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What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Life and Career
August 23, 2026 · Featured

What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Life and Career

Through Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, John Imah reflects on the Dragon Ball Z lessons that shaped how he thinks about growth, ambition, purpose, life, and career.

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AI Will Make Everything Beautiful—and Nothing Memorable
August 21, 2026

AI Will Make Everything Beautiful—and Nothing Memorable

The collision of AI and creativity is giving us more beautiful images than ever—and fewer worth remembering. John Imah reflects on what remains human.

The Weight of Being the Strong One
August 17, 2026

The Weight of Being the Strong One

Being the strong one can look like progress from the outside and pressure from within. John Imah reflects on growing up too fast, carrying responsibility,…

Walk Into the Room Like You Were Sent: Conquering Impostor Syndrome
August 14, 2026

Walk Into the Room Like You Were Sent: Conquering Impostor Syndrome

Conquering impostor syndrome begins by rejecting the idea that your presence is an accident. It is not. Enter every room with purpose, honor the people…

Imejengwa Kudumu, Si Kuanzishwa Tu
Agosti 13, 2026

Imejengwa Kudumu, Si Kuanzishwa Tu

Uzinduzi unaonekana. Msingi ndio kazi halisi. John Imah inaangazia umiliki, uvumilivu, na kujenga kitu imara cha kutosha kustahimili.

Michezo Iliyonifundisha Jinsi ya Kujenga
Agosti 10, 2026

Michezo Iliyonifundisha Jinsi ya Kujenga

Gaming was never a distraction from building. It was one of the first places I learned systems, iteration, community, and how to keep moving after…

Imani kwa Mungu Imenifundisha Nini Kuhusu Kazi na Maisha
Agosti 8, 2026

Imani kwa Mungu Imenifundisha Nini Kuhusu Kazi na Maisha

My faith in God has carried me through dark times and shaped my purpose: to use the talents and abilities God has given me to…

Ambalo Star Wars Ilinifundisha Kuhusu Uongozi na Maisha
August 6, 2026

Ambalo Star Wars Ilinifundisha Kuhusu Uongozi na Maisha

Star Wars is more than a story about good and evil. Through Anakin Skywalker, it shows what fear, isolation, and unchecked power can do—and why…

Nguvu ya Kuamua Yanayofaa
August 4, 2026

Nguvu ya Kuamua Yanayofaa

John Imah reflects on Anna Wintour and the power to direct attention, defend taste, and build institutions that outlast individual moments.

Bendera Zilizounganishwa za Mitindo: Ubunifu wa Kimarekani Unaoendelea
July 31, 2026

Bendera Zilizounganishwa za Mitindo: Ubunifu wa Kimarekani Unaoendelea

John Imah reflects on United Flags of Fashion at Rockefeller Center, where more than 120 designer flags brought American creativity, culture, and technology together.

Ajiri kwa uvumilivu, si kwa kipaji tu: Watu wanaojenga SPREEAI
June 19, 2026

Ajiri kwa uvumilivu, si kwa kipaji tu: Watu wanaojenga SPREEAI

When you’re building something genuinely new, you learn fast that a resume tells you only a fraction of the story. My advice is to hire…

Mama Yangu Alikuwa Mtindo wa Kwanza Niliyewahi Kukutana Naye
Juni 17, 2026

Mama Yangu Alikuwa Mtindo wa Kwanza Niliyewahi Kukutana Naye

My mother never left the house unfinished. Not for church, not for a parent-teacher meeting, and not for a run to the grocery store for…

The Screwdriver and the Seven-Year-Old
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The Screwdriver and the Seven-Year-Old

I was seven the first time I broke something on purpose. The family computer sat in the corner of our living room, beige and humming…

Why Fashion Is the Most Interesting Problem in AI
May 25, 2026

Why Fashion Is the Most Interesting Problem in AI

Most technology companies treat fashion like a footnote. John Imah explains why it's actually the hardest and most human problem in AI — and how…

The Convergence
May 25, 2026

The Convergence

Two years at the Met Gala. What it keeps confirming: fashion and technology are far less separate than people think. Reflections on culture, craft, Charles…