Business of Vintage Podcast
Every vintage item has a story, and every vintage shop does too.
Join us for interviews with vintage shop owners on what makes their one-of-a-kind businesses truly unique. Hosted by Sloane Middleton Mann, founder of Business of Vintage: the world’s only marketing agency built specifically for vintage shops.
Celebrate the past, while thriving today, on the Business of Vintage Podcast.
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Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
We’re in Barcelona, so we naturally had to stop into the stunning new RetroPickers Barcelona storefront. Maria Santos, co-founder of RetroPickers, shares why restoration is central to everything they do. This now-iconic shop started during the pandemic, fueled by social media growth. From salvaged lamps to Spanish design icons, this episode explores what it takes to build a vintage brand that truly stands out.
Guest:✨ Maria SantosCo-Founder & Co-Curator of Retropickers Barcelona
Hosted by:Sloane Middleton MannFounder of Business of Vintage
Learn more: businessofvintage.com
About Business of Vintage Podcast:
Every vintage item has a story, and every vintage shop does too. Celebrate the past, while thriving today, on the Business of Vintage Podcast. Hosted by Sloane Middleton Mann, founder of Business of Vintage: the world’s only marketing agency built specifically for vintage shops.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Few dealers could pull of running their vintage shop inside a tattoo parlor, but it's a perfect fit for Brook-Lynne Vezer of Old Moon Vintage. Vezer joins Business of Vintage to chat about her 15-year journey from teenage seamstress to vintage icon. She spills on seeing her pieces on TV, being a part of iconic markets like A Current Affair & Pickwick, and redefining her brand through motherhood. It’s a joyful, real talk about evolving as a person while keeping the sparkle alive.
Guest:✨ Brook-Lynne VezerFounder & Curator of Old Moon Vintage
Hosted by:Sloane Middleton MannFounder of Business of Vintage
Learn more: businessofvintage.com
About Business of Vintage Podcast:
Every vintage item has a story, and every vintage shop does too. Celebrate the past, while thriving today, on the Business of Vintage Podcast. Hosted by Sloane Middleton Mann, founder of Business of Vintage: the world’s only marketing agency built specifically for vintage shops.
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
In this inaugural episode of the Business of Vintage Podcast, Sloane Middleton Mann sits down with vintage trailblazer Marvin Benjamin of Benjamin Vintage & Design. The two just happen to be longtime confidants as well. One of the eclectic personalities at Chicago vintage collective Design at 329, Marvin shares how his roots, grit, and eye for the spectacular shape his thriving business. They talk shop, strategy, and the irreplaceable power of human connection in an industry too cool for algorithms.
Spoiler: if you love Business of Vintage, Marvin might be the reason why. Tune in to hear how friendship, funky furniture, and a fierce belief in the vintage community helped spark it all.
Guest:✨ Marvin BenjaminFounder & Curator of Benjamin Vintage & DesignMember of Design at 329, Chicago’s iconic vintage collective
Hosted by:Sloane Middleton MannFounder of Business of Vintage
Learn more: businessofvintage.com
About Business of Vintage Podcast:
Every vintage item has a story, and every vintage shop does too. Celebrate the past, while thriving today, on the Business of Vintage Podcast. Hosted by Sloane Middleton Mann, founder of Business of Vintage: the world’s only marketing agency built specifically for vintage shops.