Second Life Podcast: Imani Ellis

Second Life Podcast: Imani Ellis
Fashion

Welcome to Second Life, a podcast spotlighting successful women who’ve made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. Hosted by Hillary Kerr, co-founder and chief content officer at Who What Wear, each episode gives you a direct line to women who are game changers in their fields. Subscribe to Second Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get your podcasts to stay tuned.

Many of our Second Life stories start with a gap in a specific market in which incredibly talented entrepreneurs find a solution to fill the need, and Imani Ellis is the epitome of this case. In 2016, after a successful stint in the NBC Page Program and working in communications at Bravo, Ellis recognized a gap—there wasn’t a space where Black and Brown creatives could connect, share resources, and grow together. Instead of waiting for the community to emerge, she created it herself. From her living room in Harlem, she founded The Creative Collective, a space designed to uplift young creatives of color by offering them networking opportunities and essential resources. And, importantly, she did it all while working her way up to the VP level at her day job.