Morgan Fowles: Scaling sustainable activewear brand TALA as CEO, alongside Grace Beverley

“It’s never felt easy. There’s never been a single day where it’s felt easy. The winds are always hardwired for various reasons, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a lot of fun.”  This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Morgan Fowles, CEO of popular sustainable activewear and athleisure brand, TALA.  If you’ve been listening to 40 Minute Mentor for a while, you would have already come across TALA, when we caught up with Founder, Grace Beverley in Season 5.  In this episode, we find out more about Morgan’s career in fashion, including her exec role at Thomas Pink Shirtmaker, COO at SPOKE and how she became CEO of TALA in 2023.  Episode chapters:  ➡️ Growing up across the pond & Morgan’s love for fashion [04:47]  ➡️ A career in fashion [06:37]  ➡️ Advice for any successful COO [11:13]  ➡️ Breaking into the fashion industry [16:54]  ➡️ Joining TALA and progressing to CEO [19:47]  ➡️ More about TALA [21:40]  ➡️ Founder and CEO relationship [28:00]  ➡️ Making £1m in revenue in an hour [31:00]  ➡️ Hiring for TALA [37:35]  ➡️ The future of sustainability in fashion [40:32]  ➡️ Audience question: What would you change about the fashion industry? [43:25]  ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Connect with Morgan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganfowles/  ➡️ Listen to Grace Beverley’s 40 Minute Mentor episode: https://jbmc.co.uk/podcasts/scaling-a-purpose-driven-business-whilst-creating-balance-with-grace-beverley/  ➡️ Check out TALA: https://www.wearetala.com/    ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices