Gan will be joined by Indian tycoon Akash Ambani and British-Pakistani actress Nida Manzoor
Amrapali ‘Ami’ Gan of Indian origin, CEO of content sharing site OnlyFans, is one of this year’s Time 100 Next, which honors 100 rising stars from different fields around the world.
Also making the list alongside her are Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer and author Ali Sethi, famous for his song “Pasoori”, British-Pakistani actress Nida Manzoor and Indian tycoon Akash Ambani, chairman of telecoms major Jio.
Ami Gan was tasked with turning the London-based media company, which pornstars, singers and fitness enthusiasts use to share material with their fans, into a billion-dollar business in December last year.
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“OnlyFans hit rough water in 2021 when it announced and then returned a plan to ban the sexually explicit content the subscription-based social platform was increasingly known for. When Amrapali Gan took over as CEO this winter, she had a decision to make,” Gan’s profile told Time.
“I’m very proud to hug our adult content creators as well as all of our other creators,” Gan told the magazine. “Under her leadership, OnlyFans has launched a safety and transparency center and the platform’s popularity continues to boom,” it said.
Gan, who is from Mumbai, joined OnlyFans, a fast-growing subscription-based content company, in 2020 as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.
Since its inception in 2016, OnlyFans has made a name for itself as a platform for hosting adult material. The company gained attention during the pandemic when many adult content producers switched to it due to the lockdown.
Before joining OnlyFans, the 36-year-old communicator gained experience in the rapidly developing consumer goods and services sector.
She was a consultant to the Arcade Agency. Previously, she was Vice President of Marketing at Cannabis Café in the US, where she played a pivotal role in rebranding and opening the country’s first cannabis restaurant.
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Born in Mumbai, Gan earned an Associate of Arts degree in Merchandise Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles.
She holds a BA in Public Relations and Organizational Communications from California State University. She later joined Harvard Business School for a Certificate in Entrepreneurship Studies.
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