Artisan Adventures from Ocelot Market

On this month's episode, we chat with Teni Majekodunmi, the founder of Eclectic Chique, an award-winning accessories, clothing, & home textiles brand based in Lagos, Nigeria. We chat with Teni about her founder's journey and her recent experience at COP26. Eclectic Chique has built sustainable practices into their ethos from day 1, learn more: https://www.myeclecticchique.com/our-story

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On this week's episode, we talk to Katie Schmidt from Passion Lilie about her brand's journey building a fair trade brand over 8 years.  

On this week's episode, we chat with Susannah and Jeremy, the husband and wife team behind CEMENT6, a Tennessee-based brand that repurposes cement and farming bags into stylish bags sold online and at in-person events.

This week, we're joined by the founder and creative director of the Colombia-based home textiles brand Zuahaza, which Tatiana founded to combine her love for design and sustainability with her desire to build a social enterprise that provides consistent work for the artisans she works with. In this episode, we’ll walk thru Tatiana’s entrepreneurial journey & challenges she’s faced along the way, especially owning a business selling internationally during a pandemic.

In this week's episode, we chat with Kathryn Boese, the owner and designer of Guruforlife.ca, a Canadian-based conscious fashion brand producing apparel in India from upcycled saris and leftover fabric.

From the city of no electricity, New Orleans, LA after Hurricane Ida, comes an interview with Cullen Schwarz, the founder and CEO of DoneGood.com. In this interview, Cullen and I discuss how purchasing power is such an important tool we can leverage to change the world.

For Women's Equality Day, we're publishing our interview with Jade Longelin founder of LOMBIA + CO., which sells Wayuu bags entirely made by women in Colombia.

This week, we chat with Julie Colombino-Billingham from Deux Mains, a brand based in Haiti about her work building a fashion brand, a non-profit, and a solar-powered factory.

This past weekend, over 2000 Haitians lost their lives after a terrible earthquake. Unfortunately, the casualties are expected to grow and a tropical storm has made things worse.

From the recommendation of Fast Company, we’re linking to Charity Navigator, which provides a list of recommended organizations to support the Haitian relief effort in this time: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=8990

In the first episode of Artisan Adventures from Ocelot Market, we sit down with Annah Chakola and discuss her journey building her boutique label, Annahmol, which works with artisans across India.

Annah helps us define what an "artisan" is when we think about the products Ocelot Market looks to support and sell. Annah also helps us consider how the pandemic and work she does impacts the small makers she works with.