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PromoKitchen Podcast: Redwood Classics' Made In Canada 10-Year Impact Report

Kathy Cheng, Ashley Chan and PJ Tang from Redwood Classics Apparel, Jasmin Bollman from Misfit Marketing Consultancy and Katie Motta from Shift Circular join PromoKitchen Chefs, Johanna Gottlieb and Kate Plummer to dive deeper into the launch of Redwood Classics' made-in-Canada 10-year Impact Report. They cover what it means to be sustainable, what a circular economy is, why women led businesses are important, and dive deeper into their work and advocacy.  Listen to the PromoKitchen podcast here: https://www.promokitchen.org/podcasts/redwood-impact-report  Read about Redwood Classics' Impact Report here: https://bit.ly/2QfRilt 

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Supply Professional Magazine Feature: A Matter of Trust

Redwood Classics Apparel was featured in the April 21, 2021 issue of Supply Professional Magazine!  President, Kathy Cheng, talks about the importance of human connection in fostering collaboration with suppliers through two perspectives: as a businessperson dealing with her own suppliers and as a supplier herself.  Read more here: https://www.supplypro.ca/digital-archive/april-2021/ (Pages 21-22) 

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Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada (SDAC) Summit: Certified Supplier Champions Panel

Connect. Collaborate. Succeed. Redwood Classics is proud to participate in the Virtual Supplier Diversity Summit on January 26th & 27th, presented by Canada's LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Canada, and Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC).  The SDAC Summit 2021 also features our very own Kathy Cheng speaking on an educational panel on the path forward for supplier diversity alongside fellow advocates: Deidre Guy, Jennifer Shand (Ménard), Michela Toscano and Jeff Wilson.  Tune in to the insightful panel discussion here: https://youtu.be/PVnJ1YhX18c  More details about the SDAC summit here: https://pheedloop.com/sdac2021/site/sessions/?event=sdac2021&section=61043&id=SESNNRJPWK64JFPN9

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Branding Matters Podcast

Joelly Goodson Lang and Kathy Cheng shared a great conversation on how Redwood Classics Apparel started in the promotional products industry, why branding matters, why diversity matters, and Kathy’s journey on being named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders of 2020.  Full conversation can be found here: https://brandingmatters.buzzsprout.com/1445740/7101181-kathy-cheng-inc-magazine-s-top-100-female-founders-of-2020

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