Podcasts about gihan amarasiriwardena

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/hLVGRIbH01c Picture this: you BARELY made it to your big meeting on time, but you had to hustle get there. You didn't anticipate the sweat stains. Why on Earth did you decide to run in your nicest business clothes??    Let's rewind.    Imagine the same scenario, but you are wearing Ministry of Supply business wear. Instead, you are cool and dry, giving you the self-confidence you need to ace that presentation. How is their business wear so comparable to sportswear, like Gore-Tex or  Nike's Dri-Fit?    In today's episode, we welcome Gihan Amarasiriwardena, the Co-Founder and President of Ministry of Supply, a company that uses materials science and advanced technology to combine the properties of sportswear and business wear. With him, we discuss:   

Gihan Amarasiriwardena co-founded Ministry of Supply with Aman Advani at MIT in 2012 united by a shared passion for hacking clothes, making more comfortable dress shirts and socks from their favorite athletic gear. For over a decade since launching on Kickstarter, and having some of the most successful fashion campaigns in the platform's history, the Boston-based workleisure company's mission with every product has been to provide a balance of scientifically-backed comfort and convenience. MOS has become known for engineering many of the world's firsts, including their 3D computerized-knit blazer, their intelligent heated jacket with "smart thermostat" and voice control functionality, their first carbon-neutral certified dress shirt and many others. Gihan has been a Forbes 30 Under 30, set a Guinness Book of World Records mark for the fastest half-marathon in a suit and is the holder of several patents. You'll be fascinated to learn how he manages his time as a co-founder / company president / father and the life hacks he's created in this episode. More about Gihan at www.ministryofsupply.com

What happens when you ask 2 Engineers to build an Apparel brand in a stagnant industry?Self-heating Smart Jackets, the 3 most Successful Kickstarter Fashion campaigns, and innovation of the likes you've never seen before.This is the Ministry of Supply Story. Although, there's one thing that actually shocked me the most: Each and every day, even with a huge team, the 2 Co-Founders, Gihan & Aman still put aside 30 minutes per day to speak with their customers. Yes. Every day.It's this level of care, attention to detail, and humility to their internal team and community, which defines their unique approach.As they told their story, it was clear to me that this runs throughout the entirety of MOS and the insights they've been able to learn are staggering.This ultimately is the foundation to their incredible innovation, and because they took action.Here are the main topics we hit:The MOS Mission and other owners can craft oneTheir unique 'Quantified Empathy Process' for designing new productsHow to Storytell across the entire customer experienceCustomer interaction 101Their flagship 'Apollo' jacket, inspired by NASAThe beginning and the MIT professor: "Hacking clothes"KickstarterIf you want to stand on the shoulders of giants in E-commerce, this is the episode for you.Take notes and implement - there's gold in here.Sometimes it's the little things in life that matter the most. We'll be back next week with the First Female-led UK brand on the show!-Stay True to yourselfAman Advani: www.linkedin.com/in/amanadvani/Gihan Amarasiriwardena: www.linkedin.com/in/gihanamarasiriwardena/Nigel Thomas - www.linkedin.com/in/nigelthomas-ai/

Gihan is a tinkerer who began making his own gear at the age of 13. He's had a knack for problem solving for efficiency through the lens of science. He's the co-founder and president of an innovative apparel brand, Ministry of Supply, where they produce high quality clothing engineered to be both comfortable and presentable. He earned his chemical engineering degree from MIT and was recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2015. In 2018 he cycled across America wearing a Ministry of Supply Nasa-derived polo shirt. Gihan holds several patents and Fast Company recognized MOS as one of the most innovative companies in 2021.  In this episode we discuss: -How his parents nurtured his curiosity -How he approaches habit stacking to be super efficient -Why you should think of vacations as fueling vs rest -How he prepared for his Ted Talk and more.. ----- Send questions or comments to omaid@omaid.me

This week's episode of the Zero to a Million Podcast with Zach Rego showcases the season's best moments. We featured founders and organization movers who built their companies from the ground up as they shared their biggest wins, losses, and all the lessons they learned in between.HIGHLIGHTS Aneela Idnani, Co-Founder of HabitAwareRyan Smith, Head of Partnerships at EmotiveNathan Rothstein, Co-Founder of Project RepatPhillip Rivers, Founder and CEO of Tetra MarketingMelissa Tavss, Founder of Tipsy ScoopLaura and Kelly Moffat, Founders of Kirrin FinchAlbert Matheny, CEO at PromixDavid Roger, Co-Founder & CEO at Felix GrayGihan Amarasiriwardena, Co-Founder and President of Ministry of SupplyChris Meade, CEO and co-founder of CROSSNETYou can connect with Zero to a Million's amazing guests in the links below:Aneela Idnani - https://habitaware.com/Ryan Smith - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-rsmith/Nathan Rothstein - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanrothstein/Phillip Rivers - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emailautomationMelissa Tavss - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-tavss-a3a55833/Laura and Kelly Moffat - https://www.instagram.com/kirrinfinch/Albert Matheny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertmatheny/David Roger - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roger-2a9b2632/Gihan Amarasiriwardena - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gihanamarasiriwardena/

HIGHLIGHTS 00:40 A passion for materials innovation, comfort, and human performance04:55 Market research: Figuring out how to make the most versatile products09:09 Launching on Kickstarter after many product iterations 12:36 Creating a Shopify product page for your brand and ideal customers20:35 The user experience of Ministry of Supply's website21:06 The brand's future with video ads24:57 Connect with Gihan and Ministry of SupplyQUOTES02:43 Gihan: "What we both did is we were Frankensteining our own products, so I was cutting running shirts and making dress shirts out of them and Amman was making dress socks by cutting the bottoms of Nike dri fit socks and sewing them to Gold Toe dress socks, essentially."06:08 Gihan: "The antithesis of fast fashion is if you have better products, but you can't just do that by just saying the product is more expensive and thicker and whatnot, but really making sure that it's versatile to be used in a lot of different scenarios."18:25 Gihan: "Be very judicious on where you want to innovate on your site experience because iterating something like a nav, a Shopify theme for example, like you can kind of swap that out a little bit easier. It's a little bit more dev work."23:38 Gihan: "Most of the people who land on a Kickstarter video, it was like 60% of it, of the people that came to the page would watch the entire two minute video. And nowhere have we seen a conversion experience like that."You can connect with Gihan in the links below:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gihanamarasiriwardena/Website - https://www.ministryofsupply.com/Ministry of Sound's five year plan: https://www.ministryofsupply.com/about/5-year-plan

In the age of Covid-19, Ministry of Supply is a work-from-homer's go-to brand for comfortable yet professional clothing. While the concept of wearing sweatpants to a work meeting may be new, the lovechild of workwear and athleisure came into fruition in 2012, at a time when “performance materials,” such as moisture-wicking fabrics, first started to explode among the athletic wear industry.  “We designed an entire line of machine-washable, four-way-stretch suiting and clothing for the office and commute,” said Gihan Amarasiriwardena, Ministry of Supply president, on the latest Glossy Podcast. Amarasiriwardena co-founded the tech-focused apparel company with fellow MIT graduate Aman Advani in 2012. “What's been interesting is that, in the past year -- while people are not wearing dress shirts nearly as much as they used to, nor are they wearing suits -- this idea of the importance of comfort has been elevated. Our days are so integrated, both in terms of where we are and what we have to do. Our clothes should be designed to do that.” As the pandemic shifted the American workplace from the office to the couch, the demand for even more comfort called for a corresponding adaptation to the current “work-leisure” apparel sold by Ministry of Supply. According to Amarasiriwardena, when sitting down, one's waist expands by 5-7% -- a fact that was made undeniably apparent by the couch-to-bed pipeline facilitated by working from home. In response, Ministry of Supply found that, rather than starting from scratch, “It was about tweaking our products,” said Amarasiriwardena. “We've always been using performance, functional fabrics that are soft and stretchy, and machine washable. So it was about adjusting the silhouette.” Just as many offices closed down as a result of the pandemic, Ministry of Supply closed its six stores across the country, with plans to reopen only the Boston store. This doesn't mark the end of customer interaction, however, as the company has begun offering live chats and video chats with customers.  As for the return to a normal state, Amarasiriwardena expects rebounds to happen in “waves” within the next few months as customers start returning to the office. And in addition to focusing on recovery, Ministry of Supply is focused on “being a leader in this new category of work-leisure.”

Gihan Amarasiriwardena  is the founder of the Ministry of Supply clothing company, a company based in Boston but has received national acclaim. He is also a world record holder and an incredible cyclist.  He's a creator and has been in Forbes magazine in the New York Times.  He will be sharing today about his journey and giving gold nuggets that will help the listeners.

Gihan Amarasiriwardena is a co-founder of Ministry of Supply, an innovative company that creates smart business attire using science and tech from sports and aerospace research. 30 July 2012.

In this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to the CEO and co-founder of Ministry of Supply, Aman Advani.Founded by Advani and his co-founder Gihan Amarasiriwardena in 2012, Ministry of Supply is based in Boston, US, and was born in the labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company specialises in engineering clothes for motion, comfort, easy care, and the planet. Garments include the Apollo Dress Shirt, which is made with the same phase change materials that NASA invented to control an astronauts' body temperature in space; and the Kinetic suit, which Amarasiriwardena wore to run a ‘record-shattering' half-marathon.In this podcast, Advani talks more about the company's beginning back at MIT and he explains what makes the brand's products so unique. Elsewhere, he talks about how the company has been coping with Covid-19. Towards the start of the outbreak, the team donated lots of masks to shelters and hospitals and now it has created a 3D printed face mask, which is available to buy through the website. And finally, when asked about any advice he could give aspiring entrepreneurs, he explains that “growth and comfort rarely coexist”. 

The Ministry of Supply remains on the cutting edge of performance businesswear. Creating clothing that is both functional and fashion-forward. In this episode, Adam Torres and Gihan Amarasiriwardena, Co-Founder & President of the Ministry of Supply, explore Ministry of Supply's new built to order supply chain innovations.Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/

Gihan Amarasiriwardena is the co-founder/president of Boston-based Ministry of Supply, a sleek and modern brand of performance professional apparel that launched in 2012. Gihan shares how he and his colleague, co-founder/CEO, Aman Advani, both MIT students at the time, shared a desire to create professional apparel that had the same performance benefits as their favorite athletic pieces. We learn how the brand got its start, the significance of its name and the role materials, attention to design and fit play into each and every piece to make the apparel scientifically better. www.ministryofsupply.com

30 Under 30 Retail and Eccomerce List : (2015) 1 Emily Weiss, 29, Founder Glossier 2 Aman Advani, 29 & Gihan Amarasiriwardena, 26, Cofounder Ministry of Supply 3 Nathan Bond, 29, Cofounder Rifle Paper Co. 4 Gary Bravard, 27, Cofounder Adore Me 5 Louisa Burch, 26, Cofounder Trademark 6 Mark Daniel, 20, Founder Strut 7 Claire Distenfeld, 28, Owner, Fivestory 8 Caitlin Donovan, 27, Associate VP, Handbags & Accessories Category, Christie's 9 Erik Elianson,28 & Tristan Pollock, 28, Cofounder Storefront 10 Deepa Gandhi, Cofounder Dagne Dover 11 Paul Goodman, 26 & Griffin Thall, 28, Cofounder Pura Vida Bracelets 12 Carrie Hammer, 29, Founder Carrie Hammer 13 Isabelle Kenyon, 27, Associate, Burch Creative Capital 14 Joe Lallouz, 29, Chief Product Manager, Etsy 15 Elizabeth Lin, 29, Director of product development, Weddington Way 16 Tanya Menendez, 27, Cofounder Maker's Row 17 Alain Miguel, 29, Cofounder Modalyst 18 Shayne Oliver, 27, Founder Hood By Air 19 Aubrie Pagano, 29, Cofounder Bow & Drape 20 Neil Parikh, 25, Cofounder Casper 21 Michael Preysman, 29, Founder Everlane 22 Chase Reed, 16, Founder Sneaker Pawn 23 Chelsea Sloan, 29, Cofounder Uptown Cheapskate 24 Alan Tisch, 26, Cofounder Spring 25 Zara Terez Tisch, 29, Founder Zara Terez 26 Trang To, 27, Chief of staff to the president, Saks Fifth Avenue 27 Natasha Tucker, 29 & Cora Hilts, 27, Cofounder Reve En Vert 28 Olga Vidisheva, 29, FOunder Shoptiques 29 Kyle Vucko, 29, Cofounder Indochino 30 Marco Zappacosta, 29, Cofounder Thumbtack Versi Forbes 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/successbefore30 https://www.instagram.com/chandraputranegara/ Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/OfficialSB30 Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/SuccessBefore30 Website : http://www.SuccessBefore30.co.id Jika Anda tertarik untuk membeli Buku BADAI PASTI BERLALU oleh Chandra Putra Negara klik link dibawah ini : http://goo.gl/49jW3r Dapatkan Tips Lainnya di Website : http://www.sb30.tv

Gihan Amarasiriwardena Co-Founder & President of Ministry of Supply is interviewed in this episode. Follow Adam on Instagram at Ask Adam Torres for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to become a featured co-author in one of Adam's upcoming books: https://www.moneymatterstoptips.com/coauthor --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneymatters/support

Before Aman Advani was the co-founder and CEO of performance-infused businesswear brand Ministry of Supply, he was a consultant. Spending most of his days on a plane, in a boardroom or traveling from one hotel to the next, Advani was exhausted by the upkeep his formal workwear required, including lots of ironing and frequent trips to the dry cleaners. He decided he needed to find a way to make these clothes work for his life. So in 2012, Advani co-founded Ministry of Supply with Gihan Amarasiriwardena. Since, the brand has expanded its offering to include both men and women, opened a total of six stores around the U.S., and launched wholesale partnerships with companies like Stitch Fix and MoMA. In this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Advani to discuss why Ministry of Supply has such a strong emphasis on education, what makes fashion an emotional industry and what's on the horizon for performance wear.

Right now, there’s a wearable device for pretty much everything. Fitbits track your footsteps. Virtual reality headsets can transport you anywhere in the world. There’s even jewelry that lets others know when you’re in danger. But there isn’t much tech in the things we’re already wearing: clothes. We visit the Ministry of Supply, a company that’s trying to mix high-tech and apparel, and talk with the company’s founders, Gihan Amarasiriwardena and Aman Advani.

On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Gihan Amarasiriwardena, co-founder, and president of Ministry of Supply. Here’s what Travis and Gihan discuss in this episode: About Gihan Amarasiriwardena Started Ministry of Supply to make the clothes you have to wear to work more comfortable. Started on Kickstarter with a dress shirt.… The post Build Your Network (http://www.buildyournetwork.co). For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (https://www.acast.com/privacy)

What is Ministry of Supply? How have they been able to successfully crowdfund several apparel projects? What lessons can you learn from their challenges and breakthroughs? On this episode, you’ll hear from Ministry of Supply’s President and Co-Founder, Gihan Amarasiriwardena. In our conversation, Gihan describes Ministry of Supply’s current project, why they decided to work with textiles, challenges faced along the way, how they’ve incorporated customer feedback, advice for innovators and so much more! Discover the lessons and insights that you can come away with on this exciting episode featuring Gihan! Feeding the desire to innovate. How does an innovative idea like a heated jacket get to the marketplace? What sort of company takes that experimental and out-of-the-box approach? On this episode, you’ll hear about Ministry of Supply from their President and Co-Founder, Gihan Amarasiriwardena. Gihan has a personal thread of innovation that runs all the way back to his childhood experience as a Boy Scout. This desire to take risks and innovate shows up in his work with Ministry of Supply and their boldness to create products like the first intelligent heated jacket. Learn more about Gihan’s story and what Ministry of Supply is up to on this episode! Valuing feedback from backers. What can an organization do to build trust with their consumers? How can they signal to their fans that they want to adapt their products due to the feedback they receive? At Ministry of Supply, it comes down to looking back at past campaigns and products to learn from customer feedback on what worked and what needed to be improved upon. They’ve clearly resonated with their supporters to the point where 3/4ths of their current backers are repeat backers from previous projects they’ve launched. Learn more about Ministry of Supply and how they are making an impact on the crowdfunding scene by listening to this episode! Advice for innovators who want to work on apparel projects. While the apparel industry is difficult enough, why would someone want to combine the at times temperamental industry, with the challenges and pressures of crowdfunding? On this episode, Gihan Amarasiriwardena shares his advice for innovators and entrepreneurs who are looking to shake things up with an apparel project. While it wasn’t easy, Gihan points to the ability to interface with consumers and adapt their supply accordingly as a top advantage to crowdfunding an apparel project. Getting a strong sense of consumer demand can make or break a startup's chances for success. What additional advice does Gihan have for startups? Find out on this engaging episode!   How to garner good media coverage. What does it take to garner positive media coverage for crowdfunding projects? Is there a script to follow or does it all come down to blind luck? On this episode, you’ll hear from Ministry of Supply’s Gihan Amarasiriwardena as he goes over how they’ve been able to attract good media coverage on their crowdfunding campaign. Part of the reason why Ministry of Supply has been able to court positive media coverage is due to the fact that they are hitting on a trending topic - wearable technology. As much as an advantage that has been, Gihan stresses the importance of having several “Storylines” for your product or brand that you can lean on or highlight at any given time. Learn more about Ministry of Supply’s approach to media coverage on this informative episode! Key Takeaways [1:30] Gihan Amarasiriwardena joins the podcast to discuss Ministry of Supply’s heated jacket, Mercury. [3:20] Gihan talks about his first crowdfunding campaign. [4:40] How did Gihan get into textiles? What challenges has he run into? [6:50] Lesson learned from several crowdfunding campaigns. [8:30] Incorporating feedback from customers. [10:20] Tips for creators looking for good media coverage. [12:00] Advice for innovators interested in crowdfunding an apparel project....

Imagine wearing a dress shirt that didn’t make you sweat on your commute to work? Launched out of MIT, Ministry of Supply has set out to do just that: create clothes for work that behave like clothes you’d wear to the gym. After the company was started out of MIT, Ministry of Supply set out to raise just $30,000 on Kickstarter. Within five days of launching their campaign, the team not only met their goal but went on to raise over $400,000 and shattered the record for a fashion campaign on Kickstarter.

In this episode we speak with Gihan, one of the founders of Ministry of Supply, a company that designs and produces smart business clothes using methods from sports tech and other engineering fields.  The company aims to provide clothing that looks good and continues to look good after an active commute.  Dynamic …