Posts by Stephan Ango - Lumi Blog

Stephan Ango

Co-founder of Lumi

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Controlling the Narrative

Combining her impressive background in tech and marketing with her husband's wine making expertise, Helena Price Hambrecht launched Haus – an aperitif that deserves to be the main attraction.

Helena Price Hambrecht and Stephan Ango · Oct 28, 2019

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Changing Consumer Behavior

Blueland is taking the refill model and dehydrating it. Founder and CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo takes us behind the scenes of Blueland's busy first year, the struggles to find a manufacturer for their cleaning tablets, and pitching on Shark Tank.

Sarah Paiji Yoo and Stephan Ango · Oct 23, 2019

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Running Authentically

Tracksmith not only captures the grit it takes to run — they glorify it. Co-founder Matt Taylor shares the strategy behind their captivating photography, their growing community, and the respite of a retail space.

Matt Taylor and Stephan Ango · Oct 9, 2019

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Release Notes: Analytics

Lumi Analytics is a new feature that gives you quantifiable insights about your packaging supply chain.

Stephan Ango · Oct 7, 2019

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Replacing Consumer Behavior

Shopping secondhand significantly offsets the amount of waste produced by the fashion industry. ThredUp's Brand Director talks sustainability, stigma, and streamlining resale with retail.

Erin Wallace and Stephan Ango · Sep 18, 2019

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Converting Shoppers into Buyers

A report on the state of direct-to-consumer brands, straight from an expert. Founder of The New Consumer, Dan Frommer helps us digest the some milestone moments in ecommerce and what they mean for the future.

Dan Frommer and Stephan Ango · Sep 4, 2019

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Release Notes: Standardized Quality

Raising the bar for quality with new features and services that standardize capabilities across the Lumi Network.

Stephan Ango · Aug 28, 2019

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Fixing Broken Beauty Laws

Beautycounter takes their mission straight to Capitol Hill. Hear how SVP of Social Mission, Lindsay Dahl lobbies for clean beauty.

Lindsay Dahl and Stephan Ango · Aug 28, 2019

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Stepping on All the Rakes

After selling Tonx to Blue Bottle Coffee, Tony Konecny's new company Yes Plz is making delicious coffee more attainable.

Tony Konecny and Stephan Ango · Aug 20, 2019

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Extending the Invitation

By focusing on functionality and a direct-to-consumer model, Year & Day encourages customers to focus on what and who is around the table.

Kathryn Duryea and Stephan Ango · Aug 7, 2019

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Being Unapologetically Free

Getting real with Knix founder, Joanna Griffiths about rebuilding her brand of intimate apparel online.

Joanna Griffiths and Stephan Ango · Jul 24, 2019

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Letting Community Lead the Way

We sit down with Poshmark founder and CEO, Manish Chandra to talk about the logistics of the resale marketplace, and building social ecommerce experiences.

Manish Chandra and Stephan Ango · Jul 17, 2019

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Taking Responsibility

As the co-founder of Seventh Generation and Sustain Natural, Jeffrey Hollender knows what it takes to build transparent businesses with a focus on sustainability. On this episode he shares successes, failures, and his current efforts to shift fundamental systems.

Jeffrey Hollender and Stephan Ango · Jul 10, 2019

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Perfecting Personalization

Hair care is getting personal — finally. We're talking with Function of Beauty's co-founder about the strategy behind their hundreds of bottling iterations and trillions of product combinations.

Zahir Dossa and Stephan Ango · Jul 2, 2019

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Chasing the Sun

Aishwarya Iyer talks about founding Brightland to bring fresh, traceable olive oils to the table.

Aishwarya Iyer and Stephan Ango · Jun 26, 2019

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Holding Space

Neighborhood Goods' Matt Alexander on bringing together people and stories under one roof.

Matt Alexander and Stephan Ango · Jun 20, 2019

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Recovering Returns

A chat with Happy Returns co-founder, David Sobie on the logistics of in-person, online purchase returns.

David Sobie and Stephan Ango · Jun 11, 2019

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Engineering Lifelong Razors

Hear how founder Adam Simone took his experience creating medical-grade tools to develop a refillable, plastic-free Leaf razor.

Adam Simone and Stephan Ango · Jun 5, 2019

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Kilning It

Alex Matisse of East Fork talks about walking the line between small scale craft and large scale commercialism.

Alex Matisse and Stephan Ango · May 22, 2019

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Turning All the Dimmers Up

Rothy's burst into the shoe market with flats made from recycled water bottles in 2016. Three years later, Kerry Cooper, the President of Rothy's, talks about treading new ground with the overseas expansion of their sustainable slip-on.

Kerry Cooper and Stephan Ango · May 15, 2019

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Seeding

Breaking down the science of the microbiome with Seed.

Ara Katz and Stephan Ango · May 8, 2019

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Sitting is Timeless

On sustainable furniture design with ready-to-assemble, flat-pack furniture company, Floyd.

Kyle Hoff, Alex O'Dell and Stephan Ango · May 1, 2019

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Closing the Clothing Loop

A discussion on designing for longevity with the Director of EILEEN FISHER Renew.

Cynthia Power and Stephan Ango · Apr 24, 2019

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Release Notes: Sustainability Properties

A new feature to help you make more environmentally sound packaging decisions.

Stephan Ango · Apr 22, 2019

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Merging the Disruptor and Disrupted

A talk with Tuft & Needle co-founder, JT Marino on waking up a sleepy industry and merging with their competitors to fundamentally transform consumer product brands.

JT Marino and Stephan Ango · Apr 17, 2019

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Delivering Like Amazon

ShipBob Chief Marketing Officer, Casey Armstrong answers logistics questions for outsourcing your fulfillment.

Casey Armstrong and Stephan Ango · Apr 10, 2019

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Launching a New Unboxing

Ollie Sr. Operations Manager, Nancy Walton, and Lerer Hippeau Principal investor, Caitlin Strandberg talk about the supply chain strategy behind Ollie's new packaging redesign.

Nancy Walton, Caitlin Strandberg and Stephan Ango · Apr 3, 2019

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Taking Sunscreen Seriously

President of Supergoop!, Amanda Baldwin shares how she's leading the mission-driven sunscreen brand forward.

Amanda Baldwin and Stephan Ango · Mar 27, 2019