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Glittering precious handbags, shoes, jackets. Romantic gifts, style statements, image makeovers! Sooo Wow! So sexy, Right? But do billions of animals have to die so we can wear the latest fashion? Welcome to the dark side of fashion. After last night’s conversation with our special guest Rebecca Cappelli - an investigative filmmaker, producer and environmentalist - suddenly the glitter and magic of those shopping treasures lost their appeal. The results of our guest’s 3-year global investigation on the making of those products showed there was no magic behind such luxury leather, fur or wool products. But so much suffering of billions of animals plus environmental hazards.
“Slay” is a documentary film, directed and produced by Rebecca Cappelli, that provides an in-depth and eye-opening look into the realities of today’s fashion industry while pointing the way towards viable and sustainable alternatives. It takes you on the industry tour and poses an essential question “Is there a more humane way to make our clothes?” You can learn more about the film here. It is also available for free on WaterBear. -
In this episode, our guest Xavier Naville - an execution coach for CEOs and their leadership teams - talks about how he built one of the largest fresh-food companies in China, Creative Food. Author of The Lettuce Diaries, a book that is filled with stories and lessons about doing business in China, Xavier Naville takes us on a fun journey through his experience. In China, he says, it’s not about Westernizing, it’s about modernizing.
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When a story is essential.
Recently General Motors announced a new vision for China. But to ignite passion in its core market and at GM headquarters in Detroit, it had to be not just about importing classic American cars.
It took a serious effort by Felix Weller and his team to prepare and tell a compelling story to GM and to Chinese consumers to make this happen. Today The Durant Guild (or 道朗格 in Chinese）is a premium lifestyle platform presented by General Motors.
Last month, its video launch message and story on Weibo attracted more than 20 million views. The main character: fearless spirit. Do what matters.
Tune in to our conversation with the man behind that story. And learn what it all means. -
In this edition of Storytelling Hour, our guest Bjarne Bauer shares stories about how he applied brutal honesty to close more than US$1 billion of commercial and industrial real estate transactions in China.
