As we get excited for Christmas in the office, our Bloom & Wild mini-trees sparkling and the air scented by NEOM’s Christmas Wishes candle, we’re reflecting on another year of big changes in consumer behaviour, margin pressures, channel shifts, and marketing effectiveness. The commonality is our pride in the undiminished resilience of the 350 founders

Take part in our survey here Last year when we launched our Black Friday tracking survey, our goal was to understand how brands use Black Friday and why. There was lots of talk of the tide turning against it and brands wanting to move away from their reliance on discounting. This year, however, with the

There are some people that are born to be founders, seeking out ventures from childhood and thriving in the fast-paced start-up world. Our latest podcast guest, James Mishreki, founder of Skin & Me (personalised dermatological treatments) and Life Supplies (refillable bathroom essentials), is that person. From his early teens, his dream was to be ‘a

Last month, we invited the Sustainability Champions from our portfolio to our first and inaugural Sustainability Roundtable. It was an opportunity for those leading on sustainability in our partner brands to share ideas and discuss challenges. While every company has its own specific challenges in driving positive change that are tied to their business models,