Priya Downes: Founder of Nudea

About this episode

Priya Downes discusses her journey in founding Nudea and the importance of aligning a brand with personal values.

Priya Downes is the founder of Nudea, a B Corp certified underwear brand creating underwear and sleepwear from natural and recycled materials. Priya joins Elliot to talk about being drawn towards work with a bigger meaning' and the joy of shaping a brand to the values that matter to you.  

People in this episode

Host: Elliot

Guest: Priya Downes

Topics covered

• sustainable fashion
• entrepreneurship
• brand values
• B Corp
• underwear industry

Keywords

• Nudea
• Priya Downes
• sustainable underwear
• B Corp
• entrepreneurship
• natural materials
• recycled materials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nudea, B Corp

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