Mackenzie & Ben - Founders of KOTN - Sustainable & Ethical Fashion

I am joined by Ben and Mackenzie Sehl, husband-and-wife team who founded KOTN with their co-founder Rami Helali. The inception of the Toronto-based clothing brand started because three friends wanted to be able to buy wardrobe basics that didn’t affect their values (because it seemed you always had to give in to something). When they initially set out to rebuild the Egyptian cotton industry, they didn’t realize how fragmented it truly was. Nevertheless, Ben, Mackenzie and Rami have managed to create a brand of sustainable, high-quality cotton basics that are also affordable, while ultimately starting a movement that aims to improve the quality of life for the people of the Nile Delta in Egypt—including their farmers, weavers, and factory owners.

In this episode, we chat about how the two met, balancing working together 24/7, the struggles and challenges they've faced as young entrepreneurs, where they see the future of fast fashion, and why sustainability is so important to them. We also end the episode with some fun rapid-fire questions such as what they enjoy the most and what they dislike about their jobs, their fav travel spots, and their fav KOTN items. 

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I am joined by Ben and Mackenzie Sehl, husband-and-wife team who founded KOTN with their co-founder Rami Helali. The inception of the Toronto-based clothing brand started because three friends wanted to be able to buy wardrobe basics that didn't affect their values (because it seemed you always had to give in to something).