Lela Becker on Building Mother, Intuition And Cash Flow

Sunday Night Live host Laure Guilbault received an invitation from Los Angeles-based fashion brand Mother to join “an intimate, mystical getaway with friends” at the Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, just outside Paris, celebrating the launch of its capsule collection with clean beauty platform Muse & Heroine. “Throughout this experience, you’ll be guided by Reiki masters and energy healers from Los Angeles, and immersed in a world dedicated to awakening your aura, with tarot, crystals and other sensory experiences,” the invitation read. It sounded wonderful, so naturally, she said yes! And while she was there, she took the opportunity to sit down with Lela Becker, co-founder of Mother, for a podcast conversation about building an independent fashion label, from its early days as a denim brand to wholesale, retail expansion and the challenges of managing cash flow. Becker also reflects on how growing up in Northern California shaped her relationship with spirituality and fashion, and why trusting her intuition has been essential to navigating the business.