51. How A Gen Z Entrepeneur Is Combining Fashion, Tech, and Sustainability with Rebecca Mabbett

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Written By Olga Kolgusheva
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Rebecca Mabbett shares her journey of leaving college to launch her fashion app, R Reflections. Rebecca talks about the struggles of starting a business without previous knowledge or experience and how her competitors are predominately male owned companies with financial backing.

Rebecca's company R Reflections is a virtual clothes fitting room app. The app allows consumers to be the models by trying on the clothes to determine whether an item of clothing suits them, their body shape and size, all before purchasing.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Launching an app / fashion tech company

  • Being a young entrepreneur

  • Fashion and tech industries

  • Sustainability and environmental impacts from the fashion industry

  • Taking a gap year before university

  • Virtual reality

  • How to launch an app if you have an idea

  • Burnout

  • Getting investors for your company

  • Paving a different career path

  • David Attenborough

  • Handling failure and rejection

  • InStyle, Amazon the Drop, and LikeToKnowIt

  • Social media marketing

Podcast Resources:

Fiverr Affiliate Link: HERE

Connect with Rebecca Mabbett: HERE

Download R Reflections: HERE

Connect with Jenelle Tremblett: HERE

Connect with the Podcast: HERE

Olga Kolgusheva

Olga is a web designer & copywriter with a passion for clean editorial type, irregular grids, and monochromatic looks.

https://applet.studio
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