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Welcome to Source's podcast - Honest, Not Perfect - the podcast for sustainability pros in retail focusing on progress, not perfection. We’re all about real talk on making retail greener, making sourcing more ethical and keeping the industry to account. Suzanne Ellingham, Event Director at Source and Jack Stratten from Insider Trends have partnered up to talk to the industry’s big thinkers and disruptors on the stories, strategies, and solutions shaping the future of responsible retail
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Source's podcast - Honest, Not Perfect - the podcast for sustainability pros in retail focusing on progress, not perfection. We’re all about real talk on making retail greener, making sourcing more ethical and keeping the industry to account.
Honest, Not Perfect is hosted by Source. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 31 - Andrew Xeni, Founder of Nobody's Child and Fabacus" (9 October 2026, 46 minutes), "Episode 30 - Elle Walshe, Head of Sourcing at ASDA and Jo Mourant, Head of Sustainability at NEXT" (8 October 2026, 38 minutes), and "Episode 29 - Berni Yates, Knowledge Exchange Lead at Central Saint Martins and Suzanne Ellingham, Event Director of Source Fashion" (15 September 2026, 25 minutes).
Honest, Not Perfect publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Honest, Not Perfect is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Honest, Not Perfect requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Honest, Not Perfect's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Honest, Not Perfect are Pet, Art & Other Specialty Retail. Honest, Not Perfect has an arts audience.
Source hosts Honest, Not Perfect, an arts podcast with 31 episodes published.
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In this episode of Honest, Not Perfect , Andrew Zanni shares his journey from growing up in his family’s manufacturing business to building Nobody’s Child and developing technology for the fashion industry. He discusses...
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In this onsite special, Elle Walshe, Head of Sourcing at ASDA, explores how sustainability leaders can have more commercially relevant conversations, connect sustainability priorities to wider business goals, and create...
Episode #29
The UK fashion industry is facing a growing talent drain as emerging designers struggle with rising costs, limited support and increasing pressure to achieve overnight success. We’re joined by Bernie Yates, Knowledge...
Episode #28
Live from Source Fashion, we’re joined by retail trends expert Jack Stratten and ethical fashion designer Sarah Regensburger to explore the ideas reshaping the industry. We discuss how the growth of resale platforms...
Honest, Not Perfect
Fashion supply chains in an era of polycrisis Volatility has become a defining feature of the global fashion industry. Geopolitical tensions, shifting trade relationships, economic uncertainty and changing consumer...
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<p><b>Fashion's Future: Circularity, Craft & the Human Touch</b></p><p>What does it take to create a truly circular fashion industry without losing sight of the people behind it?</p><p>In this episode of Honest, Not...
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Fashion's Future: Circularity, Craft & the Human Touch What does it take to create a truly circular fashion industry without losing sight of the people behind it? In this episode of Honest, Not Perfect , Christina Dean...
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<p>Everyone agrees circularity is the future of fashion. The harder question is whether the industry is making enough progress to get there.<br/><br/>In this episode of the Honest, Not Perfect podcast, Lindsay...
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<p>Recorded live at Source Fashion, we sit down with three leading voices from across the fashion industry: Safia Minney, Jasmin Malik Chua and Matthias Knappe.</p><p>Together, these conversations explore the challenges...
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<p> Policy, Pressure & the Future of Fashion Retail </p><p>This week, we’re live onsite with Joe Mountain to unpack the growing pressure facing fashion brands as sustainability moves from ambition to...
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<p>In this onsite episode, James Sleater of Buffalo Systems joins Suzanne Ellingham to explore how circularity, durability and repair can and should be a commercial reality for fashion.</p><p>From designing products...
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<p>Recorded live at Source Fashion Jan 2026, Kresse Wesling (Elvis & Kresse) unpacks the uncomfortable truths behind sustainable fashion.</p><p>From EPR and circularity to wage parity and supply chain realities, this...
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<p>The hard truths of building circularity at scale </p><p>In this episode, we sit down with <b>Christina Dean</b>, Founder of <b>Redress</b> and <b>The R Collective</b>, to unpack the uncomfortable truths behind...
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<p>Ep 19: Ethical fashion, fair living wages & reducing overconsumption </p><p>In this episode, Sophie Lane joins us to unpack the model behind SOKO Kenya - a brand rooted in fair living wages, transparent supply...
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<p>In this episode, we sit down with Matt Dehaty - former Buying Director at Nike and Gymshark, to unpack what it really takes to lead product, build winning teams, and create culture-shifting apparel at global scale...
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<p>Three conversations, three angles on fashion’s future: <b>Isabelle Meira's founder</b> opens up about the realities of scaling a purpose-led swimwear brand, Ross Barry from <b>Reskinned</b> dives into how resale can...
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<p>We speak with <b>Mark Sumner</b> (WRAP) on what it really takes to <b>rethink the fashion system</b>, and with <b>Marguerite Le Rolland</b> (Euromonitor International) on how to <b>predict the unpredictable</b>...
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<p>A live, onsite special - Aminah Hanif talks to some of the speakers from Source Fashion July 2025 on circularity, identity and inclusion in fashion. Berni Yates from CSM, Bay Garnett Second-hand Fashion Pioneer and...
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<p>Scaling with purpose</p><p>The founder of Adversatile Artists - a small ethical business on a mission to grow without compromising its values - discusses the challenges of scaling sustainably, balancing creativity...
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<p>The building blocks of retail resilience </p><p>Live from Source Fashion, retail commentator Mark Faithfull explores what is fuelling true resilience in retail. Covering AI, consumer behaviour and innovation - Mark...
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