Andrea Baldo, the CEO of Ganni, is one of the most incredible CEOs I know in fashion. He truly understands the most important aspect of being a partner to a creative - Nurturing Creativity.
In this Episode, we talk (whilst freezing in my back garden) about going against popular opinion, failure (as in don’t fail twice on the same thing) and the importance of family in your success.
We talk about building creative ecosystems, safeguarding creatives and what he learnt from Renzo Rosso - founder of Diesel.
WE DISCUSS:
04:20 - Andrea’s early years growing up in Italy
07:05 - How Andrea ended up in fashion
11:30 - The conditions to join Diesel
14:20 - Values and discovering what leadership is
17:20 - Process of reflection
20:28 - Andrea’s North Star - helping creatives and what he learnt from Renzo Rosso - Founder of Diesel
25:30 - Supporting / creating creative ecosystems
32:14 - Being lonely at the top, being bold
34:50 - Risky move, mistakes, hiring the wrong person
37:16 - Hardest thing about being a CEO
43:00 - Dealing with pressure
47:14 - What leadership means
52:27 - 3 pieces of advice to younger self
55:14 - Mentors and role models, Renzo Rosso and Marina Tosin
59:43 - Making an impact
01:00:50 - Behind the scenes
ANDREA BALDO:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abaldo/
University Andrea teaches at: https://www.iese.edu/)
Ganni: https://www.ganni.com/
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MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/
Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/?hl=en
Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo
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