Sofia Wang on the fashion industry's mushroom leather boom

<p>This week's My Mission Is… podcast guest is Sophia Wang, co-founder of the California-based startup MycoWorks, which can be partially credited with orchestrating the fashion industry's mushroom leather boom. Alongside her work making the fashion industry a more sustainable (and better) place through partnerships with the likes of Hermès, Wang is a seasoned academic (she has a Ph.D. in experimental American poetry) and heads up Brontez Purnell Dance Company.</p> <p>In this week's episode, Sophia talks with Mission founder and editor-in-chief Karina Givargisoff about her path to founding a mushroom leather biotech, how the fashion industry can transform itself, and the importance of diversity and equity, and inclusion.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support</a>