Aria Stewart is the senior director of Global Brand Studio and Sample Operations at lululemon. She is a Montana native who has built a career in film, TV, and photo production over the past 18 years at companies such as Disney and Hasbro. Aria joined lululemon in 2016 to lead global brand studio production and operations, first in Vancouver and now in Los Angeles. Aria and her team deliver innovative, high-volume photo + video content for lululemon’s global brand marketing channels. She also manages the product sample flow for teams across lululemon, driving seamless cross-functional collaboration to meet creative and commercial objectives.
Aria’s creative vision lies in the dynamic workflows she builds and the strong leaders she develops. She lives in Ojai, California with her husband and beloved rescue animals.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
-What Aria’s job entails and what she’s tasked with overseeing along with her team
-The volume of work she and her team deliver and the various roles she works with in her job
-Why change is part of the culture at lululemon and why the most successful people there embrace this mindset
-How to navigate a cross-country move and how she navigated moving from the United States to Canada for a job
-What it felt like for Aria when she made major life changes for her career
-Why Aria embraces change, and why it’s something she thrives in
-Why she loves creating budgets and schedules
-How lululemon is an ever-changing high-growth company
-Aria’s leadership mindset
-The importance of healthy detachment from one’s work to avoid burnout
-What she’s learned about herself over her career
-Why it’s all about who you lineup behind