The Business of Fashion Founder & CEO: Imran Amed – Following a Feeling, Being a Pioneer, & Building the Voice of an Industry

About this episode

Imran Amed discusses his journey in building The Business of Fashion and the personal challenges he faced along the way.

The Gstaad Guy sits down with Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion, the platform that fundamentally changed how the fashion industry understands and talks about itself, to explore what it truly takes to bet on a calling when everything rational tells you otherwise. From journaling as a child to consulting at McKinsey, Imran traces the long and winding road that led him to build one of the most influential media businesses of his generation. The conversation covers the early days of stretching himself thin across multiple jobs just to keep the dream alive, the insecurity and need for validation that shadowed his ambition, and the moment the universe seemed to stop offering alternatives. Imran opens up about the internal struggle between security and purpose, how meditation and silent retreats helped him find stillness amid relentless pressure, and why genuine optimism, not the performative kind, has been his most durable asset. An unusually candid and deeply personal conversation about identity, courage, and what becomes possible when you finally stop ignoring what you were meant to do. Filmed at The Twenty Two (London), Gingko Suite. (00:00) Intro ✨🎙️ (00:54)…

People in this episode

Host: The Gstaad Guy

Guest: Imran Amed

Topics covered

• fashion industry
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• media business
• identity
• mindfulness

Keywords

• fashion
• entrepreneur
• media
• mindfulness
• identity
• business
• consulting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Business of Fashion, McKinsey

Places: London, The Twenty Two

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