Fashion Plate: Boden Founder Johnnie Boden Shares His Unique Take On Entrepreneurship

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Today is the final episode of our Fashion Plate miniseries! Our guest is Johnnie Boden, the entrepreneur who founded the British fashion brand Boden more than three decades ago with a mix of moxie, naivete, and no fashion experience. Johnnie was clearly onto something as his brand has stood the test of time and become a household name in the U.K. and a growing brand in the U.S. Johnnie joins host Kerry Diamond to share his unlikely story, his interesting take on entrepreneurship, and his top advice for building a brand. We also learn why he wore a pink suit to accept his Commander of the Order of the British Empire from Prince William, why honesty is the best policy, and why his desert island chef is Gordon Ramsay. Use code CB10 for 10% off at boden.com. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions, show transcripts, and tickets to upcoming events. More on Johnnie: Boden on Instagram, Johnnie on Instagram More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	I'm the founder.
0:09.0	The whole world's chicken, drinking, baby, and we're all about it.
0:15.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine. Today is the final episode of our fashion plate miniseries, presented by our friends at Bowden. Over the past few Wednesdays, I've talked to some of my favorite folks at the intersection of food and fashion, about how they bring taste and style to everything they do.
0:39.6	I chatted with culinary creatives, Zanab Issa and Romley Newman, and with mother-daughter cookbook authors,
0:45.3	Trudy Crane, and Chloe Crane-Lerue. If you missed any of these episodes, please go back and
0:50.3	give a listen. Today, I'm talking to Bowden founder Johnny Bowden. Bowden has graciously supported
0:55.8	our series. We did a really fun dinner with them last week at Lourdes in New York City,
1:00.7	and it's been a blast getting to know Johnny. He and his team have built one of the most
1:04.6	successful British fashion brands around, and he talks about entrepreneurship in a really
1:09.0	unique way. I wanted him to share his story with all of you because I know there are so many business
1:13.8	owners out there in our audience.
1:15.8	I've learned a lot from his advice and candor about his own experience, and I am sure
1:20.4	you will too.
1:21.7	Also, Johnny's built a brand that is all about color and joy, something a lot of us aspire
1:26.7	to.
1:27.4	Stay tuned for our chat.
1:29.0	Our interview was recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
1:35.0	Early bird tickets are now on sale for Jubilee 2025, which is taking place in Manhattan
1:40.1	at the Glass House, a brand new location, very exciting, on Saturday, April 12th. Jubilee is a
1:46.4	wonderful day of community and connection, and we would love to see you there. Also, we're hosting
1:51.4	our very first Jubilee Wine Country at the beautiful Solage Resort in Calistoga, California on October 26th and
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