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Anshuman Iddamsetty

Anshuman Iddamsetty is Shopify’s Podcast Producer. He spends a lot of thinking about how marginalized communities make money today. His non-fiction debut, Hello Pig: Notes for a Fat Future is out early 2020 on Strange Light.

Photo collage of Canadian EDM group a Tribe Called Red. Tim "2oolman" Hill is on the left and Ehren "Bear Witness" Thomas is on the right. Both men are pictured in black and white with an image of their album behind them. To the right of the album are red, yellow and blue feathers as a nod to their Indigenous culture.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: How A Tribe Called Red Brought Activism to the Dance Floor

Sep 13, 2019

Photo collage of Brewbles Founder Estefania Rodriguez. Surrounding her are images of her bath bombs including a sun and moon, a watermelon and popsicle. Catheryn has a flower crown and a eucalyptus along the bottom of her portrait.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: This Latinx Bath Brand Is Bubbling with Nostalgia

Sep 2, 2019

Photo collage of Gloria Noto, founder of NOTO Botanics. To the left of her are three product shots overtop of a male model. To the right of her are two female models with red eye shadow on holding a NOTO product.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: The Unique Voice Behind Gender-fluid Wellness Products

Aug 26, 2019

Photo collage of Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, the publishing director of Cassava Republic Press and Ankara Press. Behind Bibi are swatches of various African fabrics. In the middle of the frame is an open book, the pages have two illustrated faces on them, one black one red and they are kissing, to reflect the idea of romance novels.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: Meet the Nigerian Publisher Heating Up African Romance Novels

Aug 19, 2019

Photo collage of Jacque Aye, founder of Adorned By Chi. Surrounding her are three of her anime characters and one of her custom t shirt slogans. Top left character is Gogo, bottom left there's a slogan that reads Black and Proud, top right is Emeka and bottom right is Adaeze. Jacuqe is pictured in the centre wearing a red shirt and black high waisted blue jeans. Her shirt says Anime Baddie across the front.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: This Artist Conjured a Magical World of Black Anime Characters

Aug 12, 2019

Photo collage of George Giaouris, founder of Northbound Leather, against a bright pink background. Surrounding him are cut outs of two eyes and a mouth placed around a silhouette of a face. Inside each shape is a black and white image of Northbound's leather goods.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: How Northbound Leather Became a Thriving Fetish Wear Company

Aug 5, 2019

Photo collage of Celyon founder Patrick Boateng II. Behind Patrick are two different profiles of men of colour and hovering above their faces are three of Ceylon's products. In the bottom right hand corner are two hands with a smear of white paint above them to illustrate the texture of the product.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: He Ditched a Government Job to Start a Skin-Care Line for Men of Color

Jul 29, 2019

Photo collage of founder Tania Larsson. The portrait of her is pictured in both black and white and colour in the foreground, wearing a lumber jacket, glasses with her hair in braids. Behind her are a series of stock photographs of the Northwest territories in Canada, where she grew up and currently lives. The stock photographs are in the shape of an animal hide, to illustrate her respect for animals and the tanning process used in her jewellery making. In the top left and right corner are images of her earrings and on the bottom left is one of her necklaces.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: The Lengths This Indigenous Jeweler Went to for Her Craft

Jul 22, 2019

Portrait of Melanie Elturk, founder of Haute Hijab, with collaged swatches of various hijabs next to her.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: She Traded a Career in Law for High-Fashion Hijabs

Jul 15, 2019

Vivian Kaye, the CEO of Kinky Curly Yaki, is shown smiling and wearing a mustard-colored dress and lavendar-colored, high-heeled shoes. There is also a collage of women's faces.

Founder Stories

Vanguard: Prejudice Against Her Blackness Inspired a Million-Dollar Beauty Business

Jul 8, 2019

Podcasts

Behind the Scenes of the Buzzfeed Channel: An Interview with Ben Kaufman

Jun 20, 2017

Podcasts

Behind the Scenes at Unite: Our New Card Reader, Shopify Pay, and One Incredible Story

May 16, 2017

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