Garments & Grit: Persistence in the World of Sustainable Fashion (w/ Maisa Mumtaz-Cassidy, Founder & CEO - Consciously)

And So, She Left: Wisdom from Women Beyond the Corporate World

Content warning: this episode contains graphic content.

Maisa Mumtaz-Cassidy thought she was going to die.

She's the Founder & CEO of Consciously, an ethically-sourced and sustainable fashion platform. Between an incredibly tense childbirth, starting a business in the grips of COVID, and contracting the virus herself, it wreaked havoc on her mind and body. But she managed to keep it all together.

Being forced to walk such a winding path reminded Maisa of her own mother. Like her, she was an entrepreneur in the garment industry. And at just 26, she became a single mother of 3 after leaving an abusive marriage.

This is an episode about determination, grit, and persistence. Maisa talks about the moments where she almost threw in the towel, the importance of buckling down on fair pay, and how the warmth of family keeps her striving forward.

Maisa talks about:

• How she juggles parenthood & passion
• Her incredibly difficult pregnancy experience
• How she deals with "mom guilt" as a new entrepreneur
• Having a lack of mom friends who are also entrepreneurs
• The importance of supporting ethical manufacturing as a business owner
• Starting Consciously during the pandemic after giving birth to her first child

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Hosted by Katherin Vasilopoulos. Made by Cansulta and Ethan Lee.

Music by © Chris Zabriskie, published by You've Been a Wonderful Laugh Track (ASCAP).

Songs used in this episode include: "Air Hockey Saloon," "Let Your Enemies Feel the Weight of Your Burdens," "Cylinder Three," "Heliograph," "Short Song 011723," "Short Song 021523," "There's a Special Place for Some People."

Used under the Creative Commons 4.0 International License