Posts by Stephan Ango - Lumi Blog

Stephan Ango

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer

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Longing for Less

Minimalism goes deeper than aesthetics — way deeper. In his debut book, "The Longing for Less", writer Kyle Chayka goes back to the roots of minimalism to pivot our modern interpretations away from aesthetic and more toward sourcing.

Kyle Chayka and Stephan Ango · Feb 26, 2020

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Offsetting Carbon

Peter Dering, founder of Peak Design, shares why he is starting a new nonprofit called Climate Neutral to help brands become carbon neutral.

Peter Dering and Stephan Ango · Feb 12, 2020

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Culling Through the Clutter

It's like a grocery store but everything is health and beautiful. Oh, and it's gone in 30 days. Founder Emily Schildt talks us through how Pop-up Grocer is a solution for how consumers actually want to shop for groceries.

Emily Schildt and Stephan Ango · Feb 5, 2020

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Building Genuine Brands

A great product does not equal a great brand. Co-founders Eric Prum and Josh Williams share the strategy behind the Very Great platform and how it has helped to build three consumer brands and counting — W&P Design, Wild One, and Courant.

Eric Prum, Josh Williams and Stephan Ango · Jan 22, 2020

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Predicting the Next Decade

Fast Company Senior Staff Writer Elizabeth Segran reflects on the past decade of consumer trends and makes some insightful predictions about how gradual consumer shifts have lead to substantial changes in what consumers expect of brands.

Elizabeth Segran and Stephan Ango · Jan 16, 2020

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Using Waste as Currency

Phone cases don’t need to last a lifetime, but in a landfill, they might. Pela founder Jeremy Lang shares how he developed the compostable flax-based phone case material and how Pela is making a place for itself in the responsibility economy.

Jeremy Lang and Stephan Ango · Jan 8, 2020

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Prioritizing the Long Term

Momentum is building around sustainable purchasing and Stuart Landesberg believes this is just the beginning. The CEO and Co-founder of Grove Collaborative shares a piece-by-piece sustainability strategy and the outlook that could make Grove a 100-year company.

Stuart Landesberg and Stephan Ango · Jan 1, 2020

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Creating a Customer Journey

Trade Coffee is delivering on discovery, but the subscription part is more complex than it seems. Hear how they've optimized for their roasters and their customers.

Mike Lackman and Stephan Ango · Dec 18, 2019

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Reflecting the World As It Is

Universal Standard is building the largest size range in the world. Hear why they want to stop talking about size, and what they're doing to set a new standard.

Alexandra Waldman and Stephan Ango · Dec 11, 2019

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Solving a Worthy Problem

Framing priceless pieces requires a ton of customer confidence. Framebridge founder and CEO Susan Tynan built that confidence by sweating the details, building out a new factory, and launching two brick-and-mortar locations.

Susan Tynan and Stephan Ango · Dec 3, 2019

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Ask Lumi: Looking Back on 100 Episodes

Jesse and Stephan are answering your questions about the podcast, packaging, ecommerce, and Lumi.

Jesse Genet, Katelan Cunningham and Stephan Ango · Nov 20, 2019

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Feeling Like a Kid Again

The magic of Magic Spoon is in its trifecta of sweeteners that keep it low in sugar and its high quality dairy protein. Co-founder Gregory Sewitz talks sourcing, formulations, and why he'll never work with live crickets again.

Greg Sewitz and Stephan Ango · Nov 12, 2019

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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