Faraz Zaidi, Profound Co // Building a Global Fashion Brand, Working With Celebrities & Scaling Retail
Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.libsyn.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
Faraz Zaidi, is the founder & creative director of Profound Co, a multi-million dollar fashion brand that sits at the intersection of streetwear and high fashion.
Profound has built a loyal following over 10yrs+, with celebrity fans like Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Justin Bieber wearing their clothes. They've been featured in Time, Fast Company & Forbes and have collaborated with leading musicians & major brands like Pepsi.
In this in-depth conversation, Faraz shares the full backstory of their humble beginnings, scaling their business and how he would approach building a fashion brand from scratch if he was starting again today.
Five things to listen out for:
- Genesis – how Faraz started with a couple of t-shirts & a printer
- Starting a Brand – how he would start a brand from scratch today
- Celebrities + Influencers – how a Profound intern landed a connection to Rihanna and their approach to working with influencers
- Retail – getting into physical stores like Selfridges & boutiques around the world.
- Struggles – examples of when things haven't gone so well, mistakes made and how he mentally deals with the lows
CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.instagram.com/creatorlabfm https://www.instagram.com/bzaidi212
Full show notes: https://www.creatorlab.fm/profound-aesthetic-co-faraz-zaidi/