Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion, shares his inspiring journey from Harvard and McKinsey to the creative realm of fashion. He discusses the struggle of fitting in and the importance of authenticity. Amed highlights the blend of creativity and business in fashion, reflecting on pivotal career choices that led to self-discovery. He also addresses the value of therapy for personal growth and encourages listeners to connect with their true passions, proving that it's never too late to embrace one's identity.
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Early Expectations
Imran Amed's parents prioritized education, envisioning him attending Harvard.
They instilled this focus from his birth, shaping his early aspirations.
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Balancing Academics and Creativity
Imran Amed balanced academic pursuits with creative extracurricular activities like singing and drama.
Despite his creative interests, he pursued business due to perceived limited opportunities in the performing arts.
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Global Immersion at McGill
Imran Amed's time at McGill University exposed him to a diverse, international environment, enriching his experience.
He embraced the bilingualism of Montreal, immersing himself in French language and culture.
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Jay Shetty sits down with Imran Amed to talk about his journey in the fashion industry. With a love for business, his career had an illustrious start with Harvard Business school & later his job at McKinsey. Both of which nurtured his analytical skills, but left him unfulfilled and in some cases even encouraged to diminish or hide his true self to fit in. As a creative at heart, he was able to break through to create the leading platform connecting millions of people across the globe through fashion.
As founder, editor-in-chief and CEO of The Business of Fashion, Imran Amed is considered one of the fashion industry’s leading writers, thinkers and commentators. Fascinated by the industry’s potent blend of creativity and business, he began BoF as a blog in 2007, which has since grown into the pre-eminent global fashion industry resource serving a 6 million strong community from over 200 countries. Amed has been named in Fast Company’s annual list of the Most Creative People in Business, British GQ’s list of the 100 Most Influential Men in Britain and Wired UK’s list of the 100 most influential figures in Britain’s digital economy.
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