It is not news that the world of fashion and media is full of baseless rumors, allegations and controversies. The famous personalities who belong to this glamorous industry surely have to pay a huge price for constantly being under the public’s scrutiny without any form of escape and such is the case with the Kashiff Khan, Managing Director of Fashion TV.
It is indeed true that they say as much as fame can make a person, it can also break a person’s career. While digital media comes with a lot of advantages and can easily kick start a lot of careers for budding entrepreneurs, it can also turn around and act as a platform that can destroy one’s career in the blink of an eye. The rebound rate for a brand after a damaged reputation is lower than the success rate for a start-up to get its first break.
While the person in say here has been in the fashion scene for more than six years and built a household name for himself from the ground up after 15 years of well-rounded managerial and entrepreneurial experience. But after a quick Google search on him, one can find a few articles online that cast him in a negative light. That leaves this with one burning question: Is Mr.Kashiff Khan fraud?
With several baseless allegations pinned against him, one might jump to the conclusion that he is in fact, a serial fraudster but look closely and hear Khan narrate his story and you might have to hold and rethink that thought again.
Deep down the rabbit hole of different search engines later, the Kashiff Khan fraud narrative sort of changed from a serial fraudster to a creative mastermind. It only makes sense to look at the totality of his life before settling on a final judgment.
From the modest/humble beginnings as a mere export sales executive in an Indian MNC SFA, the Nightingale brand, popularly known as the makers of Asia’s finest paper and board products, he build his career up. Kashiff Khan later rose through the ranks to become the Middle East Sales and Marketing Director for the premium Nightingale brand, situated in Dubai and he certainly hasn't looked back since.
With a serial entrepreneurship spirit alive and kicking inside of him from the start of his career, he decided to take the leap of faith and started his personal brand which went to become the stepping stone for his start-up journey. The brand name of Kashiff Khan started getting more recognized in the world of brand business development in India.
Currently, Kashiff Khan, MD of Fashion TV India has trail blazed the success of the international fashion & lifestyle channel by launching various franchise businesses under the fashion media brand that has gained the brand a loyal customer base spread across the country.
It is quite unknown that he is also a well-known face in the brand business development world for giving back to the entrepreneur community. He is looked up by various start-up entrepreneurs for his business zeal. He is also a writer, author and a start-up specialist for a lot of young businesses.
What was clear throughout this endless digging in was that the Managing Director of Fashion TV India operates on a different level than most of the successful people his age.