This podcast explores topics on fashion tech, entrepreneurship, and fashion business. Host Peter Jeun Ho Tsang looks at how technology is transforming the fashion industry by dissecting themes such as startup innovation, the evolution of fashion jobs and business culture, and the digitalisation of the fashion value chain. Joined by guest speakers from the fashion industry, startup world and wider business community, you’ll hear stories from founders, creatives, and executives to help shape your understanding of fashion tech. The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform that works with ambitious founders to build fashion tech startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so please do let us know if you’d like us to explore a topic of conversation. You can email us on podcast@beyondform.io - If you’re an entrepreneur or a fashion tech startup needing a boost in your business journey, then check out our website: https://bit.ly/36qBPXR
Fashion Designer and Lecturer specialising in digital and heritage crafts and textiles, marketing and business. Founder of KORLEKIE Ltd, a unique knitwear brand that employs heritage and digital craft techniques with a fresh modern perspective. Connect on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/korlekie/?originalSubdomain=uk
Beatrice Newman is a fashion designer, lecturer at UEL, and founder of KORLEKIE Ltd, a knitwear brand blending heritage and digital craft techniques with modern design. Alongside her academic role, she works as a freelance fashion consultant specializing in design, product development, and production.
Peter Jeun Ho is pioneering fashion tech with his venture studio, Beyond Form, which builds fashion tech startups with ambitious founders.
Peter holds an MA in Digital Fashion from London College of Fashion and has worked with technology companies large and small to conceptualise, execute and deploy various fashion tech solutions. He has a deep understanding of the fashion industry holistically through his commercial and academic work, which has been shaped by his own entrepreneurial journey.
He is a seasoned conference speaker on the future of fashion and technology including: WGSN Futures, Decoded Fashion and Hello Tomorrow. His previous lab, The Dandy Lab, was nominated for several awards including 'Best New Retail Concept' WGSN Futures and was commended by Internet Retailing for 'The Digital Store Award'.
Ahmet Emin Hondor is a senior partnerships and brand consultant specializing in the creative industries. With a proven track record in designing and managing events aligned with brand strategy and goals, he brings exceptional organizational skills and a collaborative leadership style. Driven by creativity, Ahmet believes in the power of micro-engagement and community building to strengthen brands of all kinds, while thriving as an analytical problem-solver in dynamic environments.
Arooj Aftab is the founder of #DoneWithDiversity and a leading inclusivity and cultural consultant working across marketing and advertising. With a background in communications, she specializes in campaigns, strategy, and creative direction that center authentic storytelling and cultural relevance. Skilled in media trends, sales, and team leadership, Arooj is committed to driving business growth while pushing industries toward deeper representation and lasting impact.
Dorcas Payne is an experienced Creative Business Consultant with deep expertise in fashion, apparel, and textiles. She specializes in operations, supply chain management, strategy, and brand development, while also lecturing on fashion business and entrepreneurship. With a Master’s in Strategic Fashion Marketing from the London College of Fashion, Dorcas combines creative insight with operational excellence to help emerging and established brands scale successfully.
Emmanuel is an experienced Editor-in-Chief and creative leader connecting the dots within Africa’s fashion sphere. With a strong background in publishing, he specializes in content production, art direction, fashion consulting, and show production. A graduate of BlueCrest College, Emmanuel is dedicated to shaping narratives that spotlight African fashion on the global stage.
Jessica engineers non-linear growth for tech companies through strategic M&A and partnerships. As SVP of Deal Origination at Transacta Capital, she leads roll-up and outreach campaigns to uncover off-market AI/ML, cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, and data-analytics targets across the U.S., Latin America, and APAC. She co-created the Africa Pavilion and sits on the board of La French Tech Polynésie, platforms that spotlight emerging-market innovation.
A first-generation American–French Polynesian, entrepreneurship has been her through-line. She launched Gauguine to forge cross-border partnerships, authored the bilingual children’s book Toti’s New Shell amplifying Pacific voices, and continues her advocacy as an avid diver and ocean steward. Jessica holds an MBA in Global Management from NYIT and a BS in Managerial Economics & Natural Resources from UC Davis.
Melissa Chung is the founder of Krippit, a fashion tech startup revolutionizing women’s footwear with patented 3D-printed heel protectors. With over 14 years in investment management, she combines expertise in wealth strategies with a passion for innovation, sustainability, and design. Melissa has raised private funding, secured Fortune 500 contracts, and developed consumer-driven products that solve real-world challenges faced by women.
Mersedeh is a London-based fashion designer, educator, and creative director who’s truly redefining what fashion can be. Through her sustainable label, Moodi Studio, she’s merging fashion with gaming and storytelling — designing modular, customizable garments that don’t just live in your wardrobe but also in a digital world. Currently studying Game Design at UEL, Mersedeh continues to explore how technology and play can transform fashion.
Sehrish is a business graduate and digital marketing enthusiast turned entrepreneur, with over eight years of experience in startups. After learning key lessons in vision alignment, resource optimization, and rapid market entry from her early ventures, she founded BizB, a platform promoting sustainable consumption and financial inclusion for women in Pakistan. Driven by a mission to tackle fashion’s environmental impact, Sehrish is leading a movement to make sustainable fashion accessible and empowering for women across Pakistan.