In this episode, I sit down with Shahd Asaly founder of Blue Meets Blue, a slow-fashion line that employs refugee artisans and weaves humanitarian values into every stitch. Shahd’s journey, from a background in psychology and trauma research to building a purpose-driven fashion company, quickly opened into something bigger: how business can be a tool for healing, for connection, and for challenging societal narratives.

We dive deep into the nuts and bolts of building a mission-driven brand. The lessons Shahd learned building a sustainable, made-to-order fashion line from supply chains to making intentional choices around values and growth.

But we also step back to the broader picture: how overconsumption is tied to loneliness, why so many great products lose their soul when they scale, and what it takes to hold onto your “why” when the easy path would be compromise.

This episode is more than a business chat, it’s the kind of conversations that remind me why I do what I do. It’s a conversation about the role of entrepreneurs in shaping culture — and a reminder that every choice we make in business has the power to ripple far beyond our bottom line.

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