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Mary Going runs Saint Harridan, a company that makes custom suits catering to butch women and trans men. Her fans are enthusiastic and dedicated, her products are selling out... and she can barely pay her rent.
2016 / Luke Malone / StartUp, Gimlet Media, USA
Mary Going runs Saint Harridan, a company that makes custom suits catering to butch women and trans men. Her fans are enthusiastic and dedicated, her products are selling out... and she can barely pay her rent.
In this episode of the podcast StartUp , producer Luke Malone explores Mary’s current business struggles but also reveals – in powerful flashbacks - why she created Saint Harridan the first place.
You can learn more about this episode, and subscribe to StartUp , here.
Be sure to read Luke's behind-the-scenes interview (scroll down!), where he describes the "inside out" moment when he learned Mary's coming out story, and teaches us the word 'bro-ess."
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Luke Malone (@bylukemalone) is a producer at StartUp .
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