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Episode: IG Live: Purpose-Driven Business: Turning Adversity Into Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Description: Julie Colombino-Billingham is a first-generation Italian American entrepreneur whose journey spans professional dance, aerial arts, and an MBA focused on international disaster response. Her path into fashion was shaped by her time volunteering in Haiti, where a powerful lesson from local women—“I don’t need water, I need a job”—inspired her to build a different kind of fashion business rooted in sustainable luxury. Julie went to Haiti to volunteer and ultimately opened a business there, including the country’s first solar-powered factory, proving that ethical production can create dignity, jobs, and long-term impact. Her new book, From Loss to Lega...