On today’s episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks talks with Kassia Binkowski, founder of One K Creative. The two discuss various avenues of creative storytelling, from video for brands, to writing, and beyond. They both express their hope for a future generation of creatives using their passions to change the world.

On today’s episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks talks Nicole Giordano, founder of StartUP Fashion, an online learning community for start-up fashion brands. Nicole brings her wealth of knowledge to the show to discuss the 5 plans that all fashion businesses need: the business plan, financial plan, production plan, marketing plan, & sales plan. You don’t want to miss this extremely informative episode.

On today’s episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks talks Natalie Kay, blogger behind Sustainably Chic, about all things blogging and brand collaborations. Natalie has cultivated an amazing community and educational resource for new and growing brands to reach new audiences. This episode covers content planning, brand collaborations, the fair payment of bloggers, and more.

On today’s episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks talks Shannon Lohr, founder of Factory45, an online ethical brand accelorator. The two start off by discussing exactly what Factory45 is, and how to tackle all the difficult parts of launching a brand, such as manufacturing and sourcing. Marisa and Shannon move on to discuss how ethical brands can strategize their marketing even before the launch of their product.

On today’s episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks talks Henah Parikh, the development and communications manager for She’s the First. Marisa and Henah discuss how to approach power dynamics, the importance of cultural competency, and what She’s the First has in store for it’s upcoming 10 year anniversary.

Host Marisa Flacks chats with Kelsey Pitney, creator of Elegance Restored. Marisa asks Kelsey about starting an online boutique and how her store is shining a light on adoption while battling poverty and human trafficking. Kelsey talks about her day-to-day routine working at home with her kids, how she is conquering the shortcomings of online-only stores through her Instagram stories, the culture of over-consumption in fashion, and why she won’t be transitioning to a brick-and-mortar store.

On this episode of Mission-Driven Marketing, host Marisa Flacks and Ethical Unicorn’s Francesca Willow kick off the show discussing Francesca’s unique background, living sustainably, and the start of the Ethical Unicorn blog. The two move on to cover a wide variety of topic, including ethical fashion, production and manufacturing rules in the UK, involvement of animals in fashion, religion in ethics, and the global responsibility to support others.

Marisa Flacks, founder of RISE Creative, chats with Joanna Waterfall of The Yellow Co. on building community in business and women supporting women in the sometimes 'difficult conversations' in life. 

We are answering the question: What is Ethical Branding? Social enterprises, non-profits, and ethical brands much approach their marketing from a unique perspective in order to creatively tell their stories, reach conscious consumers, and take into consideration the population that they're serving.