Amanda Smith, CEO of Fairchild Media, on overseeing WWD, the importance of researched media, & more!

Amanda is leading the incredible media group, Fairchild Media, which is responsible for many of the most well regarded publications in the world of fashion and culture like WWD, Footwear News, and more. Her unique and well versed background has made Amanda incredibly prepared to ensure established media thrives and grows in a new age! She has had an incredible career holding wide ranging roles at Vogue, Fast Company, and others, for a widespread and unrivaled perspective of the industry. Amanda's leadership at Fairchild Media has resulted in great success because she is disciplined and has a very well thought through agenda for preserving the iconic relevance of the media properties while pushing their distribution into exciting avenues! She has ensured Fairchild Media stands for sophisticated reporting and analysis giving readers a well articulated perspective into an incredibly fast moving world of culture. She discusses how Fairchild Media operates, how she learned to be a leader, and what goes into getting incredible exclusives at WWD. She also touches on her future aspirations, grand vision for Fairchild Media, Footwear News, and more.