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James Bartle from Outland Denim | Checkout #067

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In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout James Bartle, Founding CEO of Outland Denim.  The former motocross rider was inspired to build a company that drives social change and saw […]

EP 67

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout James Bartle, Founding CEO of Outland Denim.  The former motocross rider was inspired to build a company that drives social change and saw denim jeans as the ultimate product to achieve this.  Six years in, the brand has its own Cambodia-based production services employing local seamstresses, appears in stores across Australia, the US and Canada and has been worn by Meghan Markle.

Questions answered in this episode include
  • What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? 
  • Who is your favourite retailer? 
  • Which retail fad do you wish was history?
  • Can you recommend a book or podcast that our listeners should immediately get into? 
  • Finish this sentence.  The future of retail is… 
 
Guest

James Bartle is the founding CEO of Outland Denim, a fashion company on the vanguard of the socially conscious manufacturing movement. I am passionate about denim and the craft of jean manufacturing, but also the unique ability of the garment industry to drive change.  Outland Denim employs young women seamstresses who’ve been impacted by human rights abuses and gives them a hope and a future through sustainable employment and career progression in our Cambodia-based production facilities.

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