American author John Maxwell once wrote: “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
An apt quote considering how insane the year 2024 has been… from countless business collapses, elevated cash rates, tight consumer wallets and an ongoing surge-in from overseas fashion entities eating up market space.
Despite this, many leaders in the fashion space are adjusting those sails so perfectly. They’re not just weathering the storm, they are fighting back against it.
They’re winning.
And they’re not just scoring those wins, they are strategically making it happen - like Solomon Lew did in that merger deal with Myer.
Others utilise years of expertise to turn around a business, as Joanna Robinson did through a year-long brand revitalisation campaign for The Iconic.
From business acquisitions to business rightsizing; from retail rollouts to entering new categories - Ragtrader names Australia’s top fashion leaders for 2024 in its annual Power 30 list.
This year’s Power 30 is sponsored by multi-carrier shipping software firm Shippit.