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Into the Fashion Industry Career Podcast

by Maria Hedian: Fashion Career Educator & Industry Expert

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About the show

The Into the Fashion Industry Career Podcast helps students, recent graduates and early-career professionals learn how to start and grow a career in the fashion industry. Hosted by Maria Hedian, founder of Into the Fashion Industry and a fashion career educator with more than 20 years of industry experience, the podcast offers practical fashion career advice, industry insight and an inside look at how fashion careers actually work. Drawing from Maria’s experience at Ralph Lauren, behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week and in higher education, episodes explore fashion internships and jobs, networking, resumes, interviews, career development, industry roles and the unwritten rules of working in fashion. Whether you’re trying to land your first fashion internship, find a fashion job, understand different career paths in fashion or grow within the industry, Into the Fashion Industry gives you the strategies and context to navigate your career with more confidence.