My name is Lucas SILVA EDWARDS, I am a Career strategist and Executive coach and I am please to announce that FASHION CAREER STORIES is back for a second season, starting next week.

If you are new to this podcast, let me tell you what we trying to built in this community.

With more than 10 years of experience in the fashion and luxury industry, here in Paris, France. And thanks to my large diversity of positions, from retail, wholesale, product development, or Fashion editor, I have acquired an insider view of what it takes to succeed in groupe like LVMH, Kering or Chanel but also in fashion tech startup or small designer brands.

And with this podcast, my role is to help you DESIGN a SUCCESSFUL LIFE and CAREER in one of the most competitive industry on the planet. For that reason, I interview each week fashion professionals at DIFFERENT STAGES of their career, in order to decode their best PRACTICES, TACTICS and STRATEGIES.

In this season, while a majority of my guest are french, we are gonna continue to travel, and get perspective from professionals from all around the world. Some of them come from Mexico, China or even Belgium and the Netherlands.

What they all have in common is their passion for this industry, the desire to find their way in and the will to make it better.

In this season, we are going to learn about:

• How to make it as women in fashion tech companies
• What does it mean to really work in sustainability
• The reality of building a fashion brand from scratch
• How to live from your side hustle and become an expert of your field
• Why personal finance is key to design a successful life and career

I could continue on because the list is long.

Personally this second season gave me confirmation, that the more we all share our stories and challenges, the more we are collectively improving. Sometimes, our industry impose on us it criteria of perfection. And when we are facing though moments, it feels that we are the only one struggling and we sometimes feeling ashamed and worthless.

As you will hear in each of the conversations, we all have those moments and they are part of the journey. We feel that there is bug of some sort, when in reality it become a feature in our story.

Sometimes you are able to get thru by yourself or by learning from others, like in this podcast. But sometimes, we need some more help. If that’s you case, feel free to reach out. As a trained and certified coach, I will help you get pass that situation, acquired the leadership skills to face those moment of uncertainty and help you find your momentum back.

Thanks again for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe in the platform of your choice, do not miss any new episode.

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Do you have a “Chess Mindset” ? ♟️

I am telling you this way of thinking can change your life… and career!

What is the "Chess Mindset" : The capacity to plan several moves ahead in order to get to your objective.

I wanted to kick off this season 2 with Ikerne, because she illustrates this concept perfectly.

Ikerne is one of my former student and she now works in Mexico as a freelance for a fashion tech company based in France. She is charge of opening the mexican market and promote the company.

So, I invite to listen until the end, because I break down this concept in the conclusion and give you 3 strategies that you can start implementing today.

In this episode, you will also learn about :

• What does it mean to work as editorial stylist for renowned magazine
• How to keep an eyes on opportunities and be at service of others
• How to shift your career path and work in the fashion tech
• What recruiters are looking for in a candidate
• The secret to adapt to any new position

And with no further ado, please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Ikerne MESTRE

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• the eco friendly brand that Ikerne talked about : https://intl.hua.global/

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Vous rêvez de travailler à l'intersection de la mode, de la musique et de la culture ?

Aujourd’hui, j’ai le plaisir de recevoir Moriba KONE.

Moriba est le fondateur de l’Etat de la Culture, où il analyse plusieurs fois par semaine ce qui se passe dans l’univers de la mode, de la musique, du gaming et de la culture dans sa plus grande diversité. Présent sur Instragram et Tiktok, il a su réunir en quelques mois une belle communauté, grâce à son franc parler, la pertinence de son point de vue et sa capacité à rendre la culture accessible à tous.

Instagram: @moribakone

Tiktok: @moriba_kone

Ce qui rend le profil de Moriba si intéressant, c’est la large diversité de ses projets. En parallèle de l’Etat de la culture, il est également le marketing et culture manager de la marque Daily Paper. Une marque de streetwear basé à Amsterdam, qui ancre son univers dans la richesse créative de la diaspora d’Afrique noir.

Dans cette conversation Moriba fait preuve d’une grande vulnérabilité et transparence, et revient sur ces origines, ses influences et sur son parcours professionnel. Un parcours riche et variée, qui l’a emmené à mixer avec Virgil Abloh, rencontrer Pharell Williams, co-fonder une marque de mode et réaliser le documentaire les “Titulaires” produit par Yard.

Cette épisode me tient beaucoup à cœur, car Moriba est un ami. Nous nous sommes connu sur les bancs de l’école, mais c’est durant les 3/4 dernières années que notre relation s’est renforcée, lorsque Moriba a fait appel à mes services de coaching, à un moment clé de sa carrière. J’ai donc eu l’opportunité de voir Moriba évoluer, murir et se développer.

J’espère que cette conversation, vous donnera la confiance de poursuivre vos projets et à croire en vos rêves.

Et sans plus attendre, je laisse la parole à Moriba KONE.

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