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Thinking on AI, retail, leadership, and what comes next.

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
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.
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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,…
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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…
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Imejengwa Kudumu, Si Kuanzishwa Tu
Uzinduzi unaonekana. Msingi ndio kazi halisi. John Imah inaangazia umiliki, uvumilivu, na kujenga kitu imara cha kutosha kustahimili.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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