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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