Profession / role:

Sustainability/ business amateur

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Designer

I am looking to discover or buy

Business consultancy and connections

About me / About business or organisation:

I was made redundant in recent months, and was thinking about setting up a business of my own. I worked in a sustainability consultancy company which also specialises in commercial communication. I was a former Psychology student who also had an Arts background. I will like to set up designer t-shirts business promoting reusing old t-shirts among younger people.

Career history / Company history:

from 2008-2009:
Voluntary ambassador for Save the Children--responsibilities included organizing lessons related to child labour to secondary school students.

Ketchum PR company, Pharmaceutical department--intern, assistant to account coordinators and managers

Lionbridge interpreter: interpretation services for Chinese people visiting hospitals in London

Clownfish, a consuntancy in sustainability communication: Business Development Manager and researcher. Mainly specialised in sustainability development and policies in China.