Nima Nabavi is a creative consultant with expertise in street culture, brand building, e-commerce, grassroots marketing and artist management.
 
Nabavi was born in Tehran and raised in Dubai. He attended University of Southern California in Los Angeles for his undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurship. He then moved to NY and received his MBA at New York University with an emphasis in Marketing.
 
DigitalGravel.com, the company he founded in 1999, was one of the first online platforms for fashion, and a pioneer for contemporary streetwear. Through 15 years of online retail, DigitalGravel.com has sold and shipped over one million items of clothing and art. The company is recognized as a cultural gatekeeper and has introduced audiences to some of the biggest names in the streetwear industry.
 
Nabavi now lives between Los Angeles and Dubai, and works closely with brands, creatives and artists to develop all aspects of their businesses. His writings have appeared in several publications including ‘Bidoun: Art and Culture from the Middle East’, and he frequently gives talks at universities and business institutions.