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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

I would always answer “social worker” or “interior designer”. I’ve hence always looked out for opportunities where I could combine my passion for humanitarian work with my marketing and design competencies. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? Balance only happens when these different aspects are well integrated.

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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

I would always answer “social worker” or “interior designer”. I’ve hence always looked out for opportunities where I could combine my passion for humanitarian work with my marketing and design competencies. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? Balance only happens when these different aspects are well integrated.

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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

Inside Retail spoke to the designer behind the brand, Rebecca Vallance-Gasan, about starting her day at 4 am, a must for someone running a global fashion empire. I get to the office at around 9 am to 9:30 am and spend the first few hours with the design team working on the collections, future designs and fabrications.

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‘I find purpose and meaning in my work’: Dsmile founder Joseph Badr

Inside Retail

Now, he heads up Dsmile, a direct-to-consumer dental care brand marrying sustainable design with minimalist design. Our company focuses on finding solutions to these problems through design to drive habit change, and providing eco-friendly dental products that are both effective and sustainable.

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“Our mission is to make retail fair”: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham

Inside Retail

We both recognised that many people we knew in the fashion and design industry had few opportunities to reach an audience effectively and grow their brands, and we wanted to build something that would offer more opportunities for these sorts of smaller brands to develop and grow responsibly and reach new customers.

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How Mud Australia CEO remains invigorated after 29 years in the business 

Inside Retail

Founded in 1994, the climate-neutral business is renowned for its craftsmanship , timeless design aesthetic, and products that are built and designed to last. IR: What is your approach to promoting a healthy work-life balance for yourself, and your employees? Molly, my wheaten terrier, comes everywhere with me.

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Ditch the ladder and climb the career jungle gym instead: Creed CEO

Inside Retail

I’ve always prided myself and my teams on striking a balance between creativity, service and driving bottom-line results. I graduated as a fashion textile designer and worked in this field in my early career, then joined Molton Brown when it was still a relatively small business, and it completely changed my direction of travel.

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