Ep. 020 Zane Qureshi

Creative Director, Entrepreneur, Magazine Director and Editor and Model Agency Director and Founder Zane Qureshi joins Xavier to discuss his creative journey so far, his magazine 'FRND' which celebrates local creatives in South Australia, and his recently developed FRND Models, his own modelling agency celebrating diversity. 

00:00:00 – Surviving Freelance

00:08:30 – Shooting a Variety of Scenes

00:13:20 – Invest in Quality 

00:17:00 – Breaking the Traditional Pathway (Growing up in Brooklyn)

00:26:50 – Improvements to the way Schools Operate 

00:39:20 – Start of the Creative Journey (First Clothing Line / Stickers)

(Mental Health + Creative Scene)

00:53:00 – FRND Magazine Origins

01:05:00 – FRND Events

01:13:00 – What are you Most Proud Of?

01:20:50 – Euphoria Conceptualization

01:23:50 – Production of FRND (BTS)

01:33:00 – FRND Models

01:40:00 – Personal Touch of FRND Models

01:42:50 – Balancing Professionalism and Friends 

01:44:30 – Relations with Other Agencies

01:47:00 – Exclusivity and being a People Pleaser

01:53:40 – Business Evolution of FRND Models

02:04:20 – What is the immediate future 

02:10:00 – Adelaide will be what YOU make of it 

02:13:00 – Conclusion 

Disclaimer - episode contains explicit language and mature themes