Charles Beckwith is the host of American Fashion and Fashion Is Your Business podcast He once ran an online fashion magazine, studied, then dropped out of filmmaking, interned on Dawson’s Creek, and has a network called Mouth Media Network. Phew! We cover all this and more on this fascinating chat. Enjoy!

• 00:09 - How Charles and I met
• 02:56 - When he recorded his first podcast
• 04:16 - How long he had been a filmmaker when he started his podcast
• 05:16 - The microphone he’s using for this podcast episode
• 06:01 - How he developed his relationship with Sennheiser
• 06:55 - Why he feels Sennheiser saw the value of partnering with him and his show
• 07:48 - Charles explains what fashion technology is
• 08:37 - Stella McCartney and vegan and environmentally friendly materials
• 10:58 - The excitement behind wearable tech
• 11:31 - A company that’s making custom shoes for $250
• 12:29 - The article he wrote on how the fashion industry could use blockchain tech
• 13:15 - Syndicated Media’s idea to replace iTunes as the hub of podcast RSS feeds with a blockchain
• 13:38 - What blockchain technology means
• 15:13 - Where his love of fashion comes from
• 15:43 - His most noticeable episodes
• 17:37 - Why he likes having a panel on his podcast
• 18:33 - How he’s grown as a host since the start of his show
• 19:47 - Why he has a love/hate relationship with the show Project Runway
• 20:15 - Charles explains how he starts every episode of American Fashion
• 21:30 - What he does with episodes where the conversations weren’t great
• 22:10 - His network, Mouth Media Network and his first show of the network
• 24:42 - The podcast player he and his team is developing
• 28:53 - Whether or not he’s worked on a mobile app before
• 29:22 - His love of technology, Kevin Kelly from Wired, and the 2600 magazine
• 30:29 - His piece of fiction in 2600 magazine and his involvement with their conference
• 31:57 - Mouth Media Network’s different podcasts
• 32:54 - If he’s ever put a network together before and what he’s learned from creating his network
• 34:52 - Where he thought he would be at this point in his life
• 37:01 - His approach to networking and making connections
• 37:53 - The Stone Soup story
• 40:55 - When he started to put his skills as a connector to use
• 42:44 - Something he’s changed his mind about recently
• 43:05 - The one most misunderstood thing about him
• 45:14 - What’s got him excited for the upcoming year
• 47:40 - The podcast conferences he plans on attending this year

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/charles-beckwith-interview

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