Lewis speaks with friend and industry "influencer" before social media became the tastemaker of our times.  Fashion industry veteran Julie Gilhart is Chief Development Officer of Tomorrow and President of Tomorrow Projects. In 2011, she founded Julie Gilhart Consulting to connect and grow fashion brands with a desire to have a positive impact, and merged her business with Tomorrow in 2019. Prior to establishing her firm, Ms. Gilhart was Senior Vice President Fashion Director at Barneys New York for 18 years. She is a frequent speaker and panelist on building sustainable businesses, engaging emerging talent, and advocating shared innovation in the fashion industry. Ms. Gilhart resides in New York City. ************* About Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) Aii identifies, funds, scales and measures proven quality solutions to accelerate positive impact in the fashion industry. At Aii, we look for scalable solutions and best practices that can be applied to the entire value chain. By improving upon the environmental footprint of the current industrial model we (know/recognize) the key to unlocking the future will involve new innovations of materials, manufacturing and business models.  Learn more: www.apparelimpact.org