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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.
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Sep 28, 2026
Legacy is Becoming the Person Who Opened the Door
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Paul DioHOST
How do you even unravel prioritization or just an order of operation when it comes to starting?
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5:34Rachel EricksonGUEST
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.
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5:55Rachel EricksonGUEST
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.

Paul DioHOST
how do you balance that kind of high-end high-end, high-quality materials with staying in business?