Starting her clothing business Lab141 – an online platform which offers one clothing style at a time produced in small batches – with Andrea Madho. Andrea shares her entrepreneurial experiences, the inspiration for her current revolutionary garment industry business, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. After a successful career on Wall Street public relations, she is now changing the way clothes are made. Andrea is also the host of the Stroke of Genius podcast.

Andrea Madho is an entrepreneur and the founder of Lab141, and after a successful career on Wall St and high-tech public relations, she is using her personal frustration and passion to drive change in the way clothes are made. Her company’s advanced manufacturing for fashion is the first systemic process innovation in 100 years. Their ultra-low-cost cutting tables and alternative supply chain logistics, enable luxury brands to offer their clothes made-to-fit in 48 hours, and they are manufactured in New York. Andrea Madho is also the host of Season 2 of the Stroke of Genius podcast.

Andrea was recently a TEDx presenter. She is also the host of Season 2 of The Stroke of Genius podcast, a podcast produced by the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation. Andrea lives in New York City.

• What did you study in college?
• Please share the story of your career before starting your first small business.
• Please share the story of what led to launching Lab141 (One pattern For One person) – Luxury designer clothes for every body. Made-to-fit advanced manufacturing for luxury brands; Made in New York in 48 hours.
• How did you fund the initial start-up of Lab141?
• Please share your experiences and tips for owning a business as a couple
• Cornell Center for Materials Research Spring 2018 JumpStart Funding: Lab141, Inc. will collaborate with Anil Netravali, Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, to perform microscopic analysis, seam strength, and repeated washing trials on fabric samples joined by an adhesive bonding technology. How did this benefit your business and you as an entrepreneur?
• Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge – Lab141 is a finalist! Top 6 out of 1000-ish applicants!!! We’ll be pitching for €110,000+ of equity-free money! We’re headed to Amsterdam in November (for coaching) and again in February (pitch competition).
• When did you know you wanted to be your own boss? Who were early entrepreneurial influences?
• What are two personal characteristics you believe has been instrumental to your success in business?
• What is your message to women as it relates to entrepreneurship?
• How can we begin to develop the confidence to start a new business?
• Would you share some of your tips on business networking?
• How do you break in to a garment industry and stand out from the competition?
• How did you end up becoming the host of the Stroke of Genius podcast?
• Having interviewed entrepreneurs and inventors on the Stroke of Genius podcast, what are some common characteristics of these people?
• What is your message to an aspiring entrepreneur?

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