The FittDesign Podcast

Hosted by Shadi Adada

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Aug 2026

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Concise and comprehensive snippets of the FittDesign, fashion design, product sourcing and e-commerce growth content that you love.

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September 9, 2026Episode 1779 min

FittBite Episode 306: How To Build A Clothing Brand Without Being The Face

In today's FittBite, we explore why you don't have to be the face of your clothing brand. The FittBite covers giving the product its own recognizable identity, letting customers and ambassadors carry the brand, turning the development process into content, building repeatable content formats, and using the founder selectively, showing how a brand can build recognition and trust without the founder appearing in every post. Tune in to learn what activewear founders can take from it. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

September 6, 2026Episode 17610 min

FittBite Episode 305: SET Active Made $1M in One Hour. What Happened Before That Hour?

In today's FittBite, we explore what happened before SET Active made $1 million in one hour. This FittBite covers audience building, repeat customers, launch reminders, early access, multi-channel content, product demand signals, and post-launch review, showing how the result was shaped long before the collection went live. Tune in to learn what activewear founders can take from the launch. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

September 4, 2026Episode 17514 min

FittBite Episode 304: How to Know Your Idea Is Worth Manufacturing

In today's FittBite, we discuss what makes a clothing product ready for manufacturing beyond the sketch, moodboard, or early concept. The FittBite focuses on customer behavior, competitive positioning, pricing, landed cost, MOQ exposure, factory feedback, sample testing, and real demand validation before placing a bulk order. Tune in to learn how to evaluate an idea before it becomes inventory. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 28, 2026Episode 17412 min

FittBite Episode 303: How I’d Build a $100,000 Sportswear Brand With One Product

In today's FittBite, we break down how a sportswear brand could reach its first $100,000 in revenue by building around one hero product instead of launching a full collection. The FittBite covers product selection, customer pain points, technical development, fabric and fit testing, color planning, MOQ and inventory control, pricing, reorder strategy, and when the brand has earned the right to expand. Tune in to see how a focused product strategy can reduce risk, concentrate resources, and create a clearer path to repeatable growth. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 27, 2026Episode 17317 min

FittBite Episode 302: How I’d Build a $100,000 Sportswear Brand With One Product

August 23, 2026Episode 17218 min

FittBite Episode 301: Founder vs Operator: The 9 Decisions That Scale.

In today's FittBite, we break down the shift from founder to operator and the nine decisions that make an apparel business easier to scale. This FittBite covers approval structures, operating rules, key business metrics, product standardization, inventory risk, sample approval standards, escalation systems, hiring around bottlenecks, and controlling operational complexity. Tune in to learn how to build a business that can make better decisions, move faster, and operate effectively without every decision depending on the founder. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 20, 2026Episode 17115 min

FittBite Episode 300: I ranked 12 apparel categories by how hard they are to manufacture

In today's FittBite, we rank 12 apparel categories by manufacturing difficulty, based on pattern complexity, fit sensitivity, construction, material requirements, and how consistently each product can be repeated in bulk. This FittBite covers everything from basic tees and training tanks to seamless leggings, sports bras, technical jackets, and waterproof shells, showing why some products require far more testing, factory capability, and development time than others. Tune in to see which categories carry the most production risk before the first sample is even made. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 16, 2026Episode 17014 min

FittBite Episode 299: Why Your AI Tech Pack Is Costing You Money

In today's FittBite, we explore how AI-generated tech packs can create production risk when visual mockups, unvalidated measurements, fabric ranges, and broad construction notes are treated as final specifications. The FittBite covers the difference between a concept document and a controlled production tech pack, including points of measurement, fabric approval, construction decisions, factory capability, sample validation, and ownership of each technical detail. Tune in before sending an AI-generated tech pack to a factory. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 12, 2026Episode 16915 min

FittBite Episode 298: $649 for a Design Feels Expensive — Until Your Bulk Order Doesn’t Sell

In today's FittBite, we break down why a $649 design fee should be compared against the cost of an unresolved bulk order, not just the price of a sketch. The FittBite covers product positioning, fit decisions, manufacturing cost, factory-ready specifications, sampling, landed cost, and the financial risk of producing inventory before the product is properly developed. Tune in to learn why early design decisions can affect every unit you produce. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...

August 9, 2026Episode 16813 min

FittBite Episode 297: The 5 Products We Tell Activewear Founders Never to Launch With

In today's FittBite, we outline five product types that new activewear founders should approach carefully before launching. The FittBite covers highly technical outerwear, high-impact sports bras, detailed seamless leggings, one-piece activewear, and products that require too much customer education, with a focus on sampling, fit testing, sizing, manufacturing complexity, returns, and customer trust. Tune in to learn why a first product should be clear, manageable to produce, easier to size, and useful for building real customer data before moving into more technical categories. Book a 1 on 1 with our host, Shadi for personalized advice on how to create and grow your fashion business: https://www.fittdesign.com/services/consultation Design your own collection with our instantly downloadable factory ready tech pack templates: FittDesign Tech Pack Templates Follow our host on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiadada/ https://www.instagram.com/fittdesign/ Got any other questions, email us for an instant response at: studio@fittdesign.com Subscribe to our weekly fashion design podcast (New episodes every Thursday at 4pm CST): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fittdesign-podcast/id1454410683 Visit our website: https://www.fittdesign.com/ Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fittdesign/ https://www.facebook.com/fittdesign https://www.pinterest.com/fittdesign/ https://www.behance.net/fittdesign ...