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How a Rejected Loan Built a 45M Sustainable Fashion Brand
In this episode, we trace the journey of Priya Singh, a mechanical engineer turned fashion entrepreneur, whose bank loan rejection in 2019 sparked a scrappy bootstrap story. With a $25,000 local grant, she sewed the first batch of recycled plastic t-shirts herself. Today, her company ReThread generates $45 million in annual revenue and employs 300 people. We explore how rejection forced creativity, the power of small grants, and why sustainable fashion is more than a trend. Lucas and Luna discuss the emotional toll of early rejection and the lessons every founder can take from Priya's…
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