Amira Rasool – The Folklore

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In this episode Amira and Dan discussed:

• growing up in the same town as Zach Braff and SZA
• The blog that explored Bobbie Austin’s Closet
• Her college experience in CapeTown South Africa
• How her vision for The Folklore originated long before the company
• Her great advice for other black women founders

Amira Rasool is the Founder and CEO of The Folklore, an omnichannel platform that is bringing luxury and emerging designer brands from Africa online for the first time. 

Amira has that fearlessness that just draws you in. She says it got her in trouble when she was younger, but we’re betting it will help her succeed as a founder. She and The Folklore have been featured everywhere from Forbes and Fast Company, to Vogue and Essence. Amira has just recently completed the Techstars program here in Seattle. Dan sat down with her to talk about The Folklore and how she sees it as so much more than a fashion brand.

Amira and The Folklore have a terrific story.

Make sure to listen in.

MORE on AMIRA and THE FOLKLORE

Amira:

instagram.com/amirarasool

twitter.com/amirarasool

linkedin.com/in/amira-rasool-52359855

The Folklore:

instagram.com/TheFolklore

twitter.com/TheFolklore

linkedin.com/company/the-folklore

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PODCAST TRANSCRIPT

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