Lisa Owen, is the co-founder at one of Canada’s most promising e-commerce businesses, Rent Frock Repeat. Lisa’s team is turning the retail model on its head, and leading the sharing economy while ensuring women across Canada of any age, race, or economic status have the opportunity to access amazing fashion while also reducing their collective carbon-footprint. In this episode, we dig into the burgeoning world of “renting fashion”, discussing the likes of Rent the Runway, Gwynnie Bee, Stitch Fix, and more; Lisa’s take on business partnerships, her experience fund raising, the company’s appearance on Dragon’s Den, why fashion is the second biggest polluter on the planet and what Lisa’s company is doing about it.
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