Partners
BDA London
Brand Strategy Agency
BDA is an East London design agency with 25 years of experience in fashion retail consultancy. BDA brings constant inspiration and innovation to their international client base through multi-channel media and above-the-line strategy workshops, providing a complete and tailored creative process.
BDA London works as an integral part of the buying process, driving product change in order to take full advantage of commercial opportunities. BDA team have strong backgrounds in buying, retail and design and can challenge what is done, how it is done and why it has been done throughout the range-building process.
BDA helps clarify where the real opportunity lies for the current customer focus and works with both the product and marketing teams to form a holistic product strategy.
Donatella Zappieri
Luxury Goods Strategic Consultant / Switzerland - Italy
Donatella Zappieri is based in Milan, Italy and works internationally as a consultant in the world of luxury. Donatella has been working in the jewellery sector for about thirty years. She has held important positions in marketing, design, and PR for companies such as Pomellato. Gianni Carità, Swarovski. In Swarovski, he contributed to the creation of the jewel division, bringing it to its current success. In January 2010, Donatella founded her studio as a Luxury Goods Strategic Consultant, focusing on premium and luxury companies. Her 360 ° expertise touches both the creative direction and product development, strategic marketing, and the organisation of events. In 2016, he obtained the certification of Experienced Executive Professional issued by ManagerItalia. She has taught at HEAD Geneva (Jewellery Department) for more than six years and is now Director of two Masters at Créa Geneva. She regularly teaches at IES, Domus Academy, IULM, and Polytecnico and is a member of the Professional Faculty of SDA Bocconi. Donatella also writes for various newspapers such as VO +, Il Tarì, Preziosa and Man in Town.
Ian Scott Kettle
Fashion Design, Innovation & Branding Consultant / United Kingdom
Ian is a well-respected, inspiring and professional consultant & educator, delivering masterclasses in fashion, research & development, and Brand Mentoring, with over 25 years of experience in the international independent design market.
Ian’s design career has been based on his advanced skills in pattern cutting and refined bespoke construction techniques, as well as a keen eye for architectural design innovation in fashion. Having worked primarily for Dexter Wong, a UK-based independent designer as head of womenswear, a brand best known for their 90’s club-based aesthetic that sold extensively in London, New York and Paris, while designing commissions for the likes of Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, before stepping out on his own, first in womenswear and then menswear.
Judith Hemming
Systemic Organisational Consultant / United Kingdom
Judith is the founder of Moving Constellations and a former director of the Nowhere foundation. She is one of Britain's foremost practitioners and trainers of Constellations and is highly regarded internationally as an expert in systemic approaches.
A UKCP-registered Gestalt practitioner and couples therapist of over 25 years, Judith has trained generations of therapists in the Gestalt model. In 1991, she taught in constellations work from its founder, Bert Hellinger, among others, and is now a leading figure in this world community of practitioners and teachers. Her previous experience as an English teacher and lecturer in education studies at the Institute of Education allowed her to pioneer this educational work.
Pamela Golbin
Curator, Author & Fashion Historian / USA - France
Advisor, Consultant & Mentor
Pamela Golbin is a French curator, author and fashion historian. From 1993 to 2018, she was the chief curator of fashion and textiles at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In 2019 she became the artistic director of the Jacquard artist's residency.
As chief curator of fashion and textiles at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Pamela Golbin was the custodian of one of the most significant and extensive collections of fashion and textiles in the world. Golbin has personally staged essential exhibitions on the work of iconic fashion designers such as Madeleine Vionnet, Hussein Chalayan, Valentino, Dries Van Noten and Marc Jacobs, many of which attracted several hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Massimo Monteforte
Product Design & International Strategy / Italy
Advisor, Consultant & Mentor
Massimo is a designer who has found his style concept between modernity and clarity. In the last ten years, He dedicated himself to advising fashion and design companies to develop a solid business strategy and achieve long-term success. He established a studio in Milan, which offers full support of design, technical development and communication design. The East today is the market to which He is devoting more carefully, convinced of the potential for growth and cooperation between the two cultures.
Grahame Pits
Leadership Consultant & Coach / United Kingdom
Grahame provides individual coaching, team workshops and leadership development programmes. He has worked extensively in the UK, USA and Europe, and various industries, including retailing, distribution, manufacturing and financial. He has a varied background in design, furniture making, education, management training and twenty years of experience and knowledge of organisational development. He also writes fables and stories to help people understand and work with personal change.
Grahame is particularly interested in the link between our family of origin, being authentic, using our unique talents and the impact of unconscious patterns and conditioning on critical decision-making and choices. His clients include Google, Barclays Bank, Virgin, Nestle, Vodafone, Tetra Pack, EMI, TV3, Tesco, Mothercare, Europcar, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, WPP, Barbican Centre, WH Smith, Eircom, Costa Coffee, Experian, The Winery, The Reading Agency, City & Islington College and other British and international businesses.
Lillie Naor
Change Consultant & Art Psychotherapist / United Kingdom
Lillie brings a robust, theoretical and practical understanding of leadership and change and has developed cultural change programs for supporting organisation development processes. She harnesses knowledge and energy to foster self-sufficiency and natural resilience in clients.
More than 20 years of experience as an Art Psychotherapist, Consultant Supervisor, Group Facilitator and International Trainer, allied with a deep understanding of the social forces and hidden dynamics that affect communities and organisations, allows Lillie to build and develop teams and facilitate improved performance. Lillie’s collaborative approach helps her clients deliver tangible benefits to their organisations and for themselves by facilitating lasting change.
Schelay McCarter
Art Director / United Kingdom
Masterclass Lecturer & Tutor
Schelay McCarter is an Associate Lecturer at the University of the Arts London and has a commercial fashion branding background and career. This includes fashion forecasting, journalism, fashion branding for e-commerce and fashion image realisation project management.
Photographers worked with include: Tim Brett Day, Kim Knott, Sean Knott, Tiffany Mumford, Emma Summerton, James Meakin, Kim Watson, Jean Pierre Mascalet and Nick Knight.
Penny Shapland-Chew
Systemic Coach, Facilitator & Consultant / United Kingdom
Penny is often engaged in complex and sensitive assignments which require someone who can see beyond the presenting issue and calmly get to the root of problems and concerns. She understands personality traits that impact business leadership and can challenge others clearly and positively. Penny’s coaching and consulting comes from a place of calmness and considered reflection. She creates a calming and centring space for her clients.
Penny is an International Coach Federation accredited executive coach (PCC), facilitator and change management consultant working with individuals and teams. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management. Penny works generatively with individuals and groups to build healthy, high-performance organisations. She facilitates the management of change in a way which gets the best out of people. Author of Generative Change Management: Creating Positive Organisations and Flourishing People, ISBN: 978-87-403-1567-7.
James Hazlett-Beard
Creative Director & Photographer / United Kingdom
British-born photographer Hazlett-Beard has worked within the fashion and music industries for the past six years. The foundation for his work lay in a keen interest in psychology and essential human interaction. Focusing on creating a safe environment for his subjects to freely express themselves and remove masks rather than projecting his ideals on his subjects he aims to empower them.
Hazlett-Beard’s clients and publications include Virgin EMI, Sophia Webster, Thames & Hudson, Percy & Reed, MNEK, ROAR management, The Hunger Magazine, Paper Magazine, WWD, Grazia, Drapers, The BRIT Awards, Vogue, Marie Claire UK & Elle UK alongside many emerging talents and brands globally.
Rocío Martínez Saldaña
Fashion Design & Innovation Consultant / United Kingdom - Spain
Professional in the fashion industry with more than 15 years of international experience in developing fashion and accessories collections for womenswear and menswear, with a broad commercial vision and an extensive knowledge of sustainability processes for fashion businesses.
A creative, resolved, dynamic and innovative professional with contemporary leadership capacity and team player skills.
Her professional training and experience in marketing and advertising allow her to work with a broad business perspective, linking creativity, strategic thinking, technical skills and communication skills.
Passionate about image and fashion with excellent knowledge of brands and markets.
Camila Ortiz
International Strategy / United Kingdom - Colombia
LATAM & MENA Representative
Camila is our Internal Consultant for Start-Ups at Fabián Hirose Management Consulting. Her focus on International Strategy, Marketing & Branding, along with her cross-industry experience and creative & strategic mindset, brings a holistic perspective to the companies, allowing them to build sustainable and long-lasting growth.
Matteo Menotto
Design & Innovation, Collection Development, Prints & Textile Surfaces / United Kingdom - Italy
Consultant & Mentor
Design Manager for Prints & Textiles for Ready-to-Wear brands, Matteo can coordinate all stages of design, combining the knowledge of technical skills with personal aesthetic taste and references. Creating and designing at a senior level, his outstanding job at Gucci allows Matteo to establish a balanced strategic plan between creativity and commerciality.
Johanna Isaac
Product Design & Innovation Collection Development / USA - Colombia
Consultant & Mentor
Johanna is a business consultant for fashion brands with extensive expertise in Ready-to-Wear and Resort Wear brands.
With 24 years of experience, she has a holistic perspective of the industry: going through the whole process of creation, concept building, marketing, sales and strategy, enabling her to turn ideas into sustainable, long-lasting profitable brands.
Clients: JOHANNA ORTIZ, MAAJI, ESPRIT & ONDA DE MAR
Celine Boutros
International Strategy Marketing & Buying / Saudi Arabia - Lebanon -Italy
Business Operations Consultant
Celine is a Fashion Business & Marketing expert and is our operations & strategy expert for this project. Lebanese, with cross-industry experience in the Fashion Industry, she is a strong creative with a strategic mindset.
Clients: FENDI, BESTSELLER, VERO MODA & JACK & JONES
Viola Edward
Creative Leadership Coach / United Kingdom - Lebanon
Advisor & Consultant
Viola Edward is a multi-awarded personal & corporate advisor and mentor. A transcultural psychotherapist, breathwork mentoring trainer, and social entrepreneur. She works internationally with individual and corporate clients in cross-pollination self-development, management and leadership. Viola’s clients and colleagues call her “Master Mentor and Connector”. An inspirational teacher, personal and business leader, humanitarian, and a sustainable influencer. She is particularly valued for her intuition, grit, experience, integrity and creativity. Her motto is “Together is Better for Caring Alliances”. She is a transcultural psychotherapist, a trainer in mentoring, breathwork and coaching, a social entrepreneur, Business Consultant B and Advisor to many leaders and organisations across multiple sectors.
Serena Cancellier
Product Design & Innovation Collection Development / France - Italy
Consultant & Mentor
Leather goods italian designer Serena is an expert in creating meaningful collections.
She has designed leather goods collections since 2003 for Bottega Veneta, Balmain and Prada, creating several “it bags”. Mixing creative, strategic and commercial thinking, Serena works hand in hand with a talented team of designers, consulting fashion brands at a senior level.
Clients: BALMAIN, PRADA, BOTTEGA VENETA & CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
Antonio Bandini
Product Design & Innovation Collection Development / France - Italy
Consultant & Mentor
A graduate of Polimoda, Antonio nurtured his creativity in some of the most prestigious international brands, from Salvatore Ferragamo to Dolce & Gabbana, from Alberta Ferretti to Zuhair Murad. His most important experience was nine years alongside Valentino Garavani as his right hand, overseeing all categories, from Pret-a-porter to couture and accessories.
Clients: VALENTINO, DOLCE & GABBANA, ZUHAIR MURAD & GUY LAROCHE
Margaux Bagur
Fashion Sales Representative / USA - EUROPE - MENA
Consultant, Masterclass Lecturer & Advisor
Since 2015 Margaux Bagur has been advising Fashion Brands to develop their wholesale business worldwide. With specific expertise in the USA and the Middle Eastern market, Margaux uses her french flair to grow business with big players such as Bloomingdales, Moda Operandi, Anthropologie, Galeries Lafayette Qatar or smaller boutiques.
Since her childhood, she has been passionate about fashion, using her present capacities to help all fashion designers achieve their goals.
Pedro Mir
International Marketing / EUROPE
Consultant, Masterclass Lecturer & Advisor
Fashion Marketing Expert and Academic Director of ISEM Fashion Business School. Specialist in consumer behaviour and brand management. It helps fashion companies to better focus and understand their product and communication strategies in a hyper-connected global market. In addition to being an international consultant for various companies, he is a professor of Marketing and Digital Strategy in the ISEM programs at the School of Business, specialising in Fashion at the University of Navarra.
Zuzana Kralova
Fashion Sustainability & Circular Economy / EUROPE
Consultant, Masterclass Lecturer & Advisor
Responsible Fashion expert. Her speciality is ethical processes in the fashion sector, eco-innovative materials, sustainable supply chains, local productions, circular projects, etc... He has worked for Cortefiel, Esprit and Pepe Jeans. At Kralova Studio, he develops responsible collections for international clients with innovative proposals that use technology as the primary tool. She is also the coordinator of the Master in Sustainable Fashion Design at the Lanova School. Zuzana is one of the most experienced professionals in ethical fashion, training design teams such as Mango.