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Collective: A Drift StoryAuthor: Jared Parisi
In 2016, Emily Stearns opened The Drift Collective, an upcycled clothing store and manufacturer in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Today, Drift occupies two locations in Portsmouth and is thriving. This podcast tells the story of The Drift Collective, from Emily's initial idea for the company, to learning how to sew and renting her first retail location, to buying her first building from which Drift currently operates. It's a harrowing tale filled with real estate woes, smart and scrappy early business moves, brand building, water damage, a pandemic, old fuddy-duddy doubters, trips to Spain, surfing, sewing, and that sweet and savory (sometimes sour) dream of entrepreneurship. Jared Parisi, founder of Su Madre Podcasts, is the host and narrator, weaving a compelling yarn through clever narration and heartfelt reflections on the Drift journey. Carl Smith provides and absolutely stellar soundtrack to the proceedings. If you're a fan of How I Built This, The Story of 7North, The Just Enough Family, StartUp, or any nonfiction podcast miniseries, then this podcast is for you. Find out more about the Drift Collective here: https://thedriftcollective.com/ Find out more about Su Madre Podcasts here: https://sumadrepodcasts.com/ Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Business, Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Chapter 5: What We Find In The Backchannel
Thursday, 4 August, 2022
Even though Emily secured the funding for the new building, she still had a massive uphill battle before she could actually buy it. A ridiculous number of unlucky things happened on the journey to owning a retail and production space for Drift. This final episode tracks the progress of how Drift bought the building despite the whole world showing signs that it might not happen after all. "Collective: A Drift Story" was written, edited, interviewed for, and narrated by Jared Parisi of Su Madre Podcasts. The artwork was created by Emily Stearns. The music was composed by Carl Smith. A massive thank you goes out to everyone involed in this project. Find out more about Drift here: https://thedriftcollective.com/ Find out more about Su Madre Podcasts here: https://sumadrepodcasts.com/
