Bio
20 years of International Fashion Business Consultancy ( wholesale and retail ). Having lived in Europe, USA and South East Asia, this field experience gives me a unique opportunity to bring a special
20 years of International Fashion Business Consultancy ( wholesale and retail ).
Having lived in Europe, USA and South East Asia, this field experience gives me a unique opportunity to bring a special business insight and ability to think outside the box.
Worked mostly with medium to high fashion brands both American and European.
Clients: Calvin Klein, DKNY, IKKS, Kenzo, Monnalisa, Moschino, Paule Ka, Sergio Rossi, Versace ...
as well many SME in Fashion and Young Designers.
Committed to helping Fashion brands and independent Retailers especially in this time of economic difficulty or slowdown through seminars/ workshops and fashion master classes to bring 20 years field experience to improve their cash flow and profitability.
* The Art and Science of Buying - how to forecast sales at over 90% accuracy over the next 12 months.
* Retail in a recession: will you sink or swim?
For Fashion brands, seminars on
* How to talk to buyers?
* How to maximise your trade show investment?
* The 101 Golden Rules for Sales Success in the USA
Specialist product: the "101 Golden Rules for Sales Success in the USA". A must have for fashion brands who want to learn in just one day what other companies have failed to learn in over 5 years. Guaranteed!
* Brand Booster masterclass - A unique analysis of your fashion brand through all the fashion stakeholders and functions in the company
Other clients such as
Government Agencies like UK Trade & Investment - Inves Trinidad & Tobago /
City Business Library and Westminster Library
Trade shows like Bubble, Moda UK, Pure London, Who's Next ...
Writing for Trade publications like Boutique2Mode - Drapers - WomenswearBuyer - MenswearBuyer- Fashion Extras ...
Specialist areas
INTERNATIONAL FASHION BUSINESS CONSULTANCY - WHOLESALE & RETAIL / EUROPE + USA. Create a Global Brand - Implement best practice. Issues relating to 1.FASHION BRAND STRATEGY / BRAND MANAGEMENT & GROWTH. Building a brand overseas and mostly in Europe and the USA ( product, sales, marketing, import, logistics, credit management, management consulting ... Today, a holistic approach to brand development is critical. 2.RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. Better managing stock and people within a fashion retail operation ( forecasting sales at over 90% accuracy over the next 12 months, setting up a vision for the business, building up the foundations to grow, getting the staff to contribute more, own their job and not rent it and finally train the people ). Frequent speakers at Fashion trade shows such as Autumn Fair, London Edge, MODA UK, Off price show, Pure London, Salon Equimag Paris, SixtyDayParis, Summer Fair, Who's Next And other public or government bodies such as UK Trade and Investment, Trinidad & Tobago InvesTT, City Business Library, Westminster Library... Interviewed for the Fashion Group International, Drapers ... Articles/ notes for online/ off line magazines such as ABC Luxe, Fashion Capital, Drapers, WomensWearBuyer, MensWearBuyer ... JANUARY 2015 - Retail Expert for Who's Next Trade show in Paris
