Denali Jöel is a non-binary Multidisciplinary Artist, Designer, Educator and Fashion Griot. Their art praxis intersects design, performance, media and community engagement with particular focus on queer identities and Afro-diasporan histories, futures, collective healing, and radical imagination.
Read MoreJulius Tillery is a 5th-generation cotton farmer from North Carolina and the founder of BlackCotton, a business that centers and uplifts the Black community closest to the cotton fields in Northampton County, North Carolina.
Read MoreCassandra Pintro is the founder of Consumption Project, a new platform that serves as a catalyst for educating folks about the impact of their buying habits and nurturing a collective mindset that values quality, longevity, and the environment.
Read MoreJeanell English is an experienced facilitator and people operations leader, and the founder of Elizabeth. She previously served as the Executive Vice President of Impact and Inclusion at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Read MoreMuchaneta Ten Napel is a fashion economist, a lecturer, a writer, a consultant, and the founder of Shape Innovate, a venture that critically examines the economic imprint of the fashion industry. She’s also the driving force behind FashNerd.com, a digital platform that explores the latest in fashion tech.
Read MoreRachel Arthur is a strategist, journalist, and the Advocacy Lead for Sustainable Fashion at the United Nations Environment Programme. She’s the lead author of The Sustainable Fashion Communications Playbook, which was published earlier this year by the UN Environment Programme and the UN Climate Change Fashion Charter.
Read MoreTameka Peoples is the founder and CEO of Seed2Shirt, a Black-woman-owned vertically integrated ethical apparel production & boutique cotton merchant firm.
Read MoreLisa Diegel is the Global Sustainability Director at Faherty, a family business focused on making high quality clothing.
Read MoreEric Liedtke is the co-founder and CEO of UNLESS – a collective of innovators, engineers, artists, and activists, who make plant-based streetwear designed to leave zero plastic waste.
Read MoreNatalie Shehata is the new Social Media Strategist + Storyteller here at Conscious Chatter. A sustainable stylist, community organizer, speaker and writer, Nat brings exceptional experience and knowledge to how we approach storytelling.
Read MoreJessie Frances (aka @cappuccinosandconsignment on IG) is highly knowledgeable on the world of preloved fashion. She shares ideas around luxury vintage savviness, smart travel tips, and slow-living hacks, and consults companies on luxury resale.
Read MoreWinona Quigley is the founder and CEO of Green Matters Natural Dye Company – who is dedicated to bringing pollution-free color to the textile industry by using all-natural dye ingredients.
Read MoreDr. Lisa Erdle is the Director of Science and Research at 5 Gyres. She’s a microplastics researcher, lifelong sailor, and is passionate about keeping waterways clean for wildlife and people.
Read MoreLiz Spencer is the natural dye wizard behind Dogwood Dyer. With experience in both tending organic natural dye gardens and coaxing color from plants, Liz has devoted her artistic practice to discovering as much as possible about color that can come from plants.
Read MoreAnjana Baburaj is an impact-focused strategist and communications specialist. Her recent research looked at TikTok Shein hauls, and focused on fashion, social media, and consumption.
Read MoreLizz Leral is the Executive Director of Quilting for Community, a nonprofit organization focused on building community by teaching the art of quiltmaking.
Read MoreKelly Drennan is the founder of Fashion Takes Action, a Canada-based non-profit that works to remove barriers to sustainability through education, awareness, research and collaboration.
Read MoreRayouf Alhumedhi is the creator of the hijab emoji, and has a passion for bridging the creative and tech spaces. She was named one of Time’s Most Influential Teens and Forbes 30 under 30, and is currently a senior at Stanford majoring in Product Design.
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