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Rachel Erickson

Host of The Business of Apparel podcast and founder of Unmarked Street, an apparel product development firm; Fractional COO and apparel industry consultant.

Sep 28, 2026

5:25
How do you even unravel prioritization or just an order of operation when it comes to starting?
5:32
That's a really great question.
5:34
And what I love to tell people is that while making clothes, whether you are just screen printing t-shirts and want to reach a certain person or you are making garments from scratch, It's a creative endeavor, but you are still becoming an entrepreneur.
5:50
You are still starting a business.
5:52
You are still stepping into a CEO role.
5:55
And so just like every other small business out on the planet, the number one thing you really need to do is get to know your target customer.
6:03
I really think you need to know who you're selling to.
7:53
how do you balance that kind of high-end high-end, high-quality materials with staying in business?

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