While the World Bank's latest report projects a challenging economic outlook over the next two years, Hamilton Perkins represents a new generation of innovators charting a different course — fusing fashion, science and technology to create jobs and unlock capital connections. Hamilton is the winner of the 2023 Black Ambition Prize, presented by Pharrell Williams, and an alum of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. He's currently working to commercialize intellectual property that converts waste streams into reusable materials, all while keeping law and policy top of mind — including the Responsible Textile Recovery Act, California's new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law.

In this episode, Hamilton shares his journey on launching the Hamilton Perkins Collection and how he’s working with California stakeholders as the state implements ...