#55 - Julia K. Dietmar: A new take on “dress to impress” - the intersection of sustainability, fashion, AI and the magic number 30

Julia K. Dietmar, co-founder and CEO of OpenWardrobe in Redwood City, California USA sheds some light on the sustainability of the fashion industry, the issue with overproduction, its environmental impact and how we can shift towards circular economy. Julia has over 20 years of experience in retail tech, having been Chieft Product Officer at Vue.ai and worked in Walmart eCommerce, thredUP and Yahoo. We discuss how she is harnessing the power of AI to create digital wardrobes, promote conscious dressing and ensure that every garment is worn the magic number of 30 times. Join us to learn more about dressing well, dressing consciously and all the human psychology behind it.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:59 Style Blueprint Offer
2:46 Guest Intro & Cozy California Cabins
4:37 You are what you wear - clothing makes people
6:39 The decision fatigue of choosing what to wear
10:22 From an IT study into the fashion industry
17:12 Sustainability issues in the fashion industry
33:06 What is Open Wardrobe?
39:57 Data Driven Fashion for sustainability
44:14 Getting started with the Open Wardrobe App
46:52 The power of GenAI and Lola AI
51:28 Julia's next steps with OpenWardrobe
57:57 Q&A Start
58:08 What does innovation mean to you?
59:36 Key moment, book, event, person
1:04:12 Time Management
1:07:04 Favourite Childhood Memory
1:08:17 Biggest Challenge to date
1:10:14 Advice for young professionals
1:11:13 What would you most like to be remembered for
1:11:46 Style Blueprint Offer
1:12:39 Where can people find you?
1:13:51 Final Message
1:14:13 Outro

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