#6 On Nurturing Creativity w/ Andrea Baldo, CEO Ganni

Andrea Baldo, the CEO of Ganni, is one of the most incredible CEOs I know in fashion. He truly understands the most important aspect of being a partner to a creative - Nurturing Creativity.    In this Episode, we talk (whilst freezing in my back garden) about going against popular opinion, failure (as in don’t fail twice on the same thing) and the importance of family in your success.   We talk about building creative ecosystems, safeguarding creatives and what he learnt from Renzo Rosso - founder of Diesel.    WE DISCUSS: 04:20 - Andrea’s early years growing up in Italy 07:05 - How Andrea ended up in fashion 11:30 - The conditions to join Diesel 14:20 - Values and discovering what leadership is 17:20 - Process of reflection 20:28 - Andrea’s North Star - helping creatives and what he learnt from Renzo Rosso - Founder of Diesel 25:30 - Supporting / creating creative ecosystems 32:14 - Being lonely at the top, being bold 34:50 - Risky move, mistakes, hiring the wrong person 37:16 - Hardest thing about being a CEO 43:00 - Dealing with pressure 47:14 - What leadership means 52:27 - 3 pieces of advice to younger self 55:14 - Mentors and role models, Renzo Rosso and Marina Tosin 59:43 - Making an impact 01:00:50 - Behind the scenes ANDREA BALDO: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abaldo/ University Andrea teaches at: https://www.iese.edu/ Ganni: https://www.ganni.com/  EPISODE #6: You can also WATCH it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/?hl=en Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo Get in touch if you need help HIRING your senior leadership team LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Subscribe, Rate, and leave a REVIEW. The best review will get a mention in the next episode!