Stepping Into Luxury With Corey Smith

Meet playwright Jocelyn Bioh, who's making her Broadway debut with the dynamic play Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Jaja's African Hair Braids takes the audience into the bustling hair braiding shops and the lives of the women who create magic in women's hair. Angela chats with Jocelyn about the play's inspiration, Taraji P. Henson's participation, and why it's a love letter to the hair-braiding community.

Hip-hop has always been at the forefront of fashion. Fashion was a way for artists to express themselves, like Salt-N-Pepa, with the half-shaved hair to the hip hop moguls expanding into a fashion empire like Jay-Z with the clothing label Rocawear. Angela chats with the hip-hop legend Ralph McDaniels of the iconic Video Music Box to talk about the evolution of hip-hop style. This episode is full of legendary namedrops, so listen closely!

Fashion brands are taking things up a notch with experiential retail to bring the shopper a sense of new-level entertainment. Angela speaks to the expert, Benoit Tordeur, about his most recent role as Head of Visual Experiences for Coach Americas, why experiential retail is here to stay, how digital plays a crucial role and more. We also learn something personal about Benoit as he shares what celebrity he would trade places with in a heartbeat!

This episode takes a deep dive into the true meaning of luxury. It’s a bit more than a price tag. Angela Pennyfeather speaks with Thomaï Serdari, Professor of Luxury Marketing & Branding at NYU’s Stern School of Business to explore how luxury can connect to an individual on a physical, emotional, and even spiritual level. Thomaï even shares her thoughts on which brand truly owns the space of luxury.

Hermes. Versace. Oscar de la Renta. All these luxury brands and more occur on the iconic Madison Avenue. Listen as Angela connects you to Matt Bauer, President of the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District, on what Makes Madison Avenue unique. Matt also gives insight on if there's a comparison between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue.

Meet CFDA’s first black woman president, CaSandra Diggs, as she talks about the importance of community and the power when women lean in. CaSandra also shares IMPACT by CFDA, why it matters, and the future of celebrating black and brown creatives. We even get the scoop if celebrity stylist, Law Roach, is really retiring.

They say entrepreneurship can be a lonely road. ShopShops co-founder and CEO, Liyia Wu, takes us through her journey of raising over $20 million dollars for her start-up.

To kick off Women's History Month, Stephanie Horton, Global Marketing Director of Commerce for Google, chats about how women can bring their authentic selves to the table and the boardroom. This episode will inspire women to trust their gut, motivate minority-owned businesses to utilize digital commerce, show how the pandemic has changed shoppers' expectations, and more!

LVMH’s Head of DEI, Corey Smith will share his journey from working in sports to becoming a high executive for one the leading fashion houses in the world. Listen as Corey shares powerful qualities one should possess in the work of DEI.

To kick off NYFW, Vanity Fair's Fashion Director, Nicole Chapoteau, will share the dos and don’ts of attending Fashion Week & take us behind the scenes of what makes a haute show!