment.

On creative disruption, being authentic and pure hustle

Today we have with us Ankita Chawla, popularly known as “hustlerani” on Instagram! Ankita is a young creative with a 27.4k following. She is a graphic designer, visual artist and a marketing professional at Deloitte India. Ankita rose to fame with her take on a modern day CV through an instagram grid, and went on to become one of India’s youngest voices to get featured on TEDx. She is feisty, bold and a hustler in its truest sense. Tune into our conversation with this bundle of talent to understand how to be authentic and creative and how to always express yourself to your fullest!

Building a sustainable fashion brand, the hurdles of entrepreneurship and a whole lot of soul

Today we have with us Udai Arora who is the founder and CEO of Urth, a sustainable fashion label based out of Delhi. Together we unravel the journey of a young entrepreneur who believed in changing the world one sustainable piece of clothing at a time. Tune into our conversion about starting a clothing label from scratch, creating your own content and wearing many hats while doing so. Udai shares with us some special anecdotes about his journey from an undergrad to his own failures that he turned into successes and much much more.

A journey into fashion production, styling and art direction in all it's raw glory

Tune in to our conversation with multihyphenate Gopalika Virmani whose honesty and candour will teach you a thing or two about being an authentic presence in the creative field. We deep dive into her journey as a young student studying in Milan and moving back to India only to find roadblocks. In this episode, we talk about how you can be successful in fashion without having to sell your soul, how to get over a tough problem, work ethics, creativity, processes and creating a niche in this competitive market.

Artistic expression, sustainable jewellery & entrepreneurship with Aavriti Jain

In conversation with the talented Aavriti Jain. She takes us through her journey from Rajasthan to Milan to Mumbai and how she grew her brand, Dhora India & Teatro by Dhora. Tune into to learn the secret recipe to being a young business owner who has created a rather successful name for herself. A raw and honest conversation about the journey to fulfilling one's artistic expression to running a commercial business and all the roadblocks female hustlers still have to face in this day and age.