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Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Francois Schweitzer, General Manager and Head of Business Development

There are few sectors of the economy that offer as wide and interesting a range of career opportunities as fashion. In a new series to coincide with

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Olivia Kim, Director of Creative Projects

There are few sectors of the economy that offer as wide and interesting a range of career opportunities as fashion. In a new series that coincides

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Kevin Fegans, Communications Director

There are few sectors of the economy that offer as wide and interesting a range of career opportunities as fashion. In a new series that coincides

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Shaunie Brett, Style Director

Shaunie Brett, the style director of Thread, says be direct and don't create a 5-year plan, because by doing so you limit your potential career paths.

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Role Call | Kristen Joy Watts, Fashion Community Lead

There were times in my career when I was encouraged to focus and pick a narrower path, but having a wide variety of skills and interests and experiences serves me well now, says Kristen Joy Watts, fashion community lead at Instagram.

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Camilla Johnson-Hill, Executive Producer

Camilla Johnson-Hill, founder and executive producer of The Production Club, says hard work, internships and a feel for the industry are as important as formal education.

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Role Call | Miyon Im, Head of Product

As head of product for Lyst, a personalised shopping site, Miyon Im says that a successful product manager should have a really broad skill set and absorb as much information about the different functions of the business they are working in as possible.

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Role Call | Jennifer O'Brien, Director of Strategic Planning

Jennifer O'Brien, director of strategic planning at branding agency Laird + Partners, says strategists working for luxury and lifestyle brands need to be bilingual in the languages of business and fashion, and that experience gleaned from other sectors can help to evolve the repetitive and formulaic communications strategies of many fashion and beauty brands.

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Role Call | Helane Crowell, Online Content Creator

Laney Crowell, executive director of online global communications at Estée Lauder, says take the time to build a foundation. Sometimes, the slower you go, the faster you will get there.

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Role Call | Olu Michael Odukoya, Art Director and Publisher

Olu Michael Odukoya — art director, publisher and curator, who worked with Stefano Pilati on Yves Saint Laurent's advertising campaigns — says that creativity is largely about problem-solving and hard work.

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Role Call | Yuki Iwashiro, Creative Director

Yuki Iwashiro, a creative director at agency Baron & Baron, says don't chase a paycheck. Instead, learn from the people and companies that you admire the most.

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Role Call | Richard Christiansen, Founder and Co-Creative Director

Richard Christiansen, founder and co-creative director of advertising agency Chandelier Creative, says sometimes the smartest guys in the room need someone to challenge them.

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