Samina Virk, The CEO Combatting 92 Million Tons of Fashion Waste

Our next guest, Samina Virk, is the US CEO of Vestiaire Collective and leads one of the largest luxury resale companies in the world—the first to be a B Corp.

Her resume spans over two decades in fashion and tech, with stints at Target and eBay, before she helped launch the Paris-based Vestiaire Collective in the States in 2014. Samina left Vestiaire in 2017 only to return a few years later in her current CEO role where she’s passionate about confronting the environmental effects of ultra-fast fashion and the beauty of clothing that lives a second life. After all, the luxury resale market is expected to be valued at over $60 billion by 2029, and Samina is at the forefront.

We’ll get into her inspiring, unique path to CEO, including:

• the expectations of growing up as a first-generation Pakistani-American woman.
• why there are actually no right or wrong choices.
• attending business school. Is it worth it?!
• how to combat a whopping 92 million tons of fashion waste.
• and what it really takes to be a successful CEO today.

Shop the Looks

On Sali: Argent Double-Breasted Blazer and Maybelle Pocket Tee

On Samina: Argent High-Neck Button Waistcoat

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

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