Amanda Smith is the CEO of Fairchild Media Group (FMG) overseeing brand operations and the strategic vision for the 18 million in combined global audience across WWD, Footwear News, Beauty Inc, Sourcing Journal, WWD Weekend, Rivet and Fairchild Live. As president of the industry’s most trusted and relied upon news sources globally, Amanda leads all business initiatives and new product development across all media platforms.
With over two decades leading high profile brands across the B2B and B2C sector, Amanda brings deep experience and relationships across the luxury, retail, fashion, footwear, and beauty sectors to her role at FMG. Throughout her award-winning career, she has built a reputation for unprecedented operational transformation and is widely recognized as an innovator who outperforms expectation, delivers revenue, audience growth, and is dedicated to the development of successful teams and first-to-market opportunities and partnerships. Amanda has leveraged her expertise in accelerating heritage brands and broadening the reach and influence of the FMG brands through strategic brand integration, new brand extensions and a re-imagining of the content platform strategy designed to speak to a highly discerning audience of thought leaders in fashion and beauty. Among her credits during her tenure at FMG, Amanda successfully launched a consumer facing luxury product, WWD Weekend and the WWD Global Impact Council, a global network of the brightest, most innovative, and visionary minds in fashion apparel, retail, beauty, luxury, footwear, and technology. Smith is also credited with repositioning FN, Beauty Inc and Rivet as fully integrated products within the Fairchild portfolio.
Amanda maintains close ties with the Council of Fashion Designers, The Council of Executive Women, is dedicated to creating FMG programs that specifically address equity and advancement for women in the fashion and beauty industry and is on the board and executive committee of the Fashion Scholarship Fund, a non-profit, that provides mentoring, advice, and scholarships for students in the fashion industry.
Prior to joining PMC, Amanda served as a senior leader at some of the most iconic brands in media, including Fast Company, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Conde Nast Traveler.
Amanda Smith is the CEO of Fairchild Media Group (FMG) overseeing brand operations and the strategic vision for the 18 million in combined global audience across WWD, Footwear News, Beauty Inc, Sourcing Journal, WWD Weekend, Rivet and Fairchild Live. As president of the industry’s most trusted and relied upon news sources globally, Amanda leads all business initiatives and new product development across all media platforms.
With over two decades leading high profile brands across the B2B and B2C sector, Amanda brings deep experience and relationships across the luxury, retail, fashion, footwear, and beauty sectors to her role at FMG. Throughout her award-winning career, she has built a reputation for unprecedented operational transformation and is widely recognized as an innovator who outperforms expectation, delivers revenue, audience growth, and is dedicated to the development of successful teams and first-to-market opportunities and partnerships. Amanda has leveraged her expertise in accelerating heritage brands and broadening the reach and influence of the FMG brands through strategic brand integration, new brand extensions and a re-imagining of the content platform strategy designed to speak to a highly discerning audience of thought leaders in fashion and beauty. Among her credits during her tenure at FMG, Amanda successfully launched a consumer facing luxury product, WWD Weekend and the WWD Global Impact Council, a global network of the brightest, most innovative, and visionary minds in fashion apparel, retail, beauty, luxury, footwear, and technology. Smith is also credited with repositioning FN, Beauty Inc and Rivet as fully integrated products within the Fairchild portfolio.
Amanda maintains close ties with the Council of Fashion Designers, The Council of Executive Women, is dedicated to creating FMG programs that specifically address equity and advancement for women in the fashion and beauty industry and is on the board and executive committee of the Fashion Scholarship Fund, a non-profit, that provides mentoring, advice, and scholarships for students in the fashion industry.
Prior to joining PMC, Amanda served as a senior leader at some of the most iconic brands in media, including Fast Company, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Conde Nast Traveler.
