Tech Powered Luxury
by Ashley McDonnell
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About this podcast
Welcome to Season 7 of Tech Powered Luxury!
Tech Powered Luxury is hosted by luxury and tech entrepreneur Ashley McDonnell. With 10 years of experience working at the crossroads of luxury and technology, Ashley carved out a career across Paris, Dublin and Geneva, working at LVMH, Dior, Google and luxury group PUIG. The podcast is also taught as a module at leading business and design schools around the world, with the goal to share insightful and actionable stories and experience from industry leaders.
Episodes
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- Former Meta Luxury Chief Morin Oluwole on Why Leadership, Not AI, Will Define Luxury's Future · 46 min• The organisations that outperform don’t react to disruption. They build cultures that anticipate it. • Luxury’s digital transformation succeeded because it was a cultural…
- Live from Cannes Lions: Federica Labanca and Vicky Owens on How Luxury Lost 60 Million Customers 🎙️ · 31 min• Luxury has not only lost customers. It may have lost relationships. • The industry’s problem is emotional, not only commercial. Consumers have not necessarily lost spending…
- From Beyoncé Wearing Cult Naked on Tour to the Loneliness Pandemic Reshaping Luxury: What Happened When Tech Powered Luxury Brought Its Biggest Panel Yet to Dublin · 51 min• For this episode Ashley hosts a live panel at Café en Seine in Dublin with Mary Furtas, founder of Cult Naked, Alana Murrin, founder of Saint Studios, Carlotta Rodben, founder…
- Live from FASHIONOLOGY in New York: Amira Linson on Scholarships, Sales and Building a Career in Fashion Tech · 11 min• Amira’s journey starts far from the traditional fashion capitals. Originally from Kansas, she studied in Texas before moving to New York to build a career in fashion. •…
- How Ilaria Resta Is Leading Audemars Piguet Into Its Next Century: Circular Leadership, Royal Pop and the Future of Watchmaking · 40 min · Season 7 Episode 11• For this episode, Ashley sits down with Ilaria Resta, CEO of Audemars Piguet, to discuss heritage, innovation, circular leadership, sustainability, and one of the most…
- How Malinda Sanna Gets Luxury Brands Closer to the Women Who Actually Buy: Look Look, Crown Jewels and the New Rules of Desire · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 10For this episode, Ashley sits down with Malinda Sanna to discuss luxury research, the psychology of high-spending women, the shift from status to agency, and why the next…
- Live from Cartier - How We Produced Live From Abu Dhabi: A Fashion Show Celebrating East Meets West · 52 minThis week, we are back in Dublin at the Cartier Espace at Paul Sheeran Jewellers for something more candid than a recap. It’s a post game analysis of Live from Abu Dhabi, the…
- How Marc Chaya Built Maison Francis Kurkdjian by Putting the Creator First: From Beirut to Paris and a Decade at EY · 46 min · Season 7 Episode 8For this episode, Ashley sits down with Marc Chaya, CEO and co-founder of Maison Francis Kurkdjian, to unpack the philosophy, the partnership, and the fight behind one of luxury…
- Forbes, Time and Sports Illustrated France Founder Dominique Busso on Building a Media Empire, Having Angelina Jolie as a Cover Star and What’s Next at the Cannes Film Festival · 31 minThis week, Ashley sits down with Dominique Busso, the entrepreneur behind three of the most exciting media moves happening in France right now. He launched Time magazine in…
- Live From PFW: Discovered by CHANEL Through an Instagram Reel, From Hospital Paintings to Paris Fashion Debut, How Rachelle Cunningham Turned Art Into Wearable Fashion · 14 min · Season 7 Episode 6This week, we’re coming to you live from PFW with Rachelle Cunningham, a fashion illustrator and painter whose work has moved from a hospital room to the front rows of couture…
- London Fashion Week's Official Street Style Photograher: From Baby Photography in Uraguay and Zara Cashier in London to Global Runways, How Romina Introini Created Her Own Fashion Destiny · 41 minThis week, Ashley is in Paris with Romina Introini (Romilux), one of the street style and fashion photographers shaping how Fashion Month is seen in real time. You have likely…
- Why Can't Consumer Brands Raise Investment? Creating a New Funding Ecosystem, with Females Top of Mind · 49 min · Season 7 Episode 4Welcome back. Last week, Ashley McDonnell sat down Gordon Renouf, co founder of Good On You, to unpack what sustainability can actually be measured, what brands disclose versus…
- Are Any Fashion Brands Truly Sustainable? In Conversation with Gordon Renouf, Founder of the World's Largest Sustainability Directory · 42 min · Season 7 Episode 3Welcome back. Last week, Ashley McDonnell sat down Annabel Hay, founder and CEO of Clutch Glue, to unpack what happens after virality, from manufacturing and retail expansion to…
- Shark Tank Australia’s Most Viral Entrepreneur: From Construction Site to Cap Table with Clutch Glue’s Annabel Hay · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 2This week, Ashley is in Sydney with Annabel Hay, founder and CEO of CLUTCH Glue and one of Shark Tank Australia’s most talked about contestants. Not yet 30 and already having…
- “Every 30 seconds on this planet, IMAGE Skincare sells a vitamin C product” - Building a Global Brand with Janna Ronert · 53 min · Season 7 Episode 1For our first Tech Powered Luxury podcast episode of 2026, our host Ashley McDonnell sits down with IMAGE Skincare founder Janna Ronert Problem first wins. IMAGE Skincare…
- Building Future Heritage Brands: Fashion, Beauty, Jewellery and Spirits · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 1After a whirlwind of live shows across Dublin, Paris and Abu Dhabi, the Tech Powered Luxury live podcast show finally made its way to Galway City, hosted at the vibrant Hyde Bar…
- The Brow Queen: In Conversation with Brow Aid Founder Kim O'Sullivan · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 10Welcome to Season 6 of Tech Powered Luxury, brought to you with Azure Communications! This week on Tech Powered Luxury, we sit down with the Queen of Brows herself, Kim…
- Lia Cowan: A Fashion Brand Rooted in Romance and Ballet, as worn by Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 9Welcome to Season 6 of Tech Powered Luxury, brought to you with Azure Communications! This week, we’re diving into the world of fashion, sculpture, and bespoke bridalwear with…
- Building the Future of Irish Luxury Handbags with Silvana Landa · 48 min · Season 6 Episode 8Welcome to Season 6 of Tech Powered Luxury, brought to you with Azure Communications! This week, we’re diving into the world of brand building, luxury retail, and international…
- From Direct Provision to Miss Ireland: The Unstoppable Pamela Uba · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 7Welcome to Season 6 of Tech Powered Luxury, brought to you with Azure Communications! For quite some time now, Azure has been our go-to provider for all things print and…
