#18 - Antony Hawman - Charismatic Co-founder & Chief Partnerships Officer at TheIndustry.fashion

Pocket Mentors Podcast

Antony Hawman is Co-founder & CPO of TheIndustry.fashion having partnered with Co-founder, Editor in chief & CEO Lauretta Roberts on the acquisition of the business in July 2015. Prior to this he was brand director at beauty e-tailer Birchbox and before that brand partnerships director at My-wardrobe.com. He and Lauretta previously worked together at fashion industry bible Drapers and Haymarket Publishing. It was at Haymarket where Antony’s story began. Antony was shocked at how corporate the world of B2B Publishing was, but was lucky enough to be in a creative role. In Julie Moore he had a phenomenal mentor who’s bluesky and out of the box thinking was inspiring and encouraged Antony to do the same. The grounding at Haymarket and their level of investment in their employees helped Antony build an incredible foundation. When Antony left Haymarket it was then, when his journey into fashion began. This is an energetic and engaging story with Antony who has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. Antony not only opens up about the challenges he's faced, but we also chat about his optimistic and unwavering approach to grab opportunities with both hands and then. This is another unique and inspiring story and one I'm delighted Antony was willing to share.