{"id":228585,"date":"2023-03-10T11:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=228585"},"modified":"2023-03-10T11:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:14:25","slug":"olivia-francis-founder-hamilton-hare","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/podcasts\/olivia-francis-founder-hamilton-hare\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Francis, Founder, Hamilton + Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Olivia Francis left her job with global advertising agency Saatchi &amp; Saatchi to change the men\u2019s underwear market with her Hamilton + Hare brand in 2014. 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