Brandice Daniel is perhaps one of the most impactful yet under the radar forces of influence in the fashion world today. Brandice is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, wife and mother, and is best known for founding Harlem’s Fashion Row in 2007, an organization that works to support and promote fashion designers of color. Upon entering an industry that is notoriously exclusive, Brandice had to fight an uphill battle - but her vision, determination, and passion for the industry slowly but surely started to make a big impact. This episode covers many pivotal moments in Brandice’s life and career, including the time she received a mysterious call from a certain “global activewear brand” that likely changed the course of HFR forever, her time speaking on the TEDx stage, launching her own fund to support designers of color during Covid, and her many shows and events featuring industry stalwarts like Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Tom Ford. Not just anyone could have pulled this off; Brandice has a certain presence and magnetic energy that is impossible to resist. Perhaps more importantly, she has been hard at work bringing designers of color to the center of the conversation, and finally, into the design studios of some of fashion’s biggest brands. And believe us, she is just getting started.