The Craft with May Globus

SSENSE art director and former Hypebeast editor Ashleigh Kim has a brilliant spirit and inherent instinct for what looks good and is emerging in culture, fashion, and beyond.

Her deeply layered family history is rooted in her grandparents’ incredible Korean immigrant story to Canada, one built upon love, sacrifice, tenacity, and the grit to build a good life and business empire from nothing but sheer hard work. 

That drive to follow one’s own path lives in Ashleigh, too, from her days as an editor at Hypebeast in Hong Kong, vessel operator at NYK’s European headquarters in London to art director at SSENSE in Montreal (now a $5 billion dollar company after recently receiving an investment from Sequoia Capital with plans to expand into Asia).

In this open and honest conversation, we dive into her family’s story and the Korean values instilled in her from a young age, her introverted childhood, the ins and outs of being an art director, what it means when someone takes a chance on your talents, having patience with and compassion for oneself & others right now, and much more. 

Show Notes

SSENSE art director and former Hypebeast editor Ashleigh Kim has a brilliant spirit and inherent instinct for what looks good and is emerging in culture, fashion, and beyond.

Her deeply layered family history is rooted in her grandparents’ incredible Korean immigrant story to Canada, one built upon love, sacrifice, tenacity, and the grit to build a good life and business empire from nothing but sheer hard work. 

That drive to follow one’s own path lives in Ashleigh, too, from her days as an editor at Hypebeast in Hong Kong, vessel operator at NYK’s European headquarters in London to art director at SSENSE in Montreal (now a $5 billion dollar company after recently receiving an investment from Sequoia Capital with plans to expand into Asia).

In this open and honest conversation, we dive into her family’s story and the Korean values instilled in her from a young age, her introverted childhood, the ins and outs of being an art director, what it means when someone takes a chance on your talents, having patience with and compassion for oneself & others right now, and much more. 

What is The Craft with May Globus?

The Craft is an audio-visual collection of intimate conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs, and pioneers across disciplines. Each episode weaves through their personal backstory, creative process, and way of living—an exploration of the humanity that connects us all.

Alongside the conversations, the show’s visual storytelling—through editorial-style photography—offers another way in. Like a modern-day magazine editorial, each image is a quiet window into the spirit of the guest and the world they’re shaping.