AF Fireside

We're continuing to talk sustainability from top to bottom - this time with Nathan Downey of Wanderwide, a favorite brand that is one foot in the outdoor industry, one foot in the art world, but both feet in making the planet a better place. We touch on the responsibility outdoor brands have to help our environment, as well as tips on sustaining home life and a healthy small biz. Listen up!
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This episode is made possible by Jamestown, a global real estate investment and management company known for transforming spaces into innovation hubs and community centers.

Thinking about starting a brand yourself? Are you here to get a better look through the eyes of an entrepreneur? Here's your all-in-one, 30-minute resource, straight from the mouth of five pairs of brand founders.
In today's episode, Lucas reviews some of the most memorable highlights and most valuable takeaways from the brand founders featured in our first five Fireside episodes - Opie Way, Smith's Leather Balm, Common Ground, Malin+Goetz, and Rogue Territory - all brands started and operated by founders that are partners in business and partners in life. Check out the recap and fresh insights, and then make sure to listen to the full interviews, too!
Learn more about featured brands at shopaf.co, and be sure to follow us on Instagram:
@shopaf.co
@lucaszfitz

This episode is made possible by Jamestown, a global real estate investment and management company known for transforming spaces into innovation hubs and community centers.

Yeehaw! In this mini-series, we'll be talking with some of the minds behind the brands that joined for the Hill Country Hoedown - our brand discovery marketplace in Austin, TX this May.
We've talked to a lot of different brands on the podcast - each stands out as unique in their own way, but Wildrose is something special. Founder Guy Billups goes into detail on some of the challenges and rewards of operating a brand that revolves around dogs. Listen in, pup lovers!
Learn more about featured brands at shopaf.co, and be sure to follow us on Instagram:
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@wildrosetexas

Back to regularly scheduled content here - Lucas sits down for a (long overdue) Fireside chat with Charles Miller, founder of Charles Miller Brand Denim. There's a lot of history here, and chances are, you've heard it before - so we're quick through the small talk and down to business breaking down our next topic of focus: sustainability. Charles takes a dive into the micro and the macro of the word, from personal limits to the environmental benefits to raw denim. It gets a little silly. (But that's one of the things we sustain.)
Learn more about featured brands at shopaf.co, and be sure to follow us on Instagram:
@shopaf.co
@lucaszfitz
@cmbdenim

This episode is made possible by Jamestown, a global real estate investment and management company known for transforming spaces into innovation hubs and community centers.

Everyone has that one start-up-minded friend - that is, if it's not you. Let's dive into it headfirst - what are some key qualities behind an entrepreneur? It starts with the way you think, and we're piecing the thoughts of some of our favorite female founders into a 30 minute guide into that mindset. For the second half of today's episode, we call in the big guns - Lindsey Mader, our point-person for all things brands at AF, gives us her rundown on the series and some insight into her experience speaking with hundreds of individuals in the zone.
In today's episode, Lucas reviews some of the most memorable highlights and most valuable takeaways from the brands featured in our mini-series with female-founded and -operated businesses - Ellsworth & Ivey, Halfdays, Boston Harbor Distillery, Pratt Standard, and Trade Street Jam Co. Check out the recap and fresh insights, and then make sure to listen to the full interviews, too!
Learn more about featured brands at shopaf.co, and be sure to follow us on Instagram:
@shopaf.co
@lucaszfitz

This episode is made possible by Jamestown, a global real estate investment and management company known for transforming spaces into innovation hubs and community centers.