Community, Sustainability, and Fashion with ShareMyBag CEO Silvia Vanni

The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship

HIGHLIGHTS

02:58 Fashion as Silvia's first passion and switching to consultancy

08:19 Discovering a need to share wardrobes and starting ShareMyBag

13:37 Addressing the problem: Fast fashion causes overconsumption and pollution

20:19 Mission of ShareMyBag: Create community and a new approach to fashion

26:02 Collaborating with like-minded influencers and holding community events

36:00 Creating new positions in the company during the growth stage

43:04 New York is an inspiring city to live in that takes as much as as it gives

46:29 Silvia’s tips to aspiring entrepreneurs and superpower as a communicator

51:48 An upcoming project with big fashion brands sends a message of change

54:07 Connect with Silvia and ShareMyBag

QUOTES

15:35 Silvia: "I collaborate with the United Nations, for example, with fashion revolution, because I think that we have to work also in the origin of the problem and try to give a message to the consumers that the market has to change because, of course, problems like the over-consumption in fashion, they were created by fast fashion."

21:16 Silvia: "Our mission is to re-educate... to create a new model, a new consumption model based on rental and sharing. And, of course, we try to do this also working a lot on the creation of the community."

29:55 Silvia: "We work a lot in the creation of contents that can be interesting for our community again, not just talking about ShareMyBag and that's it, but talking every day about the importance of sustainability, ways to be more sustainable."

42:18 Silvia: "As entrepreneurs, we almost feel guilty to take some time off because we say okay, I can't abandon, I can't stop, but I think it's mandatory to recharge our brain, our ideas, and go back to work with even more creativity and a better view of the situation."

46:50 Silvia: “You have to find it from yourself and you have to strongly believe in what you do, at the same time, always be open to listen to your suggestion and other people opinion. So you have to find the balance.”

49:18 Rob: "We have so many entrepreneurs out there that the communication is maybe not their number one skill, their technical, etc. When you get to it, you need to understand communication is a big piece of your business."

You can learn more about Silvia in the links below.

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-vanni/
• Website - https://www.isharemybag.com/
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/share_my_bag

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